2021 · Cape Agulhas council results

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Ward results

DA loses its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

11 seats6 for a majority

DA5 seats

ANC3 seats

DLRP2 seats

FF+1 seat

Cape Agulhas · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5	45,4545
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3	27,2727
DIENSLEWERINGS PARTY	2	18,1818
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	9,0909
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0
COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0
GOOD	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
KAAP AGULHAS CIVIC ORGANISASIE	0	0
LAND PARTY	0	0
OTHER	0	0
SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	0	0
THE PEOPLE'S AGENDA	0	0

11 seats; 6 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

44.0%10 489 votes

26.8%6 372 votes

12.6%3 012 votes

Other16.6%3 943 votes

8.2%1 949 votes

1.8%433 votes

1.5%351 votes

1.4%340 votes

1.1%258 votes

0.7%159 votes

0.6%150 votes

0.6%131 votes

0.4%95 votes

0.2%44 votes

0.1%33 votes

Cape Agulhas · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	10 489	44,0418
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	6 372	26,7551
DIENSLEWERINGS PARTY	—	3 012	12,647
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	1 949	8,1836
THE PEOPLE'S AGENDA	—	433	1,8181
KAAP AGULHAS CIVIC ORGANISASIE	—	351	1,4738
SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	—	340	1,4276
GOOD	—	258	1,0833
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	159	0,6676
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	—	150	0,6298
LAND PARTY	—	131	0,5501
COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA	—	95	0,3989
OTHER	—	44	0,1847
INDEPENDENTS	—	33	0,1386

23816 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

DA needs

1seats

DA5

for an outright majority

DA falls

−9.3pp

201653.3%

202144.0%

Closest covering ward

5votes apart

DA30.2%

DIENSLEWERINGS PARTY30.1%

Ward 2 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

DA4—

ANC5—

DLRP0—

FF+0—

ACDP1—

6 for a majority · 10 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

DA4

ANC4

FF+0

ACDP0

5 for a majority · 9 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

DA6

ANC3

DLRP1—

FF+0

ACDP0

6 for a majority · 11 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

DA5

ANC3

DLRP2

FF+1

6 for a majority · 11 seats

WC033 - Cape Agulhas · 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	5	10	6
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	10	6
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	10	6
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	10	6
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4	9	5
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	9	5
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	1	9	5
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	9	5
2 011	CAPE AGULHAS RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION	0	9	5
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	9	5
2 011	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	9	5
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	9	5
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6	11	6
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3	11	6
2 016	DIENSLEWERINGS PARTY	1	11	6
2 016	KAAP AGULHAS CIVIC ORGANISASIE	1	11	6
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	11	6
2 016	UBUNTU PARTY	0	11	6
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	11	6
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5	11	6
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3	11	6
2 021	DIENSLEWERINGS PARTY	2	11	6
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	11	6
2 021	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	11	6
2 021	COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	11	6
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	11	6
2 021	GOOD	0	11	6
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	11	6
2 021	KAAP AGULHAS CIVIC ORGANISASIE	0	11	6
2 021	LAND PARTY	0	11	6
2 021	OTHER	0	11	6
2 021	SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	0	11	6
2 021	THE PEOPLE'S AGENDA	0	11	6

