Party in council

Democratic Alliance in Stellenbosch

28 of 45 seats now (19 ward, 9 PR). From 2026: 28 of 45 seats (19 ward, 9 PR), as declared by the IEC.

DA

Ward councillors now

PR councillors now

Wards won on 4 November 2026
  • Ward 1 · Reginald Oliver Pheiffer · 63.1%
  • Ward 2 · Wilhelmina Christina Petersen · 42.4%
  • Ward 3 · Charles Manuel · 52.4%
  • Ward 4 · Rayner Justin Hugh van Wyk · 52.4%
  • Ward 5 · Stephanie Claudine Heneke · 57.0%
  • Ward 6 · Nateshia Eleanor Mc Ombring · 72.0%
  • Ward 7 · Raymond Loftie-Eaton · 88.7%
  • Ward 8 · Tamryn Olivia Kumm · 76.7%
  • Ward 9 · Barend Rudolf Buys · 81.9%
  • Ward 10 · Rozette du Toit · 72.9%
  • Ward 11 · Rudolf Johannes Breedt · 77.7%
  • Ward 16 · Niklaas Willemse · 40.1%
  • Ward 17 · Natalie Anne Badenhorst · 79.2%
  • Ward 18 · John Cornelius Anthony · 55.1%
  • Ward 19 · James Williams · 68.8%
  • Ward 20 · Desmond Engelbrecht · 77.7%
  • Ward 21 · Annemarie Ferns · 77.2%
  • Ward 22 · Esther Groenewald · 88.0%
  • Ward 23 · Lwando Nkamisa · 66.2%
PR seats from 2026 · expected

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. New councillors take office at the council's first sitting.