en Mhlontlo Local Municipality elections

The Mhlontlo Local Municipality council consists of fifty-one 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-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

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

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	IND	UDM	Other	Total
2000 election	21	—	—	0	12	—	33
2006 election	37	—	—	0	4	1	42
2011 election	48	—	—	0	3	1	52
2016 election	40	2	2	2	3	2	51
2021 election	40	1	3	1	3	3	51

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	21,909	64.80	16	21,694	64.20	5	21
	United Democratic Movement	11,523	34.08	1	12,098	35.80	11	12
	Independent candidates	376	1.11	0				0
Total		33,808	100.00	17	33,792	100.00	16	33

Valid votes		33,808	97.55		33,792	97.54
Invalid/blank votes		849	2.45		853	2.46
Total votes		34,657	100.00		34,645	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		66,112	52.42		66,112	52.40

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	41,265	85.24	21	42,130	86.87	16	37
	United Democratic Movement	4,355	9.00	0	4,824	9.95	4	4
	United Independent Front	1,123	2.32	0	1,115	2.30	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,466	3.03	0				0
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	204	0.42	0	429	0.88	0	0
Total		48,413	100.00	21	48,498	100.00	21	42

Valid votes		48,413	97.85		48,498	98.00
Invalid/blank votes		1,062	2.15		991	2.00
Total votes		49,475	100.00		49,489	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		84,347	58.66		84,347	58.67

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	44,631	90.53	26	45,287	91.07	22	48
	United Democratic Movement	2,994	6.07	0	2,841	5.71	3	3
	Congress of the People	1,186	2.41	0	1,288	2.59	1	1
	Independent candidates	408	0.83	0				0
	African People's Convention	80	0.16	0	314	0.63	0	0
Total		49,299	100.00	26	49,730	100.00	26	52

Valid votes		49,299	97.18		49,730	97.72
Invalid/blank votes		1,432	2.82		1,158	2.28
Total votes		50,731	100.00		50,888	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		90,368	56.14		90,368	56.31

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	38,067	76.62	24	39,974	79.55	16	40
	United Democratic Movement	2,821	5.68	0	3,155	6.28	3	3
	Civic Independent	1,449	2.92	0	3,615	7.19	2	2
	Independent candidates	3,823	7.69	2				2
	Democratic Alliance	1,644	3.31	0	1,622	3.23	2	2
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,624	3.27	0	1,572	3.13	2	2
	Congress of the People	255	0.51	0	313	0.62	0	0
Total		49,683	100.00	26	50,251	100.00	25	51

Valid votes		49,683	97.72		50,251	97.58
Invalid/blank votes		1,158	2.28		1,245	2.42
Total votes		50,841	100.00		51,496	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		96,967	52.43		96,967	53.11

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	29,816	71.69	25	32,001	77.74	15	40
	United Democratic Movement	2,218	5.33	0	2,749	6.68	3	3
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,294	5.52	0	2,491	6.05	3	3
	Independent candidates	4,436	10.67	1				1
	African Transformation Movement	1,757	4.22	0	1,810	4.40	2	2
	Independent South African National Civic Organisation	333	0.80	0	1,253	3.04	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	612	1.47	0	609	1.48	1	1
	Batho Pele Movement	120	0.29	0	98	0.24	0	0
	Civic Independent	2	0.00	0	153	0.37	0	0
Total		41,588	100.00	26	41,164	100.00	25	51

Valid votes		41,588	97.02		41,164	97.06
Invalid/blank votes		1,276	2.98		1,246	2.94
Total votes		42,864	100.00		42,410	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		93,164	46.01		93,164	45.52

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

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
30 November 2022	20		African National Congress		African National Congress
15 November 2023^[7]	23		African National Congress		African National Congress

After the death of the African National Congress (ANC) councillor in ward 20, a by-election was held on 30 November 2022. Besides the ANC, the United Democratic Movement (UDM), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), African Transformation Movement (ATM) and the Independent South African National Civic Organisation (Isanco) contested. The ANC candidate retained the seat for the party, winning 70% of the votes.^[8]

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