Ditsobotla Local Municipality elections

The Ditsobotla Local Municipality council consists of thirty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining nineteen 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 twenty-one seats.

Results

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

Event ACDP ANC DA EFF FSD FF+ UCDP Other Total
2000 election 28 4 5 1 38
2006 election 1 29 3 1 3 1 38
2011 election 0 32 7 1 1 1 42
2016 election 1 25 7 5 1 1 0 0 40
2021 election 1 21 6 6 2 2 1 39
2022 election 0 16 6 10 2 1 0 4 39

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress16,40665.821718,31371.541128
United Christian Democratic Party2,74211.0003,18512.4455
Democratic Alliance2,1018.4323,19312.4724
Independent candidates2,70810.8700
Noordwes Forum9673.8809063.5411
Total24,924100.001925,597100.001938
Valid votes24,92496.8625,59796.77
Invalid/blank votes8083.148543.23
Total votes25,732100.0026,451100.00
Registered voters/turnout61,46041.8761,46043.04

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress23,84272.601725,31579.041229
Democratic Alliance2,4517.4612,4177.5523
United Christian Democratic Party2,2376.8102,5898.0833
Independent candidates2,8548.6911
Freedom Front Plus4971.5107062.2011
African Christian Democratic Party5531.6805161.6111
Independent Democrats4061.2404851.5100
Total32,840100.001932,028100.001938
Valid votes32,84097.6832,02895.48
Invalid/blank votes7802.321,5164.52
Total votes33,620100.0033,544100.00
Registered voters/turnout69,21048.5869,21048.47

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress28,93174.261929,85577.321332
Democratic Alliance5,90115.1525,80115.0257
Congress of the People1,2993.3301,2303.1911
United Christian Democratic Party8442.1707732.0011
Independent candidates9802.5200
Freedom Front Plus4901.2604051.0511
African Christian Democratic Party2710.7003230.8400
South African Political Party2440.6302260.5900
Total38,960100.002138,613100.002142
Valid votes38,96097.5638,61396.78
Invalid/blank votes9742.441,2833.22
Total votes39,934100.0039,896100.00
Registered voters/turnout70,27856.8270,27856.77

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress22,20161.541822,26261.79725
Democratic Alliance6,43117.8326,49518.0357
Economic Freedom Fighters4,23811.7504,34912.0755
Freedom Front Plus9262.5709332.5911
Forum for Service Delivery7772.1507352.0411
African Christian Democratic Party4421.2304481.2411
African People's Convention2470.6803290.9100
Independent candidates4491.2400
Congress of the People1860.5202410.6700
United Christian Democratic Party1790.5002390.6600
Total36,076100.002036,031100.002040
Valid votes36,07697.6636,03197.63
Invalid/blank votes8662.348762.37
Total votes36,942100.0036,907100.00
Registered voters/turnout72,31651.0872,31651.04

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress15,00550.001715,62553.19421
Economic Freedom Fighters4,19513.9804,83816.4766
Democratic Alliance4,27614.2534,29114.6136
Independent candidates3,08210.2700
Freedom Front Plus1,2264.0901,3054.4422
Forum for Service Delivery1,0823.6101,1093.7822
African Christian Democratic Party4011.3404421.5011
African Independent Congress7702.6211
Patriotic Alliance2230.7402730.9300
African Freedom Revolution1630.5401900.6500
Abantu Batho Congress1370.4601270.4300
United Independent Movement1260.4201160.3900
Congress of the People800.2701080.3700
African People's Convention80.0301160.3900
African Transformation Movement30.010640.2200
Total30,007100.002029,374100.001939
Valid votes30,00797.0329,37495.10
Invalid/blank votes9182.971,5154.90
Total votes30,925100.0030,889100.00
Registered voters/turnout69,42144.5569,42144.50

December 2022 election

After infighting between two African National Congress factions, resulting in the council having two mayors and two speakers, the entire council was dissolved by the national and provincial governments. Elections for a new council were held in December 2022.[6][7][8]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress15116
Economic Freedom Fighters2810
Democratic Alliance336
Forum for Service Delivery022
Patriotic Alliance022
Freedom Front Plus011
Save Disobotla Movement011
African Heart Congress011
Independent candidates00
African Christian Democratic Party000
Active African Christians United Movement000
African People First000
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania000
Forum for Democrats000
International Revelation Congress000
United Christian Democratic Party000
Total201939

References

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