Dutch municipal elections, 2010

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The Dutch municipal elections of 2010 were held on Wednesday 3 March 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. 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

Party	Votes	Percentage	Seats
Local parties and independents	1,559,658	23.70%	2,277
Labour Party	1,035,948	15.74%	1,251
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	1,031,983	15.68%	1,432
Christian Democratic Appeal	975,388	14.82%	1,531
Democraten 66	531,760	8.08%	541
GreenLeft	442,925	6.73%	436
Socialist Party	273,594	4.16%	250
ChristianUnion	247,648	3.76%	331
Reformed Political Party	116,371	1.77%	197
Proud of the Netherlands	81,877	1.24%	61
CU/SGP joint list	68,163	1.04%	90
Party for Freedom	50,529	0.77%	17
PvdA/GroenLinks joint list	37,208	0.57%	62
Frisian National Party	26,841	0.41%	52
PvdA/GroenLinks/D66 joint list	23,400	0.36%	44
Party for the Animals	19,717	0.30%	6
United Pensioners Party	14,234	0.22%	12
GroenLinks/D66 joint list	13,557	0.21%	24
PvdA/D66 joint list	6,803	0.10%	11
PvdA/GroenLinks/D66/SP joint list	6,533	0.10%	15
VVD/D66 joint list	5,159	0.08%	11
Dutch Muslim Party	3,266	0.05%	0
The Greens	2,911	0.04%	0
New Communist Party	2,177	0,03%	3
Party for Mind and Spirit	1,369	0.02%	0
Dutch Whistleblowers' Party	1.336	0.02%	0
Dutch Peoples' Union	975	0.01%	0
Total	6,581,330	100.00%	8,654

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See also: Elections and referendums in Aruba Bonaire Curaçao Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten

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