Lekwa Local Municipality elections

The Lekwa Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The council consists of thirty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fifteen 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) lost its majority, winning thirteen seats.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF FF+ Other Total
2000 election 21 4 0 2 27
2006 election 21 4 1 1 27
2011 election 23 6 0 1 30
2016 election 20 5 2 0 3 30
2021 election 13 4 3 3 7 30

December 2000 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress13,51571.371215,00376.29921
Democratic Alliance2,70314.2723,04015.4624
Inkatha Freedom Party9575.0501,0665.4222
Independent candidates1,7619.3000
Freedom Front Plus5562.8300
Total18,936100.001419,665100.001327
Valid votes18,93696.3819,66595.77
Invalid/blank votes7123.628684.23
Total votes19,648100.0020,533100.00
Registered voters/turnout42,81045.9042,81047.96

March 2006 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress16,82576.631116,98077.361021
Democratic Alliance2,96913.5232,95213.4514
United Democratic Movement6272.8606633.0211
Freedom Front Plus4091.8603991.8211
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania4191.9103551.6200
Inkatha Freedom Party3441.5703201.4600
African Christian Democratic Party2651.2102791.2700
Independent candidates970.4400
Total21,955100.001421,948100.001327
Valid votes21,95597.7121,94897.50
Invalid/blank votes5152.295632.50
Total votes22,470100.0022,511100.00
Registered voters/turnout46,33648.4946,33648.58

May 2011 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress22,11876.801222,48577.841123
Democratic Alliance5,29318.3835,25318.1836
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania8162.8306142.1311
Freedom Front Plus4301.4902951.0200
National Freedom Party1030.3601620.5600
United Democratic Movement380.130780.2700
Total28,798100.001528,887100.001530
Valid votes28,79897.8228,88798.11
Invalid/blank votes6422.185561.89
Total votes29,440100.0029,443100.00
Registered voters/turnout49,20459.8349,20459.84

August 2016 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress19,55365.421219,66365.90820
Democratic Alliance4,91316.4434,86416.3025
Civic Voice3,04710.1902,8699.6233
Economic Freedom Fighters1,5315.1201,5375.1522
Freedom Front Plus4771.6004781.6000
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania2160.7202030.6800
African People's Convention1490.5001790.6000
Sindawonye Progressive Party30.010450.1500
Total29,889100.001529,838100.001530
Valid votes29,88997.7929,83897.57
Invalid/blank votes6762.217422.43
Total votes30,565100.0030,580100.00
Registered voters/turnout53,24957.4053,24957.43

November 2021 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress9,73942.47129,56841.59113
Lekwa Community Forum4,25118.5404,67420.3266
Democratic Alliance3,06913.3813,06813.3434
Economic Freedom Fighters2,1489.3702,0698.9933
Freedom Front Plus2,0639.0022,0949.1013
African Transformation Movement4321.8804301.8711
Civic Voice3411.4903001.3000
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania2020.8802341.0200
Inkatha Freedom Party1730.7502010.8700
Patriotic Alliance1790.7801600.7000
African Christian Democratic Party1320.5801640.7100
Independent candidates1610.7000
Disability and Older Person Political Party390.170450.2000
Total22,929100.001523,007100.001530
Valid votes22,92998.0423,00798.04
Invalid/blank votes4581.964601.96
Total votes23,387100.0023,467100.00
Registered voters/turnout51,11645.7551,11645.91

Following the election, in which the African National Congress lost its majority for the first time, resulting in one of three hung councils in Mpumalanga, candidates from the Lekwa Community Forum were elected to the mayorship and speaker positions, while the Economic Freedom Fighters won the chief whip position.[6]

By-elections from November 2021

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

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
25 October 2023[7] 4 Freedom Front Plus Independent politician

References

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Lekwa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Lekwa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Lekwa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Lekwa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Lekwa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  6. ^ Yende, Sizwe Sama. "ANC loses control of Mpumalanga's Lekwa municipality to community forum". Citypress. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  7. ^ Sussman, Wayne (2023-10-26). "October by-elections: ANC wins back seats in KZN, Mpumalanga". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2023-10-26.