Joe Morolong Local Municipality elections

The Joe Morolong Local Municipality council consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 eighteen seats.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF UCDP Other Total
2006 election 17 4 0 21
2011 election 23 1 2 3 29
2016 election 21 1 6 1 0 29
2021 election 18 1 8 0 2 29

March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[1]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress17,32679.451117,73381.95617
United Christian Democratic Party3,32715.2603,90618.0544
Independent candidates8523.9100
African Christian Democratic Party3031.3900
Total21,808100.001121,639100.001021
Valid votes21,80896.5821,63995.60
Invalid/blank votes7723.429954.40
Total votes22,580100.0022,634100.00
Registered voters/turnout42,61252.9942,61253.12

May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress20,84176.071521,79880.25823
Congress of the People2,2128.0702,1577.9433
United Christian Democratic Party1,6005.8401,5865.8422
Democratic Alliance1,1384.1501,3164.8511
Independent candidates1,4005.1100
African People's Convention2070.7603041.1200
Total27,398100.001527,161100.001429
Valid votes27,39896.4727,16195.91
Invalid/blank votes1,0043.531,1574.09
Total votes28,402100.0028,318100.00
Registered voters/turnout49,51757.3649,51757.19

August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress19,41870.241519,71271.21621
Economic Freedom Fighters5,31119.2105,68220.5366
Democratic Alliance9913.5809443.4111
United Christian Democratic Party6522.3607032.5411
Congress of the People4561.6506422.3200
Independent candidates8162.9500
Total27,644100.001527,683100.001429
Valid votes27,64497.4127,68397.51
Invalid/blank votes7352.597072.49
Total votes28,379100.0028,390100.00
Registered voters/turnout51,91154.6751,91154.69

November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress14,41958.791315,17461.62518
Economic Freedom Fighters6,75427.5426,81727.6868
Democratic Alliance7703.1407933.2211
Independent candidates1,3135.3500
Forum for Service Delivery4641.8907463.0311
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization3411.3904151.6911
United Christian Democratic Party2551.0404481.8200
Freedom Front Plus2110.8602320.9400
Total24,527100.001524,625100.001429
Valid votes24,52796.6224,62596.64
Invalid/blank votes8593.388573.36
Total votes25,386100.0025,482100.00
Registered voters/turnout49,97950.7949,97950.99

References

  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Joe Morolong". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Joe Morolong". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Joe Morolong". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Joe Morolong". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 10 April 2022.