2016 · George council results

Swartberg State Forest, Western Cape

Ward results

DA retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

53 seats27 for a majority

DA29 seats

ANC16 seats

PBI2 seats

ACDP1 seat

AIC1 seat

Other4 seats

EFF1 seat

ICOSA1 seat

SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS1 seat

FF+1 seat

George · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	29	54,717
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	16	30,1887
PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	2	3,7736
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	1,8868
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	1,8868
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	1,8868
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	1	1,8868
SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	1	1,8868
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	1,8868
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS	0	0
CHRISTIAN UNITED MOVEMENT S.A (THE RIGHT CHOICE)	0	0
DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0
GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0
UBUNTU PARTY	0	0

53 seats; 27 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

55.4%66 419 votes

29.2%34 981 votes

3.3%4 007 votes

2.5%2 999 votes

2.5%2 988 votes

Other7.0%8 414 votes

1.7%1 984 votes

1.4%1 659 votes

1.3%1 543 votes

1.2%1 479 votes

0.3%396 votes

0.3%394 votes

0.3%367 votes

0.2%272 votes

0.2%185 votes

0.1%87 votes

0.0%48 votes

George · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	66 419	55,4379
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	34 981	29,1975
PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	—	4 007	3,3445
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	2 999	2,5032
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	—	2 988	2,494
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	1 984	1,656
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	1 659	1,3847
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	—	1 543	1,2879
SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	—	1 479	1,2345
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS	—	396	0,3305
INDEPENDENTS	—	394	0,3289
DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	—	367	0,3063
SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	—	272	0,227
GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM	—	185	0,1544
CHRISTIAN UNITED MOVEMENT S.A (THE RIGHT CHOICE)	—	87	0,0726
UBUNTU PARTY	—	48	0,0401

119808 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

DA above the majority

2seats

DA29

29 of 53 council seats

ANC falls

−10.1pp

201139.3%

201629.2%

Closest covering ward

143votes apart

DA48.0%

ANC45.0%

Ward 11 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

DA18—

ANC17—

ID2—

COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF0—

20 for a majority · 39 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

DA25

ANC19

25 for a majority · 49 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

DA29

ANC16

27 for a majority · 53 seats

WC044 - George · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 000	Seat allocation unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	18	39	20
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	17	39	20
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	2	39	20
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	39	20
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	39	20
2 006	COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF	0	39	20
2 006	GEORGE INDEPENDENT FORUM	0	39	20
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	39	20
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	39	20
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	39	20
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	25	49	25
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	19	49	25
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	49	25
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	49	25
2 011	GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM	1	49	25
2 011	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	1	49	25
2 011	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	1	49	25
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	49	25
2 011	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	49	25
2 011	OTHER	0	49	25
2 011	SOUTH CAPE COMMUNITY FORUM	0	49	25
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	49	25
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	49	25
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	29	53	27
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	16	53	27
2 016	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	2	53	27
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	53	27
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	53	27
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	53	27
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	1	53	27
2 016	SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	1	53	27
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	53	27
2 016	CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS	0	53	27
2 016	CHRISTIAN UNITED MOVEMENT S.A (THE RIGHT CHOICE)	0	53	27
2 016	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	53	27
2 016	GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM	0	53	27
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	53	27
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	53	27
2 016	UBUNTU PARTY	0	53	27

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

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2000Vote %

DA47.9%—

ANC39.5%—

GEORGE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEORGE GEMEENSKAPSINISIATIEF7.7%—

ID0.0%—

COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF3.5%—

Other1.4%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

DA45.9%

ANC43.1%

GEORGE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEORGE GEMEENSKAPSINISIATIEF0.0%

ID4.3%

COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF0.8%

Other5.8%

2011Vote %vs 2006

DA50.8%

ANC39.3%

PBI2.9%

Other7.0%

2016Vote %vs 2011

DA55.4%

ANC29.2%

GEORGE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEORGE GEMEENSKAPSINISIATIEF0.0%—

