Beaufort

ANC, DA

Largest Party

PA

Coalition leader

PA

Current Mayor

5

Changes of Mayors

The municipality situated in the Western Cape along the N1 between Johannesburg and Cape Town. Beaufort West is a town in the Western Cape province in South Africa.

The Beaufort West Local Municipality is the oldest municipality in South Africa. It is located in the Western Cape Province’s Central Karoo District. The municipality is the largest in the district and the Western Cape.

Composition of Council

The council has 13 seats with 4 political parties and one civic movement represented. The ANC and the DA are leading parties with 4 seats but falls short of the requisite 7 to govern alone. The current coalition is made up of the ANC and PA totalling 7 seats.

No of Seats per Party

Key Positions in Council

Name

Party

Position

Cllr. Gaba Pieterson
PA
Executive Mayor
Cllr. Valentia Piti
ANC
Deputy Mayor
Cllr. Noël Constable
KDF
Speaker

Historical Timeline

The council was constituted on November 2021 and it had five changes.

  • Mayor: Clr. Gaba Pieterson

    Party: PA

    Votes for: 7
    Parties for: PA, ANC
    From: 18 November 2021 – 30 June 2022
  • Mayor: Cllr. Thersia Prince.

    Party: PA

    Votes for: 8
    Parties for: PA,ANC,KDF
    From: 30 June 2022 – 31 January 2023
  • Mayor: Cllr. Ashley Sauls

    Party: PA

    Votes for: 8
    Parties for: PA,ANC,KDF
    From: 31 January 2023 – 5 September 2023
  • Mayor: Cllr. Ebenezer Botha

    Party: PA

    Votes for: 8
    Parties for: PA,ANC.KDF
    From: 6 September 2023 – 13 February 2024
  • Mayor: Cllr. Gaba Pieterson

    Party: PA

    Votes for: 8
    Parties for: PA,ANC,KDF
    From: 21 February 2024 – Current

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