Drakenstein Municipal Council
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Drakenstein Municipal Council | |
|---|---|
| Whole council elected every five years | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Unicameral |
Term limits | None |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Executive Mayor | Cllr. Gert Combrink, DA since 16 May 2016 |
Speaker | Cllr. Aidan Charles Stowman, DA since 16 August 2016 |
Chief Whip | Cllr. Anre Koegelenberg, DA since 18 May 2011 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 65 councillors |
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Political groups | Democratic Alliance (43)
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| Elections | |
| Mixed-member proportional representation | |
Last election | 2016 |
| Motto | |
| "A city of excellence" | |
| Meeting place | |
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| Burger Centre, Esterville, Paarl, 7646 | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Drakenstein Municipal Council is the elected unicameral legislature of the Drakenstein Local Municipality in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa.
The municipal council consists of sixty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-three councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-three wards, while the remaining thirty-two are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
The Council was established in the year 2000 and is currently governed by the Democratic Alliance.
Political control
The following parties/coalitions have governed the council:
| Governing party | Years | Mayor |
|---|---|---|
| New National Party/Democratic Alliance | 2000–2003 | Christian Johannes George Leander (NNP) |
| New National Party/African National Congress | 2003–2006 | Herman Bailey (NNP) |
| African National Congress | 2006–2007 | Charmaine Manuel (ANC) |
| Democratic Alliance/Independent Democrats | 2007–2007 | Koos Louw (DA) |
| African National Congress | 2007–2011 | Charmaine Manuel (ANC) |
| Democratic Alliance | 2011–2016 | Gesie van Deventer (DA) |
| Democratic Alliance | 2016–present | Conrad Poole (DA) |
Portfolio committees
- MPAC
- Corporate Services
- Financial Services
- Community Services
- Local Labour Forum
- Planning and Economic Development
- Infrastructure Services
- Training and Development
- Appeal
- Budget Steering
History
From 2000 to 2006, the mayor of the municipality was Christian Johannes George Leander of the NNP. It was divided into twenty-nine wards, with a total of fifty-eight councillors.
After the local government elections of 2006, a coalition was formed by the African National Congress (ANC) and the Independent Democrats (ID), and Charmaine Manuel of the ANC was elected as Mayor with Wilhelm Nothnagel of the ID as Deputy Mayor. The municipality was divided into thirty-one wards, with a total of sixty-one councillors.[1]
In April 2007, the ID broke the coalition, and formed a new coalition with the Democratic Alliance (DA); Koos Louw of the DA was elected Mayor while Nothnagel remained Deputy Mayor.[2]
During the floor crossing period in September 2007, seven councillors (six from the ID, including Nothnagel, and an independent councillor) defected to the ANC, giving the ANC an outright majority (32 of 61 seats) on the council. Charmaine Manuel returned as Mayor, with Nothnagel continuing as deputy. [3]
In the 2011 local government elections the DA managed to turn the tables, and obtained an outright majority on the council, holding 35 seats out of 61. Gesie van Deventer was elected Mayor with Conrad Poole as Deputy Mayor.[4]
In May 2016, Mayor Van Deventer resigned and Deputy Mayor Poole took office as Mayor. Gert Combrink was elected Deputy Mayor.[5][6]
In the election of 3 August 2016 the Democratic Alliance (DA) obtained a majority of forty-three seats on the council. Conrad Poole was re-elected as Mayor, while Combrink was also re-elected.
Elections
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[7][8][9]
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #852A2A;" data-sort-value="Economic Freedom Fighters" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="People's Democratic Movement (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #ba0c2f;" data-sort-value="African Christian Democratic Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Federation of Democrats (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #999999;" data-sort-value="Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF6600;" data-sort-value="Freedom Front Plus" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFCA08;" data-sort-value="Congress of the People (South African political party)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Alliance for Democratic Freedom" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="South African Progressive Civic Organisation" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Community Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #008718;" data-sort-value="Pan Africanist Congress of Azania" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Khoisan Revolution" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #388F35;" data-sort-value="Patriotic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Peoples Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="South Africa People's Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA;" data-sort-value="Civic Independent" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politics)" || Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| DA | 54,491 | 54,193 | 108,684 | 66.0 | 26 | 17 | 43 | |
| ANC | 17,858 | 20,975 | 38,833 | 23.6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
| EFF | 1,988 | 1,901 | 3,889 | 2.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| People's Democratic Movement | 2,349 | 291 | 2,640 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| ACDP | 1,180 | 1,085 | 2,265 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Federation of Democrats (South Africa) | 685 | 543 | 1,228 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent Civic Organisation | 638 | 578 | 1,216 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| VF+ | 593 | 551 | 1,144 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| COPE | 597 | 503 | 1,100 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alliance for Democratic Freedom | 526 | 467 | 993 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South African Progressive Civic Organisation | 461 | 410 | 871 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Community Party | 269 | 197 | 466 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAC | 168 | 227 | 395 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Khoisan Revolution | 189 | 170 | 359 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PA | 124 | 174 | 298 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peoples Alliance | 31 | 64 | 95 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Africa People's Party | 32 | 44 | 76 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Civic Independent | 11 | 48 | 59 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 0 | – | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 82,190 | 82,421 | 164,611 | 33 | 32 | 65 | ||
| Valid votes | 82,190 | 82,421 | 164,611 | 98.6 | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 1,329 | 1,056 | 2,385 | 1.4 | ||||
| Total votes cast | 83,519 | 83,477 | 166,996 | |||||
| Total voter turnout | 83,666 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 129,265 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 64.7 | |||||||
References
- ^ drakenstein municipality - IIS Windows Server. Retrieved on 3 August 2019.
- ^ Pretorius, Maahir (22 April 2007). "Drama at Wellington council". News24. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "ANC gets Drakenstein and Knysna". News24. Cape Town. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ DA leadership gets reshuffle in province, IOL, 12 May 2014. Retrieved on 3 August 2019.
- ^ Mayor Gesie van Deventer resigns, Paarl Post, 13 May 2016. Retrieved on 3 August 2019.
- ^ New mayor for Drakenstein. Retrieved on 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Drakenstein" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Drakenstein" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Voter Turnout Report: Drakenstein" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.