The Collins Chabane Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa, formed in 2016. [1] The council consists of seventy-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-six are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-six wards, while the remaining thirty-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 55 seats on the council.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ACDP | ANC | DA | EFF | PAC | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 election | 1 | 60 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 71 |
| 2021 election | 1 | 55 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 71 |
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election. [2]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 59,191 | 83.87 | 35 | 59,499 | 84.41 | 25 | 60 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 6,148 | 8.71 | 0 | 6,216 | 8.82 | 6 | 6 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,704 | 2.41 | 0 | 1,752 | 2.49 | 2 | 2 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,646 | 2.33 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Ximoko Party | 619 | 0.88 | 0 | 732 | 1.04 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 346 | 0.49 | 0 | 945 | 1.34 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 466 | 0.66 | 0 | 376 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 | |
| African People's Convention | 109 | 0.15 | 0 | 382 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malamulele Community Association | 155 | 0.22 | 0 | 274 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | |
| South African United Party | 136 | 0.19 | 0 | 184 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 42 | 0.06 | 0 | 101 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Agang South Africa | 10 | 0.01 | 0 | 31 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 70,572 | 100.00 | 36 | 70,492 | 100.00 | 35 | 71 | |
| Valid votes | 70,572 | 98.59 | 70,492 | 98.54 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,008 | 1.41 | 1,045 | 1.46 | ||||
| Total votes | 71,580 | 100.00 | 71,537 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 158,218 | 45.24 | 158,218 | 45.21 | ||||
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. [3]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 55,324 | 73.23 | 35 | 58,524 | 77.79 | 20 | 55 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 6,677 | 8.84 | 0 | 7,155 | 9.51 | 7 | 7 | |
| Independent candidates | 6,585 | 8.72 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Able Leadership | 1,867 | 2.47 | 0 | 1,856 | 2.47 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,191 | 1.58 | 0 | 1,310 | 1.74 | 1 | 1 | |
| Know Your Neighbour | 812 | 1.07 | 0 | 809 | 1.08 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Convention | 619 | 0.82 | 0 | 678 | 0.90 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 635 | 0.84 | 0 | 646 | 0.86 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 46 | 0.06 | 0 | 1,223 | 1.63 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ximoko Party | 445 | 0.59 | 0 | 564 | 0.75 | 1 | 1 | |
| Decent Political Party | 328 | 0.43 | 0 | 251 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gaza Movement for Change | 207 | 0.27 | 0 | 254 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 152 | 0.20 | 0 | 299 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 66 | 0.09 | 0 | 350 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malamulele Community Association | 150 | 0.20 | 0 | 249 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 185 | 0.24 | 0 | 186 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| International Revelation Congress | 54 | 0.07 | 0 | 242 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Katekani Economic Power | 129 | 0.17 | 0 | 141 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kingdom Covenant Democratic Party | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 196 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gazankulu Liberation Congress | 41 | 0.05 | 0 | 120 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Democratic Artists Party | 5 | 0.01 | 0 | 105 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rise Up Africa / Tsoga Africa | 24 | 0.03 | 0 | 77 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 75,544 | 100.00 | 36 | 75,235 | 100.00 | 35 | 71 | |
| Valid votes | 75,544 | 98.56 | 75,235 | 98.24 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,101 | 1.44 | 1,345 | 1.76 | ||||
| Total votes | 76,645 | 100.00 | 76,580 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 161,628 | 47.42 | 161,628 | 47.38 | ||||