Ward 23
City of Cape Town (CPT) · IEC ward 19100023
Won by
DA
Paul Stephanus Swart
Margin
76.9%
9,083 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
11,814
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAPaul Stephanus Swart | 9,948 | 84.2% |
| VF Plus | 865 | 7.3% |
| ActionSA | 160 | 1.4% |
| ANC | 158 | 1.3% |
| EFF | 149 | 1.3% |
| GOOD | 99 | 0.8% |
| ACDP | 92 | 0.8% |
| Capexit | 62 | 0.5% |
| ATM | 54 | 0.5% |
| UDM | 38 | 0.3% |
| PA | 38 | 0.3% |
| BOSA | 37 | 0.3% |
| SACP | 29 | 0.2% |
| Al Jama-ah | 16 | 0.1% |
| MKP | 14 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 11 | 0.1% |
| AIC | 8 | 0.1% |
| NCC | 8 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 6 | 0.1% |
| SNP | 4 | 0.0% |
| IFP | 3 | 0.0% |
| MF | 3 | 0.0% |
| ARA | 2 | 0.0% |
| COPE | 1 | 0.0% |
| CMC | 1 | 0.0% |
| SUN | 1 | 0.0% |
| AAC | 1 | 0.0% |
| AZANIA | 1 | 0.0% |
| D.P.A | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ekhethu | 1 | 0.0% |
| K.A.P | 1 | 0.0% |
| OLA | 1 | 0.0% |
| ABGF | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 9,084 more votes to win, or 4,542 voters switching from DA.
Turnout is not published per ward in the IEC results files, so it is not shown here.
Change since 2021
Ward boundaries were redrawn for 2026, so this compares the same voting districts in both years: 5 of the 7 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 83% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 84.9% | 85.2% | +0.3 |
| VF Plus | 5.6% | 8.1% | +2.5 |
| ANC | 1.8% | 1.2% | −0.6 |
| ACDP | 2.5% | 0.8% | −1.6 |
| EFF | 1.1% | 0.8% | −0.3 |
| Capexit | 2.0% | 0.6% | −1.5 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97120166 | DA 89.1% | 6,484 | yes |
| 97120302 | DA 86.9% | 3,313 | yes |
| 97120313 | DA 80.9% | 3,568 | yes |
| 97120368 | DA 60.4% | 1,254 | yes |
| 97120469 | DA 88.2% | 4,908 | yes |
| 97120661 | DA 34.8% | 966 | new |
| 97120683 | DA 91.8% | 3,171 | new |