City of Cape Town elections
The council of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape, South Africa is elected every five years by a system of mixed-member proportional representation. Half of the councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting from individual wards, while the other half are appointed from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. By-elections are held to replace the councillors elected by wards if a vacancy occurs.
December 2000 election
The current form of the City of Cape Town was created in 2000 by merging the six transitional municipalities in the Cape Town metropolitan area (Cape Town/Central, South Peninsula, Blaauwberg, Tygerberg, Oostenberg and Helderberg) and the overarching Cape Metropolitan Council. The council of the new municipality consisted of 200 members, 100 elected from wards and the other 100 from party lists. The election was held on 5 December 2000; the Democratic Alliance won a majority of 107 seats.
| City of Cape Town local election, 5 December 2000[1][2] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| Democratic Alliance | 372,032 | 377,885 | 749,917 | 52.9 | 66 | 41 | 107 | |
| ANC | 268,124 | 272,181 | 540,305 | 38.1 | 34 | 43 | 77 | |
| ACDP | 27,972 | 25,976 | 53,984 | 3.8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
| UDM | 9,098 | 11,231 | 20,329 | 1.4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Africa Muslim Party | 6,484 | 8,056 | 14,540 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Independent | 14,401 | – | 14,401 | 1.0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 1,873 | 4,529 | 6,402 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| IFP | 2,287 | 1,648 | 3,935 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Moderate Independent Party | 1,528 | 2,329 | 3,857 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Green Party | 477 | 1,973 | 2,450 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 1,120 | 1,025 | 2,145 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cape People's Congress | 1,071 | 1,045 | 2,116 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Helderberg Community Civic Organization | 625 | 869 | 1,494 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party | – | 489 | 489 | 0.0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 707,092 | 709,236 | 1,416,328 | 100 | 100 | 200 | ||
| Valid votes | 707,092 | 709,236 | 1,416,328 | 98.8 | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 8,497 | 8,129 | 16,626 | 1.2 | ||||
| Total votes cast | 715,589 | 717,365 | 1,432,954 | |||||
| Total voter turnout | 719,444 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 1,269,582 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 56.7 | |||||||
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 April 2001[3] | 34 | ANC | ANC | ||
| 15 August 2001[4] | 71 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 28 August 2002[5] | 62 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
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 Cape Town city council, the Democratic Alliance (DA) lost 31 councillors to the New National Party (NNP), which had formerly been part of the DA. The DA also lost 3 councillors to the African National Congress (ANC), 1 to the Universal Party and 1 who became an independent. The sole councillor of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) also crossed to the NNP. The ANC and the NNP formed a coalition which held a majority of 112 seats.
| City of Cape Town floor crossing, 8–22 October 2002[6] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after | |||||
| ANC | 77 |  3 | 80 | |||||
| Democratic Alliance | 107 |  36 | 71 | |||||
| NNP | – | 32 | 32 | |||||
| ACDP | 8 |  0 | 8 | |||||
| UDM | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Africa Muslim Party | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Moderate Independent Party | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Pan Africanist Congress | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Independent | – | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Universal Party | – | 1 | 1 | |||||
| IFP | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
By-elections from October 2002 to August 2004
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing periods in October 2002 and September 2004.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2003[7] | 67 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 11 February 2004[8] | 42 | ANC | ANC | ||
| 23 June 2004[9] | 6 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 9 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | |||
| 13 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | |||
| 15 | Democratic Alliance | ANC | |||
| 46 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | |||
September 2004 floor crossing
Another floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004. 27 of the 32 NNP councillors crossed, mostly to the ANC, giving the ANC a majority of 104 seats. 2 councillors of the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) also crossed to the Federation of Democrats, a new party.
| City of Cape Town floor crossing, 1–15 September 2004[10] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after | |||||
| ANC | 81 | 23 | 104 | |||||
| Democratic Alliance | 70 | 0 | 70 | |||||
| ACDP | 8 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| NNP | 32 | 27 | 5 | |||||
| Independent Democrats | – | 4 | 4 | |||||
| UDM | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Africa Muslim Party | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Federation of Democrats | – | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Moderate Independent Party | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Pan Africanist Congress | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Universal Party | 1 | 0 | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 November 2004[11] | 32 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 7 September 2005[12] | 21 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 48 | ANC | ANC | |||
March 2006 election
At the election of 1 March 2006, the city council was expanded to 210 members with the addition of 5 new wards and 5 new PR list councillors. No party obtained a majority, with the Democratic Alliance (DA) winning 90 seats, the African National Congress (ANC) 81, and the new Independent Democrats (ID) 23.
