2024 national ballot
Valid votes 10 325 · spoilt 88 · registered 18 585 · turnout 56.0% · 9 voting districts
Cape Town · ward ID 19100031
Ward 31
Covers parts of Athlone, Matroosfontein.
Wards as used in the 2021 local elections. Boundaries for the 2026 local elections may differ.
From the 2026 elections this area is in ward 31 (2026 boundaries).
People living here
Official: Stats SA, Census 2022 · Data as of Census 2022, 2020 wards (copied 11 Oct 2026)
37 139
people lived in this ward in Census 2022. The middle ward in Cape Town had 36 577; the metro had 4 772 845 across 116 wards.
Source: Stats SA SuperWEB2, Ward Estimates 2022 > Ward by Sex Estimates, population estimates on the 2020 wards (the wards of the 2021 elections), copied by hand on . Stats SA adjusts small figures slightly to protect privacy.
Water, refuse, toilets and lighting by ward: Stats SA has not published Census 2022 service figures by ward. See Cape Town’s Census 2022 services for the metro as a whole. For problems in this area now, see the city’s notices on this page, Cape Town’s water and power notices, and community reports.
Places in this ward
- AthloneBonteheuwel (part, 24%)
- MatroosfonteinKing David Country Club, Montana, Valhalla Park, Kalksteenfontein, Boquinar Industrial Area, Montevideo, Nooitgedacht
Suburb and place names are Stats SA Census 2011 sub-places and main places; Census 2022 place names have not been published. A place is listed here if at least 10% of its area falls in this ward; “part” shows the share where it is under 90%.
Voting stations
| Voting station | Voting district | Used in |
|---|---|---|
| INCY WINCY COLLEGE | 97140337 | 2021, 2024 |
| KALKSTEENFONTEIN PRIMARY SCHOOL | 97140326 | 2021, 2024 |
| KLIPFONTEIN PRIMARY SCHOOL | 97142553 | 2021, 2024 |
| MODDERDAM HIGH SCHOOL | 97140281 | 2021, 2024 |
| MONTEVIDEO PRIMARY SCHOOL | 97140360 | 2021, 2024 |
| NG CHURCH HALL (VALHALLA PARK) | 97141899 | 2021, 2024 |
| NOOITGEDACHT PRIMARY SCHOOL | 97140472 | 2021, 2024 |
| THE PEOPLE'S CHURCH (VALHALLA PARK) | 97140483 | 2021, 2024 |
| VALPARK PRIMARY SCHOOL | 97140359 | 2021, 2024 |
Source: Electoral Commission (IEC) results by voting district. 2024 voting districts are placed in wards using the IEC’s 2024 voting-district boundaries.
How this ward voted
As published by the IEC, added up by voting district · Data as of 2021 local and 2024 national elections, as published by the IEC
What these words mean
- Ward ballot
- In local elections, the vote for the ward councillor. The candidate with the most votes wins the ward.
- PR ballot
- In local elections, the vote for a party. It decides how many council seats each party gets overall.
- Voting district
- The area served by one voting station. The Electoral Commission counts and publishes results for each one.
- Turnout
- Votes cast (valid and spoilt) as a share of registered voters.
2024 provincial ballot
Valid votes 10 333 · spoilt 61 · registered 18 585 · turnout 55.9% · 9 voting districts
2021 local elections, ward ballot
Valid votes 8 377 · spoilt 101 · registered 18 704 · turnout 45.3% · 9 voting districts
2021 local elections, PR ballot
Valid votes 8 309 · spoilt 85 · registered 18 704 · turnout 44.9% · 9 voting districts
Shares are of valid votes. Turnout is valid plus spoilt votes as a share of registered voters. We report results as published and make no predictions. 2024 results are added up into 2021 wards; the 2024 elections did not use wards.
