The council of the Drakenstein Local Municipality 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.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections and floor-crossing periods.
Event ACDP ANC DA EFF FF+ ID NNP Other Total 2000 election 3 25 27 — — — — 3 58 2002 floor-crossing 2 27 11 — — — 17 1 58 2004 floor-crossing 1 37 13 — — 3 2 2 58 2006 election 1 26 20 — 1 10 — 3 61 2007 floor-crossing 1 31 20 — 1 3 — 4 61 2011 election 1 19 35 — 0 — — 6 61 2016 election 1 15 43 2 1 — — 3 65 2021 election 1 13 36 1 3 — — 11 65
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
October 2002 floor crossing
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 Drakenstein council, the Democratic Alliance (DA) lost fifteen councillors to the New National Party (NNP), which had formerly been part of the DA. The DA also lost one councillor to the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), while the ACDP in turn lost two councillors to the African National Congress. The two councillors representing the Alliance for the Community crossed to the NNP.
Party Seats before Net change Seats after 25 2 27 – 17 17 27 16 11 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
September 2004 floor crossing Another floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004. Ten of the seventeen NNP councillors crossed to the ANC, three crossed to the Independent Democrats (ID), and two crossed to the DA. One councillor crossed from the African Christian Democratic Party to the Federation of Democrats, a new party.
Party Seats before Net change Seats after 27 10 37 11 2 13 – 3 3 17 15 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 – 1 1
By-elections from September 2004 to February 2006 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing periods in September 2004 and the election in March 2006.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 11 May 2005 27 Elected uncontested as no other candidates were nominated. 12 October 2005 11
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.
By-elections from March 2006 to August 2007 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the election in March 2006 and the floor crossing period in September 2007.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 6 December 2006 23 27 June 2007 27
September 2007 floor crossing 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 Drakenstein council, the Independent Democrats lost five councillors to the African National Congress (ANC) and three to the new National People's Party. The single councillor from the Federation of Democrats also crossed to the ANC.
Party Seats before Net change Seats after 25 6 31 20 0 20 11 8 3 — 3 3 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
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.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 10 December 2008 7 The former councillor was elected for the Independent Democrats but had since crossed the floor to the African National Congress. 21 The former councillor was re-elected to the ward as an independent. 26 28 30
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
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.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 18 September 2013 6 5 November 2014 16 11 November 2015 14
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.
By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in August 2016 and November 2021.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 11 November 2020By-election was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 3
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
By-elections from November 2021 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 23 November 2022 17 23 Jul 2025 27
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References
External links Drakenstein Municipality inaugurates DA-led council Drakenstein Local Municipality