Stellenbosch Local Municipality elections

In the 2021 local government elections, the Democratic Alliance (DA) received a majority of twenty-eight seats on the council.

[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.

In the Stellenbosch council, one councillor of the Independent Democrats crossed to the African National Congress.

[7] The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in May 2011 and August 2016.

[8][9][10] The local council sends five representatives to the council of the Cape Winelands District Municipality: four from the Democratic Alliance and one from the African National Congress[11] The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in August 2016 and November 2021.