Overview
- D66 finishes first across the province of Utrecht with 20.4% of the vote, ahead of GroenLinks‑PvdA on 15.8%, VVD on 13.6%, PVV on 11.9% and a resurgent CDA on 11.3%, according to ANP counts.
- In the city of Utrecht D66 leads with 26.7% and in Amersfoort with 22%, reflecting sizable gains since the previous election.
- Nationally D66 and the PVV are virtually tied in preliminary totals, including a latest projection of 26 seats each, with late municipal tallies and overseas ballots still to be added.
- Municipalities conducted transparent central counts, including list‑ and candidate‑level checks at Utrecht’s Jaarbeurs and in Baarn where the public could observe.
- Utrecht mayor Sharon Dijksma ruled out seeking the GroenLinks‑PvdA leadership as unions and nature groups pressed parties on education funding, nature and nitrogen policy, and social security.