Letsemeng Local Municipality elections

The Letsemeng Local Municipality council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eight seats on the council.

Results[]

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

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	Other	Total
2000 election	8	2	-	0	10
2006 election	8	1	-	1	10
2011 election	8	2	-	1	11
2016 election	8	2	1	0	11
2021 election	9	2	1	1	13

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	6,256	76.21	5	6,287	76.42	3	8
	Democratic Alliance	1,494	18.20	0	1,588	19.30	2	2
		459	5.59	0	352	4.28	0	0
Total		8,209	100.00	5	8,227	100.00	5	10

Valid votes		8,209	97.30		8,227	97.64
Invalid/blank votes		228	2.70		199	2.36
Total votes		8,437	100.00		8,426	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		15,037	56.11		15,037	56.04

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	5,597	70.81	5	5,803	77.77	3	8
	Democratic Alliance	965	12.21	0	941	12.61	1	1
	Independent candidates	735	9.30	0				0
	African Christian Democratic Party	260	3.29	0	278	3.73	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	152	1.92	0	299	4.01	0	0
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	195	2.47	0	141	1.89	0	0
Total		7,904	100.00	5	7,462	100.00	5	10

Valid votes		7,904	97.38		7,462	92.11
Invalid/blank votes		213	2.62		639	7.89
Total votes		8,117	100.00		8,101	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		16,521	49.13		16,521	49.03

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	8,282	75.72	6	8,473	77.14	2	8
	Democratic Alliance	1,567	14.33	0	1,572	14.31	2	2
	Congress of the People	622	5.69	0	610	5.55	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	305	2.79	0	203	1.85	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	126	1.15	0	126	1.15	0	0
	Independent candidates	35	0.32	0				0
Total		10,937	100.00	6	10,984	100.00	5	11

Valid votes		10,937	98.19		10,984	98.72
Invalid/blank votes		202	1.81		142	1.28
Total votes		11,139	100.00		11,126	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		18,043	61.74		18,043	61.66

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	7,813	68.92	6	7,761	68.11	2	8
	Democratic Alliance	1,337	11.79	0	1,635	14.35	2	2
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,257	11.09	0	1,283	11.26	1	1
	Congress of the People	438	3.86	0	343	3.01	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	430	3.79	0	321	2.82	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	62	0.55	0	52	0.46	0	0
Total		11,337	100.00	6	11,395	100.00	5	11

Valid votes		11,337	98.27		11,395	98.35
Invalid/blank votes		200	1.73		191	1.65
Total votes		11,537	100.00		11,586	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		19,458	59.29		19,458	59.54

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	6,188	64.02	7	6,220	65.04	2	9
	Democratic Alliance	1,531	15.84	0	1,562	16.33	2	2
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,009	10.44	0	1,064	11.13	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	484	5.01	0	494	5.17	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	153	1.58	0	174	1.82	0	0
	Independent candidates	286	2.96	0				0
	African Transformation Movement	14	0.14	0	49	0.51	0	0
Total		9,665	100.00	7	9,563	100.00	6	13

Valid votes		9,665	97.69		9,563	96.72
Invalid/blank votes		229	2.31		324	3.28
Total votes		9,894	100.00		9,887	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		19,472	50.81		19,472	50.78