Swellendam Local Municipality elections Last updated September 17, 2025 Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
December 2000 election The following table shows the results of the 2000 election. [ 1]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 3,589 47.77 3 3,692 49.07 2 5 African National Congress 3,393 45.16 2 3,433 45.63 3 5 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 423 5.63 0 399 5.30 0 0 Independent candidates 108 1.44 0 0 Total 7,513 100.00 5 7,524 100.00 5 10 Valid votes 7,513 98.80 7,524 98.87 Invalid/blank votes 91 1.20 86 1.13 Total votes 7,604 100.00 7,610 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 11,319 67.18 11,319 67.23
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]
September 2004 floor crossing Another floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004, in which the remaining NNP councillor crossed to the ANC. [ 4]
March 2006 election The following table shows the results of the 2006 election. [ 5]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 3,029 38.57 3 2,985 38.18 1 4 Democratic Alliance 2,308 29.39 1 2,425 31.01 2 3 Independent Democrats 1,891 24.08 1 1,972 25.22 1 2 African Christian Democratic Party 430 5.47 0 437 5.59 1 1 Independent candidates 196 2.50 0 0 Total 7,854 100.00 5 7,819 100.00 5 10 Valid votes 7,854 98.45 7,819 98.01 Invalid/blank votes 124 1.55 159 1.99 Total votes 7,978 100.00 7,978 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 13,334 59.83 13,334 59.83
September 2007 floor crossing The final floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2007; floor-crossing was subsequently abolished in 2008 by the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution . In the Swellendam council, one councillor from the African National Congress crossed to the Independent Democrats. [ 6]
May 2011 election The following table shows the results of the 2011 election. [ 7]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 4,336 41.19 2 4,490 42.58 2 4 Democratic Alliance 4,270 40.56 3 4,359 41.34 1 4 African Christian Democratic Party 683 6.49 0 686 6.51 1 1 National Independent Civic Organisation 462 4.39 0 455 4.32 0 0 Civic Independent 254 2.41 0 274 2.60 0 0 Congress of the People 145 1.38 0 154 1.46 0 0 Freedom Front Plus 129 1.23 0 107 1.01 0 0 Independent candidates 182 1.73 0 0 National People's Party 67 0.64 0 19 0.18 0 0 Total 10,528 100.00 5 10,544 100.00 4 9 Valid votes 10,528 98.99 10,544 99.12 Invalid/blank votes 107 1.01 94 0.88 Total votes 10,635 100.00 10,638 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 15,909 66.85 15,909 66.87
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]
August 2016 election The following table shows the results of the 2016 election. [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 5,865 47.59 2 5,916 48.30 4 6 African National Congress 5,484 44.50 4 5,490 44.82 1 5 Freedom Front Plus 260 2.11 0 247 2.02 0 0 Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 158 1.28 0 151 1.23 0 0 Civic Independent 133 1.08 0 128 1.04 0 0 Economic Freedom Fighters 106 0.86 0 110 0.90 0 0 African Christian Democratic Party 103 0.84 0 101 0.82 0 0 Community and Workers Alliance 98 0.80 0 106 0.87 0 0 Independent candidates 117 0.95 0 0 Total 12,324 100.00 6 12,249 100.00 5 11 Valid votes 12,324 98.90 12,249 98.67 Invalid/blank votes 137 1.10 165 1.33 Total votes 12,461 100.00 12,414 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 18,881 66.00 18,881 65.75
In a by-election held on 24 July 2019, the DA managed to win a ward from the ANC. [ 11]
The council was reconfigured as seen below:
The local council sends one representative, a member of the Democratic Alliance, to the council of the Overberg District Municipality . [ 12]
November 2021 election The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. [ 13]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 6,150 52.14 3 6,219 52.30 3 6 African National Congress 4,454 37.76 3 4,699 39.52 1 4 Freedom Front Plus 370 3.14 0 368 3.10 1 1 Western Province Party 292 2.48 0 287 2.41 0 0 Independent candidates 277 2.35 0 0 Good 88 0.75 0 96 0.81 0 0 Economic Freedom Fighters 56 0.47 0 87 0.73 0 0 Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 60 0.51 0 69 0.58 0 0 Cape Independence Party 22 0.19 0 39 0.33 0 0 Patriotic Alliance 26 0.22 0 26 0.22 0 0 Total 11,795 100.00 6 11,890 100.00 5 11 Valid votes 11,795 98.59 11,890 97.67 Invalid/blank votes 169 1.41 284 2.33 Total votes 11,964 100.00 12,174 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 20,647 57.95 20,647 58.96
By-elections from November 2021 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021. [ 3]
In a by-election in ward 2, held on 22 March 2023 after the previous DA councillor was expelled, the ANC narrowly won the seat. The Patriotic Alliance (PA) increased its share from less than 1% in 2021 to 31%, finishing second, and taking votes from both the DA (49% to 30%) and ANC (48% to 37%). [ 14]
Notes ↑ The former councillor was elected for the Democratic Alliance but had since crossed the floor to the New National Party. This page is based on this
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