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Cape Town · ward ID 19100047

Ward 47

Covers parts of Athlone.

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 47 (2026 boundaries).

People living here

Official: Stats SA, Census 2022 · Data as of Census 2022, 2020 wards (copied 11 Oct 2026)

16 377

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

  • AthloneHanover Park, Newfields, Mountview (part, 30%)

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 stationVoting districtUsed in
BELMOR PRIMARY SCHOOL970910842021, 2024
CHRIST GOSPEL CHURCH (HANOVER PARK)970910392021, 2024
HANOVER PARK CIVIC CENTRE970910512021, 2024
LANSPORT COMMUNITY CENTRE970910402021, 2024
NEWFIELDS PRIMARY SCHOOL970908702021, 2024
SULTAN BAHU CENTRE (HANOVER PARK)970910622021, 2024
VOORSPOED PRIMARY SCHOOL970910732021, 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 national ballot

DA51.6%NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS12.8%ANC10.2%AL JAMA-AH6.9%PA6.8%Others11.7%

Valid votes 9 077 · spoilt 107 · registered 16 770 · turnout 54.8% · 7 voting districts

2024 provincial ballot

DA50.4%NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS16.1%AL JAMA-AH9.0%PA7.5%ANC6.5%Others10.5%

Valid votes 8 965 · spoilt 71 · registered 16 770 · turnout 53.9% · 7 voting districts

2021 local elections, ward ballot

DA47.6%PA23.6%CAPE COLOURED CONGRESS6.9%GOOD6.2%AL JAMA-AH3.7%Others11.9%

Valid votes 7 455 · spoilt 128 · registered 16 018 · turnout 47.3% · 7 voting districts

2021 local elections, PR ballot

DA57.6%PA12.2%CAPE COLOURED CONGRESS7.1%GOOD6.3%AL JAMA-AH5.1%Others11.7%

Valid votes 7 432 · spoilt 105 · registered 16 018 · turnout 47.1% · 7 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

15 since January 2025 · Data as of see each notice’s date · Updates: checked daily

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

4 since January 2025 · Data as of see each notice’s date · Updates: checked daily

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.

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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).