# Breede Valley Local Municipality elections

The Breede Valley Local Municipality council consists of forty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-one wards, while the remaining twenty 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 the Democratic Alliance (DA) obtained a plurality of nineteen seats on the council.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | BO | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 17 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| 2002 floor-crossing | 19 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 37 |
| 2004 floor-crossing | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| 2006 election | 18 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 39 |
| 2007 floor-crossing | 17 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 39 |
| 2011 election | 14 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 41 |
| 2016 election | 12 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 41 |
| 2021 election | 10 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 41 |

## December 2000 election

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 15,852 | 45.95 | 9 | 15,711 | 45.64 | 8 | 17 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 15,388 | 44.60 | 10 | 15,358 | 44.62 | 7 | 17 |
| | Breedevallei Onafhanklik | 2,537 | 7.35 | 0 | 2,386 | 6.93 | 3 | 3 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 182 | 0.53 | 0 | 724 | 2.10 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 469 | 1.36 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | The Cape Peoples Congress | 73 | 0.21 | 0 | 242 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 34,501 | 100.00 | 19 | 34,421 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 34,501 | 98.25 | | 34,421 | 98.03 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 614 | 1.75 | | 691 | 1.97 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 35,115 | 100.00 | | 35,112 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 59,277 | 59.24 | | 59,277 | 59.23 | | |

### 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 previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 15 September 2001 | 1 | | Democratic Alliance | | African National Congress |
| 28 November 2001 | 2 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |

### 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 Breede Valley council, four councillors from the Democratic Alliance (DA) crossed to the New National Party (NNP), which had formerly been part of the DA, and one councillor crossed from the DA to "Breedevallei Onafhanklik" (BO). One councillor crossed from BO to the African National Congress (ANC) and one crossed from BO to the NNP.
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
| African National Congress | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| Democratic Alliance | 16 | 5 | 11 |
| New National Party | — | 5 | 5 |
| Breedevallei Onafhanklik | 3 | 1 | 2 |

### 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 previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 7 May 2003 | 18 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |
| 27 July 2004 | 10 | | Breedevallei Onafhanklik | | African National Congress |

### September 2004 floor crossing

Another floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004, in which four of the NNP councillors crossed to the ANC and one NNP councillor crossed to the DA.
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
| African National Congress | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| Democratic Alliance | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| New National Party | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Breedevallei Onafhanklik | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 15,001 | 46.78 | 12 | 14,902 | 47.35 | 6 | 18 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 10,611 | 33.09 | 6 | 10,808 | 34.34 | 7 | 13 |
| | Independent Democrats | 3,543 | 11.05 | 1 | 3,701 | 11.76 | 4 | 5 |
| | Breedevallei Onafhanklik | 862 | 2.69 | 0 | 1,256 | 3.99 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,418 | 4.42 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 447 | 1.39 | 0 | 404 | 1.28 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Independent Front | 104 | 0.32 | 0 | 226 | 0.72 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 82 | 0.26 | 0 | 177 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 32,068 | 100.00 | 20 | 31,474 | 100.00 | 19 | 39 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 32,068 | 98.18 | | 31,474 | 96.54 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 595 | 1.82 | | 1,128 | 3.46 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 32,663 | 100.00 | | 32,602 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 65,423 | 49.93 | | 65,423 | 49.83 | | |

### 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 Breede Valley council, four councillors crossed from the Independent Democrats (ID) to the new National People's Party, two councillors left the African National Congress (ANC) to sit as independents, and the existing independent councillor joined the ANC.
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
| African National Congress | 18 | 1 | 17 |
| Democratic Alliance | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| National People's Party | — | 4 | 4 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Independent Democrats | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Breedevallei Onafhanklik | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### 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.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 10 December 2008 | 3 | African National Congress | Independent |
| 10 December 2008 | 5 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 10 December 2008 | 16 | African National Congress | Independent |
| 10 December 2008 | 17 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 24 June 2009 | 15 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance |
| 14 October 2009 | 11 | Independent | Democratic Alliance |
| 24 March 2010 | 10 | African National Congress | Democratic Alliance |

