2026 · Beaufort West council results

Merweville, Western Cape

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13 seats7 for a majority

DA4 seats

ANC3 seats

ActionSA1 seat

ACTIVISTS FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE KAROO1 seat

COMMUNITY FIRST PARTY1 seat

Other3 seats

KDF1 seat

PA1 seat

PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE1 seat

Beaufort West · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	30,7692
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3	23,0769
ACTIONSA	1	7,6923
ACTIVISTS FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE KAROO	1	7,6923
COMMUNITY FIRST PARTY	1	7,6923
KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	1	7,6923
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	1	7,6923
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	1	7,6923
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA	0	0
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0
MZANSI CHRISTIAN PARTY	0	0
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0

13 seats; 7 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

30.5%4 933 votes

24.9%4 038 votes

8.5%1 377 votes

8.5%1 375 votes

6.8%1 108 votes

Other20.8%3 361 votes

4.7%757 votes

4.2%675 votes

3.6%591 votes

2.6%423 votes

2.2%362 votes

1.3%207 votes

1.0%170 votes

0.4%71 votes

0.3%46 votes

0.2%27 votes

0.1%24 votes

0.0%8 votes

Beaufort West · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	4 933	30,4657
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	4 038	24,9382
COMMUNITY FIRST PARTY	—	1 377	8,5042
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	1 375	8,4918
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	—	1 108	6,8429
ACTIONSA	—	757	4,6751
ACTIVISTS FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE KAROO	—	675	4,1687
KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	—	591	3,65
MZANSI CHRISTIAN PARTY	—	423	2,6124
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	362	2,2357
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	207	1,2784
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	170	1,0499
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA	—	71	0,4385
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	46	0,2841
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	27	0,1667
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	24	0,1482
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	—	8	0,0494

16192 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Ward ballot votes

29.9%4 840 votes

25.0%4 043 votes

8.6%1 386 votes

8.3%1 342 votes

7.3%1 174 votes

Other20.9%3 384 votes

4.8%774 votes

4.2%681 votes

3.6%586 votes

2.8%448 votes

2.2%353 votes

1.2%200 votes

1.0%163 votes

0.5%83 votes

0.2%39 votes

0.2%26 votes

0.1%20 votes

0.1%11 votes

Beaufort West · 2026 · Ward ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	4 840	29,9338
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	4 043	25,0046
COMMUNITY FIRST PARTY	—	1 386	8,572
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	1 342	8,2998
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	—	1 174	7,2608
ACTIONSA	—	774	4,7869
ACTIVISTS FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE KAROO	—	681	4,2118
KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	—	586	3,6242
MZANSI CHRISTIAN PARTY	—	448	2,7707
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	353	2,1832
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	200	1,2369
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	163	1,0081
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA	—	83	0,5133
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	39	0,2412
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	26	0,1608
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	20	0,1237
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	—	11	0,068

16169 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Past coalition partners

