The Beaufort West Local Municipality council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards , while the remaining six are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 no party obtained a majority of seats on the council.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
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Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 6,124 61.31 5 6,093 61.05 3 8 Democratic Alliance 3,864 38.69 2 3,887 38.95 3 5 Total 9,988 100.00 7 9,980 100.00 6 13 Valid votes 9,988 98.06 9,980 97.98 Invalid/blank votes 198 1.94 206 2.02 Total votes 10,186 100.00 10,186 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 15,732 64.75 15,732 64.75
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 cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats.
In the Beaufort West council, one councillor crossed from the Democratic Alliance (DA) to the New National Party (NNP), which had formerly been part of the DA, while another DA councillor left the party to sit as an independent.[ 2]
September 2004 floor crossing
Another floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004, in which the NNP councillor crossed to the African National Congress.[ 3]
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.[ 4]
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[ 5]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 4,735 41.15 3 4,714 40.56 2 5 Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 4,096 35.60 3 4,165 35.84 2 5 Democratic Alliance 2,070 17.99 1 2,003 17.24 1 2 Independent Democrats 533 4.63 0 639 5.50 1 1 United Independent Front 72 0.63 0 100 0.86 0 0 Total 11,506 100.00 7 11,621 100.00 6 13 Valid votes 11,506 97.29 11,621 98.18 Invalid/blank votes 321 2.71 215 1.82 Total votes 11,827 100.00 11,836 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 18,906 62.56 18,906 62.60
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.[ 4]
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 Beaufort West council one councillor crossed from the ANC to the National People's Party , and the single councillor representing the Independent Democrats crossed to the Social Democratic Party .[ 6]
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.[ 4]
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[ 7]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 7,805 50.66 6 7,803 49.70 1 7 Democratic Alliance 6,421 41.68 1 6,335 40.35 4 5 Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 676 4.39 0 655 4.17 1 1 Congress of the People 182 1.18 0 661 4.21 0 0 National People's Party 208 1.35 0 170 1.08 0 0 Independent Congress 84 0.55 0 37 0.24 0 0 South African Progressive Civic Organisation 31 0.20 0 40 0.25 0 0 Total 15,407 100.00 7 15,701 100.00 6 13 Valid votes 15,407 97.09 15,701 99.13 Invalid/blank votes 462 2.91 138 0.87 Total votes 15,869 100.00 15,839 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 23,812 66.64 23,812 66.52
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.[ 4]
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[ 8]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 7,671 48.83 5 7,699 49.14 1 6 African National Congress 6,682 42.54 2 6,561 41.88 4 6 Karoo Democratic Force 825 5.25 0 799 5.10 1 1 Economic Freedom Fighters 203 1.29 0 227 1.45 0 0 Freedom Front Plus 113 0.72 0 114 0.73 0 0 Congress of the People 48 0.31 0 120 0.77 0 0 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 61 0.39 0 49 0.31 0 0 Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 50 0.32 0 51 0.33 0 0 South African Religious Civic Organisation 31 0.20 0 47 0.30 0 0 Independent candidates 24 0.15 0 0 Total 15,708 100.00 7 15,667 100.00 6 13 Valid votes 15,708 99.02 15,667 98.79 Invalid/blank votes 156 0.98 192 1.21 Total votes 15,864 100.00 15,859 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 26,027 60.95 26,027 60.93
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.[ 4]
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[ 9]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 4,299 28.46 4 4,237 28.15 0 4 Democratic Alliance 4,212 27.88 1 3,963 26.33 3 4 Patriotic Alliance 3,298 21.83 2 3,314 22.02 1 3 Good 1,596 10.56 0 1,869 12.42 1 1 Karoo Democratic Force 845 5.59 0 825 5.48 1 1 Karoo Gemeenskap Party 325 2.15 0 355 2.36 0 0 Freedom Front Plus 196 1.30 0 222 1.48 0 0 Economic Freedom Fighters 137 0.91 0 128 0.85 0 0 African Christian Democratic Party 98 0.65 0 105 0.70 0 0 Independent candidates 70 0.46 0 0 Africa Restoration Alliance 32 0.21 0 31 0.21 0 0 Total 15,108 100.00 7 15,049 100.00 6 13 Valid votes 15,108 97.96 15,049 98.70 Invalid/blank votes 315 2.04 198 1.30 Total votes 15,423 100.00 15,247 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 26,878 57.38 26,878 56.73
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.[ 4]
After the three by-elections on 19 June, the DA holds a majority in the council, and can replace the previous governing coalition of the ANC, PA and KDF.[ 10]
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