The Oudtshoorn Local Municipality council consists of twenty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining twelve 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 African National Congress won a plurality of eight seats on the council.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event ANC DA ICOSA Other Total 2000 election 10 10 — 3 23 2002 floor-crossing 10 7 — 6 23 2004 floor-crossing 15 7 — 1 23 2006 election 8 7 — 8 23 2007 floor-crossing 8 7 — 8 23 2011 election 11 11 1 2 25 2016 election 7 14 2 2 25 2021 election 8 7 2 8 25
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 Oudtshoorn council, five councillors from the Democratic Alliance (DA) crossed to the New National Party (NNP), which had formerly been part of the DA. The single councillor of the United Independent Front also crossed to the NNP, while the two councillors of Oudtshoorn Aksie 2000 crossed to the DA.
Party Seats before Net change Seats after 10 0 10 10 3 7 — 6 6 2 2 0 1 1 0
September 2004 floor crossing Another floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004, in which five councillors crossed from the NNP to the African National Congress, while the sixth NNP councillor crossed to the Freedom Front Plus.
Party Seats before Net change Seats after 10 5 15 7 0 7 6 6 0 — 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 27 July 2005 8
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.
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 Stellenbosch council, the two councillors of the Oudtshoorn Civic Association crossed to the National People's Party.
Party Seats before Net change Seats after 8 0 8 7 0 7 6 0 6 — 2 2 2 2 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 6 October 2010 5 The former councillor was re-elected to the ward on behalf of a different party. 12 The former councillor was re-elected to the ward on behalf of a different party.
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 7 August 2013 5 6 13 6 May 2015 7 11 November 2015 2 9 December 2015 13
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 30 May 2018 13 9 December 2020 4 5 10
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 since November 2021.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 24 Apr 2024 9 4 Dec 2024 9 25 Mar 2026 5
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