DA 87.3%
Democratic Alliance · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Andries Stephanus HeystekDemocratic AllianceWard ballot ? · 3 188 valid votes
- DADemocratic Alliance2 78487.3%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus34310.8%
ANCAfrican National Congress230.7%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party150.5%
PAPatriotic Alliance110.3%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters50.2%
OHMOrganic Humanity Movement40.1%
PMCPeople's Movement for Change20.1%- SACPSouth African Communist Party10.0%
Hours off in Ward 8 ?
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Voting districts · 2 ?
Andries Stephanus Heystek (DA) won Ward 8 with 2 784 votes, 63.3% of the ward's 4 397 registered voters. Turnout was 72.5%: 3 186 of 4 397 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 8, Kouga, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 12
- Siyabulela BulaniAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Gloria Zoleka TshumeAfrican National Congress
- Tabisa KitsanaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Andries Stephanus HeystekDemocratic Alliance
- Siyabonga DuliniEconomic Freedom Fighters
Rosaline DyckKhoisan Revolution- Sheree Theodora FerreiraOrganic Humanity Movement
- Dikeledi Lydia MoyaPatriotic Alliance
- Bazil Deon HumanPeople's Movement for Change
- Catherine MadikaneSouth African Communist Party
Nandipha TikwanaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party- Tom van der Walt PrinslooVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2021: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
ESP areas in this ward · 5 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 188 · spoilt 0 · special votes 1 405 · 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 (3 186 of 4 397). The IEC publishes 72.7%.
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 12 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): DA 2 784 vs 8 325; VF PLUS 343 vs 1 038; ANC 23 vs 63; ACDP 15 vs 61; PA 11 vs 29; EFF 5 vs 12; OHM 4 vs 6; PMC 2 vs 7; SACP 1 vs 3; ActionSA 0 vs 1; ATM 0 vs 2; PAC 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 20 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: Kouga's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 00:55 SAST.