Hoeksche Waard (Municipality)

Hoeksche Waard municipality

flag	coat of arms
province	South Holland
mayor	Bram van Hemmen ( CDA )
Seat of the municipality	Oud-Beijerland / Maasdam
Area  - land  - water	323.68  km 2 268.94 km 2 54.74 km 2
CBS code	1963
Residents	86,732 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density	268 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates	51 ° 46 ′  N , 4 ° 28 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 46 ′  N , 4 ° 28 ′  E
Important traffic route
prefix	0186, 078
Postcodes	3261-3265, 3267, 3271, 3273-3274, 3281, 3284, 3286, 3291-3293, 3295, 3297, 3299
Website	Homepage of Hoeksche Waard

Topographic map of the municipality

Hoeksche Waard is a municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland . It was created on January 1, 2019 from the merger of the municipalities of Binnenmaas , Cromstrijen , Korendijk , Oud-Beijerland and Strijen .

geography

The municipality is located on the island of the same name in the southwest of the Netherlands. To the south of it lies the province of North Brabant . The community is separated in all directions by natural community boundaries, each with a river. It borders the Oude Maas in the north, the Dordtsche Kil in the east, the Hollands Diep in the south and the Spui in the west .

Neighboring communities

	Albrandswaard Barendrecht	Zwijndrecht
Nissewaard		Dordrecht
	Goeree-Overflakkee Moerdijk

politics

In the first local election in the history of the municipality, the national parties CDA , ChristenUnie , D66 , GroenLinks , PvdA , SGP and VVD as well as the local voter groups Cromstrijen '98 were Hoeksche Waard, Hart Voor Alle Kernen, Hoeksche Waardse Senioren Partij, Lokalen Hoeksche Waard, Onafhankelijk and Progressief Hoeksche Waard. The Christian Democrats were able to prevail as election winners with a lead of 1095 votes.

Municipal council

Local election on November 21, 2018 Turnout: 46.3%  % 20th 10 0 18.7 15.2 13.8 11.3 8.4 7.5 6.1 6.0 5.6 7.3 CDA LHW b SGP VVD D66 GL CU HWSP h PvdA Otherwise. j Remarks: b Local Hoeksche Waard h Hoeksche Waardse Senioren Partij j Cromstrijen '98 Hoeksche Waard 3.4%, Hart Voor Alle Kernen 2.1%, Progressief Hoeksche Waard 1.3%, Onafhankelijk Hoeksche Waard 0.5%

The new municipal council has 37 seats. These are distributed as follows:

Political party	Seats
	2018
CDA	8th
Local Hoeksche Waard	6th
SGP	6th
VVD	4th
D66	3
GroenLinks	3
ChristenUnie	2
Hoeksche Waardse Seniors Partij	2
PvdA	2
Cromstrijen '98 Hoeksche Waard	1
total	37

College van B&W

In order to achieve a government-forming majority in the legislative period from 2019 to 2022, the electoral groups CDA, ChristenUnie, Lokalen Hoeksche Waard and SGP have united in a coalition. While the CDA provides the College van burgemeester en wethouders with two councilors, the other coalition parties are each represented by an alderman in the college, which was appointed on January 2, 2019. The following people belong to the college and manage the following departments:

function	Surname	Political party	Department	annotation
mayor	Bram van Hemmen	CDA	public order and security, enforcement, cooperation with other authorities, personnel and organization, administration and integrity	in office since March 31, 2020
Alderman	Paul Boogaard	CDA	Area marketing, communication, economy and job opportunities, nature and agriculture, recreation and tourism, village-oriented work, sustainability (with regard to area development), services and information technology (external), sport, coordinating department head of the project target group transport	first deputy mayor
	Piet van Leenen	SGP	Housing, spatial planning and development, management and maintenance of public areas, public utilities, monuments and archeology, environment, climate adaptation and sustainability, waste policy, animal welfare, finances, taxes, fees, land and buildings	second deputy mayor
	Harry van Waveren	Local Hoeksche Waard	Mobility and infrastructure, transport and traffic (including roads), public transport, parking spaces, harmonization, taxes and subsidies, culture and heritage, information technology (internal), internal organization services	third deputy mayor
	Joanne Blaak-van de Lagemaat	CDA	Youth and aid, school transport and compulsory schooling, public health, combating loneliness, social support, senior citizens, people with disabilities, wellbeing and living together	fourth deputy mayor
	Huibert Steen	ChristenUnie	Participation law and social security, education, poverty reduction, sustainability for residents	fifth deputy mayor
Community Secretary	Barbera Silvis-de Heer	-	-	in office since September 1, 2018

Seat of the municipality

Aerial view of the town hall in Oud-Beijerland

The community center, which covers all services, is to be built in the town hall of Oud-Beijerland. The municipal council should also meet there. The municipal administration, on the other hand, should find its place in Maasdam, the former seat of the municipality of Binnenmaas.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Benoeming burgemeester Hoeksche Waard. In: rijksoverheid.nl. Rijksoverheid, March 20, 2020, accessed March 31, 2020 (Dutch). 
2. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
3. ↑ Deelnemende partijen. In: toekomsthw.nl. Gemeente Hoeksche Waard, accessed December 1, 2018 (Dutch). 
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Gemeenteraad November 21, 2018. In: Verkiezingsuitslagen.nl. Kiesraad , accessed January 15, 2019 (Dutch). 
5. ^ College of B&W. In: gemeentehw.nl. Gemeente Hoeksche Waard, accessed January 15, 2019 (Dutch). 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Nieuwe gemeente Hoeksche Waard: Dichtbij inwoners, website Toekomst Hoeksche Waard gelanceerd! In: Hoeksch Nieuws. April 25, 2018, accessed December 1, 2018 (Dutch). 

Web links

Commons : Hoeksche Waard  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality (Dutch)
• Website about the merger (Dutch)