Mahikeng Local Municipality elections

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The Mahikeng Local Municipality council consists of seventy members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-five 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 forty seats.

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Results

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

Event ACDP ANC COPE DA EFF FSD UCDP OtherTotal
2000 election 30124156
2006 election 139113256
2011 election 144376162
2016 election 143171232069
2021 election 140051722370

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 23,36353.871923,10953.471130
United Christian Democratic Party 18,73343.19918,43642.651524
Democratic Alliance 9152.1101,2042.7911
United Democratic Movement 1720.4004731.0911
Independent candidates 1890.4400
Total43,372100.002843,222100.002856
Valid votes43,37297.5643,22297.22
Invalid/blank votes1,0862.441,2372.78
Total votes44,458100.0044,459100.00
Registered voters/turnout105,30642.22105,30642.22

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 34,04664.152736,89469.781239
United Christian Democratic Party 11,18521.08012,11522.921313
Independent candidates 5,2519.8911
Democratic Alliance 9681.8201,0041.9011
African Christian Democratic Party 5821.1001,2772.4211
Independent Democrats 6421.2106711.2711
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 3200.6005641.0700
United Democratic Movement 780.1503440.6500
Total53,072100.002852,869100.002856
Valid votes53,07297.4352,86996.81
Invalid/blank votes1,4012.571,7413.19
Total votes54,473100.0054,610100.00
Registered voters/turnout118,96345.79118,96345.91

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 41,80566.553145,08171.711344
Democratic Alliance 6,32110.0606,35610.1177
United Christian Democratic Party 5,9049.4005,7829.2066
Congress of the People 2,6494.2203,0884.9133
Independent candidates 3,8546.1400
South African Political Party 1,2882.0501,1971.9011
African Christian Democratic Party 9971.5901,3632.1711
Total62,818100.003162,867100.003162
Valid votes62,81897.3762,86797.40
Invalid/blank votes1,6972.631,6802.60
Total votes64,515100.0064,547100.00
Registered voters/turnout124,09251.99124,09252.02

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 40,04861.163539,81460.86843
Economic Freedom Fighters 11,09016.94012,04318.411212
Democratic Alliance 6,4989.9206,66810.1977
Forum for Service Delivery 2,8934.4202,8994.4333
United Christian Democratic Party 1,6302.4901,7022.6022
African Christian Democratic Party 7691.1707691.1811
Independent candidates 1,5242.3300
Congress of the People 2640.4006971.0711
South African Political Party 2830.4303860.5900
Freedom Front Plus 2370.3602280.3500
United Democratic Movement 1370.2102130.3300
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 1090.1700
Total65,482100.003565,419100.003469
Valid votes65,48297.8865,41997.54
Invalid/blank votes1,4152.121,6492.46
Total votes66,897100.0067,068100.00
Registered voters/turnout134,20749.85134,20749.97

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 27,48756.723527,41356.43540
Economic Freedom Fighters 11,87924.51012,02924.761717
Democratic Alliance 3,0386.2703,1116.4055
Forum for Service Delivery 1,4452.9801,4102.9022
United Christian Democratic Party 7881.6301,2672.6122
Patriotic Alliance 5991.2406331.3011
African Christian Democratic Party 6491.3405821.2011
Independent candidates 1,1022.2700
African Independent Congress 2170.4507731.5911
Freedom Front Plus 3310.6802780.5711
Abantu Batho Congress 2560.5301960.4000
Inkatha Freedom Party 1220.2502760.5700
Batho Pele Party 1170.2402030.4200
Congress of the People 1250.2601620.3300
Forum for Democrats 1510.310710.1500
South African United National Democratic Front 1090.220400.0800
African Transformation Movement 210.040930.1900
United Independent Movement 250.050450.0900
Total48,461100.003548,582100.003570
Valid votes48,46197.8348,58297.35
Invalid/blank votes1,0772.171,3242.65
Total votes49,538100.0049,906100.00
Registered voters/turnout131,90237.56131,90237.84

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since November 2021. [6]

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
4 May 202263803005 African National Congress Economic Freedom Fighters

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