Local Government
The municipal council of Haarlem consists of 39 seats, which are divided as follows:
- D66 - 7 seats
- PvdA - 7 seats
- GroenLinks - 7 seats
- VVD - 6 seats
- SP - 5 seats
- CDA - 3 seats
- Senior Citizen's Party (Ouderenpartij) - 1 seat
- Actiepartij - 1 seat
- Group Reeskamp - 1 seat
- Haarlem plus - 1 seat
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