Lesedi Local Municipality elections

The Lesedi Local Municipality council consists of twenty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining thirteen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a plurality of seats on the council.

The planned abolition of the Lesedi, and its absorption into Ekurhuleni after the 2016 municipal elections, was blocked by the High Court of South Africa in 2015.[1]

Results

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The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.

Event ANC DA EFF FF+ Other Total
2000 election 15 5 - 1 0 21
2006 election 15 4 - 1 1 21
2011 election 19 6 - 1 0 26
2016 election 16 6 3 1 0 26
2021 election 13 5 4 3 1 26

December 2000 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress7,65160.09812,59770.34715
Democratic Alliance4,37334.3434,58225.5825
Freedom Front Plus5614.4104612.5711
Inkatha Freedom Party1481.1602701.5100
Total12,733100.001117,910100.001021
Valid votes12,73397.5117,91097.83
Invalid/blank votes3252.493982.17
Total votes13,058100.0018,308100.00
Registered voters/turnout34,29638.0734,29653.38

March 2006 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress13,99870.49913,91570.27615
Democratic Alliance4,06320.4624,08320.6224
Freedom Front Plus9324.6908844.4611
Independent Democrats7383.7206753.4111
Inkatha Freedom Party530.2701380.7000
Economic Freedom Movement730.3701060.5400
Total19,857100.001119,801100.001021
Valid votes19,85798.3419,80198.10
Invalid/blank votes3351.663831.90
Total votes20,192100.0020,184100.00
Registered voters/turnout39,52151.0939,52151.07

May 2011 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress19,08070.371019,44471.22919
Democratic Alliance6,65424.5436,61324.2236
Freedom Front Plus7192.6505752.1111
Congress of the People2560.9402640.9700
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania2250.8302080.7600
National Freedom Party1580.5801050.3800
Inkatha Freedom Party200.070930.3400
Total27,112100.001327,302100.001326
Valid votes27,11298.2427,30298.65
Invalid/blank votes4871.763731.35
Total votes27,599100.0027,675100.00
Registered voters/turnout44,48362.0444,48362.21

August 2016 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress18,82961.941018,88862.23616
Democratic Alliance7,20723.7137,23523.8436
Economic Freedom Fighters3,07010.1003,0059.9033
Freedom Front Plus1,0413.4201,0583.4911
Inkatha Freedom Party1180.3901670.5500
Independent candidates1330.4400
Total30,398100.001330,353100.001326
Valid votes30,39898.8130,35398.79
Invalid/blank votes3671.193731.21
Total votes30,765100.0030,726100.00
Registered voters/turnout48,33663.6548,33663.57

November 2021 election

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The ANC lost its majority for the first time, winning a plurality of thirteen. The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[6]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress12,14050.401012,17550.47313
Democratic Alliance4,89320.3134,90520.3325
Economic Freedom Fighters3,25813.5303,26613.5444
Freedom Front Plus2,2279.2502,1298.8333
Socialist Economic Freedom Movement5802.4105042.0911
African Christian Democratic Party3161.3103311.3700
Black First Land First2581.0702961.2300
Inkatha Freedom Party1180.4901720.7100
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization1310.5401250.5200
African Transformation Movement500.2101170.4800
Congress of the People770.320700.2900
Community Solidarity Association140.060200.0800
New Horizon Movement70.030140.0600
Independent candidates180.0700
Total24,087100.001324,124100.001326
Valid votes24,08798.5824,12498.53
Invalid/blank votes3461.423601.47
Total votes24,433100.0024,484100.00
Registered voters/turnout47,85351.0647,85351.17

By-elections from November 2021

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.[7]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
24 May 2023[8] 8 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance

References

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  1. ^ "DA wins court case". 22 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Lesedi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Lesedi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Lesedi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Lesedi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Lesedi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  8. ^ Sussman, Wayne (25 May 2023). "MAY BY-ELECTIONS: ANC, DA reassert dominance with big wins in KZN and Gauteng". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 25 May 2023.