Drakenstein Municipal Council

The Drakenstein Municipal Council is the elected unicameral legislature of the Drakenstein Local Municipality in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa.

Drakenstein Municipal Council
Whole council elected every five years
Type
HousesUnicameral
Term limits
None
Leadership
Cllr. Conrad Poole, DA
since 16 May 2016
Deputy Executive Mayor
Cllr. Gert Combrink, DA
since 16 May 2016
Speaker
Cllr. Aidan Charles Stowman, DA
since 16 August 2016
Chief Whip
Cllr. Anre Koegelenberg, DA
since 18 May 2011
Structure
Seats65 councillors
Political groups
  Democratic Alliance (43)
  African National Congress (15)
  Economic Freedom Fighters (2)
  Freedom Front Plus (1)
  African Christian Democratic Party (1)
  People's Democratic Movement (1)
  Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa (1)
   Federation of Democrats (1)
Elections
Mixed-member proportional representation
Last election
 2016
Motto
"A city of excellence"
Meeting place
Burger Centre, Esterville, Paarl, 7646
Website
www.drakenstein.gov.za

The municipal council consists of sixty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-three councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-three wards, while the remaining thirty-two are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

The Council was established in the year 2000 and is currently governed by the Democratic Alliance.

Political control

The following parties/coalitions have governed the council:

Governing partyYearsMayor
New National Party/Democratic Alliance2000–2003Christian Johannes George Leander (NNP)
New National Party/African National Congress2003–2006Herman Bailey (NNP)
African National Congress2006–2007Charmaine Manuel (ANC)
Democratic Alliance/Independent Democrats2007–2007Koos Louw (DA)
African National Congress2007–2011Charmaine Manuel (ANC)
Democratic Alliance2011–2016Gesie van Deventer (DA)
Democratic Alliance2016–presentConrad Poole (DA)

Portfolio committees
  • MPAC
  • Corporate Services
  • Financial Services
  • Community Services
  • Local Labour Forum
  • Planning and Economic Development
  • Infrastructure Services
  • Training and Development
  • Appeal
  • Budget Steering

History

From 2000 to 2006, the mayor of the municipality was Christian Johannes George Leander of the NNP. It was divided into twenty-nine wards, with a total of fifty-eight councillors.

After the local government elections of 2006, a coalition was formed by the African National Congress (ANC) and the Independent Democrats (ID), and Charmaine Manuel of the ANC was elected as Mayor with Wilhelm Nothnagel of the ID as Deputy Mayor. The municipality was divided into thirty-one wards, with a total of sixty-one councillors.[1]

In April 2007, the ID broke the coalition, and formed a new coalition with the Democratic Alliance (DA); Koos Louw of the DA was elected Mayor while Nothnagel remained Deputy Mayor.[2]

During the floor crossing period in September 2007, seven councillors (six from the ID, including Nothnagel, and an independent councillor) defected to the ANC, giving the ANC an outright majority (32 of 61 seats) on the council. Charmaine Manuel returned as Mayor, with Nothnagel continuing as deputy. [3]

In the 2011 local government elections the DA managed to turn the tables, and obtained an outright majority on the council, holding 35 seats out of 61. Gesie van Deventer was elected Mayor with Conrad Poole as Deputy Mayor.[4]

In May 2016, Mayor Van Deventer resigned and Deputy Mayor Poole took office as Mayor. Gert Combrink was elected Deputy Mayor.[5][6]

In the election of 3 August 2016 the Democratic Alliance (DA) obtained a majority of forty-three seats on the council. Conrad Poole was re-elected as Mayor, while Combrink was also re-elected.

Elections
Results of the 2011 Municipal Elections
  DA (35)
  ANC (19)
  COPE (2)
  NPP (2)
  Other parties (3)

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[7][8][9]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
Democratic Alliance 54,49154,193108,68466.0261743
ANC 17,85820,97538,83323.66915
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,9881,9013,8892.4022
People's Democratic Movement 2,3492912,6401.6101
ACDP 1,1801,0852,2651.4011
Federation of Democrats 6855431,2280.7011
Independent Civic Organisation 6385781,2160.7011
Freedom Front Plus 5935511,1440.7011
Congress of the People 5975031,1000.7000
Alliance for Democratic Freedom 5264679930.6000
South African Progressive Civic Organisation 4614108710.5000
Community Party 2691974660.3000
Pan Africanist Congress 1682273950.2000
Khoisan Revolution 1891703590.2000
Patriotic Alliance 1241742980.2000
Peoples Alliance 3164950.1000
South Africa People's Party 3244760.0000
Civic Independent 1148590.0000
Independent 0–00.00–0
Total 82,19082,421164,611333265
Valid votes 82,19082,421164,61198.6
Spoilt votes 1,3291,0562,3851.4
Total votes cast 83,51983,477166,996
Total voter turnout 83,666
Registered voters 129,265
Turnout percentage 64.7

References
  1. drakenstein municipality - IIS Windows Server. Retrieved on 3 August 2019.
  2. Pretorius, Maahir (22 April 2007). "Drama at Wellington council". News24. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. "ANC gets Drakenstein and Knysna". News24. Cape Town. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. DA leadership gets reshuffle in province, IOL, 12 May 2014. Retrieved on 3 August 2019.
  5. Mayor Gesie van Deventer resigns, Paarl Post, 13 May 2016. Retrieved on 3 August 2019.
  6. New mayor for Drakenstein. Retrieved on 3 August 2019.
  7. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Drakenstein" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  8. "Seat Calculation Detail: Drakenstein" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  9. "Voter Turnout Report: Drakenstein" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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