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The Kagisano–Molopo Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in the North West Province in South Africa. It was formed in 2011 by the merger of the Kagisano and Molopo Local Municipalities.^[1] The 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 twenty seats.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	UCDP	Other	Total
2011 election	24	2	—	2	2	30
2016 election	22	2	2	1	2	29
2021 election	20	2	4	1	2	29

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	19,667	77.88	15	20,256	79.73	9	24
	United Christian Democratic Party	2,207	8.74	0	2,112	8.31	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	1,518	6.01	0	1,349	5.31	2	2
	Congress of the People	775	3.07	0	777	3.06	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	653	2.59	0	639	2.52	1	1
	African People's Convention	245	0.97	0	274	1.08	0	0
	Independent candidates	188	0.74	0				0
Total		25,253	100.00	15	25,407	100.00	15	30

Valid votes		25,253	97.10		25,407	97.48
Invalid/blank votes		754	2.90		658	2.52
Total votes		26,007	100.00		26,065	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		49,264	52.79		49,264	52.91

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	19,144	72.56	15	19,790	74.97	7	22
	Democratic Alliance	1,943	7.36	0	1,980	7.50	2	2
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,871	7.09	0	1,882	7.13	2	2
	Forum for Service Delivery	1,556	5.90	0	1,683	6.38	2	2
	United Christian Democratic Party	735	2.79	0	796	3.02	1	1
	Independent candidates	590	2.24	0				0
	African Christian Democratic Party	195	0.74	0	266	1.01	0	0
	Congress of the People	348	1.32	0				0
Total		26,382	100.00	15	26,397	100.00	14	29

Valid votes		26,382	96.12		26,397	96.02
Invalid/blank votes		1,066	3.88		1,095	3.98
Total votes		27,448	100.00		27,492	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		53,288	51.51		53,288	51.59

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	14,409	65.51	15	14,861	68.04	5	20
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,642	12.01	0	2,965	13.57	4	4
	Azanian Independent Community Movement	883	4.01	0	1,377	6.30	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	1,064	4.84	0	1,129	5.17	2	2
	Independent candidates	1,770	8.05	0				0
	United Christian Democratic Party	732	3.33	0	877	4.02	1	1
	Forum for Service Delivery	237	1.08	0	407	1.86	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	258	1.17	0	226	1.03	0	0
Total		21,995	100.00	15	21,842	100.00	14	29

Valid votes		21,995	97.29		21,842	96.53
Invalid/blank votes		612	2.71		784	3.47
Total votes		22,607	100.00		22,626	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		52,811	42.81		52,811	42.84

^ "Amalgamation process of Kagisano-Molopo now complete" (Press release). North West Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Kagisano–Molopo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Kagisano–Molopo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Kagisano–Molopo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-11.