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

Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections

At its inaugural election the council consisted of 27 members. The African National Congress obtained a majority of 14 councillors.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	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		24,593	100.00	14	24,709	100.00	13	27
Valid votes		24,593	98.42		24,709	98.57
Invalid/blank votes		396	1.58		359	1.43
Total votes		24,989	100.00		25,068	100.00
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 newly elected councillor
10 April 2019	2		Democratic Alliance		Democratic Alliance

November 2021 election

Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections

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		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	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		18,435	100.00	12	18,433	100.00	12	24
Valid votes		18,435	98.07		18,433	98.55
Invalid/blank votes		363	1.93		272	1.45
Total votes		18,798	100.00		18,705	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		39,913	47.10		39,913	46.86
Source: Electoral Commission