Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about West Coast come from
Every fact on the West Coast page, with the sources we used. We save a copy of each source on the day we read it.
Which party controls the council?
Dated reports
As of 20 Jul 2026: The West Coast District council has 25 councillors. The seats are DA 14, ANC 7, GOOD 2, PA 1 and VF Plus 1. Of these, 10 were directly elected and 15 were appointed by the local councils.
West Coast District Municipality. Published 20 July 2026.
Where to look: 'Councillors' page, councillor table (page published 7 May 2026, last modified 20 July 2026)
As of 23 Mar 2026: The DA named Roelof 'Boffie' Strydom as its mayoral candidate for the West Coast District for the 2026 election.
EWN. Published 23 March 2026.
Where to look: paragraph 9
As of 2 Mar 2026: Roelof 'Boffie' Strydom is executive mayor of the West Coast District.
West Coast District Municipality. Published 2 March 2026.
Where to look: home page, news teaser 'Strategic brand communication' dated 2 March 2026 ('Weskus Executive Mayor 'Boffie' Strydom explains')
As of 9 Nov 2021: Roelof Weideman Strydom was elected in 2021 as a DA councillor for the West Coast District. Strydom's 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: DC1 - West Coast rows, PR(1), DC '40%' (STRYDOM, ROELOF WEIDEMAN, Democratic Alliance)
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 10 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: 5. African National Congress: 2. 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 West Coast 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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