Swartland Local Municipality elections

The Swartland Local Municipality consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining eleven are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the Democratic Alliance (DA) obtained a majority of fourteen seats on the council.

Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.

Event	ANC	DA	Other
2000 election	6	11	2
2002 floor crossing	7	11	1
2006 election	6	12	2
2011 election	6	15	2
2016 election	6	16	1
2021 election	5	14	4

December 2000 election

Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election. ^[1]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Democratic Alliance	9,896	56.33	8	10,194	58.09	3	11
	African National Congress	5,806	33.05	2	5,919	33.73	4	6
	Verenigde Gemeenskap Organisasie	760	4.33	0	648	3.69	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	626	3.56	0	521	2.97	1	1
	Abbotsdale Community Development Forum	194	1.10	0	268	1.53	0	0
	Independent candidates	214	1.22	0				0
	United Democratic Movement	71	0.40	0				0
Total		17,567	100.00	10	17,550	100.00	9	19
Valid votes		17,567	98.54		17,550	98.45
Invalid/blank votes		260	1.46		276	1.55
Total votes		17,827	100.00		17,826	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		28,270	63.06		28,270	63.06

October 2002 floor crossing

See also: Floor crossing (South Africa)

In terms of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution and the judgment of the Constitutional Court in United Democratic Movement v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others , in the period from 8–22 October 2002 councillors had the opportunity to cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats. In the Drakenstein council, the single councillor of the Verenigde Gemeenskap Organisasie crossed to the African National Congress. ^[2]

Party		Seats before	Net change	Seats after
	Democratic Alliance	11	0	11
	African National Congress	6	1	7
	African Christian Democratic Party	1	0	1
	Verenigde Gemeenskap Organisasie	1	1	0

By-elections from October 2002 to August 2004

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing periods in October 2002 and September 2004. ^[3]

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
17 September 2003	10		Democratic Alliance		Democratic Alliance

March 2006 election

Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election. ^[4]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Democratic Alliance	10,711	58.29	9	10,666	58.16	3	12
	African National Congress	5,597	30.46	1	5,553	30.28	5	6
	Independent Democrats	1,144	6.23	0	1,145	6.24	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	291	1.58	0	448	2.44	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	323	1.76	0	268	1.46	0	0
	Independent candidates	252	1.37	0				0
	United Democratic Movement	46	0.25	0	183	1.00	0	0
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	10	0.05	0	77	0.42	0	0
Total		18,374	100.00	10	18,340	100.00	10	20
Valid votes		18,374	98.44		18,340	98.25
Invalid/blank votes		291	1.56		326	1.75
Total votes		18,665	100.00		18,666	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		34,954	53.40		34,954	53.40

By-elections from March 2006 to May 2011

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between period between the elections in March 2006 and May 2011. ^[3]

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
14 October 2009	2		Democratic Alliance		Democratic Alliance
18 November 2009	3		Democratic Alliance		Democratic Alliance

May 2011 election

Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election. ^[5]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Democratic Alliance	16,146	64.17	11	16,212	64.31	4	15
	African National Congress	6,978	27.73	1	7,078	28.08	5	6
	Congress of the People	1,055	4.19	0	1,062	4.21	1	1
	The Peoples Independent Civic Organisation	494	1.96	0	461	1.83	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	333	1.32	0	261	1.04	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	156	0.62	0	137	0.54	0	0
Total		25,162	100.00	12	25,211	100.00	11	23
Valid votes		25,162	98.93		25,211	99.11
Invalid/blank votes		272	1.07		227	0.89
Total votes		25,434	100.00		25,438	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		42,249	60.20		42,249	60.21

By-elections from May 2011 to August 2016

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in May 2011 and August 2016. ^[3]

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
1 August 2012	6		Democratic Alliance		Democratic Alliance
13 August 2014	10		Democratic Alliance		Democratic Alliance

August 2016 election

Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Democratic Alliance	19,969	69.45	11	20,412	71.35	5	16
	African National Congress	6,724	23.38	1	6,964	24.34	5	6
	Economic Freedom Fighters	765	2.66	0	789	2.76	1	1
	Cape Party	374	1.30	0	302	1.06	0	0
	Independent candidates	554	1.93	0				0
	Nationalist Coloured Party of South Africa	294	1.02	0				0
	South African Progressive Civic Organisation	75	0.26	0	140	0.49	0	0
Total		28,755	100.00	12	28,607	100.00	11	23
Valid votes		28,755	99.02		28,607	98.54
Invalid/blank votes		284	0.98		424	1.46
Total votes		29,039	100.00		29,031	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		49,185	59.04		49,185	59.02

The local council sends four representatives to the council of the West Coast District Municipality: three from the Democratic Alliance and one from the African National Congress. ^[9]

November 2021 election

Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. ^[10]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Democratic Alliance	13,649	58.27	11	14,260	61.26	3	14
	African National Congress	4,426	18.89	1	4,388	18.85	4	5
	Freedom Front Plus	1,814	7.74	0	1,872	8.04	2	2
	Good	1,125	4.80	0	1,255	5.39	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,052	4.49	0				0
	Economic Freedom Fighters	475	2.03	0	495	2.13	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	281	1.20	0	285	1.22	0	0
	Patriotic Alliance	173	0.74	0	233	1.00	0	0
	Cape Independence Party	173	0.74	0	229	0.98	0	0
	Africa Restoration Alliance	86	0.37	0	87	0.37	0	0
	Congress of the People	56	0.24	0	77	0.33	0	0
	Al Jama-ah	30	0.13	0	48	0.21	0	0
	National Freedom Party	22	0.09	0	50	0.21	0	0
	Cape Coloured Congress	53	0.23	0				0
	Khoi-San Kingdom of RSA	10	0.04	0				0
Total		23,425	100.00	12	23,279	100.00	11	23
Valid votes		23,425	98.89		23,279	98.67
Invalid/blank votes		262	1.11		313	1.33
Total votes		23,687	100.00		23,592	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		49,771	47.59		49,771	47.40

References

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2. "2002 Detailed Floor Crossing Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
3. "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
4. "Local Government Elections 2006 - Seat Calculation Detail: Swartland" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
5. "Local Government Elections 2011 - Seat Calculation Detail: Swartland" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Swartland" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Swartland" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
8. "Voter Turnout Report: Swartland" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
9. "Political composition of councils February 2017" (PDF). Western Cape Department of Local Government. February 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
10. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Swartland". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 13 November 2021.