Nationalists and Liberals do well in De Rand
In Beersel, which is home to the N-VA’s Ben Weyts the party polled almost a quarter of the votes (24.5%).
Only the current Mayor Hugo Casaer’s Christian democrats did better, gaining the support of 31.3% of the people of Beersel. Last time around the Christian democrat/nationalist alliance list gained 37% of the votes.
The francophone UF list is down 6% at 14 and loses one of its four councillors.
The liberals are down 9.1% at 7.3%, the far right Vlaams Belgian is down 9.5% at 4.9%. The local Open Beersel list has 6.4% of the votes and has gained its first councillor.
Liberals gain absolute majority in Hoeilaart
With almost half the votes under his belt, Hoeilaart’s liberal Mayor Tim Vandenput will be a happy man.
The liberals gained a massive 16.3% and now enjoy the support of 49.2% of the people of Hoeilaart.
The Christian democrat/nationalist alliance came in second on 27.1%, 9.1% down on 2006.
The local Pro Hoeilaart list (14.8%) and the Francophone UF list (9%) were more or less unchanged on last time.
Overijse backs Brankaer
With 41.4% (up 1.6%) of the votes backing his Ov2002/nationalist/Christian democrat slate, Dirk Brankaer (photo) is, like last time, just one seat short an absolute majority.
OV2002/N-VA/CD&V’s coalition partner Open VLD is the big winner, up 6.8% on 2006.
Alderman Sven Willekens' party won 18% of the votes and is up two seats. The Francophone Plus list won 24.3% of the votes.
The Greens now have a second councillor after polling 11.8%. The far-right Vlaams Belang was down 2% at 4.5% and loses its only councillor.
Liberals still biggest party in Zaventem
In Zaventem Mayor Francis Vermeiren’s (photo) liberals are still the biggest party.
The liberals won 32% of the votes, down 3.6% on 2006. The Francophone UF last won one fifth of the votes, up 0.3% on last time. The Flemish nationalist N-VA was close behind with 19.5%.
The progressive SPA-GR-LEEF list polled 13.2% of the vote, down 1% on 2006. Eric Van Rompuy’s Christian democrats won the support of 12.1% of the votes.
The far right Vlaams Belang no longer has a seat on the council, having won just 3.1% of the votes (down 7.8% on last time).
Blue and yellow in Tervuren
Although Mayor Eulaerts liberal/local list was down 7%, it still came out on top in Tervuren with 24%. Hot on his heels was the nationalist N-VA on 22.2%. The Christian democrats came in third with 18.7%.
Last time the nationalists and the Christian democrats formed an alliance and won 27.5% of the votes.
The greens are up 2% on 18.2% .
The Francophone Tervuren Unie list was down 3.7% and has lost 2 of its 6 seats.
