Mhlontlo Local Municipality elections

The Mhlontlo Local Municipality council consists of fifty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-six wards, while the remaining twenty-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.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	IND	UDM	Other	Total
2000 election	21	—	—	0	12	—	33
2006 election	37	—	—	0	4	1	42
2011 election	48	—	—	0	3	1	52
2016 election	40	2	2	2	3	2	51
2021 election	40	1	3	1	3	3	51

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	21,909	64.80	16	21,694	64.20	5	21
	United Democratic Movement	11,523	34.08	1	12,098	35.80	11	12
	Independent candidates	376	1.11	0				0
Total		33,808	100.00	17	33,792	100.00	16	33

Valid votes		33,808	97.55		33,792	97.54
Invalid/blank votes		849	2.45		853	2.46
Total votes		34,657	100.00		34,645	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		66,112	52.42		66,112	52.40

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	41,265	85.24	21	42,130	86.87	16	37
	United Democratic Movement	4,355	9.00	0	4,824	9.95	4	4
	United Independent Front	1,123	2.32	0	1,115	2.30	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,466	3.03	0				0
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	204	0.42	0	429	0.88	0	0
Total		48,413	100.00	21	48,498	100.00	21	42

Valid votes		48,413	97.85		48,498	98.00
Invalid/blank votes		1,062	2.15		991	2.00
Total votes		49,475	100.00		49,489	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		84,347	58.66		84,347	58.67

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	44,631	90.53	26	45,287	91.07	22	48
	United Democratic Movement	2,994	6.07	0	2,841	5.71	3	3
	Congress of the People	1,186	2.41	0	1,288	2.59	1	1
	Independent candidates	408	0.83	0				0
	African People's Convention	80	0.16	0	314	0.63	0	0
Total		49,299	100.00	26	49,730	100.00	26	52

Valid votes		49,299	97.18		49,730	97.72
Invalid/blank votes		1,432	2.82		1,158	2.28
Total votes		50,731	100.00		50,888	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		90,368	56.14		90,368	56.31

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	38,067	76.62	24	39,974	79.55	16	40
	United Democratic Movement	2,821	5.68	0	3,155	6.28	3	3
	Civic Independent	1,449	2.92	0	3,615	7.19	2	2
	Independent candidates	3,823	7.69	2				2
	Democratic Alliance	1,644	3.31	0	1,622	3.23	2	2
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,624	3.27	0	1,572	3.13	2	2
	Congress of the People	255	0.51	0	313	0.62	0	0
Total		49,683	100.00	26	50,251	100.00	25	51

Valid votes		49,683	97.72		50,251	97.58
Invalid/blank votes		1,158	2.28		1,245	2.42
Total votes		50,841	100.00		51,496	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		96,967	52.43		96,967	53.11

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	29,816	71.69	25	32,001	77.74	15	40
	United Democratic Movement	2,218	5.33	0	2,749	6.68	3	3
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,294	5.52	0	2,491	6.05	3	3
	Independent candidates	4,436	10.67	1				1
	African Transformation Movement	1,757	4.22	0	1,810	4.40	2	2
	Independent South African National Civic Organisation	333	0.80	0	1,253	3.04	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	612	1.47	0	609	1.48	1	1
	Batho Pele Movement	120	0.29	0	98	0.24	0	0
	Civic Independent	2	0.00	0	153	0.37	0	0
Total		41,588	100.00	26	41,164	100.00	25	51

Valid votes		41,588	97.02		41,164	97.06
Invalid/blank votes		1,276	2.98		1,246	2.94
Total votes		42,864	100.00		42,410	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		93,164	46.01		93,164	45.52

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