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Montagu, Western Cape

Ward results

DA gains an outright majority

2016

Council seats

DA12 seats
ANC6 seats
COPE1 seat
EFF1 seat
ICOSA1 seat
Other2 seats
LANGERBERG INDEPENDENT PARTY1 seat
PDM1 seat
Langeberg · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1252,1739
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS626,087
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE14,3478
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS14,3478
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA14,3478
LANGERBERG INDEPENDENT PARTY14,3478
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT14,3478
ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM00
CIVIC INDEPENDENT00
COMMUNITY AND WORKERS ALLIANCE00
INDEPENDENTS00
NATIONALIST COLOURED PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS00
WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY00

23 seats; 12 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
50.1%25 153 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
26.3%13 214 votes
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
4.2%2 127 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
4.1%2 040 votes
LANGERBERG INDEPENDENT PARTY
3.3%1 638 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties12.1%6 057 votes
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
2.6%1 303 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
1.9%965 votes
INDEPENDENTS
1.8%910 votes
COMMUNITY AND WORKERS ALLIANCE
1.6%810 votes
CIVIC INDEPENDENT
1.6%790 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
1.1%528 votes
WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY
1.0%478 votes
ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM
0.5%242 votes
NATIONALIST COLOURED PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.1%31 votes
Langeberg · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—25 15350,0766
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—13 21426,3075
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT—2 1274,2346
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE—2 0404,0614
LANGERBERG INDEPENDENT PARTY—1 6383,2611
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA—1 3032,5941
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—9651,9212
INDEPENDENTS—9101,8117
COMMUNITY AND WORKERS ALLIANCE—8101,6126
CIVIC INDEPENDENT—7901,5728
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—5281,0512
WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY—4780,9516
ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM—2420,4818
NATIONALIST COLOURED PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA—310,0617

50229 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

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How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
DA6—
ANC9—
ID3—

11 for a majority · 20 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
DA11
ANC7
CIVIC INDEPENDENT2—

12 for a majority · 23 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011
DA12
ANC6
CIVIC INDEPENDENT0

12 for a majority · 23 seats

WC026 - Langeberg · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS92011
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE62011
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS32011
2 006PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT12011
2 006WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY12011
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY02011
2 006FIRST COMMUNITY PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA02011
2 006INDEPENDENTS02011
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA02011
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE112312
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS72312
2 011CIVIC INDEPENDENT22312
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE12312
2 011PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT12312
2 011WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY12312
2 011CIVIC DEMOCRATS02312
2 011COMMUNITY WORKERS FORUM02312
2 011DEMOCRATIC CHRISTIAN PARTY02312
2 011INDEPENDENTS02312
2 011NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION02312
2 011NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY02312
2 011OTHER02312
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE122312
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS62312
2 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE12312
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS12312
2 016INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA12312
2 016LANGERBERG INDEPENDENT PARTY12312
2 016PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT12312
2 016ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM02312
2 016CIVIC INDEPENDENT02312
2 016COMMUNITY AND WORKERS ALLIANCE02312
2 016INDEPENDENTS02312
2 016NATIONALIST COLOURED PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA02312
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS02312
2 016WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY02312

