Local municipality · Western Cape
George
55councillors in office
28wards
DAlargest party, 2026 · 28 of 55 seats
Council now, and the council coming in
Ward councillors
28 wards- Ward 1 Jean Maron Safers2026 result → DA
- Ward 2 Daniel Lodevicus Cronjé2026 result → DA
- Ward 3 Erika Luise Brown2026 result → DA
- Ward 4 Marlene Barnardt2026 result → DA
- Ward 5 Monique Anya Simmers2026 result → DA
- Ward 6 Jayze Hambley Jantjies2026 result → DA
- Ward 7 Vulindlela Solomon Mruqhli2026 result → ANC
- Ward 8 Samuel Christie Vorster2026 result → PA
- Ward 9 Thembinkosi Ernest Lento2026 result → ANC
- Ward 10 Zukile Brightness Gom2026 result → ANC
- Ward 11 Sifiso Zakaria Ntondini2026 result → ANC
- Ward 12 Eric Thobisile Mdaka2026 result → ANC
- Ward 13 Simphiwe Mohammed Toto2026 result → ANC
- Ward 14 Melvin Ashwill Roelfse2026 result → DA
- Ward 15 Bonisile Hani2026 result → ANC
- Ward 16 Naellowine Charmonay Elsebé Esau2026 result → PA
- Ward 17 Raphael John Goeieman2026 result → PA
- Ward 18 Donovan Gultig2026 result → DA
- Ward 19 Iona Christina Kritzinger2026 result → DA
- Ward 20 Rita Patricia Gregory2026 result → PA
- Ward 21 Siphelo Manxele2026 result → ANC
- Ward 22 Marais Kruger2026 result → DA
- Ward 23 Browen Johnson2026 result → DA
- Ward 24 Justin Fry2026 result → DA
- Ward 25 Jarques Denvar Esau2026 result → ANC
- Ward 26 Jacqulique von Brandis2026 result → DA
- Ward 27 Marchell Elton Frederick Kleynhans2026 result → DA
- Ward 28 Sean Snyman2026 result → DA
PR councillors now
27 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.
- PRJohan du ToitACDP
- PRFaith Nontembeko MdakaANC
- PRCharlotte Mary Anne ClarkeDA
- PRDirk Johannes WesselsDA
- PREbrahim Clive AmericaDA
- PRHenry James HillDA
- PRKhayalethu Sabelo LoseDA
- PRLeon David van WykDA
- PRNosicelo Alicia MbeteDA
- PRRaybin-Gibb Sylvester FiglandDA
- PRRegina WindwaaiDA
- PRThandiswa Monica QatanaDA
- PRBulelwa Naidoo DyanEFF
- PRLuvuyo NcamileEFF
- PRChristiaan NeethlingFF Plus
- PREnrico Denver FiglandFF Plus
- PRGert Cornelius NiehausFF Plus
- PRGert Johannes van NiekerkFF Plus
- PRCharleen TitusGOOD
- PRDonovan Clifford SaptoeGOOD
- PRRosa Maria Imelda LouwGOOD
- PRSedric James SmartPA
- PRJohn Patrick BuysPBI
- PRLorraine HeyserPBI
- PRMarchell Elton Frederick KleynhansPBI
- PRMaria GreeffPBI
- PRVirgill GerickePBI
PR councillors from 2026 · expected
27 of 27 named27 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 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 1Sedric James SmartACDP
- List 1Charlie Thamsaqa WilliamsANC
- List 2Glenys Nomawethu GushmanANC
- List 1Browen JohnsonDA
- List 2Jacqulique von BrandisDA
- List 3Given Junior MasaseDA
- List 4Melvin Ashwill RoelfseDA
- List 5Jacobus Gerhard MeiringDA
- List 6Thandiswa Monica QatanaDA
- List 7Iona Christina KritzingerDA
- List 8Monique Anya SimmersDA
- List 9Daniel Lodevicus CronjéDA
- List 12Joseph Job Mc GluwaDA
- List 13Khayakazi Mickey NdwenkukuDA
- List 14Khayalethu Sabelo LoseDA
- List 15Marizaan MentoorDA
- List 1Elsabe Natasha NtlangwiniEFF
- List 1Gert Johannes van NiekerkFF Plus
- List 2Troy Dean LewisFF Plus
- List 3Gert Cornelius NiehausFF Plus
- List 4Megan Deadré NiehausFF Plus
- List 1Chantell Lueen KydGOOD
- List 1Derick PetersenPA
- List 2Benito Charlton BothaPA
- List 3Rudolph RuitersPA
- List 4Samuel Tobias KutelaPA
- List 1Henry Gammat TurnerPBI
How George measures up
How we judgeGeorge meets 3 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
George's last audit was clean: the Auditor-General found nothing to report.
2023/24→ steady
Money in the bank?
✓Meets the norm 28.2 months
norm 3.0 months
George could keep running for 28.2 months on the cash it holds. Treasury asks for three.
best in Western Cape1 of 25worst
2024/25 · was 31.7 months↘ slipping
Collects what it bills?
✓Meets the norm 412%
norm 95%
For every R100 George bills, it collects R412. Treasury expects R95.
best in Western Cape1 of 25worst
2024/25 · was 456%↘ slipping
Looks after what it owns?
!Well short 4.5%
norm 8.0%
George spends 4.5% of what its roads, pipes and buildings are worth on repairs. Treasury's norm is 8%.
best in Western Cape11 of 25worst
2024/25 · was 4.7%↘ slipping
Spends the building budget?
!Well short -45%
norm 0%
George left 45% of its building budget unspent: projects planned but not delivered.
best in Western Cape21 of 23worst
2023/24 · was -37%↘ slipping
Wastes money?
~Short of it 2.4%
norm 0.0%
2.4% of George's spending was unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful. Treasury's target is none.
best in Western Cape11 of 25worst
2023/24 · was 0.0%↘ 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
28.2 mo2024/25
province median 11.9 mo · Treasury: good
Debtor collection
412.3%2024/25
province median 115.4% · Treasury: good
Repairs and maintenance
4.5%2024/25
province median 4.5% · Treasury: bad
Capital budget spent
-45.1%2023/24
province median -13.1% · Treasury: bad
Wasteful expenditure
2.4%2023/24
province median 2.4% · Treasury: bad
Current ratio
1.452024/25
province median 1.87 · Treasury: average
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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