Bela-Bela Local Municipality elections

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The Bela-Bela Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining 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 majority of ten seats.

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Results

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

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 8,53777.0878,60077.30512
Democratic Alliance 1,34812.1711,52013.6612
Onafhanklike Munisipale Kiesersforum 7006.3205254.7211
African Christian Democratic Party 1871.6902021.8200
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 1791.6201441.2900
United Democratic Movement 1251.1301341.2000
Total11,076100.00811,125100.00715
Valid votes11,07697.8111,12598.23
Invalid/blank votes2482.192001.77
Total votes11,324100.0011,325100.00
Registered voters/turnout25,15245.0225,15245.03

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 10,61064.16711,81674.85512
Democratic Alliance 3,66822.1813,75923.8134
Independent candidates 1,94111.7411
Congress of the People 1851.1200
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 510.3101300.8200
African Christian Democratic Party 810.490820.5200
Total16,536100.00915,787100.00817
Valid votes16,53698.0415,78795.05
Invalid/blank votes3311.968234.95
Total votes16,867100.0016,610100.00
Registered voters/turnout28,32959.5428,32958.63

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 8,41051.2578,50951.7929
Democratic Alliance 4,46127.1824,47127.2135
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,12112.9202,16813.2022
Bushbuckridge Residents Association 9285.6509405.7211
Independent candidates 2111.2900
Ubuntu Party 850.520940.5700
Congress of the People 880.540700.4300
South African Christian Movement 390.240820.5000
African Christian Democratic Party 250.150600.3700
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 430.260350.2100
Total16,411100.00916,429100.00817
Valid votes16,41198.1916,42998.13
Invalid/blank votes3031.813131.87
Total votes16,714100.0016,742100.00
Registered voters/turnout30,21255.3230,21255.42

By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
17 July 20188 Democratic Alliance African National Congress

In a by-election held on 17 July 2018, a ward previously held by a DA councillor was won by an ANC candidate. [4] Council composition was reconfigured as seen below:

PartyWardPR listTotal
African National Congress 8210
Democratic Alliance 134
Economic Freedom Fighters 022
Bushbuckridge Residents Association 011
Total9817

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 8,47054.8188,73056.84210
Democratic Alliance 2,66617.2512,69117.5223
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,63310.5701,86012.1122
Freedom Front Plus 1,0997.1101,1327.3711
Better Residents Association 3932.5403632.3611
Independent candidates 6274.0600
African People's Movement 3122.0202411.5700
Belabela Community Revolution 940.6101130.7400
African People's Convention 780.5001100.7200
Congress of the People 600.390630.4100
African Transformation Movement 220.140310.2000
Democratic Artists Party 240.1600
Total15,454100.00915,358100.00817
Valid votes15,45498.7315,35898.17
Invalid/blank votes1991.272871.83
Total votes15,653100.0015,645100.00
Registered voters/turnout31,26750.0631,26750.04

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
16 November 20227 [6] Democratic Alliance Freedom Front Plus

In ward 7, a by-election was held after the previous DA councillor resigned. The DA's support dropped from 60% in 2021 to 34%, with the Freedom Front Plus taking the ward, increasing their share from 28% to 57% [7]

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