2021 · Swellendam council results

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Ward results

DA retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

11 seats6 for a majority

DA6 seats

ANC4 seats

FF+1 seat

Swellendam · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6	54,5455
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4	36,3636
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	9,0909
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0
GOOD	0	0
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0
SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	0	0

11 seats; 6 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

52.2%12 369 votes

38.6%9 153 votes

Other9.1%2 163 votes

3.1%738 votes

2.4%579 votes

1.2%277 votes

0.8%184 votes

0.6%143 votes

0.5%129 votes

0.3%61 votes

0.2%52 votes

Swellendam · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	12 369	52,2229
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	9 153	38,6447
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	738	3,1159
SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	—	579	2,4446
INDEPENDENTS	—	277	1,1695
GOOD	—	184	0,7769
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	143	0,6038
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	—	129	0,5446
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	—	61	0,2575
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	52	0,2195

23685 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

DA above the majority

0seats

DA6

6 of 11 council seats

ANC falls

−6.0pp

201644.7%

202138.6%

Closest covering ward

119votes apart

DA49.7%

ANC47.3%

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

DA3—

ANC4—

ID2—

ACDP1—

6 for a majority · 10 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

DA4

ANC4

ACDP1

5 for a majority · 9 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

DA6

ANC5

ACDP0

6 for a majority · 11 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

DA6

ANC4

6 for a majority · 11 seats

WC034 - Swellendam · 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	4	10	6
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3	10	6
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	2	10	6
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	10	6
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	10	6
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4	9	5
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	9	5
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	9	5
2 011	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	9	5
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	9	5
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	9	5
2 011	NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION	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	5	11	6
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	11	6
2 016	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	11	6
2 016	COMMUNITY AND WORKERS ALLIANCE	0	11	6
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	11	6
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	11	6
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	11	6
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	11	6
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6	11	6
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4	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	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	11	6
2 021	GOOD	0	11	6
2 021	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	11	6
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	11	6
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	11	6
2 021	SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	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 %

DA48.4%—

ANC45.4%—

ID0.0%—

ACDP0.0%—

PAC5.5%—

Other0.7%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

DA30.2%

ANC38.4%

ID24.6%

ACDP5.5%

PAC0.0%

Other1.3%

2011Vote %vs 2006

DA41.0%

ANC41.9%

ID0.0%

ACDP6.5%

PAC0.0%

NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION4.4%

CIVIC INDEPENDENT2.5%

Other3.8%

2016Vote %vs 2011

DA47.9%

ANC44.7%

ID0.0%

ACDP0.8%

PAC0.0%

Other6.6%

2021Vote %vs 2016

DA52.2%

ANC38.6%

ID0.0%

ACDP0.0%

PAC0.0%

SOUTH AFRICA FIRST2.4%

Other6.7%

WC034 - Swellendam · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7 281	48,4206	15 037	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 826	45,3947	15 037	Reported
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	15 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	15 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	822	5,4665	15 037	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	15 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	15 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	0	15 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	0	0	15 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	15 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	15 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	15 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	COMMUNITY AND WORKERS ALLIANCE	0	0	15 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	GOOD	0	0	15 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	15 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	15 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	15 037	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 733	30,1984	15 673	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 014	38,3717	15 673	Reported
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	3 863	24,6475	15 673	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	867	5,5318	15 673	Reported
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	15 673	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	15 673	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	15 673	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	0	15 673	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	0	0	15 673	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	15 673	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	15 673	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	15 673	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	COMMUNITY AND WORKERS ALLIANCE	0	0	15 673	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	GOOD	0	0	15 673	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	15 673	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	15 673	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	15 673	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8 629	40,9501	21 072	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 826	41,885	21 072	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	21 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 369	6,4968	21 072	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	21 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION	917	4,3517	21 072	Reported
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	236	1,12	21 072	Reported
2 011	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	528	2,5057	21 072	Reported
2 011	SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	0	0	21 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	299	1,4189	21 072	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	21 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	21 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	COMMUNITY AND WORKERS ALLIANCE	0	0	21 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	GOOD	0	0	21 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	86	0,4081	21 072	Reported
2 011	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	21 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	21 072	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	11 781	47,9429	24 573	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10 974	44,6588	24 573	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	24 573	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	204	0,8302	24 573	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	24 573	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	24 573	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	507	2,0632	24 573	Reported
2 016	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	261	1,0621	24 573	Reported
2 016	SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	0	0	24 573	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	24 573	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	309	1,2575	24 573	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	216	0,879	24 573	Reported
2 016	COMMUNITY AND WORKERS ALLIANCE	204	0,8302	24 573	Reported
2 016	GOOD	0	0	24 573	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	24 573	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	24 573	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	24 573	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12 369	52,2229	23 685	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9 153	38,6447	23 685	Reported
2 021	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	23 685	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	23 685	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	23 685	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	23 685	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	738	3,1159	23 685	Reported
2 021	CIVIC INDEPENDENT	0	0	23 685	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	579	2,4446	23 685	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	23 685	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	129	0,5446	23 685	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	143	0,6038	23 685	Reported
2 021	COMMUNITY AND WORKERS ALLIANCE	0	0	23 685	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	GOOD	184	0,7769	23 685	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	23 685	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	61	0,2575	23 685	Reported
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	52	0,2195	23 685	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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Council government

Who governed after 2021

2023DA + 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 · 24 Jan 2023 · recorded active at source cutoff

Inaugural mayor: H. F. du Rand (DA)

Source notes: One of the eleven seats was vacant when this administration formed. Speaker J. van Schalkwyk resigned his seat in February 2025 and J. du T. Loubser, also of the FF Plus, was elected in his place.

Source party seats do not sum to the recorded council size (vacancies or incomplete allocation).

1 recorded administration · 2021–February 2026

DA + FF+
24 Jan 2023 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: H. F. du Rand.
One of the eleven seats was vacant when this administration formed. Speaker J. van Schalkwyk resigned his seat in February 2025 and J. du T. Loubser, also of the FF Plus, was elected in his place.
Source party seats do not sum to the recorded council size (vacancies or incomplete allocation).

Ward results

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Wards in Swellendam

6 wards

Ward 1

DA75.7%Elna Jacoba Lamprecht

ANC13.7%

Lead: 2 141 votes Ward 2

DA49.7%Abraham Michael Pokwas

ANC47.3%

Lead: 119 votes Ward 3

ANC47.4%Donovan Jeremy Julius

DA44.8%

Lead: 124 votes Ward 4

DA67.1%Hendrik Francois Du Rand

ANC26.5%

Lead: 1 872 votes Ward 5

ANC46.3%Gladys Libazi

DA34.8%

Lead: 429 votes Ward 6

ANC52.0%Julian Alan Matthysen

DA34.9%

Lead: 363 votes

Wards in Swellendam ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 614	75,7462
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	473	13,7062
Ward 2	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 469	49,6881
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 350	47,2932
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 276	47,3969
Ward 3	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 152	44,8147
Ward 4	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 098	67,0853
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 226	26,5483
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 726	46,3231
Ward 5	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 297	34,8094
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 102	52,0057
Ward 6	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	739	34,8749

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 Swellendam. Ward results include areas outside Infanta.

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. 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.

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Combined ballot votes

DA above the majority

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Who governed after 2021

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