2021 · Knysna council results

Swartvlei, Western Cape

Ward results

No party has a majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

21 seats11 for a majority

DA8 seats

ANC7 seats

KIM2 seats

PA2 seats

EFF1 seat

PBI1 seat

Knysna · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8	38,0952
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7	33,3333
KNYSNA INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	2	9,5238
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	2	9,5238
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	4,7619
PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	1	4,7619
ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	0	0
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0
GOOD	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
KNYSNA UNITY CONGRESS	0	0
OTHER	0	0
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0

21 seats; 11 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

35.4%16 597 votes

33.2%15 549 votes

7.9%3 698 votes

7.4%3 454 votes

4.6%2 161 votes

Other11.5%5 378 votes

2.5%1 168 votes

2.1%993 votes

1.7%807 votes

1.2%573 votes

1.2%546 votes

0.8%396 votes

0.7%345 votes

0.7%309 votes

0.5%241 votes

Knysna · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	16 597	35,4357
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	15 549	33,1981
KNYSNA INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	—	3 698	7,8955
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	3 454	7,3745
PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	—	2 161	4,6139
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	1 168	2,4938
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	993	2,1201
GOOD	—	807	1,723
INDEPENDENTS	—	573	1,2234
OTHER	—	546	1,1657
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	396	0,8455
KNYSNA UNITY CONGRESS	—	345	0,7366
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	—	309	0,6597
ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	—	241	0,5146

46837 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

DA needs

3seats

DA8

for an outright majority

DA falls

−14.2pp

201649.6%

202135.4%

Closest covering ward

228votes apart

DA34.9%

PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS30.4%

Ward 5 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

DA5—

ANC7—

KNYSNA COMMUNITY FORUM2—

9 for a majority · 16 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

DA10

ANC7

10 for a majority · 19 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

DA10

ANC7

11 for a majority · 21 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

DA8

ANC7

KIM2—

PA2—

11 for a majority · 21 seats

WC048 - Knysna · 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	16	9
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5	16	9
2 006	KNYSNA COMMUNITY FORUM	2	16	9
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	1	16	9
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	1	16	9
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	16	9
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	16	9
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	16	9
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	10	19	10
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7	19	10
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	19	10
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	1	19	10
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	19	10
2 011	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	19	10
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	10	21	11
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7	21	11
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	21	11
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1	21	11
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	1	21	11
2 016	KNYSNA UNITY CONGRESS	1	21	11
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	21	11
2 016	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	21	11
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	21	11
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	21	11
2 016	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	0	21	11
2 016	SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	0	21	11
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	21	11
2 016	UBUNTU PARTY	0	21	11
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	21	11
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8	21	11
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7	21	11
2 021	KNYSNA INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	2	21	11
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	2	21	11
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	21	11
2 021	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	1	21	11
2 021	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	0	21	11
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	21	11
2 021	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	21	11
2 021	GOOD	0	21	11
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	21	11
2 021	KNYSNA UNITY CONGRESS	0	21	11
2 021	OTHER	0	21	11
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	21	11

