# Theewaterskloof Local Municipality elections

The Theewaterskloof Local Municipality council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 won a majority.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 2002 floor-crossing | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 2004 floor-crossing | 13 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 2006 election | 10 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 2007 floor-crossing | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 2011 election | 9 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
| 2016 election | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 2021 election | 8 | 11 | 8 | 27 |

## 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 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 8,296 | 45.83 | 5 | 8,722 | 48.29 | 4 | 9 |
| | African National Congress | 8,257 | 45.61 | 5 | 8,325 | 46.10 | 4 | 9 |
| | The Cape Peoples Congress | 710 | 3.92 | 0 | 617 | 3.42 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 689 | 3.81 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 151 | 0.83 | 0 | 396 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 18,103 | 100.00 | 10 | 18,060 | 100.00 | 9 | 19 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 18,103 | 97.85 | | 18,060 | 97.62 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 398 | 2.15 | | 441 | 2.38 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 18,501 | 100.00 | | 18,501 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 34,476 | 53.66 | | 34,476 | 53.66 | | |

### 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 |
| 27 February 2002 | 9 | | Democratic Alliance | | 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 Theewaterskloof council, four councillors from the Democratic Alliance (DA) crossed to the New National Party (NNP), which had formerly been part of the DA.
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
| African National Congress | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Democratic Alliance | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| New National Party | – | 4 | 4 |
| The Cape Peoples Congress | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### 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 |
| 18 June 2003 | 10 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |

### September 2004 floor crossing

Another floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004, in which three of the NNP councillors crossed to the ANC.
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
| African National Congress | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Democratic Alliance | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| New National Party | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| The Cape Peoples Congress | 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 | 6,943 | 42.32 | 7 | 6,910 | 42.22 | 3 | 10 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 6,234 | 38.00 | 5 | 6,213 | 37.96 | 4 | 9 |
| | Independent Democrats | 1,464 | 8.92 | 0 | 1,729 | 10.56 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 697 | 4.25 | 0 | 658 | 4.02 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 369 | 2.25 | 0 | 379 | 2.32 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 242 | 1.48 | 0 | 236 | 1.44 | 0 | 0 |
| | The Cape Peoples Congress | 104 | 0.63 | 0 | 190 | 1.16 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 281 | 1.71 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Federation of Democrats | 71 | 0.43 | 0 | 51 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 16,405 | 100.00 | 12 | 16,366 | 100.00 | 11 | 23 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 16,405 | 98.02 | | 16,366 | 97.99 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 331 | 1.98 | | 335 | 2.01 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 16,736 | 100.00 | | 16,701 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 39,665 | 42.19 | | 39,665 | 42.11 | | |

### 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 previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 23 May 2007 | 1 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |

### 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 Theewaterskloof council the single councillor representing the United Democratic Movement crossed to the Democratic Alliance.
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
| African National Congress | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Democratic Alliance | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Independent Democrats | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United Democratic Movement | 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.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 10 December 2008 | 1 | African National Congress | Democratic Alliance |
| 10 December 2008 | 7 | African National Congress | Independent Democrats |
| 10 December 2008 | 9 | African National Congress | Democratic Alliance |
| 24 March 2010 | 4 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance |
| 26 May 2010 | 12 | African National Congress | Democratic Alliance |
| 10 November 2010 | 7 | Independent Democrats | 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 | 14,091 | 49.80 | 10 | 14,236 | 50.24 | 3 | 13 |
| | African National Congress | 10,540 | 37.25 | 3 | 10,681 | 37.69 | 6 | 9 |
| | Congress of the People | 822 | 2.91 | 0 | 791 | 2.79 | 1 | 1 |
| | National People's Party | 774 | 2.74 | 0 | 700 | 2.47 | 1 | 1 |
| | National Independent Civic Organisation | 642 | 2.27 | 0 | 604 | 2.13 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 499 | 1.76 | 0 | 452 | 1.60 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 413 | 1.46 | 0 | 402 | 1.42 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Bond of Unity | 288 | 1.02 | 0 | 267 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 |
| | Western Cape Community | 144 | 0.51 | 0 | 145 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 |
| | Cape Party | 25 | 0.09 | 0 | 58 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 56 | 0.20 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 28,294 | 100.00 | 13 | 28,336 | 100.00 | 12 | 25 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 28,294 | 98.61 | | 28,336 | 98.60 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 399 | 1.39 | | 403 | 1.40 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 28,693 | 100.00 | | 28,739 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 48,092 | 59.66 | | 48,092 | 59.76 | | |

### 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 |
| 25 April 2012 | 11 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance |
| 26 November 2014 | 11 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance |
| 3 June 2015 | 5 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance |
| 30 September 2015 | 11 | Democratic Alliance | African National Congress |

## 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 | 16,103 | 49.64 | 9 | 16,882 | 52.30 | 5 | 14 |
| | African National Congress | 11,650 | 35.92 | 5 | 11,873 | 36.78 | 5 | 10 |
| | United Front of the Eastern Cape | 1,113 | 3.43 | 0 | 1,154 | 3.57 | 1 | 1 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 799 | 2.46 | 0 | 820 | 2.54 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,451 | 4.47 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | 442 | 1.36 | 0 | 480 | 1.49 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 433 | 1.33 | 0 | 417 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 229 | 0.71 | 0 | 260 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 163 | 0.50 | 0 | 281 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 |
| | People's Democratic Movement | 31 | 0.10 | 0 | 62 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | The Peoples Independent Civic Organisation | 23 | 0.07 | 0 | 53 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 32,437 | 100.00 | 14 | 32,282 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 32,437 | 97.16 | | 32,282 | 97.08 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 947 | 2.84 | | 971 | 2.92 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 33,384 | 100.00 | | 33,253 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 56,687 | 58.89 | | 56,687 | 58.66 | | |
The local council sends five representatives to the council of the Overberg District Municipality: three from the Democratic Alliance and two from the African National Congress.

## 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 | 10,592 | 41.34 | 10 | 10,811 | 42.01 | 1 | 11 |
| | African National Congress | 7,329 | 28.60 | 4 | 7,357 | 28.59 | 4 | 8 |
| | Good | 2,668 | 10.41 | 0 | 2,550 | 9.91 | 3 | 3 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 1,345 | 5.25 | 0 | 1,313 | 5.10 | 2 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,057 | 4.13 | 0 | 955 | 3.71 | 1 | 1 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 840 | 3.28 | 0 | 879 | 3.42 | 1 | 1 |
| | Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party | 364 | 1.42 | 0 | 403 | 1.57 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | 362 | 1.41 | 0 | 352 | 1.37 | 0 | 0 |
| | Western Province Party | 302 | 1.18 | 0 | 308 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 |
| | Spectrum National Party | 251 | 0.98 | 0 | 187 | 0.73 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 165 | 0.64 | 0 | 256 | 0.99 | 0 | 0 |
| | Land Party | 82 | 0.32 | 0 | 131 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 |
| | Cape Independence Party | 78 | 0.30 | 0 | 106 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 39 | 0.15 | 0 | 79 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Independent Movement | 59 | 0.23 | 0 | 49 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 90 | 0.35 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 25,623 | 100.00 | 14 | 25,736 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 25,623 | 98.30 | | 25,736 | 98.66 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 443 | 1.70 | | 349 | 1.34 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 26,066 | 100.00 | | 26,085 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 59,900 | 43.52 | | 59,900 | 43.55 | | |
The African National Congress and the Patriotic Alliance (PA), supported by Good, formed a minority coalition, with the PA's Kallie Papier elected as mayor, Good's John Michels as deputy and the ANC's Derick Appel as speaker.