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Rand West City Local Municipality elections

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The Rand West City Local Municipality council consists of 69 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. 35 councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in 35 wards, while the remaining 34 are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

It was established for the August 2016 local elections by the merging of Randfontein and Westonaria local municipalities.[1] It is a division of the West Rand District Municipality.

In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) lost their majority of seats on the council.

Results

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

Event ANC APO DA EFF FF+ IFP RPP Other Total
2016 election 37 1 19 8 1 1 2 0 69
2021 election 32 1 16 11 3 1 1 4 69

August 2016 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress39,95452.642739,86552.661037
Democratic Alliance20,50027.01820,31326.831119
Economic Freedom Fighters9,11012.0009,03111.9388
Randfontein Peoples Party2,4293.2002,5373.3522
Freedom Front Plus1,2541.6501,1221.4811
Azanian People's Organisation7891.0407571.0011
Inkatha Freedom Party7010.9207240.9611
Congress of the People3590.4703480.4600
United Democratic Movement2240.3003260.4300
Patriotic Alliance2400.3202520.3300
African Christian Democratic Party1140.1502640.3500
International Revelation Congress1010.1301630.2200
Independent candidates1050.1400
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania270.0400
Total75,907100.003575,702100.003469
Valid votes75,90798.5975,70298.47
Invalid/blank votes1,0861.411,1801.53
Total votes76,993100.0076,882100.00
Registered voters/turnout136,27656.50136,27656.42

November 2021 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress24,41044.442725,25346.22532
Democratic Alliance12,62922.99812,56923.01816
Economic Freedom Fighters7,95314.4808,53715.631111
Freedom Front Plus2,0923.8102,1353.9133
Patriotic Alliance1,5132.7501,5712.8822
Independent candidates2,6184.7700
Azanian People's Organisation7151.3006621.2111
Randfontein Peoples Party5741.0407561.3811
African Independent Congress4880.8906541.2011
Inkatha Freedom Party4230.7705621.0311
African Christian Democratic Party4100.7504800.8811
Congress of the People2990.5402870.5300
United Democratic Movement2710.4903030.5500
African Transformation Movement2160.3902890.5300
Forum for Service Delivery800.1501770.3200
Party of Action1060.1901310.2400
United Christian Democratic Party550.1001340.2500
National Freedom Party470.090750.1400
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization310.060600.1100
Total54,930100.003554,635100.003469
Valid votes54,93098.0854,63597.22
Invalid/blank votes1,0741.921,5642.78
Total votes56,004100.0056,199100.00
Registered voters/turnout131,92142.45131,92142.60

By-elections from November 2021

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
31 May 2022[4] 4 African National Congress Economic Freedom Fighters
13 Dec 2023[5] 17 African National Congress African National Congress
24 April 2024[6] 3 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance

References

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  1. ^ "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Rand West City". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Rand West City". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ "And I can confirm that the EFF has won a third straight ward off of the ANC!". Twitter. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  5. ^ Sussman, Wayne (14 December 2023). "ANC sweeps eThekwini, southern KZN; IFP makes gains in north". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  6. ^ Sussman, Wayne (25 April 2024). "Patriotic Alliance shocks ANC, DA in Swartland, Oudtshoorn". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 25 April 2024.