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Swellendam Local Municipality elections

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The Swellendam 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) retained its majority of six seats on the council.

Results

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

Event ANC DA Other Total
2000 election 5 5 0 10
2002 floor-crossing 5 3 2 10
2004 floor-crossing 6 4 0 10
2006 election 4 3 3 10
2007 floor-crossing 3 3 4 10
2011 election 4 4 1 9
2016 election 5 6 0 11
2021 election 4 6 1 11

December 2000 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2000 election. [1]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance3,58947.7733,69249.0725
African National Congress3,39345.1623,43345.6335
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania4235.6303995.3000
Independent candidates1081.4400
Total7,513100.0057,524100.00510
Valid votes7,51398.807,52498.87
Invalid/blank votes911.20861.13
Total votes7,604100.007,610100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,31967.1811,31967.23

October 2002 floor crossing

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In terms of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution and the judgment of the Constitutional Court in United Democratic Movement v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others, in the period from 8–22 October 2002 councillors had the opportunity to cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats.

In the Swellendam council, three councillors from the Democratic Alliance (DA) crossed to the New National Party (NNP), which had formerly been part of the DA.[2]

Party Seats before Net change Seats after
African National Congress 5 Steady 0 5
Democratic Alliance 5 Decrease 2 3
New National Party Increase 2 2

By-elections from October 2002 to August 2004

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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]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
19 March 2003 2 African National Congress African National Congress
4 New National Party[Note 1] Democratic Alliance

September 2004 floor crossing

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Another floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004, in which the remaining NNP councillor crossed to the ANC.[4]

Party Seats before Net change Seats after
African National Congress 5 Increase 1 6
Democratic Alliance 4 Steady 0 4
New National Party 1 Decrease 1 0

March 2006 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress3,02938.5732,98538.1814
Democratic Alliance2,30829.3912,42531.0123
Independent Democrats1,89124.0811,97225.2212
African Christian Democratic Party4305.4704375.5911
Independent candidates1962.5000
Total7,854100.0057,819100.00510
Valid votes7,85498.457,81998.01
Invalid/blank votes1241.551591.99
Total votes7,978100.007,978100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,33459.8313,33459.83

September 2007 floor crossing

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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]

Party Seats before Net change Seats after
African National Congress 4 Decrease 1 3
Democratic Alliance 3 Steady 0 3
Independent Democrats 2 Increase 1 3
African Christian Democratic Party 1 Steady 0 1

May 2011 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[7]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress4,33641.1924,49042.5824
Democratic Alliance4,27040.5634,35941.3414
African Christian Democratic Party6836.4906866.5111
National Independent Civic Organisation4624.3904554.3200
Civic Independent2542.4102742.6000
Congress of the People1451.3801541.4600
Freedom Front Plus1291.2301071.0100
Independent candidates1821.7300
National People's Party670.640190.1800
Total10,528100.00510,544100.0049
Valid votes10,52898.9910,54499.12
Invalid/blank votes1071.01940.88
Total votes10,635100.0010,638100.00
Registered voters/turnout15,90966.8515,90966.87

By-elections from May 2011 to August 2016

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in May 2011 and August 2016.[3]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
4 February 2015 5 African National Congress African National Congress

August 2016 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[8][9][10]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance5,86547.5925,91648.3046
African National Congress5,48444.5045,49044.8215
Freedom Front Plus2602.1102472.0200
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa1581.2801511.2300
Civic Independent1331.0801281.0400
Economic Freedom Fighters1060.8601100.9000
African Christian Democratic Party1030.8401010.8200
Community and Workers Alliance980.8001060.8700
Independent candidates1170.9500
Total12,324100.00612,249100.00511
Valid votes12,32498.9012,24998.67
Invalid/blank votes1371.101651.33
Total votes12,461100.0012,414100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,88166.0018,88165.75

In a by-election held on 24 July 2019, the DA managed to win a ward from the ANC.[11]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
24 July 2019 2 African National Congress Democratic Alliance

The council was reconfigured as seen below:

PartySeats
WardListTotal
Democratic Alliance347
African National Congress314
Total6511

The local council sends one representative, a member of the Democratic Alliance, to the council of the Overberg District Municipality.[12]

November 2021 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[13]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance6,15052.1436,21952.3036
African National Congress4,45437.7634,69939.5214
Freedom Front Plus3703.1403683.1011
Western Province Party2922.4802872.4100
Independent candidates2772.3500
Good880.750960.8100
Economic Freedom Fighters560.470870.7300
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa600.510690.5800
Cape Independence Party220.190390.3300
Patriotic Alliance260.220260.2200
Total11,795100.00611,890100.00511
Valid votes11,79598.5911,89097.67
Invalid/blank votes1691.412842.33
Total votes11,964100.0012,174100.00
Registered voters/turnout20,64757.9520,64758.96

By-elections from November 2021

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.[3]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
22 March 2023 2 Democratic Alliance African National Congress

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

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  1. ^ The former councillor was elected for the Democratic Alliance but had since crossed the floor to the New National Party.

References

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  1. ^ "Local Government Elections 2000 - Seat Calculation Detail: Swellendam" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. ^ "2002 Detailed Floor Crossing Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. ^ "2004 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Local Government Elections 2006 - Seat Calculation Detail: Swellendam" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  6. ^ "2007 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Local Government Elections 2011 - Seat Calculation Detail: Swellendam" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Swellendam" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Swellendam" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Voter Turnout Report: Swellendam" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  11. ^ ANC and DA swop seats. Retrieved on 25 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Political composition of councils February 2017" (PDF). Western Cape Department of Local Government. February 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Swellendam". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  14. ^ Sussman, Wayne (23 March 2023). "MARCH BY-ELECTIONS: ANC and Patriotic Alliance give DA the Barrydale blues with second Western Cape defeat". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 23 March 2023.