The Bergrivier Local Municipality council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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 majority of eight seats on the council.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event ANC DA Other Total 2000 election 6 7 0 13 2004 floor-crossing 7 5 1 13 2006 election 6 6 1 13 2011 election 5 7 1 13 2016 election 4 9 0 13 2021 election 3 8 2 13
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
By-elections from October 2002 to August 2004 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing periods in October 2002 and September 2004.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 23 June 2004 5
September 2004 floor crossing
In terms of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, in the period from 1–15 September 2004 councillors had the opportunity to cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats. In the Bergrivier council one Democratic Alliance councillor left the party to sit as an independent. Party Seats before Net change Seats after 7 0 7 6 1 5 — 1 1
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.
By-elections from September 2007 to May 2011 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing period in September 2007 and the election in May 2011.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 10 December 2008 4 The former councillor was re-elected to the ward as an independent. 24 February 2010 1
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
By-elections from May 2011 to August 2016 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in May 2011 and August 2016.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 7 August 2013 5
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.
The local council sends two representatives to the council of the West Coast District Municipality: one from the Democratic Alliance and one from the African National Congress.
By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021 The DA subsequently lost one seat to the African National Congress (ANC) in a by-election on 23 August 2017. However, the DA won the ward back in another by-election held on 16 January 2019. The 2016 council composition was thus restored.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 23 August 2017 5 16 January 2019 5
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
By-elections from November 2021 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021. In ward 21, the DA candidate had their party membership terminated after switching to ActionSA, and in the by-election held on 31 August 2022, the DA candidate retained the seat for the party.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 23 Jul 2025 1
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