City of Cape Town elections List of events
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.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections and floor-crossing periods.
December 2000 election
Seats in the city council after the 2000 election. Government: Opposition: Others (8)
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.
Party List Ward Total seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 377,885 53.28 41 372,032 52.61 66 107 African National Congress 272,181 38.38 43 268,124 37.92 34 77 African Christian Democratic Party 25,976 3.66 8 27,972 3.96 0 8 United Democratic Movement 11,231 1.58 3 9,098 1.29 0 3 Africa Muslim Party 8,056 1.14 2 6,484 0.92 0 2 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 4,529 0.64 1 1,873 0.26 0 1 Moderate Independent Party 2,329 0.33 1 1,528 0.22 0 1 Green Party 1,973 0.28 0 477 0.07 0 0 Inkatha Freedom Party 1,648 0.23 1 2,287 0.32 0 1 Cape People's Congress 1,045 0.15 0 1,071 0.15 0 0 Azanian People's Organisation 1,025 0.14 0 1,120 0.16 0 0 Helderberg Community Civic Organization 869 0.12 0 625 0.09 0 0 Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party 489 0.07 0 0 Independents 14,401 2.04 0 0 Total 709,236 100.00 100 707,092 100.00 100 200 Valid votes 709,236 98.87 707,092 98.81 Invalid/blank votes 8,129 1.13 8,497 1.19 Total votes 717,365 100.00 715,589 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,269,582 56.50 1,269,582 56.36 Source: Electoral Commission[ 1] [ 2]
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.
October 2002 floor crossing
Seats in the city council after the 2002 floor crossing. Government: Opposition: Others (9)
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.[ 6] The ANC and the NNP formed a coalition which held a majority of 112 seats.
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.
September 2004 floor crossing
Seats in the city council after the 2004 floor crossing. Government: Opposition: Others (15)
Another floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004. 23 of the 32 NNP councillors crossed to the ANC, giving the ANC a majority of 104 seats. A further 4 NNP councillors crossed to the ID. 2 councillors of the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) crossed to the Federation of Democrats , a new party.[ 10]
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.
March 2006 election
Seats in the city council after the 2006 election. Government: Others (8)
Opposition:
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]
Party List Ward Total seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 306,246 42.26 29 303,299 41.45 61 90 African Christian Democratic Party 22,757 3.14 7 24,145 3.30 0 7 Africa Muslim Party 9,749 1.35 3 9,567 1.31 0 3 United Democratic Movement 6,869 0.95 2 5,081 0.69 0 2 Freedom Front Plus 3,549 0.49 1 3,621 0.49 0 1 United Independent Front 1,916 0.26 1 1,556 0.21 0 1 Universal Party 1,009 0.14 1 1,337 0.18 0 1 Seven-party coalition total 352,095 48.58 44 348,606 47.65 61 105 African National Congress 280,232 38.67 40 271,873 37.16 41 81 Independent Democrats 79,839 11.02 20 76,711 10.48 3 23 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 4,722 0.65 1 2,386 0.33 0 1 Inkatha Freedom Party 981 0.14 0 1,254 0.17 0 0 Federation of Democrats 946 0.13 0 1,190 0.16 0 0 Pro Ratepayers Party 942 0.13 0 977 0.13 0 0 Moderate Independent Party 715 0.10 0 934 0.13 0 0 Progressive Independent Movement 710 0.10 0 0 Pension Poverty Relief and Unemployment Front 683 0.09 0 573 0.08 0 0 Azanian People's Organisation 642 0.09 0 280 0.04 0 0 Peace and Justice Congress 626 0.09 0 734 0.10 0 0 Alliance of Free Democrats 541 0.07 0 61 0.01 0 0 First Community Party 414 0.06 0 199 0.03 0 0 Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party 328 0.05 0 432 0.06 0 0 Workers International Vanguard League 297 0.04 0 0 United Party 1,276 0.17 0 0 Independents 24,151 3.30 0 0 Total 724,713 100.00 105 731,637 100.00 105 210 Valid votes 724,713 97.88 731,637 98.77 Invalid/blank votes 15,664 2.12 9,102 1.23 Total votes 740,377 100.00 740,739 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,486,781 49.80 1,486,781 49.82 Source: Electoral Commission[ 14] [ 15]
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.
