2021 · Bitou council results

Kwanokuthula, Western Cape

Ward results

No party has a majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

13 seats7 for a majority

DA5 seats

ANC4 seats

AUF1 seat

IPM1 seat

PA1 seat

PDC1 seat

Bitou · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5	38,4615
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4	30,7692
ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	1	7,6923
IKHWEZI POLITICAL MOVEMENT	1	7,6923
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	1	7,6923
PLETT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	1	7,6923
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
BITOU CONCERNED RESIDENTS	0	0
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0
GOOD	0	0
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT	0	0
OTHER	0	0
SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY	0	0

13 seats; 7 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

40.4%15 835 votes

29.1%11 411 votes

9.0%3 544 votes

6.5%2 554 votes

5.7%2 243 votes

Other9.3%3 646 votes

3.2%1 255 votes

1.4%568 votes

1.1%434 votes

0.8%307 votes

0.7%289 votes

0.6%235 votes

0.5%210 votes

0.5%191 votes

0.4%157 votes

Bitou · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	15 835	40,3614
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	11 411	29,0852
ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	—	3 544	9,0332
PLETT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	—	2 554	6,5098
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	2 243	5,7171
IKHWEZI POLITICAL MOVEMENT	—	1 255	3,1988
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	568	1,4478
OTHER	—	434	1,1062
SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY	—	307	0,7825
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	289	0,7366
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	235	0,599
GOOD	—	210	0,5353
BITOU CONCERNED RESIDENTS	—	191	0,4868
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT	—	157	0,4002

39233 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

DA needs

2seats

DA5

for an outright majority

ANC falls

−11.9pp

201641.0%

202129.1%

Closest covering ward

662votes apart

PLETT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS39.5%

ANC25.5%

Ward 4 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC7—

DA3—

ID1—

6 for a majority · 11 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC6

DA6

7 for a majority · 13 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC6

DA6

AUF1—

PDC0—

ID0—

7 for a majority · 13 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC4

DA5

AUF1

PDC1

7 for a majority · 13 seats

WC047 - Bitou · 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	7	11	6
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3	11	6
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	1	11	6
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	11	6
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	11	6
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	11	6
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	11	6
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6	13	7
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6	13	7
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	13	7
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	13	7
2 011	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	13	7
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	13	7
2 011	PLETTENBERG BAY COMMUNITY FORUM	0	13	7
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6	13	7
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6	13	7
2 016	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	1	13	7
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	13	7
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	13	7
2 016	BITOU INDEPENDENT PARTY	0	13	7
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	13	7
2 016	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	13	7
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	13	7
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	13	7
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	13	7
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5	13	7
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4	13	7
2 021	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	1	13	7
2 021	IKHWEZI POLITICAL MOVEMENT	1	13	7
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	1	13	7
2 021	PLETT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	1	13	7
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	13	7
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	13	7
2 021	BITOU CONCERNED RESIDENTS	0	13	7
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	13	7
2 021	GOOD	0	13	7
2 021	ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT	0	13	7
2 021	OTHER	0	13	7
2 021	SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY	0	13	7

