Checked 16 October 2026
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Which party controls the council?
Dated reports
On the council's website, no date shown: Elna von Schlicht (DA) is executive mayor of the Cape Winelands District, and Donovan Joubert (DA) is speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings).
Cape Winelands District Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: 'Councillors' page, first and 25th entries (no page date; footer (c) 2025); as_of is the access date
On the council's website, no date shown: The Cape Winelands District council lists 39 councillors. The seats are DA 22, ANC 10, VF Plus 2, GOOD 2, BO 1, PA 1 and EFF 1.
Cape Winelands District Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: 'Councillors' page, party shown for each councillor; as_of is the access date
As of 9 Nov 2021: Helena von Schlicht was elected in 2021 as a DA councillor for the Cape Winelands District. Her seat was a district 40% PR seat (a seat a party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes).
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: DC2 - Cape Winelands rows, PR(1), DC '40%' (VON SCHLICHT, HELENA, Democratic Alliance)
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 17 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: pp. 1-2 of 2, seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats voters choose directly, by party. Democratic Alliance: 9. African National Congress: 4. Economic Freedom Fighters: 1. GOOD: 1. Patriotic Alliance: 1. Freedom Front Plus: 1.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: pp. 1-2 of 2, seat table, Total Party Seats column
What the official records say
Audit result
The Auditor-General gave the Cape Winelands district council a clean audit (unqualified with no findings) for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.
Auditor-General of South Africa. Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: 'Audit outcome for 2024-25' box and the change from 2023-24 under it (audit of separate financial statements, finalised by 30 April 2026)
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