Mogale City Local Municipality elections
The Mogale City Local Municipality council consists of seventy-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Thirty-nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-nine wards , while the remaining thirty-eight 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 plurality of thirty-one seats on the council but failed to win an overall majority by eight seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[ 1]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 38,057 65.04 23 38,032 64.97 19 42 Democratic Alliance 17,809 30.44 9 18,179 31.05 11 20 Inkatha Freedom Party 1,005 1.72 0 991 1.69 1 1 Independent candidates 986 1.69 0 0 United Democratic Movement 317 0.54 0 560 0.96 1 1 Azanian People's Organisation 256 0.44 0 600 1.02 0 0 Africa Women and Youth Party 79 0.14 0 179 0.31 0 0 Total 58,509 100.00 32 58,541 100.00 32 64 Valid votes 58,509 97.60 58,541 97.63 Invalid/blank votes 1,441 2.40 1,419 2.37 Total votes 59,950 100.00 59,960 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 130,222 46.04 130,222 46.04
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[ 2]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 44,425 64.76 24 44,461 65.06 18 42 Democratic Alliance 16,874 24.60 8 16,864 24.68 8 16 Freedom Front Plus 1,719 2.51 0 1,844 2.70 2 2 Independent Democrats 1,787 2.60 0 1,722 2.52 1 1 Inkatha Freedom Party 919 1.34 0 910 1.33 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 855 1.25 0 850 1.24 1 1 Azanian People's Organisation 814 1.19 0 794 1.16 1 1 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 344 0.50 0 718 1.05 0 0 Independent candidates 699 1.02 0 0 Christian Democratic Party 168 0.24 0 172 0.25 0 0 Total 68,604 100.00 32 68,335 100.00 32 64 Valid votes 68,604 98.48 68,335 98.16 Invalid/blank votes 1,057 1.52 1,280 1.84 Total votes 69,661 100.00 69,615 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 148,503 46.91 148,503 46.88
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[ 3]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 62,171 59.77 25 63,614 60.95 16 41 Democratic Alliance 34,467 33.13 9 34,078 32.65 14 23 People's Civic Organisation 1,804 1.73 0 1,617 1.55 1 1 Congress of the People 1,605 1.54 0 1,544 1.48 1 1 Freedom Front Plus 1,560 1.50 0 1,362 1.30 1 1 Inkatha Freedom Party 679 0.65 0 643 0.62 1 1 National Freedom Party 509 0.49 0 597 0.57 0 0 African Christian Democratic Party 381 0.37 0 568 0.54 0 0 Azanian People's Organisation 403 0.39 0 351 0.34 0 0 Independent candidates 445 0.43 0 0 Total 104,024 100.00 34 104,374 100.00 34 68 Valid votes 104,024 98.73 104,374 98.93 Invalid/blank votes 1,337 1.27 1,129 1.07 Total votes 105,361 100.00 105,503 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 175,799 59.93 175,799 60.01
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[ 4]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 58,071 48.87 28 57,956 48.81 10 38 Democratic Alliance 41,472 34.90 11 41,383 34.85 16 27 Economic Freedom Fighters 13,860 11.67 0 13,805 11.63 9 9 Freedom Front Plus 2,766 2.33 0 2,663 2.24 2 2 Inkatha Freedom Party 804 0.68 0 881 0.74 1 1 Congress of the People 453 0.38 0 424 0.36 0 0 African Christian Democratic Party 387 0.33 0 474 0.40 0 0 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 357 0.30 0 498 0.42 0 0 People's Civic Organisation 264 0.22 0 296 0.25 0 0 United Democratic Movement 198 0.17 0 163 0.14 0 0 Azanian People's Organisation 121 0.10 0 124 0.10 0 0 Economic Growth Organisation 52 0.04 0 26 0.02 0 0 International Revelation Congress 11 0.01 0 49 0.04 0 0 Total 118,816 100.00 39 118,742 100.00 38 77 Valid votes 118,816 98.84 118,742 98.82 Invalid/blank votes 1,393 1.16 1,420 1.18 Total votes 120,209 100.00 120,162 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 193,028 62.28 193,028 62.25
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[ 5]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 36,370 40.40 27 35,570 39.94 4 31 Democratic Alliance 28,798 31.99 12 28,983 32.54 13 25 Economic Freedom Fighters 12,477 13.86 0 12,396 13.92 11 11 Freedom Front Plus 7,099 7.88 0 6,835 7.67 6 6 Inkatha Freedom Party 1,476 1.64 0 971 1.09 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 876 0.97 0 931 1.05 1 1 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 662 0.74 0 641 0.72 1 1 African Transformation Movement 518 0.58 0 523 0.59 1 1 African Independent Congress 147 0.16 0 740 0.83 0 0 Congress of the People 309 0.34 0 264 0.30 0 0 United Democratic Movement 267 0.30 0 304 0.34 0 0 Independent candidates 379 0.42 0 0 Activists Movement of South Africa 157 0.17 0 206 0.23 0 0 Justice and Employment Party 122 0.14 0 112 0.13 0 0 Forum for Service Delivery 76 0.08 0 142 0.16 0 0 Azanian People's Organisation 129 0.14 0 78 0.09 0 0 The Organic Humanity Movement 92 0.10 0 73 0.08 0 0 United Christian Democratic Party 30 0.03 0 100 0.11 0 0 National Freedom Party 24 0.03 0 72 0.08 0 0 African Security Congress 15 0.02 0 68 0.08 0 0 African People's Movement 9 0.01 0 47 0.05 0 0 Total 90,032 100.00 39 89,056 100.00 38 77 Valid votes 90,032 98.42 89,056 98.08 Invalid/blank votes 1,446 1.58 1,747 1.92 Total votes 91,478 100.00 90,803 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 188,367 48.56 188,367 48.21
By-elections from November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.[ 6]
In ward 22, the previous DA councillor joined the provincial legislature. The DA candidate retained the seat for the party, with a similar vote share to 2021.[ 9]
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