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 %

DA43.0%—

ANC35.6%—

KNYSNA COMMUNITY FORUM15.6%—

KIM0.0%—

PA0.0%—

Other5.7%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

DA29.5%

ANC40.0%

KNYSNA COMMUNITY FORUM11.5%

KIM0.0%

PA0.0%

ICOSA5.2%

ID4.0%

ACDP2.6%

Other7.2%

2011Vote %vs 2006

DA50.5%

ANC38.3%

KNYSNA COMMUNITY FORUM0.0%

KIM0.0%

PA0.0%

COPE6.9%

Other4.3%

2016Vote %vs 2011

DA49.6%

ANC32.1%

KNYSNA COMMUNITY FORUM0.0%

KIM0.0%

PA0.0%

KNYSNA UNITY CONGRESS2.1%

Other16.2%

2021Vote %vs 2016

DA35.4%

ANC33.2%

KIM7.9%

PA7.4%

PBI4.6%

Other11.5%

WC048 - Knysna · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12 941	43,0305	30 074	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10 717	35,6354	30 074	Reported
2 000	KNYSNA COMMUNITY FORUM	4 695	15,6115	30 074	Reported
2 000	KNYSNA INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	0	0	30 074	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	30 074	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	30 074	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	30 074	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	0	0	30 074	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	30 074	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	30 074	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	30 074	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	30 074	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	KNYSNA UNITY CONGRESS	0	0	30 074	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	GOOD	0	0	30 074	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	508	1,6892	30 074	Reported
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	30 074	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	30 074	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	30 074	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	0	0	30 074	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UBUNTU PARTY	0	0	30 074	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	30 074	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	30 074	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	0	0	30 074	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9 523	29,5086	32 272	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	12 915	40,0192	32 272	Reported
2 006	KNYSNA COMMUNITY FORUM	3 721	11,5301	32 272	Reported
2 006	KNYSNA INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	0	0	32 272	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	32 272	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	32 272	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	1 663	5,1531	32 272	Reported
2 006	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	0	0	32 272	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	1 278	3,9601	32 272	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	847	2,6246	32 272	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	32 272	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	32 272	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	KNYSNA UNITY CONGRESS	0	0	32 272	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	GOOD	0	0	32 272	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	32 272	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	366	1,1341	32 272	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	32 272	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	32 272	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	0	0	32 272	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UBUNTU PARTY	0	0	32 272	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	32 272	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	32 272	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	0	0	32 272	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	23 580	50,5336	46 662	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	17 875	38,3074	46 662	Reported
2 011	KNYSNA COMMUNITY FORUM	0	0	46 662	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	KNYSNA INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	0	0	46 662	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	46 662	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	3 197	6,8514	46 662	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	46 662	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	0	0	46 662	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	46 662	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	713	1,528	46 662	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	46 662	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	46 662	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	KNYSNA UNITY CONGRESS	0	0	46 662	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	GOOD	0	0	46 662	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	46 662	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	46 662	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	46 662	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	165	0,3536	46 662	Reported
2 011	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	0	0	46 662	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UBUNTU PARTY	0	0	46 662	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	46 662	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	46 662	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	0	0	46 662	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	24 587	49,6056	49 565	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	15 930	32,1396	49 565	Reported
2 016	KNYSNA COMMUNITY FORUM	0	0	49 565	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	KNYSNA INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	0	0	49 565	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	49 565	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	2 832	5,7137	49 565	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	700	1,4123	49 565	Reported
2 016	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	69	0,1392	49 565	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	49 565	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	898	1,8118	49 565	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	847	1,7089	49 565	Reported
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	384	0,7747	49 565	Reported
2 016	KNYSNA UNITY CONGRESS	1 038	2,0942	49 565	Reported
2 016	GOOD	0	0	49 565	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	49 565	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	49 565	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	500	1,0088	49 565	Reported
2 016	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	49 565	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	0	0	49 565	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UBUNTU PARTY	163	0,3289	49 565	Reported
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	72	0,1453	49 565	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	49	0,0989	49 565	Reported
2 016	SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	34	0,0686	49 565	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	16 597	35,4357	46 837	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	15 549	33,1981	46 837	Reported
2 021	KNYSNA COMMUNITY FORUM	Unavailable	Unavailable	46 837	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	KNYSNA INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	3 698	7,8955	46 837	Reported
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	3 454	7,3745	46 837	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	Unavailable	Unavailable	46 837	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	Unavailable	Unavailable	46 837	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	2 161	4,6139	46 837	Reported
2 021	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	Unavailable	Unavailable	46 837	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	396	0,8455	46 837	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 168	2,4938	46 837	Reported
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	993	2,1201	46 837	Reported
2 021	KNYSNA UNITY CONGRESS	345	0,7366	46 837	Reported
2 021	GOOD	807	1,723	46 837	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	46 837	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	Unavailable	Unavailable	46 837	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	Unavailable	Unavailable	46 837	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	309	0,6597	46 837	Reported
2 021	ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	241	0,5146	46 837	Reported
2 021	UBUNTU PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	46 837	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	46 837	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	46 837	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	Unavailable	Unavailable	46 837	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.

