DA 48.3%down 3.3 pts from 51.6% in 2021
Democratic Alliance · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Damian Graig SaffierDemocratic AllianceWard ballot ? · 3 390 valid votes
- DADamian Graig Saffier1 63948.3%
ANCLiziwe Rwayimani44613.2%
PAAshley-Anne Blouw35610.5%- IPMNicoleen Roselda Grootboom3129.2%
VF PLUSAlan Rankin2066.1%- PDCTheresa Cecilia Samm1664.9%
AUFSipho Kolisi1253.7%
ATMMatululu Sihlo411.2%- SACPEric Jacobus Gelandt270.8%
ACDPMbulelo Mabombo260.8%
EFFAsanda Gigi170.5%
OHMJustin Craig Barnardo130.4%
CAPEXITDaphne May Barkhuizen60.2%- NACMZanethemba Simon Kalashi50.1%
PACWiseman Zithobile Rawana20.1%
MKPThandazani Happiness Ngedle20.1%- MAYIBUYEVivian Ntombizandile Makhonza10.0%
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 1 ?
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Voting districts · 4 ?
Damian Graig Saffier (DA) won Ward 1 with 1 639 votes, 29.8% of the ward's 5 506 registered voters. Turnout was 62.2%: 3 426 of 5 506 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 1, Bitou, voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 5 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 419 · spoilt 29 · special votes 206 · All 4 voting districts in (the IEC's voting-district results so far, out of its list of voting districts for this election)
PR ballot figures for this ward are the sum of the IEC's results for its 4 voting districts; the IEC publishes the ward ballot per ward and the PR ballot per voting district.
Turnout is calculated as PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters, from the IEC's results for the 4 voting districts here (3 426 of 5 506). The IEC publishes 62.2%.
The winner's share of registered voters is calculated: the winner's votes on the IEC's ward ballot ÷ the registered voters of the ward's voting districts.
The change beside the headline is the difference between the leading party's share here and its share in the 2021 election for the same ward (the ward that covered the same area then), both from the IEC's counts, with no votes re-allocated between boundaries.
Note: The IEC's total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 27 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): DA 1 639 vs 4 987; ANC 446 vs 1 452; PA 356 vs 1 103; IPM 312 vs 939; VF PLUS 206 vs 625; PDC 166 vs 316; AUF 125 vs 254; ATM 41 vs 78; SACP 27 vs 77; ACDP 26 vs 83; EFF 17 vs 79; OHM 13 vs 21; CAPEXIT 6 vs 19; NACM 5 vs 10; MKP 2 vs 13; PAC 2 vs 6; MAYIBUYE 1 vs 6; ARA 0 vs 2; BOSA 0 vs 3; CCC 0 vs 5; EUPP 0 vs 2; GOOD 0 vs 7; KCA 0 vs 1; KF 0 vs 1; PMC 0 vs 5; TRUTH 0 vs 4; YP 0 vs 3. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 69 times in 4 voting districts. In local elections the IEC also publishes each party's total across the ward, PR and DC 40% ballots. For these parties (by IEC party number) that total differs from the party's votes on the ballots themselves. We show each ballot's own votes. Each voting district's own page lists the IEC's figures.
Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.
The DC 40% ? ballot is published per municipality: Bitou's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 18:00 SAST.