The Belgian provincial and municipal elections of 2012 will take place on 14 October. Since the previous 2006 elections, these are no longer organised by the Belgian federal state but instead by the respective regions:

• Flanders
  Flemish Region
  The Flemish Region is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium—alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region. Colloquially, it is usually simply referred to as Flanders, of which it is the institutional iteration within the context of the Belgian political system...
  
   with 5 provinces and 308 municipalities
  • In the city of Antwerp, elections will also be held for its districts
• Wallonia with 5 provinces and 262 municipalities
• Brussels with 19 municipalities

In the municipalities with language facilities of Voeren, Comines-Warneton

Comines-Warneton

Comines-Warneton is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006, Comines-Warneton had a total population of 17,562. The total area is 61.09 km² which gives a population density of 287 inhabitants per km². The name "Comines" is believed to have a...

 and the 6 of the Brussels Periphery

Brussels Periphery

The Brussels Periphery refers to the municipalities of the Flemish Region which are located around the Brussels-Capital Region.Due to their proximity to Brussels, these municipalities have been urbanised and the housing prices are high. As a consequence, a lot of well-paid people working in e.g....

, the aldermen

Schepen

A schepen is a Dutch word referring to a municipal civic office in Dutch-speaking countries. The term is still in use in Belgium, but it has been replaced by wethouder in the Netherlands. The closest English terms are alderman, member of the municipal executive, councillor and magistrate,...

and members of the Social Help council will be directly elected.