Local municipality · Western Cape
Drakenstein
65councillors in office
33wards
DAlargest party, 2026 · 36 of 65 seats
Council now, and the council coming in
65 seats now · 65 in the incoming council. Majority is 33. DA reaches it on the official count.
PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
3 others 4 → 1 (-3)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line
Ward councillors
33 wards- Ward 1 Calvin Kroutz2026 result → DA
- Ward 2 Nicolaas Daniël Sauerman2026 result → DA
- Ward 3 Annelize van Rooyen2026 result → DA
- Ward 4 Johan Miller2026 result → DA
- Ward 5 Thobani Patrick Mooi2026 result → ANC
- Ward 6 Nothula Nongogo2026 result → ANC
- Ward 7 Ruth Belldine Arnolds2026 result → DA
- Ward 8 Ntombovuyo Godongwana2026 result → ANC
- Ward 9 Luvuyo Espin Bolani2026 result → ANC
- Ward 10 Christephine Kearns2026 result → DA
- Ward 11 Aidan Charles Stowman2026 result → DA
- Ward 12 Ludia Sindiswa Sambokwe2026 result → ANC
- Ward 13 Soudah Ross2026 result → DA
- Ward 14 Brenda van Willingh2026 result → DA
- Ward 15 Stephanus Johannes Liebenberg2026 result → DA
- Ward 16 Zawkhaya Xhego2026 result → ANC
- Ward 17 Lorraine Cyster2026 result → DA
- Ward 18 Elizabeth Baron2026 result → DA
- Ward 19 Theunis Gerhardus Bester2026 result → DA
- Ward 20 Patricia Beverley Ann Cupido2026 result → DA
- Ward 21 Eva Gouws2026 result → DA
- Ward 22 Felix Patric Cupido2026 result → DA
- Ward 23 Elizabeth Aletta Solomons2026 result → DA
- Ward 24 Miriam Maria Adriaanse2026 result → DA
- Ward 25 Laurichia Tylial van Niekerk2026 result → DA
- Ward 26 Joan Veronica Anderson2026 result → DA
- Ward 27 Veronica Leoni Maralack-Boonzaaier2026 result → PA
- Ward 28 Reinhardt Heinrich van Nieuwenhuyzen2026 result → DA
- Ward 29 Avron Marchius Beres Appollis2026 result → DA
- Ward 30 Johannes Smit2026 result → DA
- Ward 31 Catherine Maria Jacobs2026 result → DA
- Ward 32 Sangolomzi Ganandana2026 result → ANC
- Ward 33 Lorenzo Clive Arendse2026 result → DA
PR councillors now
32 seatsProportional 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.
- PRJerome Alex SeptemberACDP
- PRAbdul Moutie RichardsANC
- PRBongiwe Primrose DubaANC
- PRClaire Olivia DavidsANC
- PRJaydine Henriette AdamsANC
- PRMncedisi NobalaANC
- PRTembekile Christopher MangenaANC
- PRAhmed Mputumi StulweniALJAMA
- PRBazil JacobsCDR
- PRJohn de KockCDR
- PRMichael JacobsCDR
- PRAletta Johanna van SantenDA
- PRConrad James PooleDA
- PRFrances JacobsDA
- PRGert Cornelius CombrinkDA
- PRJacobus Francois le RouxDA
- PRLinda LanduDA
- PRLorraine CysterDA
- PRMargaretha Aletta AndreasDA
- PRRean SmutsDA
- PRRenier Adriaan KoegelenbergDA
- PRNomzamo ZoyaEFF
- PRAdriaan Johannes du PlessisFF Plus
- PRAndrew FourieFF Plus
- PRStephan LandsbergFF Plus
- PREdgar Gerades ArendseGOOD
- PRGavin KulsenGOOD
- PRJennifer Vivian DanielsGOOD
- PRPeter Thomas de VilliersGOOD
- PRRodney Heinreich NellIND
- PRMorris MbenengePAC
- PRLeandra Chamaney MattheePA
PR councillors from 2026 · expected
31 of 32 named32 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 31 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.
- List 1Jerome Alex SeptemberACDP
- List 1Kenneth Leonard JacobsANC
- List 2Ludia Sindiswa MagojoANC
- List 3Abdul Moutie RichardsANC
- List 1Ahmed Mputumi StulweniALJAMA
- List 1Stephen Edmund KorabieDA
- List 2Helena Von SchlichtDA
- List 3Jardo Carlyle CupidoDA
- List 4Albertus Jacobus SnymanDA
- List 5Jovan-Re Warnick CupidoDA
- List 6Chanty Jené BekeurDA
- List 7Thando SimatuDA
- List 8Gert Cornelius CombrinkDA
- List 9Keenan JanuaryDA
- List 10Cikizwa Babrah MaqwelanaDA
- List 1Nomzamo ZoyaEFF
- List 1Pierré Du ToitFF Plus
- List 2Stephan LandsbergFF Plus
- List 3Jacob Mynhardt LoubserFF Plus
- List 4Bernadette SteenkampFF Plus
- List 1Keagen Je-Ron GertseGOOD
- List 1Nkemeleng LeholoPAC
- List 1Brandon Thomas JacobsPA
- List 2Thulani Van RooyPA
- List 3Chamonethea Mon-Anthea DombasPA
- List 4Rodney Vincent LouwPA
- List 5Linda LanduPA
- List 6Zandile KhohliPA
- List 7Theodore St Jane ArnoldusPA
- List 8Hilton Angelo WilliamsPA
- List 1Thobani Patrick MooiSACP
How Drakenstein measures up
How we judgeDrakenstein meets 4 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
Drakenstein's last audit was clean: the Auditor-General found nothing to report.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
✓Meets the norm 11.9 months
norm 3.0 months
Drakenstein could keep running for 11.9 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in Western Cape5 of 25worst
2024/25 · was 4.8 months↗ improving
Collects what it bills?
✓Meets the norm 98%
norm 95%
For every R100 Drakenstein bills, it collects R98. Treasury expects R95.
best in Western Cape13 of 25worst
2024/25 · was 90%↗ improving
Looks after what it owns?
!Well short 4.8%
norm 8.0%
Drakenstein spends 4.8% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Western Cape9 of 25worst
2024/25 · was 4.6%→ steady
Spends the building budget?
✓Meets the norm -2%
norm 0%
Drakenstein left 2% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in Western Cape6 of 23worst
2023/24 · was -3%↗ improving
Wastes money?
!Well short 5.8%
norm 0.0%
5.8% of Drakenstein's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Western Cape15 of 25worst
2023/24 · was 0.1%↘ 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
Cash coverage
11.9 mo2024/25
province median 11.9 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
98.0%2024/25
province median 115.4% · Treasury: good
Repairs and maintenance
4.8%2024/25
province median 4.5% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-1.6%2023/24
province median -13.1% · Treasury: good
Wasteful expenditure
5.8%2023/24
province median 2.4% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
2.142024/25
province median 1.87 · 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.
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