Water notices naming places in this ward
10 since January 2025 · Data as of see each notice’s date · Updates: checked daily
- Planned water supply maintenance for 21 to 30 August · Athlone, Blackheath, Brooklyn, Century City, Edgemead, Firgrove, Fish Hoek, Fresnaye, Goodwood, Gordons Bay, Helena Heights, Kanonberg, Kensington, Koeberg, Kommetjie, Langa, Lwandle, Macassar, Maitland, Melkbosstrand, Milnerton, Monte Vista, Oude Westhof, Parow, Pinelands, Primrose Park, Ruyterwacht, Selborne, Sir Lowry's Pass, Strand, Summer Greens, Sun Valley, Sunnydale, Thornton, Van Riebeeckshof, WP Showgrounds, Welgedacht, Welgemoed, Winslow
- Planned water supply maintenance for 28 October 2025 to 5 November 2025 · Athlone, Delft, Dunoon, Fish Hoek, Hanover Park, Killarney Gardens, Lentegeur, Newfields, Northpine, Pinati, Rylands, Scottsdene, The Hague, Voorbrug, Woodstock, Wynberg
- Planned water supply maintenance for 22 to 26 September 2025 · Arauna, Athlone, Belthorn Estate, Brackenfell Industrial, Cape Town CBD, Hanover Park, Marlborough Park, Mfuleni, Morgenster, Newfields, Okavango Park, Panorama, Penlyn Estate, Pinati, Rylands, St Kilda, Vredekloof
- Planned water supply maintenance from 26 August to 28 August 2025 · Athlone, Belthorn Estate, Delft, Hanover Park, Hatton, Maitland, Mountview, Newfields, Penlyn Estate, Pinati, Rylands, Sun Valley, Woodstock
- Planned water supply maintenance for 18 August to 21 August 2025 · Athlone, Belmont Park, Belthorn Estate, Eikendal, Eureka, Hanover Park, Newfields, Parow, Penlyn Estate, Philippi, Pinati, Rylands, Summerville, Uitsig
- Planned water supply maintenance for 10 to 15 August 2025 · Athlone, Atlantis, Bellville, Bellville South, Belthorn Estate, Cape Town CBD, Dunoon, Gordons Bay, Hanover Park, Heideveld, Langa, Newfields, Penlyn Estate, Philippi, Pinati, Rylands, Saxonsea, Vanguard
- Planned water supply maintenance for 28 July to 1 August 2025 · Athlone, Belthorn Estate, Blue Downs, Hanover Park, Khayelitsha, Malibu Village, Newfields, Penlyn Estate, Pinati, Rylands, Strand
- Planned water supply maintenance for 21 July to 25 July 2025 · Athlone, Belthorn Estate, Bishopscourt, Hanover Park, Khayelitsha, Lansdowne, Muizenberg, Newfields, Penlyn Estate, Pinati, Protea Village, Rylands, Somerset West, Vrygrond
- Planned water supply maintenance for 13 to 18 June 2025 · Athlone, Belthorn Estate, Bonteheuwel, Brackenfell, Claremont, Hanover Park, Lansdowne, Morgenster, Newfields, Newlands, Okavango Park, Paarden Eiland, Penlyn Estate, Pinati, Rylands, Scottsdene, Scottsville, St Michaels, Steenberg, Tokai
- Planned water supply maintenance for 9 to 16 June 2025 · Athlone, Belthorn Estate, Fish Hoek, Hanover Park, Newfields, Paarden Eiland, Penlyn Estate, Pinati, Rylands, Wynberg
Source: City of Cape Town, media releases. A notice is linked when it names a Census 2011 place in this ward; names we could not match are not guessed. All Cape Town water notices.
Power outage notices naming places in this ward
7 since January 2025 · Data as of see each notice’s date · Updates: checked daily
- City advises of planned electricity supply maintenance in Athlone
- City advises of Athlone planned electricity supply maintenance
- City advises of planned electricity supply maintenance in Silvertown, Athlone
- City advises of critical Bonteheuwel electricity work
- City advises of additional Bonteheuwel critical electricity work
- Reminder of upcoming Bonteheuwel critical electricity work
- City advises of upcoming Bonteheuwel critical electricity work
Source: Cape Town’s published notices. A notice is linked when it names a Census 2011 place in this ward; names we could not match are not guessed. All Cape Town power notices.
Community reports right now
Community reports, unverified
No problem in the 2026 wards covering this area has enough reports to show right now.
An area appears only when several separate reports of the same problem arrive within a few hours. Reports are anonymous and not checked by us or the metro. Report a problem.
Sources: Municipal Demarcation Board, 2020 ward delimitation (used for the 2021 local elections); Electoral Commission (IEC), 2024 voting districts; Statistics South Africa, Census 2011 sub-places and main places. Boundary and place files from a mirror of the official releases: SA-Maps. Results: Electoral Commission (IEC).