The Heerlen City Council has 37 members. The council sets policy (broadly speaking) and makes the important decisions, such as setting the budget. Monthly, council members debate with each other during council meetings and committee meetings.

  • Speaking Up
    Want to speak to council members about council proposals or pressing issues in your neighborhood? Check out the speaking opportunities on the meetings page.
  • Meetings
    Want to see the council agenda and documents or watch or rewatch a meeting live? Go to the Administrative Information website .

Seat distribution

The 37 seats on the Heerlen City Council are distributed like this from 2022-2026:

  • SP: 8 seats
  • CDA: 6 seats
  • OPH: 5 seats
  • Jongerenpartij: 3 seats
  • PHB, VVD, PVV, D66 and Fractie Damen: 2 seats each
  • PvdD, FvD, GroenLinks, Hart-Leers and PvdA: 1 seat each

Partij Hoensbroeks Belang

Partij voor de Dieren

Forum voor Democratie

Hart-Leers

Partij van de Arbeid