Counted.co.za

Find local results

Browse the area directory

Province · local elections

Western Cape

DA leads the vote

since 2000
39.8%vote share
Council outcomes 25
IEC-reported outcomes

2006 results

2006

Party vote shares

Ward + municipal PR votes

DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
39.8%919 755 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
39.5%914 947 votes
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
10.6%244 927 votes
Other10.1%234 017 votes

Selected parties shown

How the vote changed

Other

Swipe to see history

2006Vote %vs 2000
DA39.8%
ANC39.5%
ID10.6%—
Other10.1%—
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 year selector in the results section to explore its 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

Go closer

Municipalities ↘

Municipality results

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballots

Beaufort West

Hung council
ANC40.9%
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA35.7%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Beaufort West
Party / candidateShareVotes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
40.86%9 449
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
35.72%8 261
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
17.61%4 073
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
5.07%1 172
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT
0.74%172
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Bergrivier

Hung council
ANC46.3%
DA43.2%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Bergrivier
Party / candidateShareVotes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
46.26%12 193
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
43.21%11 390
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
8.88%2 340
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.76%199
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.54%142
INDEPENDENTS
0.35%93
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Bitou

ANC outright majority
ANC60.0%
DA30.7%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Bitou
Party / candidateShareVotes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
60.02%14 215
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
30.70%7 272
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
6.21%1 470
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
1.13%268
INDEPENDENTS
0.86%203
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT
0.56%133
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.52%123
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Breede River/Winelands

Hung council
ANC45.8%
DA30.7%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Breede River/Winelands
Party / candidateShareVotes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
45.76%17 320
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
30.72%11 626
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
14.25%5 393
WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY
2.88%1 089
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
2.44%925
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.65%625
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.94%356
FIRST COMMUNITY PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.79%299
INDEPENDENTS
0.56%213
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Breede Valley

Hung council
ANC47.1%
DA33.7%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Breede Valley
Party / candidateShareVotes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
47.06%29 903
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
33.71%21 419
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
11.40%7 244
BREEDEVALLEI ONAFHANKLIK
3.33%2 118
INDEPENDENTS
2.23%1 418
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
1.34%851
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT
0.52%330
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.41%259
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Cape Agulhas

Hung council
ANC49.0%
DA38.1%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Cape Agulhas
Party / candidateShareVotes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
49.00%9 345
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
38.09%7 265
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
6.67%1 272
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
6.24%1 190
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Cederberg

Hung council
ANC46.5%
DA37.6%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Cederberg
Party / candidateShareVotes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
46.53%9 050
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
37.58%7 308
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
15.89%3 090

The source’s combined ballot total differs from the sum of its party rows. PR shares above use the published PR rows.

Explore wards

Combined ballots

City of Cape Town

Hung council
DA41.9%
ANC37.9%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in City of Cape Town
Party / candidateShareVotes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
41.89%609 545
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
37.94%552 105
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
10.76%156 550
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
3.22%46 902
INDEPENDENTS
1.66%24 151
AFRICA MUSLIM PARTY
1.33%19 316
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.82%11 950
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.49%7 170
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.49%7 108
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT
0.24%3 472
UNIVERSAL PARTY
0.16%2 346
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.15%2 235
FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS
0.15%2 136
PRO RATEPAYERS PARTY PRO BELASTINGBETALERS PARTY
0.13%1 919
MODERATE INDEPENDENT PARTY
0.11%1 649
PEACE AND JUSTICE CONGRESS
0.09%1 360
PENSION POVERTY RELIEF AND UNEMPLOYMENT FRONT
0.09%1 256
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.06%922
ABOLITION OF INCOME TAX AND USURY PARTY
0.05%760
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT
0.05%710
FIRST COMMUNITY PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.04%613
ALLIANCE OF FREE DEMOCRATS
0.04%602
WORKERS INTERNATIONAL VANGUARD PARTY
0.02%297

The source’s combined ballot total differs from the sum of its party rows. PR shares above use the published PR rows.

Explore wards

Combined ballots

Drakenstein

Hung council
ANC42.1%
DA32.0%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Drakenstein
Party / candidateShareVotes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
42.11%41 841
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
31.95%31 749
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
16.05%15 944
WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY
2.92%2 902
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
2.32%2 306
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
1.46%1 451
INDEPENDENTS
1.15%1 145
FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS
0.77%768
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT
0.48%475
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.48%474
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.31%305
Explore wards

Combined ballots

George

Hung council
DA45.9%
ANC43.1%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in George
Party / candidateShareVotes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
45.94%34 283
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
43.13%32 186
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
4.32%3 223
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.58%1 177
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
1.40%1 045
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
1.10%821
GEORGE INDEPENDENT FORUM
1.05%780
COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF
0.78%582
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.52%390
INDEPENDENTS
0.19%143
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Hessequa

ANC outright majority
ANC57.0%
DA40.4%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Hessequa
Party / candidateShareVotes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
56.99%18 769
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
40.42%13 311
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.15%378
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT
0.81%267
INDEPENDENTS
0.63%208
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Kannaland

Hung council
ANC39.2%
DA21.3%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Kannaland
Party / candidateShareVotes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
39.20%5 456
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
21.31%2 966
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
21.28%2 962
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
10.09%1 404
INDEPENDENTS
6.10%849
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
1.45%202
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT
0.56%78
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Knysna

