2021 · Theewaterskloof council results

Riviersonderend, Western Cape

Ward results

DA loses its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

27 seats14 for a majority

DA11 seats

ANC8 seats

GOOD3 seats

PA2 seats

EFF1 seat

Other2 seats

SRWP1 seat

FF+1 seat

Theewaterskloof · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	11	40,7407
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8	29,6296
GOOD	3	11,1111
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	2	7,4074
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	3,7037
SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY	1	3,7037
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	3,7037
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
LAND PARTY	0	0
OTHER	0	0
SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	0	0
SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY	0	0
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0

27 seats; 14 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

41.7%21 403 votes

28.6%14 686 votes

10.2%5 218 votes

5.2%2 658 votes

3.9%2 012 votes

Other10.5%5 382 votes

3.3%1 719 votes

1.5%767 votes

1.4%714 votes

1.2%610 votes

0.9%438 votes

0.8%421 votes

0.8%410 votes

0.4%213 votes

0.2%90 votes

Theewaterskloof · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	21 403	41,6733
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	14 686	28,5948
GOOD	—	5 218	10,1599
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	2 658	5,1753
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	2 012	3,9175
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	1 719	3,347
SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY	—	767	1,4934
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	—	714	1,3902
SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	—	610	1,1877
SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY	—	438	0,8528
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	421	0,8197
OTHER	—	410	0,7983
LAND PARTY	—	213	0,4147
INDEPENDENTS	—	90	0,1752

51359 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

DA needs

3seats

DA11

for an outright majority

GOOD gains

+10.2pp

20160.0%

202110.2%

Closest covering ward

93votes apart

ANC35.3%

DA31.4%

Ward 12 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

DA9—

ANC10—

ID2—

12 for a majority · 23 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

DA13

ANC9

13 for a majority · 25 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

DA14

ANC10

14 for a majority · 27 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

DA11

ANC8

GOOD3—

PA2—

14 for a majority · 27 seats

WC031 - Theewaterskloof · 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	10	23	12
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9	23	12
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	2	23	12
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	23	12
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	23	12
2 006	FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS	0	23	12
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	23	12
2 006	THE CAPE PEOPLES CONGRESS	0	23	12
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	23	12
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	13	25	13
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9	25	13
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	25	13
2 011	NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION	1	25	13
2 011	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	1	25	13
2 011	AFRICAN BOND OF UNITY	0	25	13
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	25	13
2 011	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	25	13
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	25	13
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	25	13
2 011	WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY	0	25	13
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	14	27	14
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10	27	14
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	27	14
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	1	27	14
2 016	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	1	27	14
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	27	14
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	27	14
2 016	PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	27	14
2 016	THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	27	14
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	27	14
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	27	14
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	11	27	14
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8	27	14
2 021	GOOD	3	27	14
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	2	27	14
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	27	14
2 021	SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY	1	27	14
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	27	14
2 021	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	27	14
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	27	14
2 021	LAND PARTY	0	27	14
2 021	OTHER	0	27	14
2 021	SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	0	27	14
2 021	SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY	0	27	14
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	27	14

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 %

DA47.1%—

ANC45.9%—

GOOD0.0%—

ID0.0%—

PA0.0%—

Other7.1%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

DA38.0%

ANC42.3%

GOOD0.0%

ID9.7%

PA0.0%

ACDP4.1%

Other5.9%

2011Vote %vs 2006

DA50.0%

ANC37.5%

GOOD0.0%

ID0.0%

PA0.0%

COPE2.8%

NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY2.6%

NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION2.2%

Other4.9%

2016Vote %vs 2011

DA51.0%

ANC36.3%

GOOD0.0%

ID0.0%

PA0.0%

UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE3.5%

EFF2.5%

Other6.7%

2021Vote %vs 2016

DA41.7%

ANC28.6%

GOOD10.2%

PA5.2%

FF+3.9%

Other10.5%

WC031 - Theewaterskloof · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	17 018	47,0591	36 163	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	16 582	45,8535	36 163	Reported
2 000	GOOD	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	THE CAPE PEOPLES CONGRESS	1 327	3,6695	36 163	Reported
2 000	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	547	1,5126	36 163	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN BOND OF UNITY	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	LAND PARTY	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	36 163	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12 447	37,9818	32 771	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	13 853	42,2721	32 771	Reported
2 006	GOOD	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	3 193	9,7434	32 771	Reported
2 006	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 355	4,1348	32 771	Reported
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	478	1,4586	32 771	Reported
2 006	THE CAPE PEOPLES CONGRESS	294	0,8971	32 771	Reported
2 006	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	748	2,2825	32 771	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN BOND OF UNITY	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	LAND PARTY	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS	122	0,3723	32 771	Reported
2 006	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	32 771	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	28 327	50,0212	56 630	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	21 221	37,4731	56 630	Reported
2 011	GOOD	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	951	1,6793	56 630	Reported
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	THE CAPE PEOPLES CONGRESS	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1 613	2,8483	56 630	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	1 474	2,6029	56 630	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	815	1,4392	56 630	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION	1 246	2,2002	56 630	Reported
2 011	SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN BOND OF UNITY	555	0,98	56 630	Reported
2 011	SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY	289	0,5103	56 630	Reported
2 011	LAND PARTY	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	83	0,1466	56 630	Reported
2 011	PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	56 630	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	32 985	50,9665	64 719	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	23 523	36,3464	64 719	Reported
2 016	GOOD	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	444	0,686	64 719	Reported
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	489	0,7556	64 719	Reported
2 016	THE CAPE PEOPLES CONGRESS	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	2 267	3,5028	64 719	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 619	2,5016	64 719	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	850	1,3134	64 719	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	922	1,4246	64 719	Reported
2 016	SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN BOND OF UNITY	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	LAND PARTY	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	64 719	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	93	0,1437	64 719	Reported
2 016	THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION	76	0,1174	64 719	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	21 403	41,6733	51 359	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	14 686	28,5948	51 359	Reported
2 021	GOOD	5 218	10,1599	51 359	Reported
2 021	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	Unavailable	Unavailable	51 359	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	2 658	5,1753	51 359	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	51 359	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	2 012	3,9175	51 359	Reported
2 021	THE CAPE PEOPLES CONGRESS	Unavailable	Unavailable	51 359	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	Unavailable	Unavailable	51 359	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 719	3,347	51 359	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	Unavailable	Unavailable	51 359	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	51 359	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	421	0,8197	51 359	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	51 359	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY	767	1,4934	51 359	Reported
2 021	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	714	1,3902	51 359	Reported
2 021	SOUTH AFRICA FIRST	610	1,1877	51 359	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN BOND OF UNITY	Unavailable	Unavailable	51 359	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY	438	0,8528	51 359	Reported
2 021	WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY	Unavailable	Unavailable	51 359	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	LAND PARTY	213	0,4147	51 359	Reported
2 021	FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS	Unavailable	Unavailable	51 359	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	51 359	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	51 359	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	51 359	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