ID0.0%—

COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF0.0%—

Other15.4%—

WC044 - George · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	27 963	47,9048	58 372	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	23 039	39,4693	58 372	Reported
2 000	GEORGE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEORGE GEMEENSKAPSINISIATIEF	4 518	7,74	58 372	Reported
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	58 372	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF	2 061	3,5308	58 372	Reported
2 000	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	0	0	58 372	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	58 372	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	58 372	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	58 372	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	58 372	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	58 372	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM	0	0	58 372	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	0	0	58 372	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	GEORGE INDEPENDENT FORUM	0	0	58 372	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	58 372	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	513	0,8788	58 372	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	58 372	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS	0	0	58 372	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	58 372	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	58 372	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH CAPE COMMUNITY FORUM	0	0	58 372	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CHRISTIAN UNITED MOVEMENT S.A (THE RIGHT CHOICE)	0	0	58 372	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UBUNTU PARTY	0	0	58 372	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	34 283	45,9373	74 630	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	32 186	43,1274	74 630	Reported
2 006	GEORGE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEORGE GEMEENSKAPSINISIATIEF	0	0	74 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	3 223	4,3186	74 630	Reported
2 006	COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF	582	0,7798	74 630	Reported
2 006	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	0	0	74 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	74 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	821	1,1001	74 630	Reported
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 045	1,4002	74 630	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 177	1,5771	74 630	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	74 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM	0	0	74 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	0	0	74 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	GEORGE INDEPENDENT FORUM	780	1,0452	74 630	Reported
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	74 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	390	0,5226	74 630	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	74 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS	0	0	74 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	74 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	74 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH CAPE COMMUNITY FORUM	0	0	74 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CHRISTIAN UNITED MOVEMENT S.A (THE RIGHT CHOICE)	0	0	74 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UBUNTU PARTY	0	0	74 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	56 646	50,7776	111 557	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	43 876	39,3306	111 557	Reported
2 011	GEORGE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEORGE GEMEENSKAPSINISIATIEF	Unavailable	Unavailable	111 557	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	Unavailable	Unavailable	111 557	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF	Unavailable	Unavailable	111 557	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	3 241	2,9052	111 557	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	Unavailable	Unavailable	111 557	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	1 778	1,5938	111 557	Reported
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	806	0,7225	111 557	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 482	1,3285	111 557	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	Unavailable	Unavailable	111 557	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM	1 381	1,2379	111 557	Reported
2 011	SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	Unavailable	Unavailable	111 557	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	GEORGE INDEPENDENT FORUM	Unavailable	Unavailable	111 557	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1 026	0,9197	111 557	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	209	0,1873	111 557	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	487	0,4365	111 557	Reported
2 011	CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS	Unavailable	Unavailable	111 557	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	111 557	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	111 557	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	SOUTH CAPE COMMUNITY FORUM	247	0,2214	111 557	Reported
2 011	CHRISTIAN UNITED MOVEMENT S.A (THE RIGHT CHOICE)	Unavailable	Unavailable	111 557	Not separately listed in this source.
2 011	UBUNTU PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	111 557	Not separately listed in this source.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	66 419	55,4379	119 808	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	34 981	29,1975	119 808	Reported
2 016	GEORGE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEORGE GEMEENSKAPSINISIATIEF	0	0	119 808	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	119 808	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF	0	0	119 808	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	4 007	3,3445	119 808	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 999	2,5032	119 808	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	2 988	2,494	119 808	Reported
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 984	1,656	119 808	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 659	1,3847	119 808	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1 543	1,2879	119 808	Reported
2 016	GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM	185	0,1544	119 808	Reported
2 016	SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	1 479	1,2345	119 808	Reported
2 016	GEORGE INDEPENDENT FORUM	0	0	119 808	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	119 808	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	119 808	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	119 808	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS	396	0,3305	119 808	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	367	0,3063	119 808	Reported
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	272	0,227	119 808	Reported
2 016	SOUTH CAPE COMMUNITY FORUM	0	0	119 808	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CHRISTIAN UNITED MOVEMENT S.A (THE RIGHT CHOICE)	87	0,0726	119 808	Reported
2 016	UBUNTU PARTY	48	0,0401	119 808	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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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 George