## May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | Democratic Alliance | 22,074 | 50.40 | 13 | 23,306 | 55.10 | 9 | 22 |
| | African National Congress | 13,408 | 30.61 | 6 | 14,707 | 34.77 | 8 | 14 |
| | Breedevallei Onafhanklik | 1,554 | 3.55 | 0 | 1,715 | 4.05 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,295 | 5.24 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 2,177 | 4.97 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Civic Independent | 487 | 1.11 | 0 | 738 | 1.74 | 1 | 1 |
| | South African Progressive Civic Organisation | 446 | 1.02 | 0 | 426 | 1.01 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 381 | 0.87 | 0 | 393 | 0.93 | 0 | 0 |
| | National People's Party | 302 | 0.69 | 0 | 280 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Christian Party | 259 | 0.59 | 0 | 277 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 268 | 0.61 | 0 | 219 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 |
| | Western Cape Community | 121 | 0.28 | 0 | 154 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 25 | 0.06 | 0 | 83 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 43,797 | 100.00 | 21 | 42,298 | 100.00 | 20 | 41 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 43,797 | 98.59 | | 42,298 | 95.32 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 626 | 1.41 | | 2,079 | 4.68 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 44,423 | 100.00 | | 44,377 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 71,849 | 61.83 | | 71,849 | 61.76 | | |

## August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | Democratic Alliance | 24,696 | 53.83 | 15 | 24,917 | 54.41 | 7 | 22 |
| | African National Congress | 13,691 | 29.84 | 6 | 13,719 | 29.96 | 6 | 12 |
| | Breedevallei Onafhanklik | 3,941 | 8.59 | 0 | 3,872 | 8.46 | 4 | 4 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,278 | 2.79 | 0 | 1,280 | 2.80 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 528 | 1.15 | 0 | 472 | 1.03 | 1 | 1 |
| | People's Democratic Movement | 464 | 1.01 | 0 | 389 | 0.85 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 382 | 0.83 | 0 | 390 | 0.85 | 0 | 0 |
| | Civic Independent | 295 | 0.64 | 0 | 231 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 206 | 0.45 | 0 | 278 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 251 | 0.55 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 90 | 0.20 | 0 | 113 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 23 | 0.05 | 0 | 87 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | 35 | 0.08 | 0 | 46 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 45,880 | 100.00 | 21 | 45,794 | 100.00 | 20 | 41 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 45,880 | 98.90 | | 45,794 | 98.85 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 512 | 1.10 | | 535 | 1.15 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 46,392 | 100.00 | | 46,329 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 77,483 | 59.87 | | 77,483 | 59.79 | | |
The local council sends five representatives to the council of the Cape Winelands District Municipality: three from the Democratic Alliance and one each from the African National Congress and Breedevallei Onafhanklik.

### 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.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 24 April 2018 | 10 | | Democratic Alliance | | Democratic Alliance |
| 24 October 2018 | 3 | | Democratic Alliance | | Democratic Alliance |

## November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | Democratic Alliance | 16,480 | 44.99 | 12 | 16,501 | 44.66 | 7 | 19 |
| | African National Congress | 8,644 | 23.60 | 8 | 8,772 | 23.74 | 2 | 10 |
| | Breedevallei Onafhanklik | 3,553 | 9.70 | 1 | 3,649 | 9.87 | 3 | 4 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 2,140 | 5.84 | 0 | 2,062 | 5.58 | 2 | 2 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,220 | 3.33 | 0 | 1,439 | 3.89 | 2 | 2 |
| | Good | 1,243 | 3.39 | 0 | 1,347 | 3.65 | 2 | 2 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 1,055 | 2.88 | 0 | 1,072 | 2.90 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 491 | 1.34 | 0 | 475 | 1.29 | 1 | 1 |
| | People's Democratic Movement | 282 | 0.77 | 0 | 316 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 |
| | Economic Liberation Congress | 368 | 1.00 | 0 | 225 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 |
| | Cape Coloured Congress | 235 | 0.64 | 0 | 235 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 47 | 0.13 | 0 | 283 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 |
| | Karoo Democratic Force | 128 | 0.35 | 0 | 137 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | 146 | 0.40 | 0 | 96 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 224 | 0.61 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Cape Independence Party | 115 | 0.31 | 0 | 72 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | Khoisan United Movement | 70 | 0.19 | 0 | 79 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 |
| | Al Jama-ah | 59 | 0.16 | 0 | 51 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 38 | 0.10 | 0 | 66 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 53 | 0.14 | 0 | 38 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| | Spectrum National Party | 40 | 0.11 | 0 | 31 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Progressive Movement | 2 | 0.01 | 0 | 6 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 36,633 | 100.00 | 21 | 36,952 | 100.00 | 20 | 41 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 36,633 | 98.78 | | 36,952 | 98.80 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 454 | 1.22 | | 447 | 1.20 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 37,087 | 100.00 | | 37,399 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 77,739 | 47.71 | | 77,739 | 48.11 | | |