The council of the Langeberg Local Municipality (formerly the Breede River/Winelands Local Municipality) consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards , while the remaining eleven are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the Democratic Alliance (DA) obtained a plurality of ten seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[ 1]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 7,393 43.72 5 7,799 46.09 4 9 African National Congress 6,088 36.01 4 6,275 37.09 3 7 Civic Alliance 1,333 7.88 1 1,330 7.86 0 1 People's Forum 960 5.68 0 925 5.47 1 1 Alliance for the Community 652 3.86 0 591 3.49 1 1 Independent candidates 482 2.85 0 0 Total 16,908 100.00 10 16,920 100.00 9 19 Valid votes 16,908 98.30 16,920 98.18 Invalid/blank votes 293 1.70 314 1.82 Total votes 17,201 100.00 17,234 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 28,899 59.52 28,899 59.64
By-elections from December 2000 to October 2002
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the election in December 2000 and the floor crossing period in October 2002.[ 2]
October 2002 floor crossing
In terms of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution and the judgment of the Constitutional Court in United Democratic Movement v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats. In the Breede River/Winelands council, one councillor crossed from the African National Congress (ANC) to the Democratic Alliance, while the single councillors for the Alliance for the Community, Civic Alliance and People's Forum all crossed to the ANC.[ 3]
By-elections from October 2002 to March 2006
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing period in October 2002 and the election in March 2006.[ 2]
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[ 4]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 8,649 45.69 6 8,671 45.84 3 9 Democratic Alliance 5,849 30.90 4 5,777 30.54 2 6 Independent Democrats 2,634 13.91 0 2,759 14.59 3 3 Western Cape Community 543 2.87 0 546 2.89 1 1 People's Democratic Movement 491 2.59 0 434 2.29 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 208 1.10 0 417 2.20 0 0 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 187 0.99 0 169 0.89 0 0 First Community Party of South Africa 157 0.83 0 142 0.75 0 0 Independent candidates 213 1.13 0 0 Total 18,931 100.00 10 18,915 100.00 10 20 Valid votes 18,931 98.45 18,915 98.23 Invalid/blank votes 299 1.55 340 1.77 Total votes 19,230 100.00 19,255 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 34,915 55.08 34,915 55.15
By-elections from March 2006 to May 2011
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in March 2006 and May 2011.[ 2]
May 2011 election
On 28 August 2009, the Breede River/Winelands Local Municipality was renamed to the Langeberg Municipality.
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[ 5]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 10,854 46.72 10 11,049 47.96 1 11 African National Congress 6,661 28.67 2 6,997 30.37 5 7 Civic Independent 1,403 6.04 0 1,405 6.10 2 2 People's Democratic Movement 1,111 4.78 0 1,067 4.63 1 1 Western Cape Community 600 2.58 0 630 2.73 1 1 Congress of the People 480 2.07 0 676 2.93 1 1 Independent candidates 962 4.14 0 0 Community Workers Forum 261 1.12 0 244 1.06 0 0 National People's Party 224 0.96 0 190 0.82 0 0 Civic Democrats 122 0.53 0 179 0.78 0 0 Democratic Christian Party 159 0.68 0 140 0.61 0 0 National Independent Civic Organisation 152 0.65 0 138 0.60 0 0 Dagga Party 124 0.53 0 124 0.54 0 0 South African Progressive Civic Organisation 83 0.36 0 106 0.46 0 0 United Independent Front 35 0.15 0 94 0.41 0 0 Total 23,231 100.00 12 23,039 100.00 11 23 Valid votes 23,231 98.29 23,039 97.47 Invalid/blank votes 405 1.71 598 2.53 Total votes 23,636 100.00 23,637 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 38,275 61.75 38,275 61.76
By-elections from May 2011 to August 2016
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in May 2011 and August 2016.[ 2]
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 12,400 49.13 9 12,753 51.03 3 12 African National Congress 6,387 25.31 3 6,827 27.32 3 6 People's Democratic Movement 1,049 4.16 0 1,078 4.31 1 1 Congress of the People 1,063 4.21 0 977 3.91 1 1 Langeberg Independent Party 838 3.32 0 800 3.20 1 1 Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 683 2.71 0 620 2.48 1 1 Economic Freedom Fighters 459 1.82 0 506 2.02 1 1 Independent candidates 910 3.61 0 0 Community and Workers Alliance 420 1.66 0 390 1.56 0 0 Civic Independent 404 1.60 0 386 1.54 0 0 Freedom Front Plus 268 1.06 0 260 1.04 0 0 Western Cape Community 224 0.89 0 254 1.02 0 0 Alliance for Democratic Freedom 101 0.40 0 141 0.56 0 0 Nationalist Coloured Party 31 0.12 0 0 Total 25,237 100.00 12 24,992 100.00 11 23 Valid votes 25,237 98.68 24,992 97.99 Invalid/blank votes 337 1.32 512 2.01 Total votes 25,574 100.00 25,504 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 43,290 59.08 43,290 58.91
The local council sends three representatives to the council of the Cape Winelands District Municipality : two from the Democratic Alliance and one from the African National Congress.[ 9]
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[ 10]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 8,536 41.98 9 9,090 44.75 1 10 African National Congress 5,129 25.22 3 5,190 25.55 3 6 Freedom Front Plus 2,168 10.66 0 2,033 10.01 3 3 People's Democratic Movement 796 3.91 0 806 3.97 1 1 Patriotic Alliance 525 2.58 0 501 2.47 1 1 Good 492 2.42 0 512 2.52 1 1 Langeberg Independent Party 307 1.51 0 395 1.94 1 1 Economic Freedom Fighters 332 1.63 0 351 1.73 0 0 Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 324 1.59 0 328 1.61 0 0 Congress of the People 311 1.53 0 306 1.51 0 0 Independent candidates 588 2.89 0 0 African Christian Democratic Party 207 1.02 0 228 1.12 0 0 Youth Independence Party and Youth Associates 197 0.97 0 203 1.00 0 0 Compatriots of South Africa 178 0.88 0 141 0.69 0 0 Economic Liberation Congress 108 0.53 0 94 0.46 0 0 Cape Independence Party 101 0.50 0 95 0.47 0 0 The Organic Humanity Movement 35 0.17 0 38 0.19 0 0 Total 20,334 100.00 12 20,311 100.00 11 23 Valid votes 20,334 99.07 20,311 98.79 Invalid/blank votes 190 0.93 249 1.21 Total votes 20,524 100.00 20,560 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 43,599 47.07 43,599 47.16
Notes
^ a b Elected uncontested as no other candidates were nominated.
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