Editing Amersfoort (section)

== Local government ==
The [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|municipal council]] of Amersfoort consists of 39 seats. The municipal council elections are held every 4 years. As of 2022, the seats are divided as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amersfoort.nl/leden-van-de-gemeenteraad |title=Leden van de gemeenteraad|access-date=29 May 2023|language=nl |publisher=Gemeente Amersfoort}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amersfoort.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/to-3/leden-gemeenteraad.htm|title=Leden Gemeenteraad|access-date=8 November 2018|language=nl|publisher=Gemeente Amersfoort|archive-date=8 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108184822/https://www.amersfoort.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/to-3/leden-gemeenteraad.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* [[D'66|D66]] – 6 seats (5 seats in 2018)
* [[GroenLinks]] – 6 seats (6 seats in 2018)
* [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]] – 5 seats (6 seats in 2018)
* [[ChristenUnie]] – 4 seats (4 seats in 2018)
* [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]] – 4 seats (6 seats in 2018)
* Amersfoort2014 – 4 seats (3 in 2018)
* [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|PvdA]] – 2 seats (2 seats in 2018)
* [[Party for the Animals|Partij voor de Dieren]] – 2 seats (not represented in 2018)
* [[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|SP]] – 2 seats (3 seats in 2018)
* Beter Amersfoort - 1 seat (not represented in 2018) 
* Burger Partij Amersfoort – 1 seat (2 seats in 2018)
* Amersfoort voor Vrijheid - 1 seat (not represented in 2018) 
* Denk – 1 seat (1 seat in 2018)

The city has a [[Trial court|court of first instance]] (''kantongerecht'').