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Ward results

DA loses its majority

2021

Council seats

ANC4 seats
CFRA3 seats
DA2 seats
PA1 seat
FF+1 seat
Cederberg · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS436,3636
CEDERBERG FIRST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION327,2727
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE218,1818
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE19,0909
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS19,0909
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00
DEMOCRATIC INDEPENDENT PARTY00
DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION00
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS00
GOOD00
INDEPENDENTS00
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00

11 seats; 6 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
35.5%10 495 votes
CEDERBERG FIRST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
27.5%8 141 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
20.7%6 135 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
7.8%2 298 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties8.6%2 534 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
3.2%934 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.2%357 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
1.1%338 votes
GOOD
1.0%296 votes
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
0.7%194 votes
DEMOCRATIC INDEPENDENT PARTY
0.6%189 votes
DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION
0.4%128 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.2%60 votes
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
0.1%38 votes
Cederberg · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—10 49535,4525
CEDERBERG FIRST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION—8 14127,5006
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—6 13520,7243
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE—2 2987,7627
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—9343,1551
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—3571,206
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—3381,1418
GOOD—2960,9999
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE—1940,6553
DEMOCRATIC INDEPENDENT PARTY—1890,6384
DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION—1280,4324
INDEPENDENTS—600,2027
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT—380,1284

29603 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
DA4—
ANC6—
CFRA0—
ID2—
COPE0—

7 for a majority · 12 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
DA4
ANC5
COPE1

6 for a majority · 11 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011
DA6
ANC4

6 for a majority · 11 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016
DA2
ANC4
CFRA3—

6 for a majority · 11 seats

WC012 - Cederberg · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6127
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4127
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS2127
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5116
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4116
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1116
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1116
2 011INDEPENDENTS0116
2 011THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION0116
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6116
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4116
2 016ALLIANCE OF DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS1116
2 016ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM0116
2 016COLOURED VOICE0116
2 016DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION0116
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0116
2 016INDEPENDENTS0116
2 016SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION0116
2 016THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION0116
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4116
2 021CEDERBERG FIRST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION3116
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2116
2 021PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1116
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1116
2 021AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE0116
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0116
2 021DEMOCRATIC INDEPENDENT PARTY0116
2 021DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION0116
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0116
2 021GOOD0116
2 021INDEPENDENTS0116
2 021ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT0116

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%—
ANC47.9%—
CFRA0.0%—
ID0.0%—
COPE0.0%—
Other7.2%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
DA37.6%
ANC46.5%
CFRA0.0%
ID15.9%
COPE0.0%
Other0.0%
2011Vote %vs 2006
DA37.9%
ANC45.0%
CFRA0.0%
ID0.0%
COPE9.5%
PAC5.1%
Other2.5%
2016Vote %vs 2011
DA55.2%
ANC35.9%
CFRA0.0%
ID0.0%
COPE0.0%
ALLIANCE OF DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS5.8%
Other3.1%
2021Vote %vs 2016
DA20.7%
ANC35.5%
CFRA27.5%
ID0.0%
COPE0.0%
PA7.8%
FF+3.2%
Other5.4%
WC012 - Cederberg · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE8 98144,909519 998Reported
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9 58247,914819 998Reported
2 000CEDERBERG FIRST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION0019 998No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0019 998No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0019 998No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0019 998No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 3786,890719 998Reported
2 000ALLIANCE OF DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS0019 998No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0019 998No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0019 998No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM0019 998No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0019 998No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0019 998No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000GOOD0019 998No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE0019 998No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000DEMOCRATIC INDEPENDENT PARTY0019 998No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION0019 998No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION0019 998No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000COLOURED VOICE0019 998No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT0019 998No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION0019 998No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE7 30837,577119 448Reported
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9 05046,534319 448Reported
2 006CEDERBERG FIRST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION0019 448No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS3 09015,888519 448Reported
2 006CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0019 448No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0019 448No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0019 448No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ALLIANCE OF DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS0019 448No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0019 448No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0019 448No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM0019 448No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0019 448No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0019 448No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006GOOD0019 448No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE0019 448No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DEMOCRATIC INDEPENDENT PARTY0019 448No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION0019 448No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION0019 448No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006COLOURED VOICE0019 448No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT0019 448No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION0019 448No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE9 68037,856925 570Reported
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11 51045,013725 570Reported
2 011CEDERBERG FIRST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION0025 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0025 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE2 4369,526825 570Reported
2 011PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0025 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0025 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ALLIANCE OF DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS0025 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1 3095,119325 570Reported
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0025 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM0025 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0025 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0025 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011GOOD0025 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE0025 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011DEMOCRATIC INDEPENDENT PARTY0025 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION1250,488925 570Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION0025 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011COLOURED VOICE0025 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT0025 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION0025 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE16 89555,208830 602Reported
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS10 99035,912730 602Reported
2 016CEDERBERG FIRST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION0030 602No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0030 602No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0030 602No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0030 602No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0030 602No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ALLIANCE OF DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS1 7795,813330 602Reported
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0030 602No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0030 602No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM4461,457430 602Reported
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0030 602No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2580,843130 602Reported
2 016GOOD0030 602No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE0030 602No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016DEMOCRATIC INDEPENDENT PARTY0030 602No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION230,075230 602Reported
2 016DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION590,192830 602Reported
2 016COLOURED VOICE1080,352930 602Reported
2 016ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT0030 602No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION380,124230 602Reported
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6 13520,724329 603Reported
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS10 49535,452529 603Reported
2 021CEDERBERG FIRST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION8 14127,500629 603Reported
2 021INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0029 603No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0029 603No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE2 2987,762729 603Reported
2 021UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0029 603No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021ALLIANCE OF DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS0029 603No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0029 603No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS9343,155129 603Reported
2 021ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM0029 603No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY3571,20629 603Reported
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3381,141829 603Reported
2 021GOOD2960,999929 603Reported
2 021AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE1940,655329 603Reported
2 021DEMOCRATIC INDEPENDENT PARTY1890,638429 603Reported
2 021THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION0029 603No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION1280,432429 603Reported
2 021COLOURED VOICE0029 603No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT380,128429 603Reported
2 021SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION0029 603No votes recorded in the complete party list.

