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2006 · Drakenstein council results

Paarl, Western Cape

Ward results

No party has a majority

2006

Council seats

ANC26 seats
DA20 seats
ID10 seats
WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY2 seats
ACDP1 seat
Other2 seats
FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS1 seat
FF+1 seat
Drakenstein · 2006 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2642,623
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2032,7869
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1016,3934
WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY23,2787
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY11,6393
FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS11,6393
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS11,6393
INDEPENDENTS00
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT00

61 seats; 31 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
42.1%41 841 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
32.0%31 749 votes
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
16.0%15 944 votes
WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY
2.9%2 902 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
2.3%2 306 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties4.6%4 618 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
1.5%1 451 votes
INDEPENDENTS
1.2%1 145 votes
FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS
0.8%768 votes
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT
0.5%475 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.5%474 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.3%305 votes
Drakenstein · 2006 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—41 84142,1105
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—31 74931,9535
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS—15 94416,0467
WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY—2 9022,9207
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—2 3062,3209
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—1 4511,4603
INDEPENDENTS—1 1451,1524
FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS—7680,7729
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT—4750,4781
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT—4740,4771
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—3050,307

99360 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC needs

5seats
ANC26

for an outright majority

ID gains

+16.0pp
20000.0%
200616.0%

Closest covering ward

1votes apart
ID36.9%
ANC36.8%

Ward 10 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
DA20—
ANC26—
ID10—
ACDP1—

31 for a majority · 61 seats

WC023 - Drakenstein · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS266131
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE206131
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS106131
2 006WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY26131
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY16131
2 006FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS16131
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS16131
2 006INDEPENDENTS06131
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA06131
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT06131
2 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT06131

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

All history data (JSON)

Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2000Vote %
DA45.7%—
ANC42.9%—
ID0.0%—
ACDP4.5%—
ALLIANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY3.8%—
Other3.2%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
DA32.0%
ANC42.1%
ID16.0%
ACDP2.3%
ALLIANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY0.0%
WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY2.9%
Other4.6%
WC023 - Drakenstein · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE47 13645,6647103 222Reported
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS44 25742,8755103 222Reported
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS00103 222No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY4 6164,4719103 222Reported
2 000ALLIANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY3 9513,8277103 222Reported
2 000WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY00103 222No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS00103 222No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 2081,1703103 222Reported
2 000FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS00103 222No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT00103 222No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY4770,4621103 222Reported
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00103 222No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE31 74931,953599 360Reported
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS41 84142,110599 360Reported
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS15 94416,046799 360Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY2 3062,320999 360Reported
2 006ALLIANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY0099 360No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY2 9022,920799 360Reported
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1 4511,460399 360Reported
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT4740,477199 360Reported
2 006FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS7680,772999 360Reported
2 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT4750,478199 360Reported
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY0099 360No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3050,30799 360Reported

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

All history data (JSON)

History data & sources

Ward + municipal PR votes. Connecting bands show the same party’s share or seats between elections, not individual voters moving between parties. Select a year to inspect its values; use the election-year selector to explore its results and places.

The chart names the five largest parties across these elections. The vote list also names parties gaining at least 2 percentage points since the previous election; remaining votes are combined under Other. Other’s change compares the same group of parties in both elections. Missing values remain unavailable.

  • All points use the same ballot basis. Ballot totals are not counts of individual voters.
  • Missing or grouped party rows remain gaps unless a complete, ungrouped list establishes zero votes.
  • Municipal boundaries can change between elections. Published area results are not boundary-adjusted.
IEC 2000 IEC 2006
All parties & exact values

