Cape Agulhas Local Municipality elections

The Cape Agulhas Local Municipality council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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) lost its majority, returning with a plurality of five seats. ^[1]

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	Other
2000 election	4	6	0
2006 election	5	4	1
2007 floor-crossing	6	3	1
2011 election	4	4	1
2016 election	3	6	2
2021 election	3	5	3

December 2000 election

Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election. ^[2]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Democratic Alliance	4,385	52.21	3	4,975	59.33	3	6
	African National Congress	3,279	39.05	2	3,411	40.67	2	4
	Independent candidates	734	8.74	0				0
Total		8,398	100.00	5	8,386	100.00	5	10
Valid votes		8,398	98.37		8,386	98.24
Invalid/blank votes		139	1.63		150	1.76
Total votes		8,537	100.00		8,536	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		11,983	71.24		11,983	71.23

March 2006 election

Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election. ^[3]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	4,686	49.13	4	4,659	48.86	1	5
	Democratic Alliance	3,552	37.24	1	3,713	38.94	3	4
	African Christian Democratic Party	698	7.32	0	574	6.02	1	1
	Independent Democrats	601	6.30	0	589	6.18	0	0
Total		9,537	100.00	5	9,535	100.00	5	10
Valid votes		9,537	98.86		9,535	98.88
Invalid/blank votes		110	1.14		108	1.12
Total votes		9,647	100.00		9,643	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		14,732	65.48		14,732	65.46

September 2007 floor crossing

See also: Floor crossing (South Africa)

In terms of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, in the period from 1–15 September 2007 councillors had the opportunity to cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats. Floor-crossing was subsequently abolished in 2008 by the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution. In the Cape Agulhas council, one councillor crossed from the Democratic Alliance to the African National Congress. ^[4]

Party		Seats before	Net change	Seats after
	African National Congress	5	1	6
	Democratic Alliance	4	1	3
	African Christian Democratic Party	1	0	1

By-elections from September 2007 to May 2011

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing period in September 2007 and the election in May 2011. ^[5]

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
25 August 2010	4		African National Congress		African National Congress

May 2011 election

Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election. ^[6]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Democratic Alliance	5,888	47.19	3	6,158	49.19	1	4
	African National Congress	4,810	38.55	1	5,515	44.05	3	4
	Independent candidates	919	7.37	1				1
	National People's Party	328	2.63	0	298	2.38	0	0
	Congress of the People	251	2.01	0	246	1.96	0	0
	Cape Agulhas Ratepayers Association	119	0.95	0	156	1.25	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	115	0.92	0	108	0.86	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	47	0.38	0	39	0.31	0	0
Total		12,477	100.00	5	12,520	100.00	4	9
Valid votes		12,477	98.87		12,520	99.18
Invalid/blank votes		143	1.13		104	0.82
Total votes		12,620	100.00		12,624	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		17,632	71.57		17,632	71.60

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. ^[5]

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
11 November 2015	1		Democratic Alliance		Democratic Alliance

August 2016 election

Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Democratic Alliance	6,888	52.62	4	7,062	54.00	2	6
	African National Congress	3,938	30.09	2	3,972	30.37	1	3
	Dienslewerings Party	1,400	10.70	0	1,247	9.54	1	1
	Kaap Agulhas Civic Organisasie	478	3.65	0	394	3.01	1	1
	Economic Freedom Fighters	174	1.33	0	189	1.45	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	163	1.25	0	182	1.39	0	0
	Ubuntu Party	48	0.37	0	32	0.24	0	0
Total		13,089	100.00	6	13,078	100.00	5	11
Valid votes		13,089	99.00		13,078	99.00
Invalid/blank votes		132	1.00		132	1.00
Total votes		13,221	100.00		13,210	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		19,650	67.28		19,650	67.23

The local council sends two representatives to the council of the Overberg District Municipality: one from the Democratic Alliance and one from the African National Congress. ^[10]

November 2021 election

Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. ^[11]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Democratic Alliance	5,092	42.64	3	5,397	45.45	2	5
	African National Congress	3,223	26.99	2	3,149	26.52	1	3
	Dienslewerings Party	1,540	12.90	1	1,472	12.40	1	2
	Freedom Front Plus	1,089	9.12	0	860	7.24	1	1
	The People's Agenda	241	2.02	0	192	1.62	0	0
	Kaap Agulhas Civic Organisasie	159	1.33	0	192	1.62	0	0
	Western Province Party	171	1.43	0	169	1.42	0	0
	Good	118	0.99	0	140	1.18	0	0
	Economic Freedom Fighters	77	0.64	0	82	0.69	0	0
	Cape Independence Party	74	0.62	0	76	0.64	0	0
	Land Party	57	0.48	0	74	0.62	0	0
	Compatriots of South Africa	51	0.43	0	44	0.37	0	0
	Congress of the People	16	0.13	0	28	0.24	0	0
	Independent candidates	33	0.28	0				0
Total		11,941	100.00	6	11,875	100.00	5	11
Valid votes		11,941	99.01		11,875	99.02
Invalid/blank votes		119	0.99		118	0.98
Total votes		12,060	100.00		11,993	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		21,173	56.96		21,173	56.64

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.

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
15 February 2023 [12]	5		Democratic Alliance		Democratic Alliance

References

1. http://www.capeagulhas.org/executive-mayor
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3. "Local Government Elections 2006 - Seat Calculation Detail: Cape Agulhas" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
4. "2007 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
5. "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
6. "Local Government Elections 2011 - Seat Calculation Detail: Cape Agulhas" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
7. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Cape Agulhas" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
8. "Seat Calculation Detail: Cape Agulhas" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
9. "Voter Turnout Report: Cape Agulhas" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
10. "Political composition of councils February 2017" (PDF). Western Cape Department of Local Government. February 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
11. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Cape Agulhas". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
12. Sussman, Wayne (16 February 2023). "FEBRUARY BY-ELECTIONS: Team Sugar deals bittersweet blow to ANC as small local parties offer blueprint for staying relevant". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 17 February 2023.