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Central Karoo

3 municipalities on the 2021 boundaries. Official results of the 2021 Local Government Elections below (the latest verified for this place), with their sources.

Central Karoo, Western Cape
2021 boundaries
Turnout, 2021

Turnout, 2021 Local Government Elections

56,7%–68,8%
68,8%–70,7%
70,7%–70,7%

Votes cast on the municipal PR ballot ÷ registered voters. Classes split the areas shown into equal groups.

MDB 2021 boundaries · select an area to open it

Share of valid votes

District council PR ballot · 2021 Local Government Elections · official result

DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE29,7%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS23,8%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE19,0%
GOOD8,4%
KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE8,0%
Others (6)11,1%

All contestants and the source

Turnout by municipality

2021 Local Government Elections

Held 1 November 2021 · Official results — not current figures

District council PR ballot

DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE received the most PR-ballot votes: 7 087 (29,7% of valid votes). Seats are allocated from ward and PR results together; seat totals are not shown here.

Registered voters: 39 721
Votes cast: 24 307
Turnout: 61,2%
Spoilt ballots: 446

How many votes did each contestant receive?11 contestants · 23 861 valid votes · totals of 42 voting districts · final results
Party or contestant	Votes	Share
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7 087	29,7%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 689	23,8%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	4 539	19,0%
GOOD	2 004	8,4%
KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	1 899	8,0%
KAROO GEMEENSKAP PARTY	1 661	7,0%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS	396	1,7%
KAROO ONTWIKKELINGS PARTY	286	1,2%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	220	0,9%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY	45	0,2%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE	35	0,1%

Results: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · IEC 2021 Local Government Elections — downloadable detailed results, Western Cape (CSV) · retrieved 7 October 2026

Details

Source: IEC 2021 Local Government Elections — downloadable detailed results, Western Cape (CSV) (external site)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)
Retrieved: 7 October 2026, 22:38 SAST
Fingerprint: 7e04e72932a8fb72e2d2f5a1b7f19c38e18e3c2aac19e7933accea7cf848fcc2SHA-256 of the exact file we loaded. Anyone holding the same file gets the same value.
Data load: Loaded, checked against the source’s own totals, and approved by an editor on 19 October 2026.
Terms: IEC copyright notice (elections.org.za/pw/Copyright-Notice, read 2026-10-07): material may be reproduced in unaltered form only for personal, non-commercial use or use within your organisation; commercial use is a breach; all other rights reserved; reuse requests to the IEC Manager Legal Services. No separate terms for results data.
Attribution: Results: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), results.elections.org.za — 2021 Local Government Elections.

Totals are the sum of the IEC’s published voting-district results, checked against the IEC’s own totals when the data was loaded. Party names are shown exactly as the IEC publishes them.

Council

Central Karoo District Municipality Council: the seats elected on the district ballot in 2021 (40% of the council; the rest are appointed by its local councils)

Directly elected seats by party, 2021IEC seat calculation
Party	Seats	Share of seats
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1
GOOD	1
KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	1
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	1
Total	6

2021 seat calculation

Elected seats: 6
Quota: 3 977
Valid votes counted: 23 861

Seats on the district ballot are shared in proportion to votes. Appointed members are not listed here.

Mayor, speaker and other office-bearers are not on the record yet

Central Karoo’s office-bearers and PR councillors are not in the record yet. They appear once an authoritative source for them is captured and approved; none are inferred from party lists.

Sources: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · IEC — Seat Calculation Detail, 2021 Local Government Elections, Western Cape (30 councils) · retrieved 9 October 2026

Details

Source: IEC — Seat Calculation Detail, 2021 Local Government Elections, Western Cape (30 councils) (external site)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)
Retrieved: 9 October 2026, 07:19 SAST
Fingerprint: 0df3bf5223390163b74204de7b6c690b7f65f3969a540f2ed84af067517a5c56SHA-256 of the exact file we loaded. Anyone holding the same file gets the same value.
Data load: Loaded, checked against the source’s own totals, and approved by an editor on 19 October 2026.
Terms: Published by the IEC on its official websites; reproduced as published, with attribution (IEC copyright notice: www.elections.org.za/pw/Copyright-Notice).
Attribution: Seat calculations: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), results.elections.org.za.