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 %

ANC60.9%—

DA37.3%—

AUF0.0%—

PDC0.0%—

ID0.0%—

Other1.9%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC60.0%

DA30.7%

AUF0.0%

PDC0.0%

ID6.2%

Other3.1%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC45.5%

DA47.6%

AUF0.0%

PDC0.0%

ID0.0%

COPE2.7%

Other4.3%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC41.0%

DA48.6%

AUF5.4%

PDC0.0%

ID0.0%

Other5.1%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC29.1%

DA40.4%

AUF9.0%

PDC6.5%

PA5.7%

IPM3.2%

Other6.1%

WC047 - Bitou · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10 925	60,8873	17 943	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6 685	37,2569	17 943	Reported
2 000	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PLETT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	IKHWEZI POLITICAL MOVEMENT	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	GOOD	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	BITOU CONCERNED RESIDENTS	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	BITOU INDEPENDENT PARTY	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PLETTENBERG BAY COMMUNITY FORUM	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	17 943	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	14 215	60,0194	23 684	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7 272	30,7043	23 684	Reported
2 006	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PLETT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	1 470	6,2067	23 684	Reported
2 006	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	IKHWEZI POLITICAL MOVEMENT	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	123	0,5193	23 684	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	268	1,1316	23 684	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	133	0,5616	23 684	Reported
2 006	GOOD	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	BITOU CONCERNED RESIDENTS	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	BITOU INDEPENDENT PARTY	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PLETTENBERG BAY COMMUNITY FORUM	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	23 684	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	15 780	45,4768	34 699	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	16 502	47,5576	34 699	Reported
2 011	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PLETT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	IKHWEZI POLITICAL MOVEMENT	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	939	2,7061	34 699	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	572	1,6485	34 699	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	GOOD	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	BITOU CONCERNED RESIDENTS	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	BITOU INDEPENDENT PARTY	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PLETTENBERG BAY COMMUNITY FORUM	82	0,2363	34 699	Reported
2 011	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	44	0,1268	34 699	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	34 699	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	15 419	40,9753	37 630	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	18 282	48,5836	37 630	Reported
2 016	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	2 015	5,3548	37 630	Reported
2 016	PLETT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	0	0	37 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	37 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	37 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	IKHWEZI POLITICAL MOVEMENT	0	0	37 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	180	0,4783	37 630	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	691	1,8363	37 630	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	415	1,1028	37 630	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	60	0,1594	37 630	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	411	1,0922	37 630	Reported
2 016	SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY	0	0	37 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	37 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	37 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	GOOD	0	0	37 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	BITOU CONCERNED RESIDENTS	0	0	37 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT	0	0	37 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	BITOU INDEPENDENT PARTY	113	0,3003	37 630	Reported
2 016	PLETTENBERG BAY COMMUNITY FORUM	0	0	37 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	37 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	27	0,0718	37 630	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	17	0,0452	37 630	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11 411	29,0852	39 233	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	15 835	40,3614	39 233	Reported
2 021	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	3 544	9,0332	39 233	Reported
2 021	PLETT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	2 554	6,5098	39 233	Reported
2 021	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	Unavailable	Unavailable	39 233	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	2 243	5,7171	39 233	Reported
2 021	IKHWEZI POLITICAL MOVEMENT	1 255	3,1988	39 233	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	Unavailable	Unavailable	39 233	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	568	1,4478	39 233	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	235	0,599	39 233	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	39 233	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	Unavailable	Unavailable	39 233	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY	307	0,7825	39 233	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	289	0,7366	39 233	Reported
2 021	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	Unavailable	Unavailable	39 233	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	GOOD	210	0,5353	39 233	Reported
2 021	BITOU CONCERNED RESIDENTS	191	0,4868	39 233	Reported
2 021	ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT	157	0,4002	39 233	Reported
2 021	BITOU INDEPENDENT PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	39 233	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	PLETTENBERG BAY COMMUNITY FORUM	Unavailable	Unavailable	39 233	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	39 233	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	39 233	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	Unavailable	Unavailable	39 233	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

2021AUF + DA + PDC02 Feb 2024

2024ANC + IPM + PDC26 Aug 2024

2024AUF + DA + IPMFeb 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.

AUFDAIPM

Members at formation · majority coalition · 26 Aug 2024 · recorded active at source cutoff

Inaugural mayor: J. Kamkam (DA)

3 recorded administrations · 2021–February 2026

AUF + DA + IPM
26 Aug 2024 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: J. Kamkam.
ANC + IPM + PDC
02 Feb 2024 → 26 Aug 2024 · MONC
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: C. Terblanche.
AUF + DA + PDC
18 Nov 2021 → 02 Feb 2024 · MONC
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: D. Swart.

Ward results

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Wards in Bitou

7 wards

Ward 1

DA51.6%Jessica Noreen Kamkam

ANC24.3%

Lead: 1 776 votes Ward 2

DA95.7%David John Swart

ANC1.3%

Lead: 7 759 votes Ward 3

ANC52.6%Thembela Mhlana

ACTIVE UNITED FRONT16.9%

Lead: 1 692 votes Ward 4

PLETT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS39.5%Claude Nielton John Terblanche

ANC25.5%

Lead: 662 votes Ward 5

ANC50.9%Samkele Aluncedo Mangxaba

ACTIVE UNITED FRONT23.1%

Lead: 1 422 votes Ward 6

ANC45.0%Nokuthula Teenage Seti

ACTIVE UNITED FRONT21.9%

Lead: 1 260 votes Ward 7

DA43.8%Annelise Renata Olivier

PA24.9%

Lead: 845 votes

Wards in Bitou ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 358	51,6377
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 582	24,3272
Ward 2	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7 864	95,6691
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	105	1,2774
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 496	52,5917
Ward 3	2 021	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	804	16,9406
Ward 4	2 021	PLETT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	1 873	39,5148
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 211	25,5485
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 603	50,8895
Ward 5	2 021	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	1 181	23,089
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 450	45,045
Ward 6	2 021	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	1 190	21,879
Ward 7	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 957	43,7808
Ward 7	2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	1 112	24,877

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 13 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 Bitou. Ward results include areas outside Kwanokuthula.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 4 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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