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Who runs Swartland?

Harold Cleophas (DA) is (Mayor The leader of the municipality. Councillors choose this person, not voters. So the seats each party wins decide who can lead.) of Swartland. In 2021, the DA won more than half of the (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.) in Swartland.

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

Photo: Malmesbury · ECSequeira, CC BY-SA 3.0

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Sourced, not yet reviewed.

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.).

The (Municipality The local government for your area. It looks after local services, such as water, rubbish removal and local roads. There are 257.) website names Harold Cleophas as executive mayor (a mayor who makes many of the council's decisions) since 2021. The page has no date. Cleophas was elected as a DA (Councillor A person elected to make decisions for a municipality, such as the budget and who the mayor is. Each one holds one seat.) in 2021. IOL (April 2026) lists Swartland as DA-governed. The DA has a majority. After the PA won Ward 11 in June 2026, the DA holds 13 of the 23 (Seat A place on the council, held by one councillor. A party with more votes gets more of these places.). The (IEC The Electoral Commission of South Africa. It runs elections. It is independent, so it does not take orders from the government or any party.) says the DA won 14 of the 23 seats in 2021, which was a majority.

What the sources said, by date

  1. On the council's website, no date shown

    Alderman Harold Cleophas has been executive mayor of Swartland since 2021.

  2. As of 21 Apr 2026

    IOL reported in April 2026 that Swartland is one of 11 municipalities 'currently under' DA governance. The DA named Harold Cleophas as its Swartland mayoral candidate.

  3. This was true then. Newer rows above may change it.

    As of 9 Nov 2021

    Harold Cleophas was elected in 2021 as a DA PR councillor for Swartland. A PR seat is a seat a (Party A group of people who stand for election together, with shared plans.) gets from its list, to match its share of the votes.

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How were the seats split?

Who holds the 23 (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 12 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. The DA has 13, so it can 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 on its own.

  • DA13
  • ANC5
  • FF+2
  • EFF1
  • GOOD1
  • PA1

Each dot is one seat. The dot with a ring is seat 12. That is how many seats one party needs to run the council alone. Each party shows in its own colour.

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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 Swartland a clean audit (unqualified with no findings) for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.

This means its accounts and its reports on its work were right, and it followed the key laws.

Auditor-General of South Africa, 24 June 2026

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Where do I vote, and who is my ward councillor?

Swartland has 12 (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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