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 %

DA55.8%—

ANC39.9%—

DLRP0.0%—

FF+0.0%—

ACDP0.0%—

Other4.4%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

DA38.1%

ANC49.0%

DLRP0.0%

FF+0.0%

ACDP6.7%

ID6.2%

Other0.0%

2011Vote %vs 2006

DA48.2%

ANC41.3%

DLRP0.0%

FF+0.3%

ACDP0.9%

NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY2.5%

Other6.8%

2016Vote %vs 2011

DA53.3%

ANC30.2%

DLRP10.1%

FF+1.3%

ACDP0.0%

KAAP AGULHAS CIVIC ORGANISASIE3.3%

Other1.7%

2021Vote %vs 2016

DA44.0%

ANC26.8%

DLRP12.6%

FF+8.2%

Other8.4%

WC033 - Cape Agulhas · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9 360	55,7674	16 784	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 690	39,8594	16 784	Reported
2 000	DIENSLEWERINGS PARTY	0	0	16 784	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	16 784	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	16 784	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	16 784	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	KAAP AGULHAS CIVIC ORGANISASIE	0	0	16 784	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	16 784	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	16 784	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	THE PEOPLE'S AGENDA	0	0	16 784	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	0	0	16 784	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	16 784	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CAPE AGULHAS RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION	0	0	16 784	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	GOOD	0	0	16 784	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	16 784	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	LAND PARTY	0	0	16 784	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	16 784	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UBUNTU PARTY	0	0	16 784	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7 265	38,0925	19 072	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9 345	48,9985	19 072	Reported
2 006	DIENSLEWERINGS PARTY	0	0	19 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	19 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 272	6,6695	19 072	Reported
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	1 190	6,2395	19 072	Reported
2 006	KAAP AGULHAS CIVIC ORGANISASIE	0	0	19 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	19 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	19 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	THE PEOPLE'S AGENDA	0	0	19 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	0	0	19 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	19 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CAPE AGULHAS RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION	0	0	19 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	GOOD	0	0	19 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	19 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	LAND PARTY	0	0	19 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	19 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UBUNTU PARTY	0	0	19 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12 046	48,1898	24 997	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10 325	41,305	24 997	Reported
2 011	DIENSLEWERINGS PARTY	0	0	24 997	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	86	0,344	24 997	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	223	0,8921	24 997	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	24 997	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	KAAP AGULHAS CIVIC ORGANISASIE	0	0	24 997	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	626	2,5043	24 997	Reported
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	497	1,9882	24 997	Reported
2 011	THE PEOPLE'S AGENDA	0	0	24 997	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	0	0	24 997	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	24 997	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CAPE AGULHAS RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION	275	1,1001	24 997	Reported
2 011	GOOD	0	0	24 997	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	24 997	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	LAND PARTY	0	0	24 997	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	24 997	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UBUNTU PARTY	0	0	24 997	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	13 950	53,3114	26 167	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 910	30,2289	26 167	Reported
2 016	DIENSLEWERINGS PARTY	2 647	10,1158	26 167	Reported
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	345	1,3185	26 167	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	26 167	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	26 167	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	KAAP AGULHAS CIVIC ORGANISASIE	872	3,3324	26 167	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	26 167	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	26 167	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	THE PEOPLE'S AGENDA	0	0	26 167	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	0	0	26 167	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	363	1,3872	26 167	Reported
2 016	CAPE AGULHAS RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION	0	0	26 167	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	GOOD	0	0	26 167	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	26 167	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	LAND PARTY	0	0	26 167	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	26 167	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UBUNTU PARTY	80	0,3057	26 167	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	10 489	44,0418	23 816	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 372	26,7551	23 816	Reported
2 021	DIENSLEWERINGS PARTY	3 012	12,647	23 816	Reported
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 949	8,1836	23 816	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	23 816	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	Unavailable	Unavailable	23 816	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	KAAP AGULHAS CIVIC ORGANISASIE	351	1,4738	23 816	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	23 816	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	Unavailable	Unavailable	23 816	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	THE PEOPLE'S AGENDA	433	1,8181	23 816	Reported
2 021	SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	340	1,4276	23 816	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	159	0,6676	23 816	Reported
2 021	CAPE AGULHAS RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	23 816	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	GOOD	258	1,0833	23 816	Reported
2 021	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	150	0,6298	23 816	Reported
2 021	LAND PARTY	131	0,5501	23 816	Reported
2 021	COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA	95	0,3989	23 816	Reported
2 021	UBUNTU PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	23 816	Not separately listed in this source.

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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Council government

Who governed after 2021

2021DA + 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.

DAFF+

Members at formation · majority coalition · 22 Nov 2021 · recorded active at source cutoff

Inaugural mayor: P. Swart (DA)

Source notes: Mayor P. Swart was removed by a council vote in May 2024. Deputy Mayor R. Ross then acted in the office, and was elected mayor in June 2024.

1 recorded administration · 2021–February 2026

DA + FF+
22 Nov 2021 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: P. Swart.
Mayor P. Swart was removed by a council vote in May 2024. Deputy Mayor R. Ross then acted in the office, and was elected mayor in June 2024.

Ward results

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Wards in Cape Agulhas

6 wards

Ward 1

DA44.1%Raymond John Ross

ANC40.5%

Lead: 167 votes Ward 2

DA30.2%

DIENSLEWERINGS PARTY30.1%

Lead: 5 votes Ward 3

ANC43.5%Renier Stander Louw

DIENSLEWERINGS PARTY17.3%

Lead: 747 votes Ward 4

DA69.1%Johannes Gerhardus Albertus Nieuwoudt

FF+21.2%

Lead: 1 853 votes Ward 5

DA60.1%Gerhard Jakobus Olwage

ANC17.3%

Lead: 2 047 votes Ward 6

ANC33.7%Janine August-Martinus

DA32.9%

Lead: 28 votes

Wards in Cape Agulhas ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 046	44,0758
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 879	40,4782
Ward 2	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 277	30,2106
Ward 2	2 021	DIENSLEWERINGS PARTY	1 272	30,0923
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 240	43,5088
Ward 3	2 021	DIENSLEWERINGS PARTY	493	17,2982
Ward 4	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 671	69,1074
Ward 4	2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	818	21,1643
Ward 5	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 875	60,1213
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	828	17,3149
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 164	33,7391
Ward 6	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 136	32,9275

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

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The council results cover all of Cape Agulhas. Ward results include areas outside Elim.

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 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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