Municipal elections in South Africa
The Swartland 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 majority of fourteen seats on the council.
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 seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 9,896 56.33 8 10,194 58.09 3 11 African National Congress 5,806 33.05 2 5,919 33.73 4 6 Verenigde Gemeenskap Organisasie 760 4.33 0 648 3.69 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 626 3.56 0 521 2.97 1 1 Abbotsdale Community Development Forum 194 1.10 0 268 1.53 0 0 Independent candidates 214 1.22 0 0 United Democratic Movement 71 0.40 0 0 Total 17,567 100.00 10 17,550 100.00 9 19 Valid votes 17,567 98.54 17,550 98.45 Invalid/blank votes 260 1.46 276 1.55 Total votes 17,827 100.00 17,826 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 28,270 63.06 28,270 63.06
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 , in the period from 8–22 October 2002 councillors had the opportunity to cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats. In the Drakenstein council, the single councillor of the Verenigde Gemeenskap Organisasie crossed to the African National Congress.[ 2]
By-elections from October 2002 to August 2004
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing periods in October 2002 and September 2004.[ 3]
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[ 4]
Party Ward List Total seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 10,711 58.29 9 10,666 58.16 3 12 African National Congress 5,597 30.46 1 5,553 30.28 5 6 Independent Democrats 1,144 6.23 0 1,145 6.24 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 291 1.58 0 448 2.44 1 1 Freedom Front Plus 323 1.76 0 268 1.46 0 0 Independent candidates 252 1.37 0 0 United Democratic Movement 46 0.25 0 183 1.00 0 0 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 10 0.05 0 77 0.42 0 0 Total 18,374 100.00 10 18,340 100.00 10 20 Valid votes 18,374 98.44 18,340 98.25 Invalid/blank votes 291 1.56 326 1.75 Total votes 18,665 100.00 18,666 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 34,954 53.40 34,954 53.40
By-elections from March 2006 to May 2011
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between period between the elections in March 2006 and May 2011.[ 3]
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[ 5]
Party Ward List Total seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 16,146 64.17 11 16,212 64.31 4 15 African National Congress 6,978 27.73 1 7,078 28.08 5 6 Congress of the People 1,055 4.19 0 1,062 4.21 1 1 The Peoples Independent Civic Organisation 494 1.96 0 461 1.83 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 333 1.32 0 261 1.04 0 0 Freedom Front Plus 156 0.62 0 137 0.54 0 0 Total 25,162 100.00 12 25,211 100.00 11 23 Valid votes 25,162 98.93 25,211 99.11 Invalid/blank votes 272 1.07 227 0.89 Total votes 25,434 100.00 25,438 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 42,249 60.20 42,249 60.21
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.[ 3]
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Party Ward List Total seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 19,969 69.45 11 20,412 71.35 5 16 African National Congress 6,724 23.38 1 6,964 24.34 5 6 Economic Freedom Fighters 765 2.66 0 789 2.76 1 1 Cape Party 374 1.30 0 302 1.06 0 0 Independent candidates 554 1.93 0 0 Nationalist Coloured Party of South Africa 294 1.02 0 0 South African Progressive Civic Organisation 75 0.26 0 140 0.49 0 0 Total 28,755 100.00 12 28,607 100.00 11 23 Valid votes 28,755 99.02 28,607 98.54 Invalid/blank votes 284 0.98 424 1.46 Total votes 29,039 100.00 29,031 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 49,185 59.04 49,185 59.02
The local council sends four representatives to the council of the West Coast District Municipality : three 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 seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 13,649 58.27 11 14,260 61.26 3 14 African National Congress 4,426 18.89 1 4,388 18.85 4 5 Freedom Front Plus 1,814 7.74 0 1,872 8.04 2 2 Good 1,125 4.80 0 1,255 5.39 1 1 Independent candidates 1,052 4.49 0 0 Economic Freedom Fighters 475 2.03 0 495 2.13 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 281 1.20 0 285 1.22 0 0 Patriotic Alliance 173 0.74 0 233 1.00 0 0 Cape Independence Party 173 0.74 0 229 0.98 0 0 Africa Restoration Alliance 86 0.37 0 87 0.37 0 0 Congress of the People 56 0.24 0 77 0.33 0 0 Al Jama-ah 30 0.13 0 48 0.21 0 0 National Freedom Party 22 0.09 0 50 0.21 0 0 Cape Coloured Congress 53 0.23 0 0 Khoi-San Kingdom of RSA 10 0.04 0 0 Total 23,425 100.00 12 23,279 100.00 11 23 Valid votes 23,425 98.89 23,279 98.67 Invalid/blank votes 262 1.11 313 1.33 Total votes 23,687 100.00 23,592 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 49,771 47.59 49,771 47.40
By-elections from November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since November 2021.[ 3]
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