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 %
DA44.9%—
ANC36.5%—
CIVIC ALLIANSIE/ALLIANCE7.9%—
Other10.7%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
DA30.7%
ANC45.8%
ID14.2%—
CIVIC ALLIANSIE/ALLIANCE0.0%
CIVIC INDEPENDENT0.0%—
Other9.3%—
2011Vote %vs 2006
DA47.3%
ANC29.5%
CIVIC INDEPENDENT6.1%
COPE2.5%
PDM4.7%
Other9.9%
2016Vote %vs 2011
DA50.1%
ANC26.3%
ID0.0%—
CIVIC ALLIANSIE/ALLIANCE0.0%—
CIVIC INDEPENDENT1.6%
Other22.0%—
WC026 - Langeberg · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE15 19244,909533 828Reported
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS12 36336,546633 828Reported
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATSUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 000CIVIC ALLIANSIE/ALLIANCE2 6637,872233 828Reported
2 000CIVIC INDEPENDENTUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 000PEOPLE'S FORUM1 8855,572333 828Reported
2 000PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENTUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 000CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLEUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 000ALLIANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY1 2433,674533 828Reported
2 000LANGERBERG INDEPENDENT PARTYUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 000WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITYUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 000INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICAUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTYUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 000COMMUNITY AND WORKERS ALLIANCEUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 000COMMUNITY WORKERS FORUMUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUSUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIAUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 000NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTYUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 000FIRST COMMUNITY PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICAUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 000CIVIC DEMOCRATSUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 000DEMOCRATIC CHRISTIAN PARTYUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 000NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATIONUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 000ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRATIC FREEDOMUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 000NATIONALIST COLOURED PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICAUnavailableUnavailable33 828Not separately listed in this source.
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE11 62630,719237 846Reported
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS17 32045,764437 846Reported
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS5 39314,249937 846Reported
2 006CIVIC ALLIANSIE/ALLIANCE0037 846No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006CIVIC INDEPENDENT0037 846No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PEOPLE'S FORUM0037 846No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT9252,444137 846Reported
2 006CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0037 846No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ALLIANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY0037 846No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006LANGERBERG INDEPENDENT PARTY0037 846No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY1 0892,877537 846Reported
2 006INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA0037 846No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0037 846No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY6251,651437 846Reported
2 006COMMUNITY AND WORKERS ALLIANCE0037 846No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006COMMUNITY WORKERS FORUM0037 846No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0037 846No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3560,940737 846Reported
2 006NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY0037 846No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006FIRST COMMUNITY PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA2990,7937 846Reported
2 006CIVIC DEMOCRATS0037 846No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DEMOCRATIC CHRISTIAN PARTY0037 846No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION0037 846No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM0037 846No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006NATIONALIST COLOURED PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA0037 846No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE21 90347,337446 270Reported
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS13 65829,51846 270Reported
2 011INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATSUnavailableUnavailable46 270Not separately listed in this source.
2 011CIVIC ALLIANSIE/ALLIANCEUnavailableUnavailable46 270Not separately listed in this source.
2 011CIVIC INDEPENDENT2 8086,068746 270Reported
2 011PEOPLE'S FORUMUnavailableUnavailable46 270Not separately listed in this source.
2 011PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2 1784,707246 270Reported
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1 1562,498446 270Reported
2 011ALLIANCE FOR THE COMMUNITYUnavailableUnavailable46 270Not separately listed in this source.
2 011LANGERBERG INDEPENDENT PARTYUnavailableUnavailable46 270Not separately listed in this source.
2 011WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY1 2302,658346 270Reported
2 011INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICAUnavailableUnavailable46 270Not separately listed in this source.
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSUnavailableUnavailable46 270Not separately listed in this source.
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTYUnavailableUnavailable46 270Not separately listed in this source.
2 011COMMUNITY AND WORKERS ALLIANCEUnavailableUnavailable46 270Not separately listed in this source.
2 011COMMUNITY WORKERS FORUM5051,091446 270Reported
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUSUnavailableUnavailable46 270Not separately listed in this source.
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIAUnavailableUnavailable46 270Not separately listed in this source.
2 011NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY4140,894746 270Reported
2 011FIRST COMMUNITY PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICAUnavailableUnavailable46 270Not separately listed in this source.
2 011CIVIC DEMOCRATS3010,650546 270Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC CHRISTIAN PARTY2990,646246 270Reported
2 011NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION2900,626846 270Reported
2 011ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRATIC FREEDOMUnavailableUnavailable46 270Not separately listed in this source.
2 011NATIONALIST COLOURED PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICAUnavailableUnavailable46 270Not separately listed in this source.
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE25 15350,076650 229Reported
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS13 21426,307550 229Reported
2 016INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0050 229No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016CIVIC ALLIANSIE/ALLIANCE0050 229No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016CIVIC INDEPENDENT7901,572850 229Reported
2 016PEOPLE'S FORUM0050 229No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2 1274,234650 229Reported
2 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE2 0404,061450 229Reported
2 016ALLIANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY0050 229No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016LANGERBERG INDEPENDENT PARTY1 6383,261150 229Reported
2 016WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY4780,951650 229Reported
2 016INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA1 3032,594150 229Reported
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS9651,921250 229Reported
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0050 229No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016COMMUNITY AND WORKERS ALLIANCE8101,612650 229Reported
2 016COMMUNITY WORKERS FORUM0050 229No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS5281,051250 229Reported
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0050 229No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY0050 229No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016FIRST COMMUNITY PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA0050 229No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016CIVIC DEMOCRATS0050 229No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016DEMOCRATIC CHRISTIAN PARTY0050 229No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION0050 229No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM2420,481850 229Reported
2 016NATIONALIST COLOURED PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA310,061750 229Reported

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 Langeberg

12 wards

Wards in Langeberg ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 00969,4919
Ward 12 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS52912,2171
Ward 22 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 00745,471
Ward 22 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 40736,398
Ward 32 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 16650,0925
Ward 32 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS97722,5948
Ward 42 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 98752,3584
Ward 42 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE78420,6588
Ward 52 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 47640,8299
Ward 52 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS67818,7552
Ward 62 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 07653,1218
Ward 62 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS61015,609
Ward 72 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 31668,2867
Ward 72 016INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA3577,3517
Ward 82 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 02476,4989
Ward 82 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE2997,5639
Ward 92 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 45760,6816
Ward 92 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS55013,5836
Ward 102 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 53174,1142
Ward 102 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE34210,0146
Ward 112 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 10264,8565
Ward 112 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS62519,2842
Ward 122 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 99448,2809
Ward 122 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 15327,9177

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 23 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

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

The council results cover all of Langeberg. Ward results include areas outside Montagu.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 3 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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