[1] In terms of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution and the judgment of the Constitutional Court in United Democratic Movement v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others, in the period from 8–22 October 2002 councillors had the opportunity to cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats.
[2] Another floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004, in which two councillors crossed from the Democratic Alliance to the African National Congress.
[4] The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in March 2006 and May 2011.
[7] The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in August 2016 and November 2021.
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) declared that he had resigned, and so three by-elections needed to be held.