Ward results

Browse wards

Wards in Drakenstein

31 wards

Ward 1
ANC62.1%
DA22.4%
Lead: 992 votesWard 2
DA90.6%
FF+5.3%
Lead: 2 840 votesWard 3
ANC44.0%
DA30.0%
Lead: 348 votesWard 4
DA76.4%
INDEPENDENTS12.4%
Lead: 2 748 votesWard 5
ANC71.1%
ID12.5%
Lead: 768 votesWard 6
ANC96.0%
WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY1.6%
Lead: 3 536 votesWard 7
ID47.8%
ANC29.6%
Lead: 434 votesWard 8
ANC84.2%
ID5.1%
Lead: 3 397 votesWard 9
ANC92.8%
WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY5.1%
Lead: 3 221 votesWard 10
ID36.9%
ANC36.8%
Lead: 1 votesWard 11
ID38.6%
ANC31.2%
Lead: 199 votesWard 12
ANC69.4%
INDEPENDENTS13.9%
Lead: 2 441 votesWard 13
ANC67.9%
ID15.5%
Lead: 1 360 votesWard 14
ANC44.7%
ID19.7%
Lead: 810 votesWard 15
DA85.5%
FF+3.9%
Lead: 3 274 votesWard 16
ANC70.6%
DA9.4%
Lead: 2 078 votesWard 17
DA64.7%
ANC20.9%
Lead: 1 400 votesWard 18
DA53.0%
ANC30.3%
Lead: 586 votesWard 19
DA85.2%
FF+4.9%
Lead: 3 236 votesWard 20
ANC37.6%
ID34.6%
Lead: 89 votesWard 21
ANC40.8%
DA29.4%
Lead: 414 votesWard 22
ANC38.3%
DA32.1%
Lead: 199 votesWard 23
DA40.5%
ANC33.4%
Lead: 241 votesWard 24
DA41.3%
ANC31.5%
Lead: 298 votesWard 25
ID34.1%
ANC33.5%
Lead: 19 votesWard 26
ANC33.3%
DA33.3%
Lead: 1 votesWard 27
ANC42.2%
ID30.8%
Lead: 412 votesWard 28
ANC38.0%
DA25.5%
Lead: 333 votesWard 29
DA49.5%
ANC25.8%
Lead: 662 votesWard 30
ANC45.1%
ID44.2%
Lead: 28 votesWard 31
ANC50.4%
ID21.2%
Lead: 1 106 votes
Wards in Drakenstein ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 55262,1297
Ward 12 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE56022,4179
Ward 22 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 01590,6494
Ward 22 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1755,2616
Ward 32 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 09243,9791
Ward 32 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE74429,9638
Ward 42 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 28276,3611
Ward 42 006INDEPENDENTS53412,4244
Ward 52 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS93271,0908
Ward 52 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS16412,5095
Ward 62 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 59695,9701
Ward 62 006WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY601,6013
Ward 72 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1 14147,7806
Ward 72 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS70729,6064
Ward 82 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 61884,2179
Ward 82 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS2215,1443
Ward 92 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 40792,758
Ward 92 006WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY1865,064
Ward 102 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS93636,8794
Ward 102 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS93536,84
Ward 112 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1 04038,633
Ward 112 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS84131,2407
Ward 122 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 05269,3636
Ward 122 006INDEPENDENTS61113,8864
Ward 132 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 76367,8599
Ward 132 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS40315,5119
Ward 142 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 44744,7157
Ward 142 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS63719,6848
Ward 152 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 43285,4582
Ward 152 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1583,9343
Ward 162 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 39970,6211
Ward 162 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3219,4495
Ward 172 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 06764,6746
Ward 172 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS66720,8698
Ward 182 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 36653,028
Ward 182 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS78030,2795
Ward 192 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 43585,1935
Ward 192 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1994,9355
Ward 202 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 14037,5618
Ward 202 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1 05134,6293
Ward 212 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 48840,7671
Ward 212 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 07429,4247
Ward 222 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 23938,2525
Ward 222 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 04032,1087
Ward 232 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 38040,5167
Ward 232 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 13933,441
Ward 242 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 25341,285
Ward 242 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS95531,4662
Ward 252 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1 04834,1257
Ward 252 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 02933,507
Ward 262 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 07133,3437
Ward 262 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 07033,3126
Ward 272 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 52042,2222
Ward 272 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1 10830,7778
Ward 282 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 01437,9633
Ward 282 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE68125,4961
Ward 292 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 38049,5334
Ward 292 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS71825,7717
Ward 302 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 42745,1011
Ward 302 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1 39944,2162
Ward 312 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 91050,3958
Ward 312 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS80421,2137

The two largest published entries shown on each ward card. Open a ward for all entries.

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 29 Jul 2016, 09:33 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:56 SAST

Historical comparisons use published area results. Boundaries may change between elections. Vote shares use the ballot labelled on each chart; ballots are not individual voters.

Vote percentages beside council seats combine ward and municipal PR ballots. Seat counts include both ward and PR councillors.

Seat calculation & source

These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The totals add up to all 61 council seats. This is the historical election allocation, not a record of government changes during the term. Any grouped “Other” seats remain grouped.

IEC result time: 29 Jul 2016, 09:33 SAST · Source figures ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

Ward: choose a person. PR: choose a party.

Ward ballot

The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.

Municipal PR ballot

PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.

Two ballots work together

Party ward votes and municipal PR votes both count towards the party’s overall seat allocation.

Outside metros, voters also have a separate district PR ballot. An independent can stand in a ward but not on a party PR list.

Understanding the results

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

The council results cover all of Drakenstein. Ward results include areas outside Paarl.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 24 of the 2026 wards; the everyday town boundary may differ.

Town-to-ward mappings are available for 2026 only. The historical wards above belong to the whole municipality in 2006.

Positive-area intersections of the full-precision 2016 Stats SA main-place polygon and the MDB 2026 ward polygons. Display simplification is applied separately. Full-ward figures include votes outside the place; votes are never allocated by overlap area.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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