2016 · Municipal council

Beaufort West

Ward results

ANC loses its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

13 seats7 for a majority

ANC6 seats

DA6 seats

KDF1 seat

Beaufort West · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6	46,1538
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6	46,1538
KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	1	7,6923
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0
SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0

13 seats; 7 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

49.0%15 370 votes

42.2%13 243 votes

Other8.8%2 762 votes

5.2%1 624 votes

1.4%430 votes

0.7%227 votes

0.5%168 votes

0.4%110 votes

0.3%101 votes

0.2%78 votes

0.1%24 votes

Beaufort West · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	15 370	48,988
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	13 243	42,2088
KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	—	1 624	5,1761
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	430	1,3705
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	227	0,7235
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	168	0,5355
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	110	0,3506
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	—	101	0,3219
SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	—	78	0,2486
INDEPENDENTS	—	24	0,0765

31375 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Ward 6 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC5—

DA2—

ICOSA5—

KDF0—

ID1—

7 for a majority · 13 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC7

DA5

ICOSA1

KDF0

ID0

7 for a majority · 13 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC6

DA6

ICOSA0

KDF1

7 for a majority · 13 seats

WC053 - Beaufort West · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 000	Seat allocation unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5	13	7
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	5	13	7
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	13	7
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	1	13	7
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	13	7
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7	13	7
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5	13	7
2 011	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	1	13	7
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	13	7
2 011	INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	13	7
2 011	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	13	7
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	13	7
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6	13	7
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6	13	7
2 016	KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	1	13	7
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	13	7
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	13	7
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	13	7
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	13	7
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	13	7
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	13	7
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	13	7

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

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Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2000Vote %

ANC61.2%—

DA38.8%—

ICOSA0.0%—

KDF0.0%—

ID0.0%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC40.9%

DA17.6%

ICOSA35.7%

KDF0.0%

ID5.1%

Other0.7%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC50.2%

DA41.0%

ICOSA4.3%

KDF0.0%

ID0.0%

COPE2.7%

Other1.8%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC42.2%

DA49.0%

ICOSA0.3%

KDF5.2%

ID0.0%

Other3.3%

WC053 - Beaufort West · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	12 217	61,1829	19 968	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7 751	38,8171	19 968	Reported
2 000	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9 449	40,857	23 127	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 073	17,6114	23 127	Reported
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	8 261	35,7202	23 127	Reported
2 006	KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	1 172	5,0677	23 127	Reported
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	172	0,7437	23 127	Reported
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	15 608	50,1736	31 108	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12 756	41,0055	31 108	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	1 331	4,2786	31 108	Reported
2 011	KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	843	2,7099	31 108	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	378	1,2151	31 108	Reported
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	121	0,389	31 108	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION	71	0,2282	31 108	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	13 243	42,2088	31 375	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	15 370	48,988	31 375	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	101	0,3219	31 375	Reported
2 016	KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	1 624	5,1761	31 375	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	168	0,5355	31 375	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	430	1,3705	31 375	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	227	0,7235	31 375	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	110	0,3506	31 375	Reported
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	78	0,2486	31 375	Reported
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.

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

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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.

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Ward results

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Wards in Beaufort West

7 wards

Ward 1

DA54.5%October Haarvoor

ANC42.2%

Lead: 604 votes Ward 2

DA66.6%Kate Alexander

ANC29.5%

Lead: 1 665 votes Ward 3

DA50.7%Lena Basson

ANC36.9%

Lead: 678 votes Ward 4

ANC56.3%Sinki Michael Motsoane

DA37.1%

Lead: 756 votes Ward 5

ANC58.2%Mcebisi Anthony Kilani

DA35.9%

Lead: 1 057 votes Ward 6

DA50.2%Euna Wentzel

ANC38.3%

Lead: 464 votes Ward 7

DA46.7%Koos Malooi

ANC34.9%

Lead: 529 votes

Wards in Beaufort West ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 667	54,5399
Ward 1	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 063	42,1881
Ward 2	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 987	66,5849
Ward 2	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 322	29,4695
Ward 3	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 487	50,7447
Ward 3	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 809	36,9108
Ward 4	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 218	56,2516
Ward 4	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 462	37,0784
Ward 5	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 757	58,2014
Ward 5	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 700	35,8877
Ward 6	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 966	50,1915
Ward 6	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 502	38,3457
Ward 7	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 101	46,6785
Ward 7	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 572	34,9256

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

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 06 Apr 2017, 11:46 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:45 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 13 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: 06 Apr 2017, 11:46 SAST · Source figures ↗

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