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End-of-term report · Western Cape

City of Cape Town · the 2021 to 2026 term

Elected 1 November 2021, in office until the council's first sitting. 220 of 231 councillors served the whole term.

231seats at the start 11ward seats changed hands 1of those changed party DA 136largest at the start DA 135largest at the end DA 133largest, elected 2026

How the council changed during the term

Seats as elected in 2021 against seats on the eve of the 2026 election. Differences come from by-elections and mid-term replacements recorded by the IEC; PR replacements that parties made without a by-election are not captured.

231 seats · as elected, Nov 2021 · 231 · at the end of the term.

PartySeats · as elected, then at the end of the termChange
DA
136 → 135 (-1)
ANC
43 → 43
EFF
10 → 10
GOOD
9 → 9
IND
7 → 7
ACDP
6 → 6
PA
4 → 5 (+1)
FF Plus
4 → 4
ALJAMA
3 → 3
ARA
2 → 2
7 others
7 → 7
as elected, Nov 2021at the end of the term

Ward seats that changed hands

WhenWardLeftWhyCame in
12 Oct 2022Ward 5Helen Carstens DAby-electionMiquette Temlett DA
23 Nov 2022Ward 38Gladstone Tembisile Ntamo ANCby-electionSuzanne Zumana ANC
08 Feb 2023Ward 56Helen Winifred Jacobs DAby-electionCheslyn Jerome Steenberg PA · seat changed party
28 Jun 2023Ward 107Nicolette Rheeder DAby-electionJonathan Scott Mills DA
19 Jun 2024Ward 64Aimee Elisabeth Kühl DAby-electionIzabel Sherry DA
19 Jun 2024Ward 105Ruan Beneke DAby-electionFrancois Berry DA
19 Jun 2024Ward 113Joy Solomon DAby-electionSusan Iris van der Linde DA
28 Aug 2024Ward 58Katherine Alexandra Christie DAby-electionRichard Charles Hill DA
23 Oct 2024Ward 8Marian Jullian Nieuwoudt DAby-electionJohann Loots DA
20 Nov 2024Ward 30Bonita Margaret Jacobs DAby-electionDeidrée Carol de Vos DA
25 Mar 2026Ward 104Meisie Sarah Makuwa ANCby-electionBulelwa Mayende ANC

The council's record over the term

City of Cape Town meets 2 of 6 yardsticks

Judged against National Treasury's and the Auditor-General's own norms, latest figures, 2023/24. Not a rating: 6 separate answers. How we judge.

Clean books?
Meets the norm
Clean
An unqualified audit with no findings
City of Cape Town's last audit was clean: the Auditor-General found nothing to report.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Meets the norm
3.6 months
norm 3.0 months
City of Cape Town could keep running for 3.6 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
2024/25 · was 2.6 months↗ improving
Collects what it bills?
Short of it
94%
norm 95%
For every R100 City of Cape Town bills, it collects R94. Treasury expects R95.
2024/25 · was 92%→ steady
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
1.1%
norm 8.0%
City of Cape Town spends 1.1% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
2024/25 · was 2.0%↘ slipping
Spends the building budget?
Short of it
-17%
norm 0%
City of Cape Town left 17% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
2023/24 · was -12%↘ slipping
Wastes money?
Short of it
1.1%
norm 0.0%
1.1% of City of Cape Town's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
2023/24 · was 0.0%↘ slipping
Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year
2021/22clean2022/23clean2023/24clean
Cash coverage
3.6 mo2024/25
province median 3.6 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
94.4%2024/25
province median 94.4% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
1.1%2024/25
province median 1.1% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-17.3%2023/24
province median -17.3% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
1.1%2023/24
province median 1.1% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
1.702024/25
province median 1.70 · Treasury: good

The council's record, not any councillor's. Source: National Treasury Municipal Money and Auditor-General reports, fetched 11 Nov 2026. Financial years end in June.

Office-bearers at the end of the term

Mayor
Geordin Hill-Lewis
Deputy Mayor
Edwin Andrews
Municipal Manager
Lungelo Mbandazayo
Chief Financial Officer
Kevin Jacoby

Per National Treasury's register as fetched 11 Nov 2026.

What comes next

The council elected on 4 November 2026: DA is the largest party with 133 of 235 seats. See the council page for the elected councillors, seat by seat.