The council of the Langeberg Local Municipality (formerly the Breede River/Winelands Local Municipality) consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining eleven 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) obtained a plurality of ten seats.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event ANC DA PDM Other Total 2000 election 7 9 - 3 19 2002 floor-crossing 8 11 - 0 19 2006 election 9 6 1 4 20 2011 election 7 11 1 4 23 2016 election 6 12 1 4 23 2021 election 6 10 1 6 23
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
By-elections from December 2000 to October 2002 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the election in December 2000 and the floor crossing period in October 2002.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 15 September 2001 3
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 Breede River/Winelands council, one councillor crossed from the African National Congress (ANC) to the Democratic Alliance, while the single councillors for the Alliance for the Community, Civic Alliance and People's Forum all crossed to the ANC.
Party Seats before Net change Seats after 10 1 11 6 2 8 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
By-elections from October 2002 to March 2006 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing period in October 2002 and the election in March 2006.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 26 November 2003 8 Elected uncontested as no other candidates were nominated. 26 May 2004 4 28 July 2004 10
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.
By-elections from March 2006 to May 2011 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in March 2006 and May 2011.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 10 December 2008 10
May 2011 election
On 28 August 2009, the Breede River/Winelands Local Municipality was renamed to the Langeberg Municipality.
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 6 May 2015 2 22 July 2015 10
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.
The local council sends three representatives to the council of the Cape Winelands District Municipality: two from the Democratic Alliance and one from the African National Congress.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 9 December 2020 9
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) governed the council in coalition with the People's Democratic Movement (PDM) and Langeberg Independent Party (LIP).
By-elections (November 2021–present) The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 15 Oct 2025 4 3 Feb 2026 4 The former councillor was re-elected to the ward on behalf of a different party.
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