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Rand West City

69councillors in office
35wards
ANClargest party, 2026 · 24 of 69 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

69 seats now · 69 in the incoming council. Majority is 35. No party reaches it on the declared result: a coalition will be needed.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
ANC
31 → 24 (-7)
DA
16 → 16
EFF
12 → 6 (-6)
MK
0 → 6 (+6)
ActionSA
0 → 5 (+5)
FF Plus
3 → 3
SACP
0 → 3 (+3)
PA
2 → 2
ACDP
1 → 1
AZAPO
1 → 1
5 others
3 → 2 (-1)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

35 wards

PR councillors now

34 seats

Proportional seats as elected in 2021. Parties replace PR councillors mid-term without the IEC publishing it; replacements are recorded as events where a source exists.

PR councillors from 2026 · expected

20 of 34 named

34 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 20 named so far; the rest follow when the IEC publishes its councillor list. Expected from the IEC certified party lists and the declared seat allocation (list order, skipping ward winners). Confirmed when the IEC publishes its councillor list.

How Rand West City measures up

How we judge

Rand West City meets none 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?
Short of it
Findings
An unqualified audit with no findings
Rand West City's books were unqualified, but the Auditor-General raised findings.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
Short of it
1.2 months
norm 3.0 months
Rand West City holds 1.2 months of running costs in cash, below Treasury's three-month norm.
best in Gauteng5 of 9worst
2024/25 · was 17.3 months↘ slipping
Collects what it bills?
Well short
70%
norm 95%
For every R100 Rand West City bills, it collects R70. Treasury expects R95.
best in Gauteng7 of 8worst
2024/25 · was 236%↘ slipping
Looks after what it owns?
Well short
2.1%
norm 8.0%
Rand West City spends 2.1% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Gauteng6 of 9worst
2024/25 · was 1.4%↗ improving
Spends the building budget?
Well short
+203%
norm 0%
Rand West City overspent its building budget by 203%.
best in Gauteng1 of 9worst
2023/24 · was +2%↘ slipping
Wastes money?
Well short
23.4%
norm 0.0%
23.4% of Rand West City's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Gauteng8 of 9worst
2023/24 · was 15.7%↘ slipping

Treasury and Auditor-General detail

by financial year

For the whole 2021 to 2026 term, including every seat that changed hands, see the end-of-term report.

Audit outcome · Auditor-General, by financial year
2021/22Emphasis of Matter2022/23Emphasis of Matter2023/24Emphasis of Matter
Cash coverage
1.2 mo2024/25
province median 1.2 mo · Treasury: average
Debtor collection
70.5%2024/25
province median 70.5% · Treasury: bad
Repairs and maintenance
2.1%2024/25
province median 2.1% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
203.3%2023/24
province median -2.5% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
23.4%2023/24
province median 23.4% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
0.492024/25
province median 0.49 · Treasury: bad

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.

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