The JB Marks Local Municipality council consists of sixty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-four wards, while the remaining thirty-three 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) narrowly lost their majority, winning thirty-three seats.
Results
editThe following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 election | 34 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 67 |
| 2021 election | 33 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 67 |
August 2016 election
editThe following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[1]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 33,420 | 51.02 | 24 | 33,269 | 50.71 | 10 | 34 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 21,009 | 32.07 | 10 | 21,222 | 32.35 | 12 | 22 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,927 | 7.52 | 0 | 4,885 | 7.45 | 5 | 5 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 3,586 | 5.47 | 0 | 3,471 | 5.29 | 4 | 4 | |
| Independent Councillors | 2,101 | 3.21 | 0 | 2,036 | 3.10 | 2 | 2 | |
| Congress of the People | 21 | 0.03 | 0 | 574 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 396 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 44 | 0.07 | 0 | 151 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 65,504 | 100.00 | 34 | 65,608 | 100.00 | 33 | 67 | |
| Valid votes | 65,504 | 98.25 | 65,608 | 97.95 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,169 | 1.75 | 1,374 | 2.05 | ||||
| Total votes | 66,673 | 100.00 | 66,982 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 116,321 | 57.32 | 116,321 | 57.58 | ||||
November 2021 election
editThe following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[2]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 24,702 | 48.29 | 24 | 24,209 | 47.72 | 9 | 33 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 12,950 | 25.31 | 9 | 12,887 | 25.40 | 8 | 17 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 6,910 | 13.51 | 1 | 6,890 | 13.58 | 8 | 9 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,555 | 8.90 | 0 | 4,645 | 9.16 | 6 | 6 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 1,068 | 2.09 | 0 | 1,321 | 2.60 | 2 | 2 | |
| Independent candidates | 450 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Black First Land First | 228 | 0.45 | 0 | 200 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abantu Batho Congress | 179 | 0.35 | 0 | 161 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 38 | 0.07 | 0 | 292 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forum for Service Delivery | 76 | 0.15 | 0 | 128 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 51,156 | 100.00 | 34 | 50,733 | 100.00 | 33 | 67 | |
| Valid votes | 51,156 | 98.06 | 50,733 | 97.81 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,013 | 1.94 | 1,136 | 2.19 | ||||
| Total votes | 52,169 | 100.00 | 51,869 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 113,218 | 46.08 | 113,218 | 45.81 | ||||
By-elections from November 2021
editThe following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.[3]
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2024[4] | 7 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 11 Sep 2024[4] | 22 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 11 Sep 2024[4] | 24 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
References
edit- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Ventersdorp/Tlokwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ventersdorp/Tlokwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- ^ "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Sussman, Wayne (2024-09-12). "Plain sailing for the DA in North West ward polls". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2024-09-12.