2010 Dutch municipal elections

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.

2010 Dutch municipal elections
3 March 2010
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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. The Party for Freedom only contested the cities of Almere and The Hague, where it became the largest and second-largest party respectively in both cities. 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.

Results
PartyVotes%Seats
Local parties and independents1,559,65823.702,277
Labour Party1,035,94815.741,251
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy1,031,98315.681,432
Christian Democratic Appeal975,38814.821,531
Democrats 66531,7608.08541
GroenLinks442,9256.73436
Socialist Party273,5944.16250
Christian Union247,6483.76331
Reformed Political Party116,3711.77197
Trots op Nederland81,8771.2461
Christian Union – Reformed Political Party68,1631.0490
Party for Freedom50,5290.7717
PvdA–GL37,2080.5762
Frisian National Party26,8410.4152
PvdA–GL–D6623,4000.3644
Party for the Animals19,7170.306
United Pensioners Party14,2340.2212
GL–D6613,5570.2124
PvdA–D666,8030.1011
PvdA–GL–D66–Socialist Party6,5330.1015
VVD–D665,1590.0811
Dutch Muslim Party3,2660.050
The Greens2,9110.040
New Communist Party2,1770.033
Party for Mind and Spirit1,3690.020
Dutch Whistleblowers' Party1,3360.020
Dutch Peoples' Union9750.010
Total6,581,330100.008,654
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