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Drakenstein

WC023 · Local council · 65 seats

Majority
Voting districts in
100%
75 of 75
Wards declared
33
of 33
Majority line
33
of 65 seats
Registered voters
146,417

IEC report

Seats (declared)

As of
The IEC has declared this council. These are the final seat numbers.
DA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsDA: 36 seatsANC: 9 seatsANC: 9 seatsANC: 9 seatsANC: 9 seatsANC: 9 seatsANC: 9 seatsANC: 9 seatsANC: 9 seatsANC: 9 seatsPA: 8 seatsPA: 8 seatsPA: 8 seatsPA: 8 seatsPA: 8 seatsPA: 8 seatsPA: 8 seatsPA: 8 seatsVF Plus: 4 seatsVF Plus: 4 seatsVF Plus: 4 seatsVF Plus: 4 seatsEFF: 1 seatsPMC: 1 seatsPAC: 1 seatsIndependents: 1 seatsACDP: 1 seatsGOOD: 1 seatsSACP: 1 seatsAl Jama-ah: 1 seats6533 for majority
Seats by party
PartyVotesWardsSeats
DA56.1%2636
ANC13.3%69
PA12.9%08
VF Plus5.5%04
EFF2.1%01
PMC2.0%01
PAC1.8%01
Independents1.0%11
ACDP0.9%01
GOOD0.8%01
SACP0.7%01
Al Jama-ah0.6%01

Coalition calculator

As of

Tap parties to add their seats together. This is seat arithmetic only: it shows which combinations hold enough seats between them, not whether those parties would agree to govern together.

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Minimal winning combinations

Every set of up to four of the ten largest parties that reaches the majority line, where dropping any one member would fall short. Independents are left out because each votes individually. Seats are final.

Ward map

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Change since 2021

As of
Ward boundaries were redrawn for 2026, so we compare the same voting districts in both years: the 74 districts counted so far that also existed in 2021 (96% of the votes counted). Shares are of all valid votes, ward and PR ballots together.
Party shares on matched voting districts, 2021 and 2026
Party20212026Change
DA55.4%54.7%−0.7
ANC19.6%13.8%−5.8
PA1.2%13.4%+12.1
VF Plus4.9%5.5%+0.6
EFF1.9%2.2%+0.2
PMC–2.0%new
PAC0.9%1.9%+1.0
Independents0.2%1.0%+0.9
ACDP2.0%0.9%−1.1
GOOD5.8%0.8%−5.0

Biggest ward swings

  1. Ward 27PA0.7% → 40.4%+39.7
  2. Ward 24PA6.4% → 41.0%+34.6
  3. Ward 25PA0.7% → 34.5%+33.8
  4. Ward 9ANC82.4% → 49.9%−32.5
  5. Ward 13PA1.1% → 31.5%+30.4
  6. Ward 20PA12.2% → 41.3%+29.1
  7. Ward 26PA0.4% → 26.1%+25.7
  8. Ward 30ANC40.6% → 15.2%−25.4

2021 council result: DA 36, ANC 13, GOOD 4, VF Plus 3, CDR 3 of 65 seats.

Closest wards

As of
Wards decided or led by less than 5 points on the ward ballot, and how many more votes the runner-up needed.
  1. Ward 27DA won, ahead of PAby 55 (2.2%) · needed 56
  2. Ward 32DA won, ahead of ANCby 51 (2.2%) · needed 52
  3. Ward 20DA won, ahead of PAby 57 (2.3%) · needed 58
  4. Ward 24DA won, ahead of PAby 79 (4.1%) · needed 80

Wards (33)

As of
Ward-ballot results. Margin is the gap between the first two candidates as a share of valid ward votes.
Wards declared
100%
Ward ballot results by ward
WardWinner or leaderMarginVotesVDs in
1DACalvin Kroutzwon59.9%2,2003/3
2DANicolaas Daniël Sauermanwon56.2%3,3842/2
3DAAnnelize Combrinkwon66.1%2,6134/4
4DARenier Adriaan Koegelenbergwon75.5%3,4892/2
5ANCNomathamsanqa Mavis Tinanawon6.0%2,4522/2
6ANCSiphesihle Konawon64.9%1,6452/2
7DARuth Belldine Arnoldswon47.1%2,0452/2
8ANCNtombovuyo Godongwanawon13.5%2,0183/3
9ANCTembekile Christopher Mangenawon24.4%1,9833/3
10DAChristephine Kearnswon44.0%2,0832/2
11DAAidan Charles Stowmanwon23.3%2,8772/2
12ANCNeliswa Loyola Sijajiwon24.6%2,0132/2
13DAClara Meyerwon18.8%1,9822/2
14DAPatricia Beverley Ann Cupidowon20.5%2,7852/2
15DALodewyk Wilfred Niehauswon74.9%3,3291/1
16ANCPhumlani Ephraim Danstilewon35.4%2,4512/2
17DAHendrik Johannes Nicolaas Mattheewon59.0%3,0702/2
18DAJohanna Catharina Schweidlerwon60.7%2,5522/2
19DATheunis Gerhardus Besterwon75.4%3,3272/2
20DALeslin Garth Julieswon2.3%2,5162/2
21DALevona Rolene Viljoenwon21.8%1,9322/2
22DALorraine Cysterwon45.7%2,2733/3
23DAElizabeth Aletta Solomonswon65.6%3,0292/2
24DAEdgar Gerades Arendsewon4.1%1,9461/1
25DALaurichia Tylial Van Niekerkwon12.7%2,1863/3
26DAMonique Kaylene Booysenwon31.1%1,9122/2
27DAKarools Isaacswon2.2%2,4882/2
28DASandra Foleywon83.7%3,5352/2
29DAAvron Marchius Beres Appolliswon63.8%3,1253/3
30IndependentsChristopher Stephen Jochimswon18.1%2,0652/2
31DACatherine Maria Jacobswon12.2%2,6824/4
32DAFrances Jacobswon2.2%2,2992/2
33DALorenzo Clive Arendsewon51.0%2,8733/3