September 2007 floor crossing
Seats in the city council after the 2007 floor crossing. Government: Others (3)
Opposition: Others (8)
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.[ 18] Control of the council was not affected because the ID had joined the governing coalition earlier in the year.
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
Seats in the city council after the 2011 election. Government: Opposition: Others (13)
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.
Party List Ward Total seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 682,929 61.15 57 675,020 60.69 78 135 African National Congress 370,420 33.17 40 360,827 32.44 33 73 Congress of the People 12,596 1.13 3 12,059 1.08 0 3 African Christian Democratic Party 11,873 1.06 3 15,227 1.37 0 3 National Party 6,038 0.54 1 5,718 0.51 0 1 United Democratic Movement 4,290 0.38 1 4,402 0.40 0 1 Al Jama-ah 3,928 0.35 1 4,310 0.39 0 1 Africa Muslim Party 3,157 0.28 1 4,430 0.40 0 1 Cape Muslim Congress 2,740 0.25 1 3,658 0.33 0 1 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 1,993 0.18 1 2,606 0.23 0 1 Freedom Front Plus 1,864 0.17 1 2,121 0.19 0 1 Democrats for Change 1,637 0.15 0 942 0.08 0 0 African People's Convention 1,513 0.14 0 787 0.07 0 0 Cape Party 1,471 0.13 0 1,561 0.14 0 0 Community Coalition 1,271 0.11 0 1,715 0.15 0 0 National Independent Civic Organisation 1,048 0.09 0 1,844 0.17 0 0 Inkatha Freedom Party 1,031 0.09 0 1,888 0.17 0 0 United Christian Democratic Party 845 0.08 0 22 0.00 0 0 National Freedom Party 765 0.07 0 694 0.06 0 0 South African Progressive Civic Organisation 724 0.06 0 825 0.07 0 0 National People's Party 707 0.06 0 1,221 0.11 0 0 Universal Party 650 0.06 0 1,078 0.10 0 0 National Alliance for Democracy 629 0.06 0 1,008 0.09 0 0 Western Cape Community 574 0.05 0 291 0.03 0 0 United Independent Front 436 0.04 0 417 0.04 0 0 Azanian People's Organisation 405 0.04 0 322 0.03 0 0 African Bond of Unity 275 0.02 0 232 0.02 0 0 Pan Africanist Movement 265 0.02 0 132 0.01 0 0 Social Democratic Party 167 0.01 0 93 0.01 0 0 United Civics of South Africa 166 0.01 0 423 0.04 0 0 Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party 165 0.01 0 230 0.02 0 0 Independent Civic Organisation 151 0.01 0 0 United Majority Front 124 0.01 0 301 0.03 0 0 Independents 5,893 0.53 0 0 Total 1,116,847 100.00 110 1,112,297 100.00 111 221 Valid votes 1,116,847 99.20 1,112,297 98.98 Invalid/blank votes 8,998 0.80 11,518 1.02 Total votes 1,125,845 100.00 1,123,815 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,745,853 64.49 1,745,853 64.37 Source: Electoral Commission[ 30] [ 31]
2011 mayoral 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.
August 2016 election
Seats in the city council after the 2016 election. Government: Opposition: Others (13)
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.
