The Walter Sisulu Local Municipality council was formed in 2016,[1] and consists of twenty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eleven wards, while the remaining eleven 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 reduced majority of twelve seats.
Results edit
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | MCA | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 election | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 election | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
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 | 13,686 | 66.85 | 10 | 13,805 | 66.89 | 5 | 15 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 4,638 | 22.65 | 1 | 4,630 | 22.43 | 4 | 5 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,158 | 5.66 | 0 | 1,173 | 5.68 | 1 | 1 | |
| Maletswai Civic Association | 878 | 4.29 | 0 | 1,030 | 4.99 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Residents Front | 62 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Independent candidates | 51 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 20,473 | 100.00 | 11 | 20,638 | 100.00 | 11 | 22 | |
| Valid votes | 20,473 | 98.13 | 20,638 | 98.29 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 391 | 1.87 | 359 | 1.71 | ||||
| Total votes | 20,864 | 100.00 | 20,997 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 36,607 | 56.99 | 36,607 | 57.36 | ||||
By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021 edit
In a by-election held on 8 August 2018, a ward previously held by an ANC councillor was won by the DA candidate.[3] Council composition was reconfigured as seen below:
| Party | Ward | PR list | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
| DA | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Maletswai Civic Association | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 22 | |
November 2021 election edit
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[4]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 9,325 | 55.41 | 9 | 9,367 | 55.71 | 3 | 12 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 3,871 | 23.00 | 2 | 3,842 | 22.85 | 3 | 5 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,201 | 13.08 | 0 | 2,100 | 12.49 | 3 | 3 | |
| Maletswai Civic Association | 1,147 | 6.82 | 0 | 1,237 | 7.36 | 2 | 2 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 284 | 1.69 | 0 | 267 | 1.59 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 16,828 | 100.00 | 11 | 16,813 | 100.00 | 11 | 22 | |
| Valid votes | 16,828 | 98.55 | 16,813 | 98.55 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 247 | 1.45 | 248 | 1.45 | ||||
| Total votes | 17,075 | 100.00 | 17,061 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 36,110 | 47.29 | 36,110 | 47.25 | ||||
By-elections from November 2021 edit
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since November 2021.[5]
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 February 2023 | 2 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 24 April 2024[6] | 8 | African National Congress | African National Congress | ||
References edit
- ^ "Walter Sisulu Local Municipality - Overview". municipalities.co.za. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Walter Sisulu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "DA wins ANC ward in Eastern Cape by-election". The Citizen. 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Walter Sisulu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Sussman, Wayne (25 April 2024). "Patriotic Alliance shocks ANC, DA in Swartland, Oudtshoorn". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 25 April 2024.