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.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ACDP | ANC | COPE | DA | EFF | FSD | UCDP | Other | Total |
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2000 election | — | 30 | — | 1 | — | — | 24 | 1 | 56 |
2006 election | 1 | 39 | — | 1 | — | — | 13 | 2 | 56 |
2011 election | 1 | 44 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 62 |
2016 election | 1 | 43 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 69 |
2021 election | 1 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 70 |
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election. [1]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 23,363 | 53.87 | 19 | 23,109 | 53.47 | 11 | 30 | |
United Christian Democratic Party | 18,733 | 43.19 | 9 | 18,436 | 42.65 | 15 | 24 | |
Democratic Alliance | 915 | 2.11 | 0 | 1,204 | 2.79 | 1 | 1 | |
United Democratic Movement | 172 | 0.40 | 0 | 473 | 1.09 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 189 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 43,372 | 100.00 | 28 | 43,222 | 100.00 | 28 | 56 | |
Valid votes | 43,372 | 97.56 | 43,222 | 97.22 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,086 | 2.44 | 1,237 | 2.78 | ||||
Total votes | 44,458 | 100.00 | 44,459 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 105,306 | 42.22 | 105,306 | 42.22 |
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election. [2]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 34,046 | 64.15 | 27 | 36,894 | 69.78 | 12 | 39 | |
United Christian Democratic Party | 11,185 | 21.08 | 0 | 12,115 | 22.92 | 13 | 13 | |
Independent candidates | 5,251 | 9.89 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Democratic Alliance | 968 | 1.82 | 0 | 1,004 | 1.90 | 1 | 1 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 582 | 1.10 | 0 | 1,277 | 2.42 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent Democrats | 642 | 1.21 | 0 | 671 | 1.27 | 1 | 1 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 320 | 0.60 | 0 | 564 | 1.07 | 0 | 0 | |
United Democratic Movement | 78 | 0.15 | 0 | 344 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 53,072 | 100.00 | 28 | 52,869 | 100.00 | 28 | 56 | |
Valid votes | 53,072 | 97.43 | 52,869 | 96.81 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,401 | 2.57 | 1,741 | 3.19 | ||||
Total votes | 54,473 | 100.00 | 54,610 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 118,963 | 45.79 | 118,963 | 45.91 |
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election. [3]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 41,805 | 66.55 | 31 | 45,081 | 71.71 | 13 | 44 | |
Democratic Alliance | 6,321 | 10.06 | 0 | 6,356 | 10.11 | 7 | 7 | |
United Christian Democratic Party | 5,904 | 9.40 | 0 | 5,782 | 9.20 | 6 | 6 | |
Congress of the People | 2,649 | 4.22 | 0 | 3,088 | 4.91 | 3 | 3 | |
Independent candidates | 3,854 | 6.14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
South African Political Party | 1,288 | 2.05 | 0 | 1,197 | 1.90 | 1 | 1 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 997 | 1.59 | 0 | 1,363 | 2.17 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 62,818 | 100.00 | 31 | 62,867 | 100.00 | 31 | 62 | |
Valid votes | 62,818 | 97.37 | 62,867 | 97.40 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,697 | 2.63 | 1,680 | 2.60 | ||||
Total votes | 64,515 | 100.00 | 64,547 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 124,092 | 51.99 | 124,092 | 52.02 |
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election. [4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 40,048 | 61.16 | 35 | 39,814 | 60.86 | 8 | 43 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 11,090 | 16.94 | 0 | 12,043 | 18.41 | 12 | 12 | |
Democratic Alliance | 6,498 | 9.92 | 0 | 6,668 | 10.19 | 7 | 7 | |
Forum for Service Delivery | 2,893 | 4.42 | 0 | 2,899 | 4.43 | 3 | 3 | |
United Christian Democratic Party | 1,630 | 2.49 | 0 | 1,702 | 2.60 | 2 | 2 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 769 | 1.17 | 0 | 769 | 1.18 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 1,524 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Congress of the People | 264 | 0.40 | 0 | 697 | 1.07 | 1 | 1 | |
South African Political Party | 283 | 0.43 | 0 | 386 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 237 | 0.36 | 0 | 228 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | |
United Democratic Movement | 137 | 0.21 | 0 | 213 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 109 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 65,482 | 100.00 | 35 | 65,419 | 100.00 | 34 | 69 | |
Valid votes | 65,482 | 97.88 | 65,419 | 97.54 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,415 | 2.12 | 1,649 | 2.46 | ||||
Total votes | 66,897 | 100.00 | 67,068 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 134,207 | 49.85 | 134,207 | 49.97 |
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. [5]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 27,487 | 56.72 | 35 | 27,413 | 56.43 | 5 | 40 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 11,879 | 24.51 | 0 | 12,029 | 24.76 | 17 | 17 | |
Democratic Alliance | 3,038 | 6.27 | 0 | 3,111 | 6.40 | 5 | 5 | |
Forum for Service Delivery | 1,445 | 2.98 | 0 | 1,410 | 2.90 | 2 | 2 | |
United Christian Democratic Party | 788 | 1.63 | 0 | 1,267 | 2.61 | 2 | 2 | |
Patriotic Alliance | 599 | 1.24 | 0 | 633 | 1.30 | 1 | 1 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 649 | 1.34 | 0 | 582 | 1.20 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 1,102 | 2.27 | 0 | 0 | ||||
African Independent Congress | 217 | 0.45 | 0 | 773 | 1.59 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 331 | 0.68 | 0 | 278 | 0.57 | 1 | 1 | |
Abantu Batho Congress | 256 | 0.53 | 0 | 196 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 122 | 0.25 | 0 | 276 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | |
Batho Pele Party | 117 | 0.24 | 0 | 203 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | |
Congress of the People | 125 | 0.26 | 0 | 162 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | |
Forum for Democrats | 151 | 0.31 | 0 | 71 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | |
South African United National Democratic Front | 109 | 0.22 | 0 | 40 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | |
African Transformation Movement | 21 | 0.04 | 0 | 93 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | |
United Independent Movement | 25 | 0.05 | 0 | 45 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 48,461 | 100.00 | 35 | 48,582 | 100.00 | 35 | 70 | |
Valid votes | 48,461 | 97.83 | 48,582 | 97.35 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,077 | 2.17 | 1,324 | 2.65 | ||||
Total votes | 49,538 | 100.00 | 49,906 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 131,902 | 37.56 | 131,902 | 37.84 |
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since November 2021. [6]
Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
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4 May 2022 | 63803005 | African National Congress | Economic Freedom Fighters |
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