Mahikeng Local Municipality elections

The Mahikeng Local Municipality council consists of seventy members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-five wards, while the remaining thirty-five 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 majority of forty seats.

Results

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

Event ACDP ANC COPE DA EFF FSD UCDP Other Total
2000 election 30 1 24 1 56
2006 election 1 39 1 13 2 56
2011 election 1 44 3 7 6 1 62
2016 election 1 43 1 7 12 3 2 0 69
2021 election 1 40 0 5 17 2 2 3 70

December 2000 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress23,36353.871923,10953.471130
United Christian Democratic Party18,73343.19918,43642.651524
Democratic Alliance9152.1101,2042.7911
United Democratic Movement1720.4004731.0911
Independent candidates1890.4400
Total43,372100.002843,222100.002856
Valid votes43,37297.5643,22297.22
Invalid/blank votes1,0862.441,2372.78
Total votes44,458100.0044,459100.00
Registered voters/turnout105,30642.22105,30642.22

March 2006 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress34,04664.152736,89469.781239
United Christian Democratic Party11,18521.08012,11522.921313
Independent candidates5,2519.8911
Democratic Alliance9681.8201,0041.9011
African Christian Democratic Party5821.1001,2772.4211
Independent Democrats6421.2106711.2711
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania3200.6005641.0700
United Democratic Movement780.1503440.6500
Total53,072100.002852,869100.002856
Valid votes53,07297.4352,86996.81
Invalid/blank votes1,4012.571,7413.19
Total votes54,473100.0054,610100.00
Registered voters/turnout118,96345.79118,96345.91

May 2011 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress41,80566.553145,08171.711344
Democratic Alliance6,32110.0606,35610.1177
United Christian Democratic Party5,9049.4005,7829.2066
Congress of the People2,6494.2203,0884.9133
Independent candidates3,8546.1400
South African Political Party1,2882.0501,1971.9011
African Christian Democratic Party9971.5901,3632.1711
Total62,818100.003162,867100.003162
Valid votes62,81897.3762,86797.40
Invalid/blank votes1,6972.631,6802.60
Total votes64,515100.0064,547100.00
Registered voters/turnout124,09251.99124,09252.02

August 2016 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress40,04861.163539,81460.86843
Economic Freedom Fighters11,09016.94012,04318.411212
Democratic Alliance6,4989.9206,66810.1977
Forum for Service Delivery2,8934.4202,8994.4333
United Christian Democratic Party1,6302.4901,7022.6022
African Christian Democratic Party7691.1707691.1811
Independent candidates1,5242.3300
Congress of the People2640.4006971.0711
South African Political Party2830.4303860.5900
Freedom Front Plus2370.3602280.3500
United Democratic Movement1370.2102130.3300
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1090.1700
Total65,482100.003565,419100.003469
Valid votes65,48297.8865,41997.54
Invalid/blank votes1,4152.121,6492.46
Total votes66,897100.0067,068100.00
Registered voters/turnout134,20749.85134,20749.97

November 2021 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress27,48756.723527,41356.43540
Economic Freedom Fighters11,87924.51012,02924.761717
Democratic Alliance3,0386.2703,1116.4055
Forum for Service Delivery1,4452.9801,4102.9022
United Christian Democratic Party7881.6301,2672.6122
Patriotic Alliance5991.2406331.3011
African Christian Democratic Party6491.3405821.2011
Independent candidates1,1022.2700
African Independent Congress2170.4507731.5911
Freedom Front Plus3310.6802780.5711
Abantu Batho Congress2560.5301960.4000
Inkatha Freedom Party1220.2502760.5700
Batho Pele Party1170.2402030.4200
Congress of the People1250.2601620.3300
Forum for Democrats1510.310710.1500
South African United National Democratic Front1090.220400.0800
African Transformation Movement210.040930.1900
United Independent Movement250.050450.0900
Total48,461100.003548,582100.003570
Valid votes48,46197.8348,58297.35
Invalid/blank votes1,0772.171,3242.65
Total votes49,538100.0049,906100.00
Registered voters/turnout131,90237.56131,90237.84

By-elections from November 2021

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since November 2021.[6]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
4 May 2022 63803005 African National Congress Economic Freedom Fighters

References

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Mahikeng". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Mahikeng". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Mahikeng". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Mahikeng". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mahikeng". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  6. ^ "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 5 May 2022.