# Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality elections

The council of the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality is elected every five years by a system of mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve of the twenty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting from individual wards, while the other twelve 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.
The Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality was created in 2016 by the merger of the Camdeboo, Ikwezi and Baviaans local municipalities. For elections in the predecessor municipalities, see:
* Camdeboo Local Municipality elections
* Ikwezi Local Municipality elections
* Baviaans Local Municipality elections

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | Other | Total |
| 2016 election | 14 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| 2021 election | 11 | 10 | 3 | 24 |

## August 2016 election

At its inaugural election the council consisted of 27 members. The African National Congress obtained a majority of 14 councillors.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 12,561 | 51.08 | 8 | 12,607 | 51.02 | 6 | 14 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 11,504 | 46.78 | 6 | 11,466 | 46.40 | 7 | 13 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 399 | 1.62 | 0 | 459 | 1.86 | 0 | 0 |
| | Service Delivery Organisation | 115 | 0.47 | 0 | 177 | 0.72 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 14 | 0.06 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 24,593 | 100.00 | 14 | 24,709 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 24,593 | 98.42 | | 24,709 | 98.57 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 396 | 1.58 | | 359 | 1.43 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 24,989 | 100.00 | | 25,068 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 40,887 | 61.12 | | 40,887 | 61.31 | | |
| Source: Electoral Commission |||||||||

### By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021

The following by-election was held to fill a vacant ward seat 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 |
| 10 April 2019 | 2 | | Democratic Alliance | | Democratic Alliance |

## November 2021 election

In 2021 the size of the council was reduced to 24 members. No party achieved a majority; a coalition was formed between the Democratic Alliance, the Compatriots of South Africa and the Freedom Front Plus.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 8,666 | 47.01 | 7 | 8,595 | 46.63 | 4 | 11 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 7,253 | 39.34 | 5 | 7,330 | 39.77 | 5 | 10 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 782 | 4.24 | 0 | 760 | 4.12 | 1 | 1 |
| | Compatriots of South Africa | 656 | 3.56 | 0 | 675 | 3.66 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 567 | 3.08 | 0 | 546 | 2.96 | 1 | 1 |
| | Service Delivery Movement | 192 | 1.04 | 0 | 220 | 1.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 128 | 0.69 | 0 | 280 | 1.52 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 180 | 0.98 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 11 | 0.06 | 0 | 27 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 18,435 | 100.00 | 12 | 18,433 | 100.00 | 12 | 24 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 18,435 | 98.07 | | 18,433 | 98.55 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 363 | 1.93 | | 272 | 1.45 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 18,798 | 100.00 | | 18,705 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 39,913 | 47.10 | | 39,913 | 46.86 | | |
| Source: Electoral Commission |||||||||