27 wards

Ward 1

DA57.7%Jean Maron Safers

ANC16.0%

Lead: 1 581 votes Ward 2

DA92.1%Daniel Lodevicus Cronje

FF+4.6%

Lead: 4 126 votes Ward 3

DA91.6%Erasmus Petrus De Villiers

FF+3.8%

Lead: 4 528 votes Ward 4

DA61.5%Marlene Viljoen

PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS24.4%

Lead: 2 087 votes Ward 5

DA80.6%Peter Dennis Louw

ANC8.4%

Lead: 4 267 votes Ward 6

DA55.2%Hendrik Hermanus Ingo

ANC19.6%

Lead: 1 548 votes Ward 7

ANC52.9%Shaheed Rooiland

DA30.9%

Lead: 929 votes Ward 8

DA60.0%Anthony David Willemse

SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS12.5%

Lead: 1 777 votes Ward 9

ANC83.4%Sivuyile Dlikilili

DA8.5%

Lead: 3 054 votes Ward 10

ANC86.4%Buyiswa Deborah Mooi

DA5.2%

Lead: 2 137 votes Ward 11

DA48.0%Gladwin Lulamile Xesi

ANC45.0%

Lead: 143 votes Ward 12

ANC77.3%Bulelwa Plata

DA12.5%

Lead: 1 681 votes Ward 13

ANC82.3%Langa Kholisile Langa

DA9.7%

Lead: 3 328 votes Ward 14

DA53.3%Edmund Celestine Bussack

PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS17.8%

Lead: 1 290 votes Ward 15

ANC80.0%Faith Nontembeko Mdaka

DA11.8%

Lead: 3 385 votes Ward 16

DA54.4%Cecil Henry Noble

ANC14.7%

Lead: 1 667 votes Ward 17

DA63.1%Vincentius Markus Muller

ANC15.3%

Lead: 2 167 votes Ward 18

DA93.3%Gert Cornelius Niehaus

FF+3.5%

Lead: 4 581 votes Ward 19

DA87.4%Sean Snyman

FF+4.1%

Lead: 6 209 votes Ward 20

DA49.7%Mercia Draghoender

ANC30.3%

Lead: 807 votes Ward 21

ANC86.7%Ntombi Rosy James

EFF5.3%

Lead: 3 626 votes Ward 22

DA79.9%Gerrit Pretorius

ANC11.7%

Lead: 3 440 votes Ward 23

DA77.3%Gideon Johannes Stander

PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS10.3%

Lead: 3 081 votes Ward 24

ANC45.2%Michael Patrick Daniels

DA36.5%

Lead: 288 votes Ward 25

ANC49.8%Marlin Johannes Du Preez

DA45.5%

Lead: 219 votes Ward 26

DA90.3%Jacqulique Von Brandis

FF+4.8%

Lead: 2 857 votes Ward 27

DA57.1%Belrina Magdelena Cornelius

PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS17.9%

Lead: 1 376 votes

Wards in George ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 189	57,666
Ward 1	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	608	16,0169
Ward 2	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 344	92,0729
Ward 2	2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	218	4,6206
Ward 3	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 724	91,6036
Ward 3	2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	196	3,8007
Ward 4	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 464	61,4511
Ward 4	2 016	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	1 377	24,4279
Ward 5	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 765	80,5715
Ward 5	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	498	8,4207
Ward 6	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 398	55,1772
Ward 6	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	850	19,5582
Ward 7	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 234	52,9008
Ward 7	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 305	30,9022
Ward 8	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 244	60,0482
Ward 8	2 016	SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	467	12,4967
Ward 9	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 399	83,411
Ward 9	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	345	8,4663
Ward 10	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 273	86,393
Ward 10	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	136	5,1691
Ward 11	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 363	47,9505
Ward 11	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 220	45,0487
Ward 12	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 006	77,3025
Ward 12	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	325	12,5241
Ward 13	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 774	82,276
Ward 13	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	446	9,7231
Ward 14	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 939	53,3278
Ward 14	2 016	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	649	17,8493
Ward 15	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 969	79,9879
Ward 15	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	584	11,7694
Ward 16	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 286	54,4027
Ward 16	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	619	14,7311
Ward 17	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 859	63,1405
Ward 17	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	692	15,2827
Ward 18	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 758	93,349
Ward 18	2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	177	3,4726
Ward 19	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6 518	87,3961
Ward 19	2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	309	4,1432
Ward 20	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 065	49,7351
Ward 20	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 258	30,2987
Ward 21	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 864	86,734
Ward 21	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	238	5,3423
Ward 22	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 031	79,8851
Ward 22	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	591	11,7122
Ward 23	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 555	77,2658
Ward 23	2 016	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	474	10,3021
Ward 24	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 498	45,2022
Ward 24	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 210	36,5118
Ward 25	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 570	49,7773
Ward 25	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 351	45,5355
Ward 26	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 018	90,3052
Ward 26	2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	161	4,8175
Ward 27	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 003	57,0981
Ward 27	2 016	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	627	17,8734

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 53 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 George. Ward results include areas outside Swartberg State Forest.

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. Small boundary alignment differences were excluded using a 10-metre precision tolerance, a combined foreign area below 0.01% of the place, and agreement with the source municipality.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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Swartberg State Forest, Western Cape

DA retains its majority

Council seats

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

DA above the majority

ANC falls

Closest covering ward

How the vote changed

Council seats by election

Ward + municipal PR votes by election

Ward results

Wards in George

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