National People's Party, as did the Independent Democrats, whose only representative in the Overstrand Council crossed over. In the May 2011 local elections, the DA again won Overstrand outright, taking fifteen of the twenty-five seats on the council, with the ANC taking nine and the National Independent Civic Organisation one. In the August 2016 local elections, the DA increased its majority to sixteen of twenty-five seats, with the ANC taking eight and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) taking one. In a by-election in December 2020, the Land Party won a seat from the ANC In the November 2021 local elections, the council was expanded to twenty-seven seats. The DA won seventeen seats, the ANC four, the Land Party and the Freedom Front Plus two each, and the EFF and the ACDP one each. Election results The most recent election of the municipal council was held on 1 November 2021; the Democratic Alliance won a majority of 17 seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. Mayors Annelie Rabie (1 November 2021 until present) (DA) Dudley Coetzee (28 February 2018 – 30 October 2021) (DA) Rudolph Smith (2016–2018; died on 5 January 2018) Nicolette Botha-Guthrie (2010–2016) (DA) Theo Beyleveldt (March 2006 – 2010) (DA) Willie Smuts (September 2004 – March 2006) (ANC) Willie Smuts (October 2002 – September 2004) (NNP) Willie Smuts (December 2000 – October 2002) (DA) References External links Official website Overstrand Local Municipality on the Western Cape Government website Local municipalities of the Overberg District Municipality