Public money

Budgets, audited spending and audit opinions as National Treasury publishes them for the municipality; tenders it publishes under its own name

Budgets, spending and audits

Total revenue, audited actual—no audited year published

Irregular expenditure, reportedR 3,5 million2023/24

Audit opinionUnqualified - Emphasis of Matter items2023/24 · Auditor-General

159 closed · 2 cancelled tender notices · 0 awards published · all notices

SCM018 - 2025/2026Closed as published on 11 October 2026
The appointment of a PSIRA registered service provider to render security services for a period of two (2) months within the Central Karoo District
advertised 9 June 2026 · closes 19 June 2026 · Request for Quotation
CKDM010 - 2025/2026Closed as published on 11 October 2026
• CKDM010 – 2025/2026: Provision of ICT Support for the Central Karo District Municipality for a period of three (3) years. . Functionality criteria of a minimum of 25 out of 30 points exist to be further evaluated. A mandatory site meeting will be held on 08 June 2026 at 10:00 at the Solly Essop Council Chambers, Central Karoo District Municipality, 63 Donkin Street, Beaufort West. No bidders will be allowed to attend the compulsory site inspection meeting if they arrive more than 10 minutes after the meeting has commenced
advertised 27 May 2026 · closes 29 June 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
CKDM011 - 2025/2026Closed as published on 11 October 2026
CKDM011 – 2025/2026: Installation and delivery of one (1) Poly Prop Canopy, with pump and hose reels
advertised 27 May 2026 · closes 11 June 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
SCM017-2025/2026Closed as published on 11 October 2026
SCM017– 2025/2026: The appointment of a PSIRA registered service provider to render security services for a period of two (2) months within the Central Karoo District.
advertised 20 April 2026 · closes 28 April 2026 · Request for Quotation
CKDM009 - 2025/2026Closed as published on 11 October 2026
CKDM009 – 2025/2026: Supply and delivery of 1 x 200 KVA 3-Phase silent diesel generator mounted on a fully licensed trailer
advertised 17 March 2026 · closes 1 April 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

Municipalities of Central Karoo

2021 boundaries · turnout in the 2021 Local Government Elections

3 municipalities2021 boundaries
Name	Type	Turnout
Laingsburg	Local municipality	68,8%
Prince Albert	Local municipality	70,7%
Beaufort West	Local municipality	56,7%

District municipality record and boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) · MDB Local Municipalities 2021 (ArcGIS item 27bbdd5b041b4ba6b5707dfed5aa3923), GeoJSON export · retrieved 7 October 2026

Details

Source: MDB Local Municipalities 2021 (ArcGIS item 27bbdd5b041b4ba6b5707dfed5aa3923), GeoJSON export (external site)Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB)
Retrieved: 7 October 2026, 22:58 SAST
Fingerprint: 71b7c5ea0ae57bcc5c729d5072de31ba49a96c11f209781e80247d36ad8e237cSHA-256 of the exact file we loaded. Anyone holding the same file gets the same value.
Data load: Loaded, checked against the source’s own totals, and approved by an editor on 19 October 2026.
Terms: MDB terms for municipal and ward boundary data : released for public use with limited restrictions; not to be sold or appropriated for commercial use; may be used in research, publications and value-added products if the MDB is acknowledged as producer and custodian; changed data must not be passed on as an MDB product; faults to be reported to the MDB (SDI Act 54 of 2003).
Attribution: Boundary data: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB), producer and custodian. Geometry simplified for display by Mandate SA; the simplified shapes are not an MDB product.