Who will we elect this Sunday, October 13 and what has changed since the last vote?

During the municipal electionswe elect the members of the conseil communal of our city or town. The number of members of this council depends on the size of the municipality. The larger the municipality, the more members the municipal council has.

During the provincial electionswe elect the conseil provincial of the province in which we live. Again, the number of members depends on the size of the province. The larger the province, the more members the provincial council has.

The inhabitants ofAntwerp must also elect the members of the district council. Antwerp does not have sections but districts. Each district has its own advice which defines policy for a limited number of skills: sport, youth, culture, the elderly and street planning (or part of them).

There are nine districts in Antwerp: Antwerp, Berchem, Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo, Borgerhout, Deurne, Ekeren, Hoboken, Merksem et Wilrijk. Until 2001, the districts only had an advisory, consultative function. Since 2001, they have also had a management function since, alongside the municipal council, nine district councils were elected at the same time as it.

If you live in a community with facilities in the Flemish Rand (Flemish periphery) around Brussels, in this case, you also directly elect the aldermen, the CPAS council and the permanent office.