Bergrivier Local Municipality elections
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Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ANC | DA | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000 election | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
2004 floor-crossing | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
2006 election | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
2011 election | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
2016 election | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
2021 election | 3 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Independent candidates | 224 | 1.87 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 11,957 | 100.00 | 7 | 11,961 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 | |
Valid votes | 11,957 | 98.67 | 11,961 | 98.68 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 161 | 1.33 | 160 | 1.32 | ||||
Total votes | 12,118 | 100.00 | 12,121 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 16,970 | 71.41 | 16,970 | 71.43 |
By-elections from October 2002 to August 2004
The following
Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
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23 June 2004 | 5 | Democratic Alliance | African National Congress |
September 2004 floor crossing
In terms of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, in the period from 1–15 September 2004 councillors had the opportunity to cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats. In the Bergrivier council one Democratic Alliance councillor left the party to sit as an independent.[3]
Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after | |
---|---|---|---|---|
African National Congress | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
Democratic Alliance | 6 | 1 | 5 | |
Independent
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— | 1 | 1 |
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Independent candidates | 93 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 13,184 | 100.00 | 7 | 13,173 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 | |
Valid votes | 13,184 | 99.07 | 13,173 | 98.97 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 124 | 0.93 | 137 | 1.03 | ||||
Total votes | 13,308 | 100.00 | 13,310 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 20,827 | 63.90 | 20,827 | 63.91 |
By-elections from September 2007 to May 2011
The following
Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
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10 December 2008 | 4 | African National Congress | Independent[Note 1]
| ||
24 February 2010 | 1 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance |
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[5]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Democratic Alliance | 7,942 | 53.08 | 5 | 7,934 | 52.96 | 2 | 7 | |
African National Congress | 5,196 | 34.73 | 1 | 5,241 | 34.99 | 4 | 5 | |
Congress of the People | 1,700 | 11.36 | 1 | 1,677 | 11.19 | 0 | 1 | |
The Peoples Independent Civic Organisation | 91 | 0.61 | 0 | 88 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 | |
South African Progressive Civic Organisation | 34 | 0.23 | 0 | 40 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 14,963 | 100.00 | 7 | 14,980 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 | |
Valid votes | 14,963 | 99.03 | 14,980 | 99.17 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 147 | 0.97 | 125 | 0.83 | ||||
Total votes | 15,110 | 100.00 | 15,105 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 23,213 | 65.09 | 23,213 | 65.07 |
By-elections from May 2011 to August 2016
The following
Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 August 2013 | 5 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance |
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[6][7][8]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Independent candidates | 29 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 16,314 | 100.00 | 7 | 16,233 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 | |
Valid votes | 16,314 | 99.28 | 16,233 | 98.93 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 118 | 0.72 | 175 | 1.07 | ||||
Total votes | 16,432 | 100.00 | 16,408 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 26,310 | 62.46 | 26,310 | 62.36 |
The local council sends two representatives to the council of the West Coast District Municipality: one from the Democratic Alliance and one from the African National Congress.[9]
By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021
The DA subsequently lost one seat to the African National Congress (ANC) in a by-election on 23 August 2017.[10] However, the DA won the ward back in another by-election held on 16 January 2019.[11] The 2016 council composition was thus restored.
Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
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23 August 2017 | 5 | Democratic Alliance | African National Congress | ||
16 January 2019 | 5 | African National Congress | Democratic Alliance |
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[12]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Independent candidates | 61 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | ||||
United Democratic Movement | 28 | 0.19 | 0 | 33 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | |
Sizwe Ummah Nation | 24 | 0.16 | 0 | 33 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 14,919 | 100.00 | 7 | 14,925 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 | |
Valid votes | 14,919 | 99.25 | 14,925 | 99.28 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 112 | 0.75 | 108 | 0.72 | ||||
Total votes | 15,031 | 100.00 | 15,033 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 27,541 | 54.58 | 27,541 | 54.58 |
Notes
- ^ The former councillor was re-elected to the ward as an independent.
References
- ^ "Local Government Elections 2000 - Seat Calculation Detail: Bergrivier" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "2004 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Local Government Elections 2006 - Seat Calculation Detail: Bergrivier" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Elections 2011 - Seat Calculation Detail: Bergrivier" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Bergrivier" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Bergrivier" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Voter Turnout Report: Bergrivier" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Political composition of councils February 2017" (PDF). Western Cape Department of Local Government. February 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "By-elections 23 August 2017 Comparison Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "DA takes ANC ward in Western Cape by-election". The Citizen. 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Bergrivier". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 13 November 2021.