Moretele Local Municipality elections

The Moretele Local Municipality council consists of fifty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-six wards, while the remaining twenty-six 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 thirty-five seats.

Results

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

Event	ANC	COPE	DA	EFF	PAC	UCDP	Other	Total
2000 election	39	—	—	—	1	2	1	43
2006 election	41	—	1	—	2	2	1	47
2011 election	46	1	3	—	1	0	4	55
2016 election	38	1	4	8	0	—	1	52
2021 election	35	0	2	9	—	0	6	52

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	30,185	89.03	22	34,030	90.52	17	39
	United Christian Democratic Party	2,005	5.91	0	1,771	4.71	2	2
	United Democratic Movement	719	2.12	0	990	2.63	1	1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	370	1.09	0	804	2.14	1	1
	Independent candidates	625	1.84	0				0
Total		33,904	100.00	22	37,595	100.00	21	43

Valid votes		33,904	97.83		37,595	98.13
Invalid/blank votes		753	2.17		716	1.87
Total votes		34,657	100.00		38,311	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		77,462	44.74		77,462	49.46

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	34,551	82.38	23	35,871	88.82	18	41
	Independent candidates	3,262	7.78	1				1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	1,500	3.58	0	1,346	3.33	2	2
	United Christian Democratic Party	1,389	3.31	0	1,367	3.38	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	750	1.79	0	1,144	2.83	1	1
	Inkatha Freedom Party	320	0.76	0	282	0.70	0	0
	Azanian People's Organisation	169	0.40	0	375	0.93	0	0
Total		41,941	100.00	24	40,385	100.00	23	47

Valid votes		41,941	97.76		40,385	95.79
Invalid/blank votes		962	2.24		1,773	4.21
Total votes		42,903	100.00		42,158	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		87,704	48.92		87,704	48.07

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	41,346	82.45	27	42,196	84.07	19	46
	Democratic Alliance	3,165	6.31	0	2,953	5.88	3	3
	National Freedom Party	1,966	3.92	1	1,983	3.95	1	2
	African People's Convention	1,853	3.70	0	1,478	2.94	2	2
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	546	1.09	0	354	0.71	1	1
	Congress of the People	291	0.58	0	607	1.21	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	383	0.76	0	276	0.55	0	0
	United Christian Democratic Party	196	0.39	0	274	0.55	0	0
	Movement Democratic Party	232	0.46	0	72	0.14	0	0
	Independent candidates	170	0.34	0				0
Total		50,148	100.00	28	50,193	100.00	27	55

Valid votes		50,148	98.10		50,193	98.33
Invalid/blank votes		969	1.90		853	1.67
Total votes		51,117	100.00		51,046	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		92,703	55.14		92,703	55.06

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	36,394	72.03	26	36,751	72.09	12	38
	Economic Freedom Fighters	8,030	15.89	0	7,850	15.40	8	8
	Democratic Alliance	3,597	7.12	0	3,784	7.42	4	4
	Agenda to Citizenry Governors	529	1.05	0	612	1.20	1	1
	Congress of the People	340	0.67	0	554	1.09	1	1
	African People's Convention	355	0.70	0	408	0.80	0	0
	Independent candidates	618	1.22	0				0
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	207	0.41	0	247	0.48	0	0
	Forum for Service Delivery	144	0.28	0	292	0.57	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	88	0.17	0	228	0.45	0	0
	African People's Socialist Party	136	0.27	0	105	0.21	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	89	0.18	0	146	0.29	0	0
Total		50,527	100.00	26	50,977	100.00	26	52

Valid votes		50,527	98.07		50,977	97.99
Invalid/blank votes		996	1.93		1,047	2.01
Total votes		51,523	100.00		52,024	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		97,823	52.67		97,823	53.18

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	25,468	63.35	26	26,922	67.15	9	35
	Economic Freedom Fighters	6,265	15.58	0	6,939	17.31	9	9
	Democratic Alliance	1,639	4.08	0	1,742	4.34	2	2
	Independent candidates	2,246	5.59	0				0
	Forum for Service Delivery	964	2.40	0	1,202	3.00	2	2
	Agenda to Citizenry Governors	1,092	2.72	0	910	2.27	1	1
	African Independent Congress	796	1.98	0	926	2.31	1	1
	Defenders of the People	565	1.41	0	475	1.18	1	1
	Economic Emancipation Forum	641	1.59	0	59	0.15	1	1
	Congress of the People	174	0.43	0	169	0.42	0	0
	United Christian Democratic Party	100	0.25	0	159	0.40	0	0
	African People's Movement	85	0.21	0	158	0.39	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	53	0.13	0	176	0.44	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	75	0.19	0	115	0.29	0	0
	The People's Voice	31	0.08	0	50	0.12	0	0
	Disability and Older Person Political Party	4	0.01	0	58	0.14	0	0
	Tsogang Civic Movement	4	0.01	0	33	0.08	0	0
Total		40,202	100.00	26	40,093	100.00	26	52

Valid votes		40,202	97.85		40,093	97.30
Invalid/blank votes		884	2.15		1,114	2.70
Total votes		41,086	100.00		41,207	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		94,713	43.38		94,713	43.51

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

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
13 Mar 2024	17		African National Congress		African National Congress
28 Aug 2024	26		African National Congress		African National Congress

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