Municipal elections were held on 18 March 2026 in 333 municipalities in the Netherlands. This election will determine the composition of the municipal councils for the following four years.
Entrance to a polling place for the 2026 Dutch municipal elections
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a centre-right conservative-liberal political party in the Netherlands. The VVD promotes individual freedom, private enterprise, economic liberalism and
2026 Dutch municipal elections
…experiment, which should contribute to a simpler and faster voting and counting process. National Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date GL–PvdA VVD CDA D66 CU SP SGP PvdD FvD CU–SGP Denk PVV Volt BBB 50+ JA21 Local parties Others 2026 election 18 Mar 2026 14.6 11.6 11.1 9.3 2.8 1.9 2.5 1.7 4.0 0.8…
Founders of the VVD, Dirk Stikker and Pieter Oud, in 1949.
Hans Wiegel, Leader from 1971 until 1982
Frits Bolkestein, leader from 1990 until 1998
Gerrit Zalm, leader from 2002 until 2004