Kgatelopele Local Municipality elections
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The Kgatelopele Local Municipality council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining 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 no party won a majority on the council, with the African National Congress (ANC) winning the largest number of seats, five.
Results[edit]
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2006 election | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 election | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 election | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 election | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
December 2000 election[edit]
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 2,473 | 57.77 | 4 | 2,566 | 60.23 | 1 | 5 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,079 | 25.20 | 0 | 1,259 | 29.55 | 2 | 2 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 345 | 8.06 | 0 | 435 | 10.21 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 384 | 8.97 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4,281 | 100.00 | 4 | 4,260 | 100.00 | 4 | 8 | |
| Valid votes | 4,281 | 95.94 | 4,260 | 95.26 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 181 | 4.06 | 212 | 4.74 | ||||
| Total votes | 4,462 | 100.00 | 4,472 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,054 | 55.40 | 8,054 | 55.53 | ||||
March 2006 election[edit]
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 3,169 | 72.67 | 4 | 3,180 | 72.99 | 2 | 6 | |
| Independent Democrats | 673 | 15.43 | 0 | 668 | 15.33 | 1 | 1 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 419 | 9.61 | 0 | 400 | 9.18 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 100 | 2.29 | 0 | 109 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4,361 | 100.00 | 4 | 4,357 | 100.00 | 4 | 8 | |
| Valid votes | 4,361 | 98.20 | 4,357 | 98.09 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 80 | 1.80 | 85 | 1.91 | ||||
| Total votes | 4,441 | 100.00 | 4,442 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,642 | 51.39 | 8,642 | 51.40 | ||||
May 2011 election[edit]
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 3,540 | 66.89 | 4 | 3,576 | 67.41 | 1 | 5 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,166 | 22.03 | 0 | 1,163 | 21.92 | 2 | 2 | |
| Congress of the People | 459 | 8.67 | 0 | 445 | 8.39 | 1 | 1 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 92 | 1.74 | 0 | 91 | 1.72 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 35 | 0.66 | 0 | 30 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5,292 | 100.00 | 4 | 5,305 | 100.00 | 4 | 8 | |
| Valid votes | 5,292 | 98.55 | 5,305 | 98.73 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 78 | 1.45 | 68 | 1.27 | ||||
| Total votes | 5,370 | 100.00 | 5,373 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,931 | 60.13 | 8,931 | 60.16 | ||||
August 2016 election[edit]
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 2,453 | 43.24 | 2 | 2,425 | 42.86 | 1 | 3 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,588 | 27.99 | 1 | 1,596 | 28.21 | 1 | 2 | |
| Kgatelopele Community Forum | 1,274 | 22.46 | 1 | 1,219 | 21.54 | 1 | 2 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 151 | 2.66 | 0 | 219 | 3.87 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 153 | 2.70 | 0 | 134 | 2.37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 41 | 0.72 | 0 | 31 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 13 | 0.23 | 0 | 34 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5,673 | 100.00 | 4 | 5,658 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 | |
| Valid votes | 5,673 | 98.70 | 5,658 | 98.54 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 75 | 1.30 | 84 | 1.46 | ||||
| Total votes | 5,748 | 100.00 | 5,742 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,767 | 58.85 | 9,767 | 58.79 | ||||
November 2021 election[edit]
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 1,939 | 42.84 | 5 | 2,006 | 44.54 | 0 | 5 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 810 | 17.90 | 0 | 858 | 19.05 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 762 | 16.84 | 1 | 770 | 17.10 | 1 | 2 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 384 | 8.48 | 0 | 442 | 9.81 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 397 | 8.77 | 0 | 381 | 8.46 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 200 | 4.42 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Azanian People's Organisation | 34 | 0.75 | 0 | 47 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4,526 | 100.00 | 6 | 4,504 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 | |
| Valid votes | 4,526 | 98.07 | 4,504 | 97.47 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 89 | 1.93 | 117 | 2.53 | ||||
| Total votes | 4,615 | 100.00 | 4,621 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,518 | 48.49 | 9,518 | 48.55 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Kgatelopele". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Kgatelopele". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Kgatelopele". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Kgatelopele". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Kgatelopele". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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