Party List Ward Total seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 832,624 66.75 73 831,890 66.46 81 154 African National Congress 305,902 24.52 22 302,965 24.20 35 57 Economic Freedom Fighters 38,871 3.12 7 40,243 3.22 0 7 African Christian Democratic Party 14,104 1.13 3 16,181 1.29 0 3 African Independent Congress 9,515 0.76 1 5,228 0.42 0 1 Al Jama-ah 6,892 0.55 2 9,506 0.76 0 2 Freedom Front Plus 4,919 0.39 1 5,365 0.43 0 1 United Democratic Movement 4,139 0.33 1 2,441 0.20 0 1 Democratic Independent Party 3,472 0.28 1 4,049 0.32 0 1 Cape Muslim Congress 3,386 0.27 1 3,073 0.25 0 1 Congress of the People 3,015 0.24 1 3,175 0.25 0 1 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 2,938 0.24 1 3,381 0.27 0 1 National Party 2,296 0.18 0 1,988 0.16 0 0 Patriotic Alliance 2,016 0.16 1 2,943 0.24 0 1 Cape Party 1,760 0.14 0 1,608 0.13 0 0 Africa Muslim Party 1,571 0.13 0 1,692 0.14 0 0 Christian Democratic Party 1,097 0.09 0 318 0.03 0 0 Local People's Party 1,056 0.08 0 1,654 0.13 0 0 African People's Convention 906 0.07 0 749 0.06 0 0 Al Shura Party 685 0.05 0 1,085 0.09 0 0 Independent Civic Organisation 673 0.05 0 799 0.06 0 0 Nationalist Coloured Party 622 0.05 0 794 0.06 0 0 Khoisan Kingdom And All People 527 0.04 0 243 0.02 0 0 Ubuntu Party 490 0.04 0 196 0.02 0 0 National People's Party 449 0.04 0 812 0.06 0 0 Khoisan Revolution 444 0.04 0 218 0.02 0 0 South Africa People's Party 443 0.04 0 451 0.04 0 0 Coloured Voice 442 0.04 0 420 0.03 0 0 The Greens 433 0.03 0 45 0.00 0 0 Inkatha Freedom Party 378 0.03 0 56 0.00 0 0 South African Progressive Civic Organisation 357 0.03 0 346 0.03 0 0 Sizwe Ummah Nation 283 0.02 0 276 0.02 0 0 People's Democratic Movement 236 0.02 0 203 0.02 0 0 South African People for Equality 171 0.01 0 145 0.01 0 0 Independent Sport Party 122 0.01 0 39 0.00 0 0 Patriotic Association 111 0.01 0 19 0.00 0 0 Independents 7,077 0.57 0 0 Total 1,247,345 100.00 115 1,251,673 100.00 116 231 Valid votes 1,247,345 98.58 1,251,673 98.83 Invalid/blank votes 17,954 1.42 14,777 1.17 Total votes 1,265,299 100.00 1,266,450 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,977,690 63.98 1,977,690 64.04 Source: Electoral Commission[ 30] [ 31]
2016 mayoral 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.
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:
The results were as follows.
November 2021 election
Results of the election by ward and proportional representation seats
Seats in the city council after the 2021 election. Government: Opposition: Others (34)
The Democratic Alliance won a reduced majority of 136 seats. This was later reduced to 135 seats[ 57] when after a 7-month legal battle and a recount[ 58] it was announced on May 26 that the Democratic Alliance had been misallocated a seat that should have been awarded to Cape Independence Party, giving the Cape Independence Party a second seat.
