Dikgatlong Local Municipality elections

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The Dikgatlong Local Municipality municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

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In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of nine seats on the council. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a reduced majority of eight seats on the council.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF PA OtherTotal
2000 election 92--213
2006 election 91--313
2011 election 102--113
2016 election 922-013
2021 election 8132115

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 6,95565.2677,02566.3829
Barkly West Task Team 1,54814.5301,90217.9722
Democratic Alliance 1,65415.5201,65615.6522
Independent candidates 5004.6900
Total10,657100.00710,583100.00613
Valid votes10,65796.0910,58395.73
Invalid/blank votes4343.914724.27
Total votes11,091100.0011,055100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,28960.6418,28960.45

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 7,68871.8977,64871.5929
Barkly West Task Team 1,33512.4801,31212.2822
Democratic Alliance 1,0019.3609919.2811
Independent Democrats 3313.1003092.8911
African Christian Democratic Party 2582.4102982.7900
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 810.7601251.1700
Total10,694100.00710,683100.00613
Valid votes10,69497.3410,68397.07
Invalid/blank votes2922.663222.93
Total votes10,986100.0011,005100.00
Registered voters/turnout19,60256.0519,60256.14

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 9,30271.1979,86275.12310
Democratic Alliance 1,91914.6902,05715.6722
Congress of the People 1,0147.7601,0047.6511
Independent candidates 5954.5500
Azanian People's Organisation 2361.8102061.5700
Total13,066100.00713,129100.00613
Valid votes13,06697.2213,12997.69
Invalid/blank votes3732.783112.31
Total votes13,439100.0013,440100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,51762.4621,51762.46

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 9,05966.2879,07866.9729
Democratic Alliance 2,36317.2902,41017.7822
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,64012.0001,68012.3922
Freedom Front Plus 1891.3801901.4000
Congress of the People 1701.2401981.4600
Independent candidates 2461.8000
Total13,667100.00713,556100.00613
Valid votes13,66798.1513,55697.28
Invalid/blank votes2571.853792.72
Total votes13,924100.0013,935100.00
Registered voters/turnout22,63961.5022,63961.55

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 6,39750.7986,36651.3608
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,16417.1802,17417.5433
Patriotic Alliance 1,29210.2601,36511.0122
Democratic Alliance 1,0888.6401,0668.6011
Dikgatlong Independed Forum 5054.0107095.7211
Dikgatlong Service Delivery Forum 3222.5603322.6800
Independent candidates 4643.6800
Freedom Front Plus 2211.7502091.6900
African Transformation Movement 590.470730.5900
Azanian People's Organisation 580.460460.3700
Congress of the People 260.210550.4400
Total12,596100.00812,395100.00715
Valid votes12,59697.8412,39597.62
Invalid/blank votes2782.163022.38
Total votes12,874100.0012,697100.00
Registered voters/turnout22,61756.9222,61756.14

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021. In ward 6, the ANC candidate died in a car accident. In the subsequent by-election, the ANC candidate retained the ward for the party with an increased share of the vote. [6]

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
8 February 20236 African National Congress African National Congress

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