Women are in the majority in only seven municipal councils: that’s how it is in Zoetermeer

The number of municipal councils in which women are in the majority? They can be counted on two hands. The Stem op een Vrouw foundation has mapped this out together with Local Focus. But despite the fact that there are more men in the Zoetermeer city council, our ladies do score higher than the national average.

In seven of the more than three hundred Dutch municipalities, the majority of councilors are women. This concerns Amsterdam, Dijk en Waard, Wageningen, Baarle-Nassau, Schiermonnikoog, Zoeterwoude and Blaricum. In all other municipalities in the Netherlands, men are in the majority.

Fewer women than before

Nationally, 31 percent of municipal councilors are currently women. According to the Stem op een Vrouw foundation, this is lower than just after the 2018 municipal elections: then it was still 34 percent.

Women in the city council of Zoetermeer

At the moment (period 2018 – 2022), 16 of the 39 municipal councilors are women in the Zoetermeer municipal council. That’s just under 50 percent. If we look at the candidate lists for the 2022 municipal elections, we can vote for a total of 99 women. A total of 273 people have applied.

The Green Left party has the most female candidates. 14 women have applied for this green party compared to a total of 29 candidates. Within the PV there are 7 candidates of which one lady participates.

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In the province

Are you curious about the distribution male-female-non binary in the province of South Holland? Then view the map below.

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