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Laingsburg, Western Cape

Ward results

No party has a majority

2016

Council seats

ANC3 seats
DA3 seats
KAROO ONTWIKKELINGS PARTY1 seat
Laingsburg · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS342,8571
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE342,8571
KAROO ONTWIKKELINGS PARTY114,2857
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE00
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS00
INDEPENDENTS00

7 seats; 4 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
46.1%2 907 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
43.9%2 768 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties10.0%633 votes
KAROO ONTWIKKELINGS PARTY
4.5%284 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
2.5%156 votes
INDEPENDENTS
2.4%151 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
0.7%42 votes
Laingsburg · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—2 90746,0843
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—2 76843,8808
KAROO ONTWIKKELINGS PARTY—2844,5022
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE—1562,4731
INDEPENDENTS—1512,3938
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—420,6658

6308 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2011Seats
ANC3—
DA3—
LAINGSBURG GEMEENSKAPS PARTY0—
COPE1—
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY0—

4 for a majority · 7 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011
ANC3
DA3
COPE0

4 for a majority · 7 seats

WC051 - Laingsburg · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS374
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE374
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE174
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY074
2 011NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY074
2 011SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION074
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS374
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE374
2 016KAROO ONTWIKKELINGS PARTY174
2 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE074
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS074
2 016INDEPENDENTS074

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 %
ANC57.5%—
DA42.5%—
LAINGSBURG GEMEENSKAPS PARTY0.0%—
COPE0.0%—
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY0.0%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC33.1%
DA25.0%
LAINGSBURG GEMEENSKAPS PARTY40.3%
COPE0.0%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY0.0%
Other1.6%
2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC37.8%
DA40.5%
LAINGSBURG GEMEENSKAPS PARTY0.0%
COPE9.0%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY6.9%
ACDP4.6%
Other1.1%
2016Vote %vs 2011
ANC46.1%
DA43.9%
LAINGSBURG GEMEENSKAPS PARTY0.0%
COPE2.5%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY0.0%
KAROO ONTWIKKELINGS PARTY4.5%
Other3.1%
WC051 - Laingsburg · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 44257,45022 510Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 06842,54982 510Reported
2 000LAINGSBURG GEMEENSKAPS PARTY002 510No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE002 510No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY002 510No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY002 510No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000KAROO ONTWIKKELINGS PARTY002 510No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS002 510No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION002 510No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS002 510No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS78533,12242 370Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE59224,97892 370Reported
2 006LAINGSBURG GEMEENSKAPS PARTY95440,25322 370Reported
2 006CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE002 370No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY002 370No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY002 370No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006KAROO ONTWIKKELINGS PARTY002 370No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS391,64562 370Reported
2 006SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION002 370No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS002 370No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 33537,80766 176Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 50040,47936 176Reported
2 011LAINGSBURG GEMEENSKAPS PARTY006 176No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE5569,00266 176Reported
2 011NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY4296,94626 176Reported
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY2854,61466 176Reported
2 011KAROO ONTWIKKELINGS PARTY006 176No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS006 176No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION711,14966 176Reported
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS006 176No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 90746,08436 308Reported
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 76843,88086 308Reported
2 016LAINGSBURG GEMEENSKAPS PARTY006 308No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1562,47316 308Reported
2 016NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY006 308No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY006 308No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016KAROO ONTWIKKELINGS PARTY2844,50226 308Reported
2 016INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS006 308No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION006 308No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS420,66586 308Reported

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 Laingsburg

4 wards

Wards in Laingsburg ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE90049,5595
Ward 12 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS79443,7225
Ward 22 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE81360,5812
Ward 22 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS49837,1088
Ward 32 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE50364,9032
Ward 32 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS22729,2903
Ward 42 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 38858,4421
Ward 42 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE55223,2421

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 7 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

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 Laingsburg. Ward results include areas outside Laingsburg.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 5 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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