2016 · Theewaterskloof council results

Dennehof, Western Cape

Ward results

DA retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

27 seats14 for a majority

DA14 seats

ANC10 seats

EFF1 seat

ICOSA1 seat

UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE1 seat

Theewaterskloof · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	14	51,8519
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10	37,037
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	3,7037
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	1	3,7037
UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	1	3,7037
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0
THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0

27 seats; 14 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

51.0%32 985 votes

36.3%23 523 votes

3.5%2 267 votes

2.5%1 619 votes

Other6.7%4 325 votes

2.2%1 451 votes

1.4%922 votes

1.3%850 votes

0.8%489 votes

0.7%444 votes

0.1%93 votes

0.1%76 votes

Theewaterskloof · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	32 985	50,9665
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	23 523	36,3464
UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	—	2 267	3,5028
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	1 619	2,5016
INDEPENDENTS	—	1 451	2,242
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	—	922	1,4246
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	850	1,3134
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	489	0,7556
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	444	0,686
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	93	0,1437
THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION	—	76	0,1174

64719 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

DA above the majority

0seats

DA14

14 of 27 council seats

UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE gains

+3.5pp

20110.0%

20163.5%

Closest covering ward

6votes apart

ANC46.0%

DA45.9%

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

DA9—

ANC10—

ID2—

ACDP1—

THE CAPE PEOPLES CONGRESS0—

12 for a majority · 23 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

DA13

ANC9

ACDP0

13 for a majority · 25 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

DA14

ANC10

ACDP0

14 for a majority · 27 seats

WC031 - Theewaterskloof · 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	10	23	12
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9	23	12
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	2	23	12
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	23	12
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	23	12
2 006	FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS	0	23	12
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	23	12
2 006	THE CAPE PEOPLES CONGRESS	0	23	12
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	23	12
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	13	25	13
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9	25	13
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	25	13
2 011	NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION	1	25	13
2 011	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	1	25	13
2 011	AFRICAN BOND OF UNITY	0	25	13
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	25	13
2 011	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	25	13
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	25	13
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	25	13
2 011	WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY	0	25	13
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	14	27	14
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10	27	14
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	27	14
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	1	27	14
2 016	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	1	27	14
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	27	14
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	27	14
2 016	PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	27	14
2 016	THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	27	14
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	27	14
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	27	14

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 %

DA47.1%—

ANC45.9%—

ID0.0%—

ACDP0.0%—

THE CAPE PEOPLES CONGRESS3.7%—

Other3.4%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

DA38.0%

ANC42.3%

ID9.7%

ACDP4.1%

THE CAPE PEOPLES CONGRESS0.9%

Other5.0%

2011Vote %vs 2006

DA50.0%

ANC37.5%

ID0.0%

ACDP1.7%

THE CAPE PEOPLES CONGRESS0.0%

COPE2.8%

NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY2.6%

NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION2.2%

Other3.2%

2016Vote %vs 2011

DA51.0%

ANC36.3%

ID0.0%

ACDP0.7%

THE CAPE PEOPLES CONGRESS0.0%

UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE3.5%

EFF2.5%

Other6.0%

WC031 - Theewaterskloof · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	17 018	47,0591	36 163	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	16 582	45,8535	36 163	Reported
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	THE CAPE PEOPLES CONGRESS	1 327	3,6695	36 163	Reported
2 000	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	547	1,5126	36 163	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN BOND OF UNITY	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12 447	37,9818	32 771	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	13 853	42,2721	32 771	Reported
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	3 193	9,7434	32 771	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 355	4,1348	32 771	Reported
2 006	THE CAPE PEOPLES CONGRESS	294	0,8971	32 771	Reported
2 006	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	748	2,2825	32 771	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	478	1,4586	32 771	Reported
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN BOND OF UNITY	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS	122	0,3723	32 771	Reported
2 006	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	28 327	50,0212	56 630	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	21 221	37,4731	56 630	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	951	1,6793	56 630	Reported
2 011	THE CAPE PEOPLES CONGRESS	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1 613	2,8483	56 630	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	1 474	2,6029	56 630	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	815	1,4392	56 630	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION	1 246	2,2002	56 630	Reported
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN BOND OF UNITY	555	0,98	56 630	Reported
2 011	WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY	289	0,5103	56 630	Reported
2 011	FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	83	0,1466	56 630	Reported
2 011	PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	32 985	50,9665	64 719	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	23 523	36,3464	64 719	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	444	0,686	64 719	Reported
2 016	THE CAPE PEOPLES CONGRESS	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	2 267	3,5028	64 719	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 619	2,5016	64 719	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	850	1,3134	64 719	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	489	0,7556	64 719	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	922	1,4246	64 719	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN BOND OF UNITY	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	93	0,1437	64 719	Reported
2 016	THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION	76	0,1174	64 719	Reported

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 Theewaterskloof

14 wards

Ward 1

ANC42.9%Stephen John Potberg

DA39.9%

Lead: 174 votes Ward 2

DA57.9%Daniel Francois Du Toit

ANC29.5%

Lead: 1 358 votes Ward 3

DA53.1%Jane Isabel Arendse

ANC44.0%

Lead: 462 votes Ward 4

DA65.6%Martha Magdalena Koegelenberg

ANC30.9%

Lead: 2 197 votes Ward 5

DA63.7%Cornelius Marthinus Lamprecht

ANC28.4%

Lead: 1 783 votes Ward 6

ANC46.0%

DA45.9%

Lead: 6 votes Ward 7

DA71.3%Pearl Urshula Stanfliet

ANC25.8%

Lead: 2 065 votes Ward 8

ANC49.3%Anthia Ntombekhaya Mentile

DA31.2%

Lead: 913 votes Ward 9

DA61.8%Dawid Jooste

ANC30.1%

Lead: 884 votes Ward 10

DA66.3%Mekie Plato

ANC27.5%

Lead: 1 164 votes Ward 11

ANC48.4%Thandeka Ndlebe

DA37.3%

Lead: 430 votes Ward 12

ANC43.2%Unathi Toto Sipunzi

DA29.7%

Lead: 532 votes Ward 13

ANC44.1%Mzwanele Bhangazana

DA23.3%

Lead: 1 085 votes Ward 14

DA74.2%Nicolaas Pieterse

ANC12.1%

Lead: 2 689 votes

Wards in Theewaterskloof ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 474	42,9141
Ward 1	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 300	39,8959
Ward 2	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 763	57,9367
Ward 2	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 405	29,4611
Ward 3	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 684	53,1275
Ward 3	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 222	43,9826
Ward 4	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 157	65,5885
Ward 4	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 960	30,9246
Ward 5	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 220	63,6867
Ward 5	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 437	28,4217
Ward 6	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 299	45,9708
Ward 6	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 293	45,8508
Ward 7	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 234	71,2806
Ward 7	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 169	25,7659
Ward 8	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 489	49,3067
Ward 8	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 576	31,2203
Ward 9	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 725	61,7615
Ward 9	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	841	30,111
Ward 10	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 989	66,3221
Ward 10	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	825	27,5092
Ward 11	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 879	48,3531
Ward 11	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 449	37,2877
Ward 12	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 705	43,1646
Ward 12	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 173	29,6962
Ward 13	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 294	44,1493
Ward 13	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 209	23,2679
Ward 14	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 213	74,2204
Ward 14	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	524	12,1044

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, 11:45 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 27 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, 11:45 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

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The council results cover all of Theewaterskloof. Ward results include areas outside Dennehof.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 2 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 2016.

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.

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Dennehof, Western Cape

DA retains its majority

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DA above the majority

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