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DA 85.4%

Democratic Alliance · won the ward ballot

Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.

This wardAll 2 voting districts in

Turnout72.4%

Voters on the roll4 604

South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)

checked 18:38Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Theunis Gerhardus BesterDemocratic Alliance

Ward ballot ? · 3 327 valid votes

DATheunis Gerhardus Bester2 84085.4%
VF PLUSJacob Mynhardt Loubser3309.9%
PAVernon Ronald Samuels551.7%
ACDPKevin Jacobus Michaels270.8%
ANCRasheeda Baron180.5%
GOODMargaret Magdalena Carolissen180.5%
CAPEXITJacquiline Desere Meyer100.3%
EFFDuveen Jacobs100.3%
CCCJean-Pierre Meloyer90.3%
ALJAMAAchmat Patel40.1%
ARABrigham Rix30.1%
PMCPeople's Movement for Change20.1%
MAYIBUYEJoanne Daniels10.0%
Also on the ballot: Rodney Heinreich Nell (Aboriginal Warriors 4 Economic Hope!), Sylvia van Tonder (Joya Web3 Community Movement), Rosaline Sharon van der Merwe (Organic Humanity Movement), Ayanda Mzoleli Ringane (Service Delivery Party), Ntombethemba Twala (South African Communist Party).

Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).

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Voting districts · 2 ?

Theunis Gerhardus Bester (DA) won Ward 19 with 2 840 votes, 61.7% of the ward's 4 604 registered voters. Turnout was 72.4%: 3 332 of 4 604 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 19, Drakenstein, voting district by voting district.

This ward in earlier elections ?

Boundaries changed after 2021: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.

ESP areas in this ward · 6 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 3 331 · spoilt 4 · special votes 357 · All 2 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 2 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 2 voting districts here (3 332 of 4 604). The IEC publishes 72.4%.

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.

Note: The IEC's total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 20 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): DA 2 840 vs 8 458; VF PLUS 330 vs 1 015; PA 55 vs 169; ACDP 27 vs 85; ANC 18 vs 46; GOOD 18 vs 53; CAPEXIT 10 vs 36; EFF 10 vs 33; CCC 9 vs 27; ALJAMA 4 vs 10; ARA 3 vs 5; PMC 2 vs 9; A.C.C. 0 vs 2; ATM 0 vs 5; AWEH! 0 vs 1; MKP 0 vs 2; OHM 0 vs 2; PAC 0 vs 2; PDM 0 vs 2; TRUTH 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 29 times in 2 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: Drakenstein's DC 40% result.

Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.

IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 18:35 SAST.

Ward 19 2026 election results