2021ANC + GOOD + PA14 Aug 2024

2024DA + GOOD02 Sept 2024

2024ANC + FF+ + GOOD + PA15 Nov 2024

2024DA + GOODFeb 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.

DAGOOD

Members at formation · majority coalition · 15 Nov 2024 · recorded active at source cutoff

Outside support at formation: SRWP. Supporters are separate from governing members.

Inaugural mayor: L. de Bruyn (DA)

4 recorded administrations · 2021–February 2026

DA + GOOD
15 Nov 2024 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026
Members at formation. Outside support: SRWP. Inaugural mayor: L. de Bruyn.
ANC + FF+ + GOOD + PA
02 Sept 2024 → 15 Nov 2024 · Court Order
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: T. Zimmermann.
GOOD expelled its three councillors nine days after this administration formed, leaving the speakership vacant until November 2024. Mayor T. Zimmermann's surname is spelled Zimmerman in court judgments.
DA + GOOD
14 Aug 2024 → 02 Sept 2024 · MONC
Members at formation. Outside support: SRWP. Inaugural mayor: L. de Bruyn.
S. Shuma was deputy executive mayor from August 2024, after the administration took office.
ANC + GOOD + PA
18 Nov 2021 → 14 Aug 2024 · MONC
Members at formation. Outside support: SRWP. Inaugural mayor: K. Papier.
Contemporaneous reporting places the EFF in conflict with this administration at its first sitting, and a later retrospective places it inside the founding coalition. Both Coalitions Barometer volumes leave it open, so the EFF is coded Unknown. Mayor K. Papier died in office in August 2023 and M. Liebenberg, also of the PA, was elected in his place in September.

Ward results

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Wards in Theewaterskloof

14 wards

Ward 1

DA43.8%Petrus Jacobus Stander

ANC35.9%

Lead: 378 votes Ward 2

DA62.2%Christiaan Theunis Cloete

ANC15.3%

Lead: 1 960 votes Ward 3

DA36.5%Carol Antonette Benjamin

ANC27.1%

Lead: 400 votes Ward 4

DA53.1%Yvonne Marie Van Tonder

FF+17.3%

Lead: 1 550 votes Ward 5

DA50.2%Michelle Botes

ANC19.4%

Lead: 1 224 votes Ward 6

ANC48.9%Rinah Lorraine Mienies

DA31.2%

Lead: 539 votes Ward 7

DA43.9%Mekie Plato

GOOD24.6%

Lead: 934 votes Ward 8

ANC53.4%Mzwanele Mpambani

DA14.9%

Lead: 1 411 votes Ward 9

DA40.0%Dawid Jooste

ANC27.6%

Lead: 374 votes Ward 10

DA51.3%Graig Smith

ANC18.6%

Lead: 905 votes Ward 11

DA45.2%Denzil Anthony Jacobs

ANC34.9%

Lead: 451 votes Ward 12

ANC35.3%Mamothipane Sylvia Shale

DA31.4%

Lead: 93 votes Ward 13

ANC43.0%Mbongeni Alfred Nomkoko

DA27.2%

Lead: 532 votes Ward 14

DA40.5%Samuel Fredericks

GOOD24.5%

Lead: 393 votes

Wards in Theewaterskloof ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 096	43,8494
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 718	35,9414
Ward 2	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 602	62,2042
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	642	15,3478
Ward 3	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 546	36,5485
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 146	27,0922
Ward 4	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 297	53,0853
Ward 4	2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	747	17,2637
Ward 5	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 996	50,1886
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	772	19,4116
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 487	48,9467
Ward 6	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	948	31,2047
Ward 7	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 123	43,9272
Ward 7	2 021	GOOD	1 189	24,6017
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 957	53,397
Ward 8	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	546	14,8977
Ward 9	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 206	39,9735
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	832	27,5771
Ward 10	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 422	51,2802
Ward 10	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	517	18,6441
Ward 11	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 966	45,2266
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 515	34,8516
Ward 12	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	839	35,3114
Ward 12	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	746	31,3973
Ward 13	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 446	43,0485
Ward 13	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	914	27,2105
Ward 14	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	995	40,546
Ward 14	2 021	GOOD	602	24,5314

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 27 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 Theewaterskloof. Ward results include areas outside Riviersonderend.

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.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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