7 for a majority

DA needs

3seats

DA4

for an outright majority

PA falls

−13.5pp

202121.9%

20268.4%

Closest covering ward

144votes apart

DA23.7%

ANC18.2%

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC5—

DA2—

ICOSA5—

PA0—

GOOD0—

7 for a majority · 13 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC7

DA5

ICOSA1

PA0

GOOD0

7 for a majority · 13 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC6

DA6

ICOSA0

7 for a majority · 13 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC4

DA4

PA3—

GOOD1—

7 for a majority · 13 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021

ANC3

DA4

ICOSA0—

PA1

GOOD0

7 for a majority · 13 seats

WC053 - Beaufort West · 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	5	13	7
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	5	13	7
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	13	7
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	1	13	7
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	13	7
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7	13	7
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5	13	7
2 011	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	1	13	7
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	13	7
2 011	INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	13	7
2 011	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	13	7
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	13	7
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6	13	7
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6	13	7
2 016	KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	1	13	7
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	13	7
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	13	7
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	13	7
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	13	7
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	13	7
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	13	7
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	13	7
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4	13	7
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	13	7
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	3	13	7
2 021	GOOD	1	13	7
2 021	KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	1	13	7
2 021	AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE	0	13	7
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	13	7
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	13	7
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	13	7
2 021	KAROO GEMEENSKAP PARTY	0	13	7
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	13	7
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	13	7
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3	13	7
2 026	ACTIONSA	1	13	7
2 026	ACTIVISTS FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE KAROO	1	13	7
2 026	COMMUNITY FIRST PARTY	1	13	7
2 026	KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	1	13	7
2 026	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	1	13	7
2 026	PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	1	13	7
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	13	7
2 026	BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA	0	13	7
2 026	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	13	7
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	13	7
2 026	MZANSI CHRISTIAN PARTY	0	13	7
2 026	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	13	7
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	13	7
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	13	7
2 026	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	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 %

ANC61.2%—

DA38.8%—

ICOSA0.0%—

PA0.0%—

GOOD0.0%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC40.9%

DA17.6%

ICOSA35.7%

PA0.0%

GOOD0.0%

ID5.1%

Other0.7%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC50.2%

DA41.0%

ICOSA4.3%

PA0.0%

GOOD0.0%

COPE2.7%

Other1.8%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC42.2%

DA49.0%

ICOSA0.3%

PA0.0%

GOOD0.0%

KDF5.2%

Other3.3%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC28.3%

DA27.1%

ICOSA0.0%

PA21.9%

GOOD11.5%

KGP2.3%

Other8.9%

2026Vote %vs 2021

ANC25.0%

DA30.2%

ICOSA0.0%

PA8.4%

GOOD0.0%

COMMUNITY FIRST PARTY8.5%

PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE7.1%

ActionSA4.7%

ACTIVISTS FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE KAROO4.2%

MZANSI CHRISTIAN PARTY2.7%

Other9.2%

WC053 - Beaufort West · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	12 217	61,1829	19 968	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7 751	38,8171	19 968	Reported
2 000	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	GOOD	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	COMMUNITY FIRST PARTY	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ACTIONSA	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ACTIVISTS FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE KAROO	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	MZANSI CHRISTIAN PARTY	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	KAROO GEMEENSKAP PARTY	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	19 968	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9 449	40,857	23 127	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 073	17,6114	23 127	Reported
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	8 261	35,7202	23 127	Reported
2 006	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	GOOD	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	COMMUNITY FIRST PARTY	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	1 172	5,0677	23 127	Reported
2 006	ACTIONSA	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ACTIVISTS FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE KAROO	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	MZANSI CHRISTIAN PARTY	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	KAROO GEMEENSKAP PARTY	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	172	0,7437	23 127	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	23 127	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	15 608	50,1736	31 108	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12 756	41,0055	31 108	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	1 331	4,2786	31 108	Reported
2 011	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	GOOD	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	COMMUNITY FIRST PARTY	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ACTIONSA	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ACTIVISTS FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE KAROO	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	843	2,7099	31 108	Reported
2 011	MZANSI CHRISTIAN PARTY	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	KAROO GEMEENSKAP PARTY	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	378	1,2151	31 108	Reported
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	121	0,389	31 108	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION	71	0,2282	31 108	Reported
2 011	AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	31 108	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	13 243	42,2088	31 375	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	15 370	48,988	31 375	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	101	0,3219	31 375	Reported
2 016	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	GOOD	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	COMMUNITY FIRST PARTY	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	1 624	5,1761	31 375	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ACTIONSA	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ACTIVISTS FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE KAROO	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	168	0,5355	31 375	Reported
2 016	MZANSI CHRISTIAN PARTY	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	KAROO GEMEENSKAP PARTY	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	227	0,7235	31 375	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	430	1,3705	31 375	Reported
2 016	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	110	0,3506	31 375	Reported
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	78	0,2486	31 375	Reported
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	31 375	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 536	28,3052	30 157	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8 175	27,1081	30 157	Reported
2 021	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	30 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	6 612	21,9253	30 157	Reported
2 021	GOOD	3 465	11,4899	30 157	Reported
2 021	COMMUNITY FIRST PARTY	0	0	30 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	0	0	30 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	1 670	5,5377	30 157	Reported
2 021	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	30 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	ACTIONSA	0	0	30 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	ACTIVISTS FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE KAROO	0	0	30 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	30 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	MZANSI CHRISTIAN PARTY	0	0	30 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	KAROO GEMEENSKAP PARTY	680	2,2549	30 157	Reported
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	418	1,3861	30 157	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	265	0,8787	30 157	Reported
2 021	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	30 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	30 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	30 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	203	0,6731	30 157	Reported
2 021	BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	30 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	30 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	30 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	30 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	30 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE	63	0,2089	30 157	Reported
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	30 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	30 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	0	0	30 157	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 081	24,9714	32 361	Reported
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9 773	30,1999	32 361	Reported
2 026	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	32 361	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	2 717	8,3959	32 361	Reported
2 026	GOOD	0	0	32 361	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	COMMUNITY FIRST PARTY	2 763	8,5381	32 361	Reported
2 026	PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	2 282	7,0517	32 361	Reported
2 026	KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	1 177	3,6371	32 361	Reported
2 026	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	32 361	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	ACTIONSA	1 531	4,731	32 361	Reported
2 026	ACTIVISTS FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE KAROO	1 356	4,1902	32 361	Reported
2 026	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	32 361	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	MZANSI CHRISTIAN PARTY	871	2,6915	32 361	Reported
2 026	KAROO GEMEENSKAP PARTY	0	0	32 361	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	715	2,2094	32 361	Reported
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	333	1,029	32 361	Reported
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	407	1,2577	32 361	Reported
2 026	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	0	0	32 361	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	32 361	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	32 361	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA	154	0,4759	32 361	Reported
2 026	INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	32 361	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	85	0,2627	32 361	Reported
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	32 361	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	32 361	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE	0	0	32 361	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	53	0,1638	32 361	Reported
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	44	0,136	32 361	Reported
2 026	CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	19	0,0587	32 361	Reported

