Local party
Gewoon, Hilversum
New local party. Has had its own group in the Hilversum council since July 2026.
- Lead candidate
- Not yet known
- Programme
- Published
- In 2022
- New did not take part
„Wij zeggen wat we doen, en doen wat we zeggen.”Translation: We say what we do, and do what we say.
Profile
Gewoon, Hilversum is a new local party with a programme in four chapters. Central themes are having a say close to home through area agendas and area budgets (explicitly without extra ‘mini municipal councils’), a cautious financial policy, and a climate policy that is affordable and ‘as voluntary as possible’. On asylum, the party chooses small-scale reception with a maximum of 500 places in the whole municipality.
Key positions
Summarised from the programme on the party’s website. Click “source” to read the passage itself (in Dutch).
Governance
- A broad council agreement instead of a coalition agreement with a minimal majority, and a ‘right to make mistakes’ scheme for residents. source (opens in a new tab)
Merger and governance
- Area agendas and area budgets for each village and neighbourhood, without extra ‘mini municipal councils’. Every year a public meeting in every village and neighbourhood. source (opens in a new tab)
Finances
- Use windfalls first to pay off debt, and look at the municipality’s own spending before taxes go up. source (opens in a new tab)
Housing
- On average 300 to 350 new homes a year, tailored to each neighbourhood. Investigate whether an independent city architect can be appointed again. source (opens in a new tab)
Traffic and parking
- The first parking permit as cheap as possible; paid parking until midnight is ‘far too long’. No zero-emission zone. source (opens in a new tab)
Safety
- Tackle nuisance caused by fatbike riders, rather than banning the fatbike itself. source (opens in a new tab)
Energy
- No one is forced to give up gas. Critical of large-scale wind turbines in and around the municipality. source (opens in a new tab)
Public space
- Free kerbside collection of bulky waste again, and a mowing policy with a better balance between biodiversity and a tidy street. source (opens in a new tab)
Social services
- The low-income schemes and the income limit of 130% of the social minimum stay. source (opens in a new tab)
Asylum
- Against emergency shelters. Small-scale, permanent housing for refugees with a residence permit: at most 100 per location and 500 in the whole municipality. source (opens in a new tab)
Economy
- The media city as economic policy, and protecting business space where it is valuable. source (opens in a new tab)
Heritage
- The power to designate municipal monuments goes back to the municipal council. source (opens in a new tab)
The profile and positions are our own summaries, translated from Dutch. Party names and quotes are original.
Election programme
Het volledige programma
This programme is only available on the party’s website, not as a separate document. On 29 September 2026 we saved the text in our own copy, so that you can check later what it said at the time. The programme itself is in Dutch.
- Checked on
- 29 September 2026
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At the previous election
Did not take part in 2022. Since July 2026 it does have a group of two councillors in the Hilversum council.
source: Kiesraad, Databank verkiezingsuitslagen (opens in a new tab). See also previous elections in figures (in Dutch).
Candidates
The official list of candidates will be known after the session of the central electoral committee, around 9 October 2026. Until then you can view the candidates on the party’s website (opens in a new tab).
Sources
Compiled by the editors. The party has not yet checked this page. Updated on 29 September 2026.