Which party controls the council?
Voters choose the (Council The group of elected people who make decisions for a municipality. They pass its budget and choose the mayor.). The council chooses the (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.).
Alleta Theron (DA) is executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions), according to the (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) own site (updated July 2025). Control has changed since 2021. The PA's Mitchell Smith was elected mayor at the first council meeting after the 2021 election. In 2021, no (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) won more than half of the 7 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). The DA won 3.
What the sources said, by date
As of 18 Jul 2025
Alleta Theron (DA) is executive mayor of Laingsburg.
This was true then. Newer rows above may change it.
As of 7 Apr 2022
At Laingsburg's first council meeting after the 2021 election, the PA voted in Mitchell Smith as executive mayor. Smith later resigned from the PA.
How were the seats split?
Who holds the 7 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) now, counted up to 24 Jun 2026. A (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) needs 4 seats to run the (Council The group of elected people who make decisions for a municipality. They pass its budget and choose the mayor.) on its own. No party has that many. So parties must work together to choose the (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.) and pass the budget.
- DA3
- ANC2
- Karoo Democratic Force1
- PA1
Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 4. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. Each party shows in its own colour. One party has no colour on record, so it is grey too.
What has the council done?
We have not checked any claims about this (Council The group of elected people who make decisions for a municipality. They pass its budget and choose the mayor.) yet. That is not a mark for or against it.
Core servicesWater, lights, rubbish and roads: what your council runs.No checks yet
Housing and landHouses, informal settlements and title deeds.No checks yet
Safety and jobsCrime, metro police and work in your area.No checks yet
Governance and moneyCorruption, audits and budgets: how your council uses your money.No checks yet
What the official records say
From the Auditor-General and the national government. Every council gets the same checks. A council that is not on a list shows no row.
The Auditor-General gave Laingsburg an adverse audit opinion for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.
This means its accounts had big mistakes in many places.
Auditor-General of South Africa, 24 June 2026
Where do I vote, and who is my ward councillor?
Laingsburg has 4 (Ward A small area inside a municipality. Each one elects one councillor.). You can only vote at the (Voting station The place where you vote, often a school or a hall. You can only vote at the one where you are registered.) where you are (Registered Your name is on the voters' roll. Registration for this election closed on 7 August 2026.).
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