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Drakenstein Municipal Council
Whole council elected every five years
Type
HousesUnicameral
Term limits
None
Leadership
Cllr. Conrad Poole, DA
since 16 May 2016
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
Seats65 councillors
Political groups
  Democratic Alliance (43)
  African National Congress (15)
  Economic Freedom Fighters (2)
  Freedom Front Plus (1)
  African Christian Democratic Party (1)
  People's Democratic Movement (1)
  Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa (1)
   Federation of Democrats (1)
Elections
Mixed-member proportional representation
Last election
 2016
Motto
"A city of excellence"
Meeting place
Drakenstein Municipality, Paarl
Website
www.drakenstein.gov.za

The Drakenstein Municipal Council is the elected unicameral legislature of the Drakenstein Local Municipality in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa. The Municipal Council is divided into 33 wards who each elects one ward councillor. The Council consists of 65 councillors elected using mixed-member proportional representation. The Council was established in the year 2000.

Political control

Since the 2000 the following parties have governed the council.

Party in control Years
Democratic Alliance 2000-2006
African National Congress 2006-2011
Democratic Alliance 2011-present

Portfolio committees

  • MPAC
  • Corporate Services
  • Financial Services
  • Community Services
  • Local Labour Forum
  • Planning and Economic Development
  • Infrastructure Services
  • Training and Development
  • Appeal
  • Budget Steering

Elections

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. In the election of 3 August 2016 the Democratic Alliance (DA) obtained a majority of forty-three seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[1][2][3]

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 and Sources

  1. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Drakenstein" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Drakenstein" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Voter Turnout Report: Drakenstein" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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