Mantsopa Local Municipality elections

The Mantsopa Local Municipality elections is a democratic process through which the residents of Mantsopa Local Municipality, located in the Free State province of South Africa, elect their local government representatives. The Mantsopa Local Municipality council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 3 August 2016, as well as the election of 1 November 2021, the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eleven seats on the council.

Results

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

Event	ANC	COPE	DA	EFF	Other	Total
2000 election	11	-	4	-	0	15
2006 election	13	-	1	-	2	16
2011 election	13	1	3	-	0	17
2016 election	11	1	3	2	0	17
2021 election	11	1	4	2	0	18

December 2000 election

Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	8,458	73.91	7	8,668	75.86	4	11
	Democratic Alliance	2,610	22.81	1	2,759	24.14	3	4
	Independent candidates	376	3.29	0				0
Total		11,444	100.00	8	11,427	100.00	7	15
Valid votes		11,444	96.54		11,427	96.42
Invalid/blank votes		410	3.46		424	3.58
Total votes		11,854	100.00		11,851	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		23,903	49.59		23,903	49.58

March 2006 election

Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	9,524	76.87	8	9,913	82.42	5	13
	Democratic Alliance	658	5.31	0	1,151	9.57	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,059	8.55	0				0
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	431	3.48	0	421	3.50	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	419	3.38	0	327	2.72	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	298	2.41	0	216	1.80	0	0
Total		12,389	100.00	8	12,028	100.00	8	16
Valid votes		12,389	97.18		12,028	94.49
Invalid/blank votes		359	2.82		701	5.51
Total votes		12,748	100.00		12,729	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		25,809	49.39		25,809	49.32

May 2011 election

Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	10,197	71.50	9	10,398	75.72	4	13
	Democratic Alliance	1,945	13.64	0	1,941	14.13	3	3
	Congress of the People	1,034	7.25	0	1,061	7.73	1	1
	Independent candidates	750	5.26	0				0
	Freedom Front Plus	222	1.56	0	180	1.31	0	0
	African People's Convention	71	0.50	0	107	0.78	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	42	0.29	0	46	0.33	0	0
Total		14,261	100.00	9	13,733	100.00	8	17
Valid votes		14,261	97.75		13,733	94.61
Invalid/blank votes		329	2.25		782	5.39
Total votes		14,590	100.00		14,515	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		27,157	53.72		27,157	53.45

August 2016 election

Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	9,916	65.83	8	9,895	66.33	3	11
	Democratic Alliance	2,817	18.70	1	2,834	19.00	2	3
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,723	11.44	0	1,551	10.40	2	2
	Congress of the People	328	2.18	0	331	2.22	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	150	1.00	0	132	0.88	0	0
	African People's Convention	51	0.34	0	124	0.83	0	0
	United Residents Front	78	0.52	0	50	0.34	0	0
Total		15,063	100.00	9	14,917	100.00	8	17
Valid votes		15,063	98.32		14,917	98.37
Invalid/blank votes		257	1.68		247	1.63
Total votes		15,320	100.00		15,164	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		28,376	53.99		28,376	53.44

November 2021 election

Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	7,285	58.96	8	7,374	60.23	3	11
	Democratic Alliance	2,959	23.95	1	2,925	23.89	3	4
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,225	9.91	0	1,241	10.14	2	2
	Congress of the People	360	2.91	0	321	2.62	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	148	1.20	0	161	1.31	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	117	0.95	0	133	1.09	0	0
	Independent candidates	186	1.51	0				0
	Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats	31	0.25	0	31	0.25	0	0
	United Independent Movement	19	0.15	0	42	0.34	0	0
	Africa's New Dawn	26	0.21	0	16	0.13	0	0
Total		12,356	100.00	9	12,244	100.00	9	18
Valid votes		12,356	98.52		12,244	98.51
Invalid/blank votes		185	1.48		185	1.49
Total votes		12,541	100.00		12,429	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		27,612	45.42		27,612	45.01

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. ^[6]

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
17 Jan 2024 [7]	7		Democratic Alliance		Democratic Alliance

References

1. "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Mantsopa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Mantsopa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
3. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Mantsopa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
4. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Mantsopa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mantsopa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
6. "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
7. Sussman, Wayne (18 January 2024). "Ladybrand by-election: DA kicks off year with solid Free State win". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 18 January 2024.