2010 Dutch municipal elections

none nl Nederlandse gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 2010 May 2024 gov 2010 Dutch municipal elections Netherlands 2006 Dutch municipal elections 2006 2014 Dutch municipal elections 2014 3 March 2010 Municipal elections were held on Wednesday 3 March 2010 in most municipalities in the Netherlands. This election determined the composition of the municipal councils for the following four years. The elections were held a few weeks after the fall of the Fourth Balkenende cabinet. Nearly 24% of the vote went to local parties and independent candidates, more than any national political party. The Labour Party remained the most popular party overall, despite a significant decline in their vote share. Support for the CDA also decreased, while the VVD made moderate gains and Democrats 66 nearly doubled their support. The CDA held the most seats of any party, mainly due to its higher level of support in rural areas. The Party for Freedom only contested the cities of Almere and The Hague, where it became the largest and second-largest party respectively. Results A total of 8,654 seats in 392 municipalities were up for election:3 March 2010 Gemeenteraad 3 maart 2010 https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20100303 23 June 2024 www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl nl Local parties and independents 1559658 2277 Labour Party 1035948 1251 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1031983 1432 Christian Democratic Appeal 975388 1531 Democrats 66 531760 541 GroenLinks 442925 436 Socialist Party 273594 250 Christian Union 247648 331 Reformed Political Party 116371 197 Trots op Nederland 81877 61 Christian Union – Reformed Political Party 68163 90 Party for Freedom 50529 17 PvdA–GL 37208 62 Frisian National Party 26841 52 PvdA–GL–D66 23400 44 Party for the Animals 19717 6 United Pensioners Party 14234 12 GL–D66 13557 24 PvdA–D66 6803 11 PvdA–GL–D66–Socialist Party 6533 15 VVD–D66 5159 11 Dutch Muslim Party 3266 0 The Greens 2911 0 New Communist Party 2177 3 Party for Mind and Spirit 1369 0 Dutch Whistleblowers' Party 1336 0 Dutch Peoples' Union 975 0 References Category:Local elections in the Netherlands Municipal Netherlands