2009 Botswana local elections

Local elections in Botswana were held on 16 October 2009 for the district councils of the Districts of Botswana.

Overall Results

Party	Seats	+/-
Botswana Democratic Party	333	3
Botswana National Front	71	35
Botswana Congress Party	69	37
Botswana Alliance Movement	6	3
Botswana People's Party	3	1
Independents	8	5
Total	490	0
Registered Voters	724,205
Total Voters (Voter Turnout)	553,384 (76.4%)
Invalid Votes	12,765
Total Valid Votes	540,619
Source: http://africanelections.tripod.com/bw_2009local.html

Results By District

Central District

Party	Seats	+/-
Botswana Democratic Party	108	20
Botswana Congress Party	16	10
Botswana National Front	10	6
Botswana Alliance Movement	0	1
Independents	6	5
Total	140	0
Registered Voters	209,911
Total Voters (Voter Turnout)	154,584 (73.6%)
Invalid Votes	4,523
Total Valid Votes	150,061
Source: http://africanelections.tripod.com/bw_2009local.html#Central_District

Francistown City

Party	Seats	+/-
Botswana Democratic Party	11	5
Botswana Congress Party	7	5
Botswana People's Party	0	1
Independents	1	1
Total	19	0
Registered Voters	32,913
Total Voters (Voter Turnout)	23,685 (72.0%)
Invalid Votes	331
Total Valid Votes	23,384
Source: http://africanelections.tripod.com/bw_2009local.html#Francistown_City

Gaborone City

Party	Seats	+/-
Botswana Democratic Party	22	11
Botswana Congress Party	7	4
Botswana National Front	1	15
Total	30	0
Registered Voters	63,201
Total Voters (Voter Turnout)	48,337 (76.5%)
Invalid Votes	360
Total Valid Votes	47,977
Source: http://africanelections.tripod.com/bw_2009local.html#Gaborone_City

Ghanzi District

Party	Seats	+/-
Botswana Democratic Party	15	2
Botswana National Front	4	3
Botswana Congress Party	1	1
Total	20	0
Registered Voters	17,284
Total Voters (Voter Turnout)	13,837 (80.1%)
Invalid Votes	433
Total Valid Votes	13,404
Source: http://africanelections.tripod.com/bw_2009local.html#Ghanzi_District

Jwaneng

Party	Seats	+/-
Botswana National Front	4	3
Botswana Democratic Party	3	3
Total	7	0
Registered Voters	5,849
Total Voters (Voter Turnout)	4,568 (78.1%)
Invalid Votes	51
Total Valid Votes	4,517
Source: http://africanelections.tripod.com/bw_2009local.html#Jwaneng_Town

Kgalagadi District

Party	Seats	+/-
Botswana Democratic Party	13	3
Botswana National Front	9	3
Total	22	0
Registered Voters	22,509
Total Voters (Voter Turnout)	18,680 (83.0%)
Invalid Votes	376
Total Valid Votes	18,304
Source: http://africanelections.tripod.com/bw_2009local.html#Kgalagadi_District

Kgatleng District

Party	Seats	+/-
Botswana Democratic Party	8	2
Botswana National Front	8	0
Botswana Congress Party	6	1
Independents	1	1
Total	20	0
Registered Voters	35,846
Total Voters (Voter Turnout)	29,766 (83.0%)
Invalid Votes	608
Total Valid Votes	29,158
Source: http://africanelections.tripod.com/bw_2009local.html#Kgatleng_District

There was a tie in one constituency and a by-election was on 5 December 2009. The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) candidate won, increasing their total seats from 7 to 8.

Kweneng District

Party	Seats	+/-
Botswana Democratic Party	48	1
Botswana National Front	9	8
Botswana Congress Party	9	7
Total	66	0
Registered Voters	99,563
Total Voters (Voter Turnout)	76,124 (76.5%)
Invalid Votes	1,990
Total Valid Votes	74,134
Source: http://africanelections.tripod.com/bw_2009local.html#Kweneng_District

Lobatse

Party	Seats	+/-
Botswana Democratic Party	8	4
Botswana National Front	4	4
Total	12	0
Registered Voters	13,404
Total Voters (Voter Turnout)	10,029 (74.8%)
Invalid Votes	142
Total Valid Votes	9,887
Source: http://africanelections.tripod.com/bw_2009local.html#Lobatse_Town

North-East District

Party	Seats	+/-
Botswana Democratic Party	16	0
Botswana People's Party	3	0
Total	19	0
Registered Voters	21,470
Total Voters (Voter Turnout)	16,267 (75.8%)
Invalid Votes	326
Total Valid Votes	15,941
Source: http://africanelections.tripod.com/bw_2009local.html#North_East_District

North-West District

Party	Seats	+/-
Botswana Democratic Party	29	2
Botswana Congress Party	8	3
Botswana Alliance Movement	6	2
Botswana National Front	3	2
Independents	0	1
Total	46	0
Registered Voters	68,381
Total Voters (Voter Turnout)	51,916 (75.9%)
Invalid Votes	1,285
Total Valid Votes	50,631
Source: http://africanelections.tripod.com/bw_2009local.html#North_West_District

Selibe Phikwe

Party	Seats	+/-
Botswana Democratic Party	7	2
Botswana Congress Party	7	2
Total	14	0
Registered Voters	20,560
Total Voters (Voter Turnout)	16,220 (78.9%)
Invalid Votes	153
Total Valid Votes	16,067
Source: http://africanelections.tripod.com/bw_2009local.html#Selibe_Phikwe_Town

South-East District

Party	Seats	+/-
Botswana Democratic Party	11	1
Botswana Congress Party	7	4
Botswana National Front	2	3
Total	20	0
Registered Voters	27,005
Total Voters (Voter Turnout)	21,985 (81.4%)
Invalid Votes	302
Total Valid Votes	21,683
Source: http://africanelections.tripod.com/bw_2009local.html#South_East_District

Southern District

Party	Seats	+/-
Botswana Democratic Party	34	8
Botswana National Front	17	7
Botswana Congress Party	1	0
Independents	0	1
Total	52	0
Registered Voters	86,309
Total Voters (Voter Turnout)	67,386 (78.1%)
Invalid Votes	1,885
Total Valid Votes	65,501
Source: http://africanelections.tripod.com/bw_2009local.html#Southern_District