Tswelopele Local Municipality elections

Last updated November 26, 2021

The Tswelopele Local Municipality 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.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	Other	Total
2000 election	11	2	-	-	13
2006 election	11	2	-	1	14
2011 election	12	2	-	1	15
2016 election	11	3	1	0	15
2021 election	10	3	2	2	17

December 2000 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	7,703	82.46	6	7,759	82.84	5	11
	Democratic Alliance	1,639	17.54	1	1,607	17.16	1	2
Total		9,342	100.00	7	9,366	100.00	6	13

Valid votes		9,342	97.42		9,366	97.45
Invalid/blank votes		247	2.58		245	2.55
Total votes		9,589	100.00		9,611	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		20,191	47.49		20,191	47.60

March 2006 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	8,109	67.92	6	8,586	83.76	5	11
	Democratic Alliance	1,374	11.51	0	1,351	13.18	2	2
	Independent candidates	2,231	18.69	1				1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	184	1.54	0	150	1.46	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	41	0.34	0	164	1.60	0	0
Total		11,939	100.00	7	10,251	100.00	7	14

Valid votes		11,939	96.47		10,251	82.70
Invalid/blank votes		437	3.53		2,144	17.30
Total votes		12,376	100.00		12,395	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		22,361	55.35		22,361	55.43

May 2011 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	11,318	80.43	8	11,519	81.51	4	12
	Democratic Alliance	1,675	11.90	0	1,640	11.60	2	2
	Congress of the People	784	5.57	0	738	5.22	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	294	2.09	0	235	1.66	0	0
Total		14,071	100.00	8	14,132	100.00	7	15

Valid votes		14,071	97.73		14,132	98.12
Invalid/blank votes		327	2.27		271	1.88
Total votes		14,398	100.00		14,403	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		24,197	59.50		24,197	59.52

August 2016 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	11,231	72.63	8	11,237	72.84	3	11
	Democratic Alliance	2,521	16.30	0	2,473	16.03	3	3
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,217	7.87	0	1,183	7.67	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	266	1.72	0	280	1.81	0	0
	Congress of the People	103	0.67	0	140	0.91	0	0
	African People's Convention	125	0.81	0	114	0.74	0	0
Total		15,463	100.00	8	15,427	100.00	7	15

Valid votes		15,463	97.97		15,427	98.10
Invalid/blank votes		320	2.03		299	1.90
Total votes		15,783	100.00		15,726	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		26,233	60.16		26,233	59.95

November 2021 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	7,116	61.41	9	7,174	61.80	1	10
	Democratic Alliance	1,829	15.78	0	1,810	15.59	3	3
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,322	11.41	0	1,344	11.58	2	2
	Tikwana Youth Power	669	5.77	0	668	5.75	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	410	3.54	0	403	3.47	1	1
	African Transformation Movement	135	1.16	0	137	1.18	0	0
	Congress of the People	33	0.28	0	40	0.34	0	0
	Independent candidates	67	0.58	0				0
	National Freedom Party	7	0.06	0	33	0.28	0	0
Total		11,588	100.00	9	11,609	100.00	8	17

Valid votes		11,588	97.27		11,609	97.34
Invalid/blank votes		325	2.73		317	2.66
Total votes		11,913	100.00		11,926	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		25,856	46.07		25,856	46.12

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References

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↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Tswelopele". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Tswelopele". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Tswelopele". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Tswelopele". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.

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[1] "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Tswelopele". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.

[2] "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Tswelopele". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.

[3] "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Tswelopele". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.

[4] "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Tswelopele". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.

[5] "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Tswelopele". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.

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