Joe Morolong Local Municipality elections

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The Joe Morolong Local Municipality 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 eighteen seats.

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Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF UCDP OtherTotal
2006 election 174021
2011 election 2312329
2016 election 21161029
2021 election 18180229

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 17,32679.451117,73381.95617
United Christian Democratic Party 3,32715.2603,90618.0544
Independent candidates 8523.9100
African Christian Democratic Party 3031.3900
Total21,808100.001121,639100.001021
Valid votes21,80896.5821,63995.60
Invalid/blank votes7723.429954.40
Total votes22,580100.0022,634100.00
Registered voters/turnout42,61252.9942,61253.12

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 20,84176.071521,79880.25823
Congress of the People 2,2128.0702,1577.9433
United Christian Democratic Party 1,6005.8401,5865.8422
Democratic Alliance 1,1384.1501,3164.8511
Independent candidates 1,4005.1100
African People's Convention 2070.7603041.1200
Total27,398100.001527,161100.001429
Valid votes27,39896.4727,16195.91
Invalid/blank votes1,0043.531,1574.09
Total votes28,402100.0028,318100.00
Registered voters/turnout49,51757.3649,51757.19

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 19,41870.241519,71271.21621
Economic Freedom Fighters 5,31119.2105,68220.5366
Democratic Alliance 9913.5809443.4111
United Christian Democratic Party 6522.3607032.5411
Congress of the People 4561.6506422.3200
Independent candidates 8162.9500
Total27,644100.001527,683100.001429
Valid votes27,64497.4127,68397.51
Invalid/blank votes7352.597072.49
Total votes28,379100.0028,390100.00
Registered voters/turnout51,91154.6751,91154.69

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 14,41958.791315,17461.62518
Economic Freedom Fighters 6,75427.5426,81727.6868
Democratic Alliance 7703.1407933.2211
Independent candidates 1,3135.3500
Forum for Service Delivery 4641.8907463.0311
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization 3411.3904151.6911
United Christian Democratic Party 2551.0404481.8200
Freedom Front Plus 2110.8602320.9400
Total24,527100.001524,625100.001429
Valid votes24,52796.6224,62596.64
Invalid/blank votes8593.388573.36
Total votes25,386100.0025,482100.00
Registered voters/turnout49,97950.7949,97950.99

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
19 Mar 2025 [5] 1 African National Congress African National Congress

References

  1. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Joe Morolong". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Joe Morolong". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Joe Morolong". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Joe Morolong". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  5. Sussman, Wayne (20 March 2025). "Mayor upset in Saldanha Bay". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 26 March 2025.