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Western Cape · municipality · 2021

Oudtshoorn

A local municipality provides local services and shares responsibilities with a district.Explain

Local, district or metro?

Your town and nearby areas

Handles local services such as refuse collection and local roads, with responsibilities shared with the district.

Several local municipalities

Coordinates planning and shared services across its area, such as bulk water infrastructure. Functions vary by area.

One council for a large city

Combines local and district responsibilities. There is no separate district council above it.

A district municipality is a level of local government. A voting district is a small voting area; it has no council of its own.

CoGTA guide to local government

2021 election outcome · Awaiting allocation

Council seats unavailable

Historical

A vote lead alone cannot tell us whether a party has a council majority.

A complete, consistent breakdown of parties and reported seats is needed.

% measures votes. Seats are places on the council.Explain

Vote share vs seats

Vote share

40 out of every 100 valid votes on the ballot shown.

One councillor

A representative who votes on council decisions.

Seats decide a majority

Use the council seat total, not the percentage on a single ballot.

Ward wins and the proportional allocation determine the final seats. A party’s PR vote percentage alone is not its share of council seats.

IEC guide to council seats

Combined ballot votes

Separate PR and ward figures are unavailable for this area.

Combined ballots show votes, not council seats.Explain

Vote share vs seats

Vote share

40 out of every 100 valid votes on the ballot shown.

One councillor

A representative who votes on council decisions.

Seats decide a majority

Use the council seat total, not the percentage on a single ballot.

Ward wins and the proportional allocation determine the final seats. A party’s PR vote percentage alone is not its share of council seats.

IEC guide to council seats
Leading in votesDA
30.1%

Ahead by 1 066 votes of ANC.

Change since 2016 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.

Party / candidateVote % · votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
30.1%13 736 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
27.7%12 670 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
12.1%5 518 votes
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
6.6%3 005 votes
OUDTSHOORN GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF
5.3%2 436 votes
GOOD
4.2%1 929 votes
ADVIESKANTOOR
3.7%1 681 votes
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PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
3.5%1 595 votes
OTHER
1.7%797 votes
SAAMSTAAN SUID-AFRIKA
1.6%741 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
1.3%611 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION
1.2%534 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.0%435 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%12 votes

45 700 combined ballot votes

Ward results

13 wards · Ward ballot

One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.Explain

What is a ward?

A ward

A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.

One seat

The ward candidate with the most votes wins, even with less than half the votes.

Winning a ward does not mean winning control of the whole council. The council also includes PR councillors.

IEC guide to council seats

Change since 2016 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.

Combined ballot totals · separate historical ward ballots unavailable.

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