The Provincial Council
The Provincial Council has 36 members who are directly elected for a period of 6 years. The next provincial elections will take place in October 2024, at the same time as city council elections.
The current division of seats in the provincial council:
- N-VA: 14 seats (European branch: ECR)
- CD&V: 6 seats (European branch: EPP)
- Vlaams Belang: 6 seats (European branch: ENF)
- Groen: 5 seats (European branch: EFA)
- Open Vld: 2 seats (European branch: ALDE)
- sp.a: 2 seats (European branch: S&D)
- PVDA: 1 seat