Alderman Stephen Korabie, DA since 5 April 2024[1]
Deputy Executive Mayor
Alderman Gert Combrink, DA since 16 May 2016
Speaker
Alderman Koos le Roux, DA since 15 November 2021
Chief Whip
Alderman Christephine Kearns, DA since 15 November 2021[2]
Structure
Seats
65 councillors
Political groups
DA (36)
ANC (13)
Good (4)
VF+ (3)
CDR (3)
ACDP, EFF, PA, ICOSA, PAC, Al Jama-ah (1 each)
Elections
Voting system
Mixed-member proportional representation
Last election
1 November 2021
Motto
"A city of excellence"
Meeting place
Burger Centre, Esterville, Paarl, 7646
Website
www.drakenstein.gov.za
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The Drakenstein Municipal Council is the elected unicameral legislature of the Drakenstein Local Municipality in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa.
The municipal council consists of sixty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-three councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-three wards, while the remaining thirty-two are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
The Council was established in the year 2000 and is currently governed by the Democratic Alliance.
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^"New office bearers in the council". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 2021-12-10.
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