After much negotiation, a seven-party governing coalition was formed, consisting of the DA, the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), the Africa Muslim Party (AMP), the United Democratic Movement (UDM), the Freedom Front Plus (VF+), the United Independent Front (UIF), and the Universal Party (UP). The coalition held 105 seats, exactly half of the council, compared to the 104 seats held by the ANC and ID together. The single councillor from the Pan Africanist Congress abstained from the election of the mayor.[13]
| City of Cape Town local election, 1 March 2006[14][15] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| Democratic Alliance | 303,299 | 306,246 | 609,545 | 41.9 | 61 | 29 | 90 | |
| ACDP | 24,145 | 22,757 | 46,902 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| Africa Muslim Party | 9,567 | 9,749 | 19,316 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| UDM | 5,081 | 6,869 | 11,950 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 3,621 | 3,549 | 7,170 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Independent Front | 1,556 | 1,916 | 3,472 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Universal Party | 1,337 | 1,009 | 2,346 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Seven-party coalition total | 348,606 | 352,095 | 700,701 | 48.1 | 61 | 44 | 105 | |
| ANC | 271,873 | 280,232 | 552,105 | 37.9 | 41 | 40 | 81 | |
| Independent Democrats | 76,711 | 79,839 | 156,550 | 10.7 | 3 | 20 | 23 | |
| Independent | 24,151 | – | 24,151 | 1.7 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 2,386 | 4,722 | 7,108 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| IFP | 1,254 | 981 | 2,235 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Federation of Democrats | 1,190 | 946 | 2,136 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pro Ratepayers Party | 977 | 942 | 1,919 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Moderate Independent Party | 934 | 715 | 1,649 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peace and Justice Congress | 734 | 625 | 1,360 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Party | 1,276 | – | 1,276 | 0.1 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Pension Poverty Relief and Unemployment Front | 573 | 683 | 1,256 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 280 | 642 | 922 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party | 432 | 328 | 760 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Progressive Independent Movement | – | 710 | 710 | 0.0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| First Community Party | 199 | 414 | 613 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alliance of Free Democrats | 61 | 541 | 602 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workers International Vanguard League | – | 297 | 297 | 0.0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 731,637 | 724,713 | 1,456,350 | 105 | 105 | 210 | ||
| Valid votes | 731,637 | 724,713 | 1,456,350 | 98.3 | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 9,102 | 15,664 | 24,766 | 1.7 | ||||
| Total votes cast | 740,739 | 740,377 | 1,481,116 | |||||
| Total voter turnout | 744,967 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 1,486,781 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 50.1 | |||||||
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 2006[16] | 82 | Independent Democrats | Democratic Alliance[Note 1] | ||
| 7 February 2007[17] | 74 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
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 Cape Town city council, the ID lost three councillors to the new National People's Party (NPP), two to the DA and one to the new Social Democratic Party. The UDM and the UIF each lost one councillor to the DA, and the AMP lost one councillor to the NPP. Control of the council was not affected because the ID had joined the governing coalition earlier in the year.
| City of Cape Town floor crossing, 1–15 September 2007[18] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after | |||||
| Democratic Alliance | 91 | 4 | 95 | |||||
| ANC | 81 | 0 | 81 | |||||
| Independent Democrats | 22 | 6 | 16 | |||||
| ACDP | 7 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| National People's Party | – | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Africa Muslim Party | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| UDM | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Freedom Front Plus | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Pan Africanist Congress | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Universal Party | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Social Democratic Party | – | 1 | 1 | |||||
| United Independent Front | 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.