Party Ward List Total seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 525,515 57.78 83 536,571 58.74 52 135 African National Congress 167,907 18.46 33 170,911 18.71 10 43 Economic Freedom Fighters 37,255 4.10 0 37,913 4.15 10 10 Good 35,846 3.94 0 33,656 3.68 9 9 Cape Coloured Congress 25,257 2.78 0 25,854 2.83 7 7 African Christian Democratic Party 21,791 2.40 0 20,886 2.29 6 6 Freedom Front Plus 14,825 1.63 0 14,025 1.54 4 4 Patriotic Alliance 13,967 1.54 0 13,102 1.43 4 4 Al Jama-ah 11,964 1.32 0 10,830 1.19 3 3 Africa Restoration Alliance 7,365 0.81 0 5,856 0.64 2 2 Cape Independence Party 5,876 0.65 0 5,697 0.62 2 2 United Independent Movement 5,250 0.58 0 5,116 0.56 1 1 Independent candidates 9,910 1.09 0 0 Cape Muslim Congress 3,239 0.36 0 3,355 0.37 1 1 United Democratic Movement 2,477 0.27 0 3,105 0.34 1 1 African Independent Congress 2,861 0.31 0 2,596 0.28 1 1 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 1,821 0.20 0 2,729 0.30 1 1 Democratic Independent Party 1,910 0.21 0 1,653 0.18 1 1 African Transformation Movement 871 0.10 0 1,811 0.20 0 0 Credible Alternative 1st Movement 1,172 0.13 0 1,265 0.14 0 0 Democratic People's Alternative 1,334 0.15 0 732 0.08 0 0 National Freedom Party 1,038 0.11 0 978 0.11 0 0 One Movement for Cape Town 810 0.09 0 1,186 0.13 0 0 The Organic Humanity Movement 982 0.11 0 946 0.10 0 0 Congress of the People 682 0.07 0 1,224 0.13 0 0 African People's Convention 925 0.10 0 558 0.06 0 0 Dagga Party 401 0.04 0 828 0.09 0 0 The Greens 531 0.06 0 674 0.07 0 0 United South Africa 581 0.06 0 557 0.06 0 0 Democratic People's Movement 567 0.06 0 566 0.06 0 0 Spectrum National Party 610 0.07 0 466 0.05 0 0 Sizwe Ummah Nation 607 0.07 0 452 0.05 0 0 African Islamic Movement 445 0.05 0 592 0.06 0 0 Democratic Labour Party 218 0.02 0 809 0.09 0 0 Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 442 0.05 0 533 0.06 0 0 African Progressive Movement 117 0.01 0 791 0.09 0 0 Inkatha Freedom Party 95 0.01 0 802 0.09 0 0 United Progressive Party South Africa 277 0.03 0 554 0.06 0 0 God Save Africa 89 0.01 0 689 0.08 0 0 Land Party 302 0.03 0 384 0.04 0 0 Our Nation 291 0.03 0 299 0.03 0 0 Economic Emancipation Forum 307 0.03 0 204 0.02 0 0 African Freedom Revolution 253 0.03 0 241 0.03 0 0 Black First Land First 189 0.02 0 244 0.03 0 0 People's Democratic Movement 20 0.00 0 303 0.03 0 0 Abantu Batho Congress 134 0.01 0 173 0.02 0 0 Compatriots of South Africa 77 0.01 0 177 0.02 0 0 Independent South African National Civic Organisation 17 0.00 0 184 0.02 0 0 International Party 3 0.00 0 158 0.02 0 0 Eastern Cape Movement 32 0.00 0 98 0.01 0 0 Free Democrats 111 0.01 0 0 Democratic Equality Empowerment Party 32 0.00 0 0 Christians of South Africa 12 0.00 0 0 Khoi-San Kingdom of RSA 10 0.00 0 0 Total 909,509 100.00 116 913,444 100.00 115 231 Valid votes 909,509 98.86 913,444 98.85 Invalid/blank votes 10,485 1.14 10,665 1.15 Total votes 919,994 100.00 924,109 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,973,708 46.61 1,973,708 46.82 Source: Electoral Commission[ 59] [ 60] [ 61]
2021 mayoral election
By-elections from November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.[ 56]
In ward 56, the DA councillor resigned in November 2022. The DA failed to nominate a candidate in time for the February by-election, which was contested by parties including Good , Al Jama-ah , Economic Freedom Fighters , and the Patriotic Alliance (PA). The PA won the ward with 41% of the vote.[ 69] [ 70]
Notes
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