The council of the Langeberg Local Municipality (formerly the Breede River/Winelands Local Municipality) consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining eleven are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the Democratic Alliance (DA) obtained a plurality of ten seats.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | PDM | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election | 7 | 9 | - | 3 | 19 |
| 2002 floor-crossing | 8 | 11 | - | 0 | 19 |
| 2006 election | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| 2011 election | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| 2016 election | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| 2021 election | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 23 |
See main article: 2000 South African municipal elections.
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the election in December 2000 and the floor crossing period in October 2002.[2]
See also: Floor crossing (South Africa). In terms of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution and the judgment of the Constitutional Court in United Democratic Movement v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others, in the period from 8–22 October 2002 councillors had the opportunity to cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats. In the Breede River/Winelands council, one councillor crossed from the African National Congress (ANC) to the Democratic Alliance, while the single councillors for the Alliance for the Community, Civic Alliance and People's Forum all crossed to the ANC.[3]
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing period in October 2002 and the election in March 2006.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2003 | 8 | [4] | |||
| 26 May 2004 | 4 | ||||
| 28 July 2004 | 10 | ||||
See main article: 2006 South African municipal elections.
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[5]
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in March 2006 and May 2011.[2]
See main article: 2011 South African municipal elections.
On 28 August 2009, the Breede River/Winelands Local Municipality was renamed to the Langeberg Municipality.
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[6]
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in May 2011 and August 2016.[2]
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2015 | 2 | ||||
| 22 July 2015 | 10 | ||||
See main article: 2016 South African municipal elections. The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[7] [8] [9]
The local council sends three representatives to the council of the Cape Winelands District Municipality: two from the Democratic Alliance and one from the African National Congress.[10]
See main article: 2021 South African municipal elections.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[11]