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Populists win in The Hague

Local populist party Hart voor Den Haag is the big winner in The Hague, with 16 seats on the 45-seat council, a rise of seven on 2022. D66 is unchanged on eight, while the GroenLinks-PvdA alliance has lost one seat, taking the total to seven. Support for the right-wing VVD plunged from seven to three, while Geert Wilders’ far-right PVV lost its only seat. Pan-European party Volt has won its first seat on the city council.

The result makes it extremely complicated to form a new coalition for the city. Hart voor Den Haag was excluded from the previous administration because party leader Richard de Mos was embroiled in a corruption case. He has since been cleared.

De Mos told NOS that his party would not exclude any other parties when forming a new coalition in the city. “They will have to take our plans seriously,” he said.

Current council executive: D66, GroenLinks, Partij voor de Dieren, PvdA, CDA and Denk

Amsterdam is a left-wing city

Votes were still being counted in Amsterdam on Thursday morning, but with 70% of the vote counted, GroenLinks has won 18% or 10 seats on the 45-seat council, with D66 second on eight seats and the PvdA, or Labour party, third and also on eight. GroenLinks and the PvdA will merge in the Dutch capital now the election is over and will control 18 seats.

The preliminary result puts the VVD on 10% of the vote and five seats on the council, while pan-European party Volt has doubled its support to two.

Current council executive: PvdA, GroenLinks, D66

A neck-and-neck result in Rotterdam

The GroenLinks-PvdA alliance and right-wing populist Leefbaar Rotterdam are tied on 11 seats each in the city council, with the left-wing alliance marginally ahead, giving it the lead in forming a new administration. Both parties increased their support in Wednesday’s vote.

D66 retained its five seats while the VVD lost one, and there was little change in the performance of the other parties.

Current council executive: Leefbaar Rotterdam, VVD, D66, DENK

CDA make big gains in Eindhoven

In Eindhoven, the GroenLinks-PvdA alliance has clung on to its top position, losing one seat but still taking 13. The CDA, D66 and far-right Forum voor Democratie all won seats to take nine, seven and four respectively. The VVD lost two of its seats and now has four.

Current council executive: GroenLinks, CDA, PvdA and D66

Stability in Utrecht

In Utrecht, the GroenLinks-PvdA alliance remains by far the biggest, adding one seat to take its total representation on the council to 14. D66 also added one seat and is in second place with nine. The VVD and CDA are stable, winning five and three seats. The far-right FvD and JA21 both have one seat in Utrecht, but the PVV lost its only councillor.

Current council executive: GroenLinks, D66, PvdA, ChristenUnie, and Student & Starter

What happens next?
As after the national election, the biggest party in each town or city will begin the process of forming a new coalition administration for the coming four years. This is a process which usually takes several weeks.

In the meantime, the current set of aldermen and women carry on in their current roles.

Mayors are not elected in the Netherlands and remain in place.