2016 · Witzenberg council results

Wolseley, Western Cape

Ward results

No party has a majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

23 seats12 for a majority

DA11 seats

ANC8 seats

COPE1 seat

EFF1 seat

ICOSA1 seat

WA1 seat

Witzenberg · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	11	47,8261
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8	34,7826
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	4,3478
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	4,3478
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	1	4,3478
WITZENBERG AKSIE	1	4,3478
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION OF WITZENBERG INDEPENDENCE	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
LAND CLAIMS FIGHTERS	0	0
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0

23 seats; 12 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

46.0%21 871 votes

32.3%15 358 votes

5.0%2 373 votes

3.8%1 817 votes

3.3%1 556 votes

Other9.7%4 608 votes

1.7%812 votes

1.6%761 votes

1.4%676 votes

1.3%626 votes

1.2%576 votes

1.0%491 votes

0.9%426 votes

0.5%240 votes

Witzenberg · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	21 871	45,9639
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	15 358	32,2762
WITZENBERG AKSIE	—	2 373	4,9871
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	—	1 817	3,8186
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	1 556	3,2701
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	812	1,7065
LAND CLAIMS FIGHTERS	—	761	1,5993
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	676	1,4207
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	626	1,3156
DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION OF WITZENBERG INDEPENDENCE	—	576	1,2105
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	491	1,0319
INDEPENDENTS	—	426	0,8953
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	240	0,5044

47583 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

DA needs

1seats

DA11

for an outright majority

WITZENBERG AKSIE gains

+5.0pp

20110.0%

20165.0%

Closest covering ward

158votes apart

ANC40.2%

DA35.6%

Ward 8 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC10—

DA6—

ID3—

11 for a majority · 21 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC8

DA10

12 for a majority · 23 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC8

DA11

WA1—

12 for a majority · 23 seats

WC022 - Witzenberg · 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	21	11
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6	21	11
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	3	21	11
2 006	FIRST COMMUNITY PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	1	21	11
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	1	21	11
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	21	11
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	21	11
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	10	23	12
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8	23	12
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	23	12
2 011	DEMOCRATIC CHRISTIAN PARTY	1	23	12
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	1	23	12
2 011	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	1	23	12
2 011	VOICE OF INDEPENDENTS PARTY	1	23	12
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	23	12
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION OF WITZENBERG INDEPENDENCE	0	23	12
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	23	12
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	23	12
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	11	23	12
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8	23	12
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	23	12
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	23	12
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	1	23	12
2 016	WITZENBERG AKSIE	1	23	12
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	23	12
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION OF WITZENBERG INDEPENDENCE	0	23	12
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	23	12
2 016	LAND CLAIMS FIGHTERS	0	23	12
2 016	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	23	12
2 016	PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	23	12
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	23	12

