2016 · Bitou council results

Kwanokuthula, Western Cape

Ward results

No party has a majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

13 seats7 for a majority

ANC6 seats

DA6 seats

AUF1 seat

Bitou · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6	46,1538
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6	46,1538
ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	1	7,6923
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0
BITOU INDEPENDENT PARTY	0	0
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0
DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0

13 seats; 7 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

48.6%18 282 votes

41.0%15 419 votes

Other10.4%3 929 votes

5.4%2 015 votes

1.8%691 votes

1.1%415 votes

1.1%411 votes

0.5%180 votes

0.3%113 votes

0.2%60 votes

0.1%27 votes

0.0%17 votes

Bitou · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	18 282	48,5836
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	15 419	40,9753
ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	—	2 015	5,3548
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	691	1,8363
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	415	1,1028
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	—	411	1,0922
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	180	0,4783
BITOU INDEPENDENT PARTY	—	113	0,3003
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	60	0,1594
DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	—	27	0,0718
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	—	17	0,0452

37630 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ACTIVE UNITED FRONT gains

+5.4pp

20110.0%

20165.4%

Closest covering ward

804votes apart

DA52.0%

ANC35.2%

Ward 4 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC7—

DA3—

ID1—

6 for a majority · 11 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC6

DA6

COPE1—

7 for a majority · 13 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC6

DA6

ID0—

AUF1—

COPE0

7 for a majority · 13 seats

WC047 - Bitou · 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	7	11	6
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3	11	6
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	1	11	6
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	11	6
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	11	6
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	11	6
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	11	6
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6	13	7
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6	13	7
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	13	7
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	13	7
2 011	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	13	7
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	13	7
2 011	PLETTENBERG BAY COMMUNITY FORUM	0	13	7
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6	13	7
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6	13	7
2 016	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	1	13	7
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	13	7
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	13	7
2 016	BITOU INDEPENDENT PARTY	0	13	7
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	13	7
2 016	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	13	7
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	13	7
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	13	7
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	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 %

ANC60.9%—

DA37.3%—

ID0.0%—

AUF0.0%—

COPE0.0%—

Other1.9%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC60.0%

DA30.7%

ID6.2%

AUF0.0%

COPE0.0%

Other3.1%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC45.5%

DA47.6%

ID0.0%

AUF0.0%

COPE2.7%

Other4.3%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC41.0%

DA48.6%

ID0.0%

AUF5.4%

COPE0.5%

Other4.6%

WC047 - Bitou · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10 925	60,8873	17 943	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6 685	37,2569	17 943	Reported
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	BITOU INDEPENDENT PARTY	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PLETTENBERG BAY COMMUNITY FORUM	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	14 215	60,0194	23 684	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7 272	30,7043	23 684	Reported
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	1 470	6,2067	23 684	Reported
2 006	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	123	0,5193	23 684	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	268	1,1316	23 684	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	133	0,5616	23 684	Reported
2 006	BITOU INDEPENDENT PARTY	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PLETTENBERG BAY COMMUNITY FORUM	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	15 780	45,4768	34 699	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	16 502	47,5576	34 699	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	939	2,7061	34 699	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	572	1,6485	34 699	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	BITOU INDEPENDENT PARTY	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PLETTENBERG BAY COMMUNITY FORUM	82	0,2363	34 699	Reported
2 011	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	44	0,1268	34 699	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	15 419	40,9753	37 630	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	18 282	48,5836	37 630	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	37 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	2 015	5,3548	37 630	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	180	0,4783	37 630	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	691	1,8363	37 630	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	415	1,1028	37 630	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	60	0,1594	37 630	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	411	1,0922	37 630	Reported
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	37 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	BITOU INDEPENDENT PARTY	113	0,3003	37 630	Reported
2 016	PLETTENBERG BAY COMMUNITY FORUM	0	0	37 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	37 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	27	0,0718	37 630	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	17	0,0452	37 630	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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Wards in Bitou

7 wards

Ward 1

DA65.0%Jessica Noreen Kamkam

ANC31.6%

Lead: 1 423 votes Ward 2

DA84.4%Wayne Robert Craig

ANC12.1%

Lead: 5 746 votes Ward 3

ANC71.0%Xola Matyila

DA18.6%

Lead: 1 628 votes Ward 4

DA52.0%Anne Stephnie Maureen Windvogel

ANC35.2%

Lead: 804 votes Ward 5

ANC65.2%Mpakamisi Mac Mbali

DA17.1%

Lead: 2 727 votes Ward 6

ANC63.5%Sandiso Enoch Gcabayi

DA18.6%

Lead: 2 386 votes Ward 7

DA57.8%Annelise Renata Olivier

ANC32.9%

Lead: 1 631 votes

Wards in Bitou ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 768	64,9613
Ward 1	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 345	31,5654
Ward 2	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6 705	84,4246
Ward 2	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	959	12,075
Ward 3	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 204	70,9823
Ward 3	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	576	18,5507
Ward 4	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 492	51,96
Ward 4	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 688	35,196
Ward 5	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 700	65,1523
Ward 5	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	973	17,1333
Ward 6	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 377	63,5013
Ward 6	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	991	18,6348
Ward 7	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 777	57,8496
Ward 7	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 146	32,8687

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 ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

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Ward ballot

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

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

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

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The council results cover all of Bitou. Ward results include areas outside Kwanokuthula.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 4 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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