IEC 2000 IEC 2006 IEC 2011 IEC 2016 IEC 2021

All parties & exact values

Council government

Who governed after 2021

2021DA + KIM16 Feb 2022

2022DA + KIM + PA29 Apr 2022

2022DA + KIM31 Aug 2022

2022ANC + PA + PBIFeb 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.

ANCPAPBI

Members at formation · minority administration · 31 Aug 2022 · recorded active at source cutoff

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

Inaugural mayor: A. Tsengwa (ANC)

Source notes: Deputy Mayor A. Marbi of the PBI resigned in March 2025. Speaker M. Skosana was removed as a councillor in May 2025 and the speakership fell with his seat; M. Willemse of the Knysna Independent Movement replaced him.

4 recorded administrations · 2021–February 2026

ANC + PA + PBI
31 Aug 2022 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026
Members at formation. Outside support: EFF. Inaugural mayor: A. Tsengwa.
Deputy Mayor A. Marbi of the PBI resigned in March 2025. Speaker M. Skosana was removed as a councillor in May 2025 and the speakership fell with his seat; M. Willemse of the Knysna Independent Movement replaced him.
DA + KIM
Around 29 Apr 2022 → 31 Aug 2022 · MONC
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: L. Davis.
DA + KIM + PA
16 Feb 2022 → 29 Apr 2022 · Recomposition
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: L. Davis.
DA + KIM
22 Nov 2021 → 16 Feb 2022 · Recomposition
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: L. Davis.

Ward results

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Wards in Knysna

11 wards

Ward 1

DA45.5%Levael Vincent Davis

ANC35.5%

Lead: 522 votes Ward 2

DA66.1%Cleone Vanston

KNYSNA INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT10.0%

Lead: 2 545 votes Ward 3

ANC63.4%Mncedisi David Skosana

INDEPENDENTS9.5%

Lead: 1 866 votes Ward 4

ANC65.0%Pindile Ernest Petros

PA15.7%

Lead: 2 266 votes Ward 5

DA34.9%Hilton Romeo Tashwell Stroebel

PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS30.4%

Lead: 228 votes Ward 6

ANC32.6%Kay Celeste Andrews

DA24.7%

Lead: 289 votes Ward 7

ANC64.7%Mboneli Khumelwana

DA14.5%

Lead: 1 644 votes Ward 8

ANC73.0%Ndoda Tsengwa

DA9.7%

Lead: 2 748 votes Ward 9

DA75.3%Sharon Theresa Sabbagh

KNYSNA INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT15.6%

Lead: 2 591 votes Ward 10

DA67.1%Peter Johan Bester

KNYSNA INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT20.6%

Lead: 2 266 votes Ward 11

ANC37.6%Russel Warren Arends

PA22.5%

Lead: 523 votes

Wards in Knysna ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 362	45,5194
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 840	35,4596
Ward 2	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 999	66,0864
Ward 2	2 021	KNYSNA INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	454	10,0044
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 195	63,4027
Ward 3	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	329	9,5032
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 987	64,963
Ward 4	2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	721	15,6807
Ward 5	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 775	34,9341
Ward 5	2 021	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	1 547	30,4468
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 199	32,5727
Ward 6	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	910	24,7215
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 117	64,7203
Ward 7	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	473	14,4604
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 167	73,006
Ward 8	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	419	9,6588
Ward 9	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 266	75,3229
Ward 9	2 021	KNYSNA INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	675	15,5673
Ward 10	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 266	67,1326
Ward 10	2 021	KNYSNA INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	1 000	20,555
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 307	37,5791
Ward 11	2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	784	22,5417

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 21 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 Knysna. Ward results include areas outside Swartvlei.

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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Swartvlei, Western Cape

No party has a majority

Council seats

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

DA needs

DA falls

Closest covering ward

How the vote changed

Council seats by election

Ward + municipal PR votes by election

Who governed after 2021

Ward results

Wards in Knysna

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