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 %

ANC43.3%—

DA41.7%—

ID0.0%—

WITZENBERG ONAFHANKLIKE VERENIGING9.2%—

WA0.0%—

Other5.8%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC48.2%

DA26.7%

ID15.3%

WITZENBERG ONAFHANKLIKE VERENIGING0.0%

WA0.0%

UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT4.3%

FIRST COMMUNITY PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA3.5%

Other1.9%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC36.3%

DA46.4%

ID0.0%

WITZENBERG ONAFHANKLIKE VERENIGING0.0%

WA0.0%

NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY3.3%

COPE2.8%

Other11.2%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC32.3%

DA46.0%

ID0.0%

WITZENBERG ONAFHANKLIKE VERENIGING0.0%

WA5.0%

ICOSA3.8%

EFF3.3%

Other9.7%

WC022 - Witzenberg · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	15 075	43,3015	34 814	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	14 514	41,6901	34 814	Reported
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	34 814	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	WITZENBERG ONAFHANKLIKE VERENIGING	3 201	9,1946	34 814	Reported
2 000	WITZENBERG AKSIE	0	0	34 814	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	34 814	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	34 814	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	FIRST COMMUNITY PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	34 814	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1 160	3,332	34 814	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	34 814	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	34 814	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	34 814	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VOICE OF INDEPENDENTS PARTY	0	0	34 814	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC CHRISTIAN PARTY	0	0	34 814	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	LAND CLAIMS FIGHTERS	0	0	34 814	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	34 814	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION OF WITZENBERG INDEPENDENCE	0	0	34 814	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	485	1,3931	34 814	Reported
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	34 814	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	34 814	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	34 814	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	34 814	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	16 627	48,2431	34 465	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9 214	26,7344	34 465	Reported
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	5 261	15,2648	34 465	Reported
2 006	WITZENBERG ONAFHANKLIKE VERENIGING	0	0	34 465	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	WITZENBERG AKSIE	0	0	34 465	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	1 496	4,3406	34 465	Reported
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	34 465	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	FIRST COMMUNITY PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	1 210	3,5108	34 465	Reported
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	34 465	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	34 465	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	34 465	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	34 465	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	VOICE OF INDEPENDENTS PARTY	0	0	34 465	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC CHRISTIAN PARTY	0	0	34 465	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	LAND CLAIMS FIGHTERS	0	0	34 465	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	314	0,9111	34 465	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION OF WITZENBERG INDEPENDENCE	0	0	34 465	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	34 465	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	34 465	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	34 465	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	34 465	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	34 465	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	15 386	36,304	42 381	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	19 658	46,384	42 381	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	42 381	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	WITZENBERG ONAFHANKLIKE VERENIGING	0	0	42 381	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	WITZENBERG AKSIE	0	0	42 381	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	769	1,8145	42 381	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	42 381	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	FIRST COMMUNITY PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	42 381	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	42 381	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	1 403	3,3104	42 381	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	42 381	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1 190	2,8079	42 381	Reported
2 011	VOICE OF INDEPENDENTS PARTY	815	1,923	42 381	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC CHRISTIAN PARTY	795	1,8758	42 381	Reported
2 011	LAND CLAIMS FIGHTERS	0	0	42 381	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	655	1,5455	42 381	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION OF WITZENBERG INDEPENDENCE	616	1,4535	42 381	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	42 381	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	42 381	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	42 381	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION	395	0,932	42 381	Reported
2 011	PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	42 381	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	15 358	32,2762	47 583	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	21 871	45,9639	47 583	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	47 583	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	WITZENBERG ONAFHANKLIKE VERENIGING	0	0	47 583	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	WITZENBERG AKSIE	2 373	4,9871	47 583	Reported
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	47 583	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	1 817	3,8186	47 583	Reported
2 016	FIRST COMMUNITY PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	47 583	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	47 583	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	47 583	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 556	3,2701	47 583	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	812	1,7065	47 583	Reported
2 016	VOICE OF INDEPENDENTS PARTY	0	0	47 583	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC CHRISTIAN PARTY	0	0	47 583	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	LAND CLAIMS FIGHTERS	761	1,5993	47 583	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	676	1,4207	47 583	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION OF WITZENBERG INDEPENDENCE	576	1,2105	47 583	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	47 583	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	626	1,3156	47 583	Reported
2 016	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	491	1,0319	47 583	Reported
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	47 583	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	240	0,5044	47 583	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 Witzenberg

12 wards

Ward 1

ANC76.3%Nonzame Phatsoane

EFF11.0%

Lead: 2 548 votes Ward 2

DA58.6%Cornelius Lottering

ANC22.5%

Lead: 1 423 votes Ward 3

DA70.4%Dirk Swart

ANC14.2%

Lead: 2 203 votes Ward 4

DA56.9%Joachem Jacobus Visagie

WITZENBERG AKSIE13.5%

Lead: 1 632 votes Ward 5

DA69.7%Hendrik Johannes Smit

ANC15.2%

Lead: 2 240 votes Ward 6

DA43.8%Karriem Adams

ANC16.0%

Lead: 1 096 votes Ward 7

DA48.4%Patric Daniels

ANC33.5%

Lead: 971 votes Ward 8

ANC40.2%Hanlie Felicia Visagie

DA35.6%

Lead: 158 votes Ward 9

ANC48.2%Samiel Johannes Hugo

DA33.4%

Lead: 363 votes Ward 10

ANC42.1%Themba Petros Mgoboza

DA29.9%

Lead: 468 votes Ward 11

DA47.8%Elizabeth Mary Sidego

ANC36.0%

Lead: 552 votes Ward 12

ANC43.2%Mavis Mdala

DA37.3%

Lead: 182 votes

Wards in Witzenberg ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 977	76,2747
Ward 1	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	429	10,9915
Ward 2	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 312	58,6058
Ward 2	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	889	22,5349
Ward 3	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 758	70,3571
Ward 3	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	555	14,1582
Ward 4	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 139	56,9186
Ward 4	2 016	WITZENBERG AKSIE	507	13,4912
Ward 5	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 867	69,7228
Ward 5	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	627	15,2481
Ward 6	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 729	43,75
Ward 6	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	633	16,0172
Ward 7	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 161	48,4222
Ward 7	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 190	33,5478
Ward 8	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 368	40,2353
Ward 8	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 210	35,5882
Ward 9	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 183	48,1874
Ward 9	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	820	33,4012
Ward 10	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 622	42,0534
Ward 10	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 154	29,9196
Ward 11	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 243	47,7641
Ward 11	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 691	36,0094
Ward 12	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 322	43,245
Ward 12	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 140	37,2915

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.

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The council results cover all of Witzenberg. Ward results include areas outside Wolseley.

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.

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