May 2011 election
At the election of 18 May 2011, the council was expanded to 221 members with the addition of 6 new wards and 5 new PR list seats. The Democratic Alliance won a majority of 135 seats.
| City of Cape Town local election, 18 May 2011[30][31] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| Democratic Alliance | 675,020 | 682,929 | 1,357,949 | 60.9 | 78 | 57 | 135 | |
| ANC | 360,827 | 370,420 | 731,247 | 32.8 | 33 | 40 | 73 | |
| ACDP | 15,227 | 11,873 | 27,100 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Congress of the People | 12,059 | 12,596 | 24,655 | 1.1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| National Party | 5,718 | 6,038 | 11,756 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| UDM | 4,402 | 4,290 | 8,692 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Al Jama-ah | 4,310 | 3,928 | 8,238 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Africa Muslim Party | 4,430 | 3,157 | 7,587 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cape Muslim Congress | 3,658 | 2,740 | 6,398 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 5,893 | – | 5,893 | 0.3 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 2,606 | 1,993 | 4,599 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 2,121 | 1,864 | 3,985 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cape Party | 1,561 | 1,471 | 3,032 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Community Coalition | 1,715 | 1,271 | 2,986 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| IFP | 1,888 | 1,031 | 2,919 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Independent Civic Organisation | 1,844 | 1,048 | 2,892 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Democrats for Change | 942 | 1,637 | 2,579 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African People's Convention | 787 | 1,513 | 2,300 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| National People's Party | 1,221 | 707 | 1,928 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Universal Party | 1,078 | 650 | 1,728 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Alliance for Democracy | 1,008 | 629 | 1,637 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South African Progressive Civic Organisation | 825 | 724 | 1,549 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Freedom Party | 694 | 765 | 1,459 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 22 | 845 | 867 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Western Cape Community | 291 | 574 | 865 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Independent Front | 417 | 436 | 853 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 322 | 405 | 727 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Civics of South Africa | 423 | 166 | 589 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Bond of Unity | 232 | 275 | 507 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Majority Front | 301 | 124 | 425 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Movement | 132 | 265 | 397 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party | 230 | 165 | 395 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 93 | 167 | 260 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent Civic Organisation | – | 151 | 151 | 0.0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,112,297 | 1,116,847 | 2,229,144 | 111 | 110 | 221 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,112,297 | 1,116,847 | 2,229,144 | 99.1 | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 11,518 | 8,998 | 20,516 | 0.9 | ||||
| Total votes cast | 1,123,815 | 1,125,845 | 2,249,660 | |||||
| Total voter turnout | 1,134,144 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 1,745,853 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 65.0 | |||||||
2011 mayoral election
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| √ Patricia de Lille (DA) | 137 | 64.4% | |
| Tony Ehrenreich (ANC) | 75 | 35.6% | |
| Total | 212 | 100% | |
| Valid votes | 212 | 97.7% | |
| Spoilt ballots | 5 | 2.3% | |
| Total votes cast | 217 | 100% | |
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 December 2011[32] | 71 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 18 January 2012[33] | 68 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 25 April 2012[34] | 45 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 19 September 2012[35] | 88 | ANC | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 30 January 2013[36] | 22 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 22 May 2013[37] | 105 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 19 February 2014[38] | 35 | ANC | ANC | ||
| 43 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | |||
| 28 May 2014[39] | 25 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 13 August 2014[40] | 5 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 54 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | |||
| 56 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | |||
| 5 November 2014[41] | 23 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 1 April 2015[42] | 72 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 9 December 2015[43] | 101 | ANC | ANC | ||
August 2016 election
At the election of 3 August 2016, the council was expanded to 231 members with the addition of 5 new wards and 5 new PR list seats. The Democratic Alliance won a majority of 154 seats.