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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.
Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow.
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Who has governed here

2021ANC + KDF + PA04 Jul 2024

2025ANC20 Aug 2025

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.

ANC

Members at formation · minority administration · 12 Aug 2025 – 20 Aug 2025

Inaugural mayor: C. De Bruin (ANC)

Source notes: C. De Bruin was elected mayor seven votes to five, one councillor excused. Two votes came from DA councillors, and it could not be established which two of the PA, GOOD and KDF joined the ANC, so all three are coded Unknown. G. Duimpies, the deputy mayor, was acting mayor for about two months before her election as mayor in September 2025.

2 recorded administrations · 2021–February 2026

ANC
12 Aug 2025 → 20 Aug 2025 · Vacancy
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: C. De Bruin.
C. De Bruin was elected mayor seven votes to five, one councillor excused. Two votes came from DA councillors, and it could not be established which two of the PA, GOOD and KDF joined the ANC, so all three are coded Unknown. G. Duimpies, the deputy mayor, was acting mayor for about two months before her election as mayor in September 2025.
ANC + KDF + PA
18 Nov 2021 → 04 Jul 2024 · MONC
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: G. Pietersen.
Mayor G. Pietersen was replaced by T. Prince of the PA, who resigned on 31 January 2023. A. Sauls of the PA was elected mayor in February 2023. By-elections in June 2024 took the DA from four seats to seven of thirteen, an outright majority, which it then used the following month to vote this coalition out.

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Ward 6

DA23.7%Euna Wentzel

ANC18.2%

Lead: 144 votes

Wards covering Merweville ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 6	2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	618	23,6963
Ward 6	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	474	18,1748

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Sources & result details

IEC: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · checked 10 Nov 2026, 17:20 SAST

Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow. Reporting progress measures voting districts, not turnout.

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.

Government comparisons use the confirmed pre-election administration when available, otherwise the latest dated record. The new government appears when its membership is confirmed. A retained or changed government requires confirmed records on both sides; seats alone cannot establish it.

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. Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow. A seat majority does not establish a governing agreement or who will become mayor.

IEC result time: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · Source figures ↗

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Outside metros, voters also have a separate district PR ballot. An independent can stand in a ward but not on a party PR list.

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