Hung council
ANC40.0%
DA29.5%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Knysna
Party / candidateShareVotes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
40.02%12 915
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
29.51%9 523
KNYSNA COMMUNITY FORUM
11.53%3 721
INDEPENDENTS
6.07%1 959
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
5.15%1 663
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
3.96%1 278
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
2.62%847
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT
1.13%366
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Laingsburg

Seats unavailable
LAINGSBURG GEMEENSKAPS PARTY40.3%
ANC33.1%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Laingsburg
Party / candidateShareVotes
LAINGSBURG GEMEENSKAPS PARTY
40.25%954
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
33.12%785
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
24.98%592
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
1.65%39
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Matzikama

Hung council
ANC44.0%
ID27.5%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Matzikama
Party / candidateShareVotes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
43.97%11 533
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
27.51%7 215
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
23.57%6 182
INDEPENDENTS
2.20%576
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.32%346
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
1.06%277
UNITED PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.38%99
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Mossel Bay

Hung council
DA44.1%
ANC35.4%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Mossel Bay
Party / candidateShareVotes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
44.06%20 284
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
35.38%16 287
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
12.17%5 604
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
3.19%1 470
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
2.86%1 318
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
2.05%944
INDEPENDENTS
0.28%131
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Oudtshoorn

Hung council
ANC34.2%
DA29.5%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Oudtshoorn
Party / candidateShareVotes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
34.22%15 068
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
29.51%12 993
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
26.01%11 452
OUDTSHOORN CIVIC ASSOCIATION
7.34%3 233
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
1.24%545
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.02%449
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.33%146
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT
0.32%142
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Overstrand

DA outright majority
DA54.6%
ANC38.2%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Overstrand
Party / candidateShareVotes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
54.65%21 667
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
38.23%15 159
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
4.74%1 880
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
2.06%815
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.32%126
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Prince Albert

Seats unavailable
ANC51.9%
DA41.9%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Prince Albert
Party / candidateShareVotes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
51.91%2 011
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
41.92%1 624
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
6.17%239
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Saldanha Bay

Hung council
ANC38.8%
DA28.0%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Saldanha Bay
Party / candidateShareVotes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
38.78%15 802
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
27.98%11 402
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
14.82%6 039
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL ALLIANCE
5.47%2 229
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT
4.55%1 853
INDEPENDENTS
4.33%1 764
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
2.19%894
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
1.87%762
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Stellenbosch

Hung council
ANC42.0%
DA41.4%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Stellenbosch
Party / candidateShareVotes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
42.04%25 911
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
41.39%25 510
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
4.80%2 961
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
4.47%2 754
KAYAMANDI COMMUNITY ALLIANCE
2.43%1 499
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
1.91%1 177
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.84%518
INDEPENDENTS
0.63%388
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.57%354
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT
0.46%284
FIRST COMMUNITY PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.45%280
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Swartland

DA outright majority
DA58.2%
ANC30.4%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Swartland
Party / candidateShareVotes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
58.23%21 377
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
30.37%11 150
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
6.23%2 289
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
2.01%739
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
1.61%591
INDEPENDENTS
0.69%252
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.62%229
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.24%87
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Swellendam

Hung council
ANC38.4%
DA30.2%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Swellendam
Party / candidateShareVotes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
38.37%6 014
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
30.20%4 733
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
24.65%3 863
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
5.53%867
INDEPENDENTS
1.25%196
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Theewaterskloof

Hung council
ANC42.3%
DA38.0%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Theewaterskloof
Party / candidateShareVotes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
42.27%13 853
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
37.98%12 447
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
9.74%3 193
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
4.13%1 355
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
2.28%748
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
1.46%478
THE CAPE PEOPLES CONGRESS
0.90%294
INDEPENDENTS
0.86%281
FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS
0.37%122
Explore wards

Combined ballots

Witzenberg

Hung council
ANC48.2%
DA26.7%
All results

Change since 2000.

Combined ballot votes in Witzenberg
Party / candidateShareVotes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
48.24%16 627
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
26.73%9 214
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
15.26%5 261
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT
4.34%1 496
FIRST COMMUNITY PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
3.51%1 210
INDEPENDENTS
1.00%343
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.91%314
Explore wards

Explore Western Cape

Browse all wards
Sources & result details

IEC: 29 Jul 2016, 09:33 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:51 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.

Seat majorities count local and metro councils once, using reported seat allocations. District councils have a separate ballot. Changes compare councils with reported seats in both elections; pending allocations do not count as gains or losses.

What do these totals show?

Local election votes added together. Each municipality elects its own council.

A national or provincial picture

Ward and municipal PR ballots are added together to show party support across the area.

Decided municipality by municipality

These totals do not elect Parliament or a provincial legislature, or establish a council majority.

Ballots are not individual voters: one person can cast more than one ballot. Council outcomes are based on seats in each municipality.

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

Give something back

Support independent journalism and accountability.

I’m Jacques, the person behind Counted. I don’t need personal financial support, but if you’ve found this project useful and would like to give something back, please consider donating to one of these South African non-profits working for transparency, accountability and democracy.

amaBhungane

Independent investigative journalism exposing corruption and abuses of power, with reporting that’s free for everyone to read.

Donate to amaBhungane

Corruption Watch

Receives reports of corruption from the public, investigates selected cases and campaigns for accountability.

Donate to Corruption Watch

OUTA

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse investigates and challenges corruption, misuse of public money and government maladministration.

Donate to OUTA

Share results