| City of Cape Town local election, 18 May 2011[44][45] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| Democratic Alliance | 831,890 | 832,624 | 1,664,514 | 66.6 | 81 | 73 | 154 | |
| ANC | 302,965 | 305,902 | 608,867 | 24.4 | 35 | 22 | 57 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 40,243 | 38,871 | 79,114 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| ACDP | 16,181 | 14,104 | 30,285 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Al Jama-ah | 9,506 | 6,892 | 16,398 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| African Independent Congress | 5,228 | 9,515 | 14,743 | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 5,365 | 4,919 | 10,284 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Democratic Independent Party | 4,049 | 3,472 | 7,521 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 7,077 | – | 7,077 | 0.3 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| UDM | 2,441 | 4,139 | 6,580 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cape Muslim Congress | 3,073 | 3,386 | 6,459 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 3,381 | 2,938 | 6,319 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 3,175 | 3,015 | 6,190 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 2,943 | 2,016 | 4,959 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| National Party | 1,988 | 2,296 | 4,284 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cape Party | 1,608 | 1,760 | 3,368 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Africa Muslim Party | 1,692 | 1,571 | 3,263 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Local People's Party | 1,654 | 1,056 | 2,710 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Shura Party | 1,085 | 685 | 1,770 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African People's Convention | 749 | 906 | 1,655 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent Civic Organisation | 799 | 673 | 1,472 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nationalist Coloured Party | 794 | 622 | 1,416 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | 318 | 1,097 | 1,415 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| National People's Party | 812 | 449 | 1,261 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Africa People's Party | 451 | 443 | 894 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coloured Voice | 420 | 442 | 862 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Khoisan Kingdom And All People | 243 | 527 | 770 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South African Progressive Civic Organisation | 346 | 357 | 703 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ubuntu Party | 196 | 490 | 686 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Khoisan Revolution | 218 | 444 | 662 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sizwe Ummah Nation | 276 | 283 | 559 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| The Greens | 45 | 433 | 478 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| People's Democratic Movement | 203 | 236 | 439 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| IFP | 56 | 378 | 434 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South African People for Equality | 145 | 171 | 316 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent Sport Party | 39 | 122 | 161 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patriotic Association | 19 | 111 | 130 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,251,673 | 1,247,345 | 2,499,018 | 116 | 115 | 231 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,251,673 | 1,247,345 | 2,499,018 | 98.7 | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 14,777 | 17,954 | 32,731 | 1.3 | ||||
| Total votes cast | 1,266,450 | 1,265,299 | 2,531,749 | |||||
| Total voter turnout | 1,271,923 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 1,977,690 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 64.3 | |||||||
2016 mayoral election
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| √ Patricia de Lille (DA) | 160 | 74.1% | |
| Xolani Sotashe (ANC) | 56 | 25.9% | |
| Total | 216 | 100% | |
By-elections since August 2016
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the elections in August 2016.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 November 2016[46] | 108 | ANC | ANC | ||
| 2 August 2017[47] | 4 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 20 September 2017[48] | 37 | ANC | ANC | ||
| 15 November 2017[49] | 93 | ANC | ANC | ||
| 29 November 2017[50] | 102 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 16 January 2019[51] | 31 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 101 | ANC | ANC | |||
| 13 February 2019[52] | 54 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 19 June 2019[53] | 21 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 21 August 2019[54] | 95 | ANC | ANC | ||
| 13 November 2019[55] | 19 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 82 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | |||
| 11 November 2020[56][Note 4] | 14 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 51 | ANC | ANC | |||
| 88 | ANC | ANC | |||
| 9 December 2020[57] | 115 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
November 2018 mayoral election
On 31 October 2018, incumbent Mayor Patricia de Lille resigned. An election was held on 6 November 2018 to determine her successor. It was subsequently won by former Mayor, Dan Plato. The candidates nominated were:
- Dan Plato (Democratic Alliance), former Provincial Minister of Community Safety (2011 - 2018); former Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (2011 - 2018); former Mayor of Cape Town (2009 - 2011)
- Xolani Sotashe (African National Congress), incumbent Leader of the African National Congress in the Cape Town City Council; Mayoral candidate in 2016; Member of the Cape Town City Council (2000 - present)
- Grant Haskin (African Christian Democratic Party), incumbent Leader of the African Christian Democratic Caucus (2016–present); former Deputy Mayor of Cape Town (2007 - 2009); former Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
The results were as follows.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| √ Dan Plato (DA) | 146 | 72.3% | |
| Xolani Sotashe (ANC) | 53 | 26.2% | |
| Grant Haskin (ACDP) | 3 | 1.5% | |
| Total | 202 | 100% | |
| Valid votes | 202 | 97.1% | |
| Spoilt ballots | 6 | 2.9% | |
| Total votes cast | 208 | 100% | |
Notes
- The former councillor was re-elected to the ward on behalf of a different party.
- The ANC could not stand candidates in this by-election due to a failure to submit paperwork on time.
- The former councillor was re-elected to the ward nominally as an independent, but in fact on behalf of COPE, which was not yet a registered party. See http://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/full-western-cape-byelection-results.
- By-election was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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