The Rand West City Local Municipality council consists of 69 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. 35 councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in 35 wards, while the remaining 34 are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
It was established for the August 2016 local elections by the merging of Randfontein and Westonaria local municipalities.[1] It is a division of the West Rand District Municipality.
In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) lost their majority of seats on the council.
Results edit
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | APO | DA | EFF | FF+ | IFP | RPP | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 election | 37 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 69 |
| 2021 election | 32 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 69 |
August 2016 election edit
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[2]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 39,954 | 52.64 | 27 | 39,865 | 52.66 | 10 | 37 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 20,500 | 27.01 | 8 | 20,313 | 26.83 | 11 | 19 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 9,110 | 12.00 | 0 | 9,031 | 11.93 | 8 | 8 | |
| Randfontein Peoples Party | 2,429 | 3.20 | 0 | 2,537 | 3.35 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1,254 | 1.65 | 0 | 1,122 | 1.48 | 1 | 1 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 789 | 1.04 | 0 | 757 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 701 | 0.92 | 0 | 724 | 0.96 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 359 | 0.47 | 0 | 348 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 224 | 0.30 | 0 | 326 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 240 | 0.32 | 0 | 252 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 114 | 0.15 | 0 | 264 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| International Revelation Congress | 101 | 0.13 | 0 | 163 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 105 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 27 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 75,907 | 100.00 | 35 | 75,702 | 100.00 | 34 | 69 | |
| Valid votes | 75,907 | 98.59 | 75,702 | 98.47 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,086 | 1.41 | 1,180 | 1.53 | ||||
| Total votes | 76,993 | 100.00 | 76,882 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 136,276 | 56.50 | 136,276 | 56.42 | ||||
November 2021 election edit
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[3]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 24,410 | 44.44 | 27 | 25,253 | 46.22 | 5 | 32 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 12,629 | 22.99 | 8 | 12,569 | 23.01 | 8 | 16 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 7,953 | 14.48 | 0 | 8,537 | 15.63 | 11 | 11 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 2,092 | 3.81 | 0 | 2,135 | 3.91 | 3 | 3 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 1,513 | 2.75 | 0 | 1,571 | 2.88 | 2 | 2 | |
| Independent candidates | 2,618 | 4.77 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Azanian People's Organisation | 715 | 1.30 | 0 | 662 | 1.21 | 1 | 1 | |
| Randfontein Peoples Party | 574 | 1.04 | 0 | 756 | 1.38 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Independent Congress | 488 | 0.89 | 0 | 654 | 1.20 | 1 | 1 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 423 | 0.77 | 0 | 562 | 1.03 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 410 | 0.75 | 0 | 480 | 0.88 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 299 | 0.54 | 0 | 287 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 271 | 0.49 | 0 | 303 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 216 | 0.39 | 0 | 289 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forum for Service Delivery | 80 | 0.15 | 0 | 177 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Party of Action | 106 | 0.19 | 0 | 131 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 55 | 0.10 | 0 | 134 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Freedom Party | 47 | 0.09 | 0 | 75 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
| South African Royal Kingdoms Organization | 31 | 0.06 | 0 | 60 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 54,930 | 100.00 | 35 | 54,635 | 100.00 | 34 | 69 | |
| Valid votes | 54,930 | 98.08 | 54,635 | 97.22 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,074 | 1.92 | 1,564 | 2.78 | ||||
| Total votes | 56,004 | 100.00 | 56,199 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 131,921 | 42.45 | 131,921 | 42.60 | ||||
By-elections from November 2021 edit
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2022[4] | 4 | African National Congress | Economic Freedom Fighters | ||
| 13 Dec 2023[5] | 17 | African National Congress | African National Congress | ||
| 24 April 2024[6] | 3 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
References edit
- ^ "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Rand West City". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Rand West City". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "And I can confirm that the EFF has won a third straight ward off of the ANC!". Twitter. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ Sussman, Wayne (14 December 2023). "ANC sweeps eThekwini, southern KZN; IFP makes gains in north". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ Sussman, Wayne (25 April 2024). "Patriotic Alliance shocks ANC, DA in Swartland, Oudtshoorn". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 25 April 2024.