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.
All parties & exact values

Council government

Who governed after 2021

CFRA + DA + FF+13 Jul 2022
ANC + PA01 Mar 2023
CFRA + DA + FF+14 Feb 2025
ANC + CFRA + FF+Feb 2026
Administrations & sources

MISTRA records the administrations that governed after the 2021 election, through 28 February 2026. The latest recorded administration is shown below, followed by its predecessors. Party roles and officeholders are recorded at formation; later changes may appear in the notes.

ANCCFRAFF+

Members at formation · majority coalition · 14 Feb 2025 · recorded active at source cutoff

Inaugural mayor: R. Richards (CFRA)

Source notes: Mayor R. Richards resigned in June 2025 and A. Scheepers of the ANC was elected. Scheepers had already replaced A. Mouton as deputy mayor earlier that year.

4 recorded administrations · 2021–February 2026
  1. ANC + CFRA + FF+

    14 Feb 2025 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026

    Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: R. Richards.

    Mayor R. Richards resigned in June 2025 and A. Scheepers of the ANC was elected. Scheepers had already replaced A. Mouton as deputy mayor earlier that year.

  2. CFRA + DA + FF+

    01 Mar 2023 → 14 Feb 2025 · Recomposition

    Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: R. Richards.

    By-elections in April and August 2024 moved two ANC seats, one to the CFRA and one to the DA, taking this administration from the six it needed for a majority to eight.

  3. ANC + PA

    13 Jul 2022 → 01 Mar 2023 · MONC

    Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: W. Farmer.

  4. CFRA + DA + FF+

    Around 22 Nov 2021 → 13 Jul 2022 · MONC

    Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: R. Richards.

MISTRA, 2026 edition v1.0

Original coalition coding: CC BY 4.0. IEC seat figures and municipal identifiers retain their original terms. Dates and party labels have been normalised. Counted clarifications are labelled and sourced; original wording and source issues are retained in the data.

Ward results

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Wards in Cederberg

6 wards

Wards in Cederberg ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 80742,2295
Ward 12 021CEDERBERG FIRST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION92621,6406
Ward 22 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 43444,319
Ward 22 021CEDERBERG FIRST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION1 54428,1136
Ward 32 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 42240,2058
Ward 32 021CEDERBERG FIRST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION2 10134,8772
Ward 42 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 69131,8156
Ward 42 021CEDERBERG FIRST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION1 17222,0508
Ward 52 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 12842,9379
Ward 52 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 26525,5246
Ward 62 021CEDERBERG FIRST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION1 55243,879
Ward 62 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS87624,7668

The two largest published entries shown on each ward card. Open a ward for all entries.

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 15 Jan 2022, 17:35 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:39 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 11 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: 15 Jan 2022, 17:35 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 Cederberg. Ward results include areas outside Elands Bay.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 1 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 2021.

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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