The Kouga Local Municipality council consists of thirty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fifteen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
Results Event ANC DA Other Total 2000 election 9 9 1 19 2002 floor-crossing 9 9 1 19 2004 floor-crossing 11 8 0 19 2006 election 11 6 3 20 2011 election 15 14 1 29 2016 election 12 17 0 29 2021 election 11 16 3 30
December 2000 election
October 2002 floor crossing
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 Kouga council, one councillor from the Democratic Alliance (DA) crossed to the New National Party (NNP), which had formerly been part of the DA, while the single councillor from Kouga 2000 crossed to the DA.
Party Seats before Net change Seats after 9 0 9 9 0 9 – 1 1 1 1 0
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 29 April 2004 5
September 2004 floor crossing Another floor crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004, in which the NNP councillor and one DA councillor both crossed to the African National Congress (ANC).
Party Seats before Net change Seats after 9 2 11 9 1 8 1 1 0
By-elections from September 2004 to February 2006 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing period in September 2004 and the election in March 2006.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 22 September 2004 7
March 2006 election
By-elections from March 2006 to May 2011 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in March 2006 and May 2011.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 14 October 2009 6
May 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 27 November 2013 5 9
August 2016 election
By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in August 2016 and November 2021.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 13 December 2017 5 11 November 2020 2
November 2021 election
By-elections from November 2021 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 26 Nov 2025 2
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