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
editThe 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
editThe following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 13,515 | 71.37 | 12 | 15,003 | 76.29 | 9 | 21 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,703 | 14.27 | 2 | 3,040 | 15.46 | 2 | 4 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 957 | 5.05 | 0 | 1,066 | 5.42 | 2 | 2 | |
Independent candidates | 1,761 | 9.30 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Freedom Front Plus | 556 | 2.83 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 18,936 | 100.00 | 14 | 19,665 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 | |
Valid votes | 18,936 | 96.38 | 19,665 | 95.77 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 712 | 3.62 | 868 | 4.23 | ||||
Total votes | 19,648 | 100.00 | 20,533 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 42,810 | 45.90 | 42,810 | 47.96 |
March 2006 election
editThe following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 16,825 | 76.63 | 11 | 16,980 | 77.36 | 10 | 21 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,969 | 13.52 | 3 | 2,952 | 13.45 | 1 | 4 | |
United Democratic Movement | 627 | 2.86 | 0 | 663 | 3.02 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 409 | 1.86 | 0 | 399 | 1.82 | 1 | 1 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 419 | 1.91 | 0 | 355 | 1.62 | 0 | 0 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 344 | 1.57 | 0 | 320 | 1.46 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 265 | 1.21 | 0 | 279 | 1.27 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 97 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 21,955 | 100.00 | 14 | 21,948 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 | |
Valid votes | 21,955 | 97.71 | 21,948 | 97.50 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 515 | 2.29 | 563 | 2.50 | ||||
Total votes | 22,470 | 100.00 | 22,511 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 46,336 | 48.49 | 46,336 | 48.58 |
May 2011 election
editThe following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 22,118 | 76.80 | 12 | 22,485 | 77.84 | 11 | 23 | |
Democratic Alliance | 5,293 | 18.38 | 3 | 5,253 | 18.18 | 3 | 6 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 816 | 2.83 | 0 | 614 | 2.13 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 430 | 1.49 | 0 | 295 | 1.02 | 0 | 0 | |
National Freedom Party | 103 | 0.36 | 0 | 162 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 | |
United Democratic Movement | 38 | 0.13 | 0 | 78 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 28,798 | 100.00 | 15 | 28,887 | 100.00 | 15 | 30 | |
Valid votes | 28,798 | 97.82 | 28,887 | 98.11 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 642 | 2.18 | 556 | 1.89 | ||||
Total votes | 29,440 | 100.00 | 29,443 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 49,204 | 59.83 | 49,204 | 59.84 |
August 2016 election
editThe following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 19,553 | 65.42 | 12 | 19,663 | 65.90 | 8 | 20 | |
Democratic Alliance | 4,913 | 16.44 | 3 | 4,864 | 16.30 | 2 | 5 | |
Civic Voice | 3,047 | 10.19 | 0 | 2,869 | 9.62 | 3 | 3 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,531 | 5.12 | 0 | 1,537 | 5.15 | 2 | 2 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 477 | 1.60 | 0 | 478 | 1.60 | 0 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 216 | 0.72 | 0 | 203 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 | |
African People's Convention | 149 | 0.50 | 0 | 179 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | |
Sindawonye Progressive Party | 3 | 0.01 | 0 | 45 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 29,889 | 100.00 | 15 | 29,838 | 100.00 | 15 | 30 | |
Valid votes | 29,889 | 97.79 | 29,838 | 97.57 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 676 | 2.21 | 742 | 2.43 | ||||
Total votes | 30,565 | 100.00 | 30,580 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 53,249 | 57.40 | 53,249 | 57.43 |
November 2021 election
editThe following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 9,739 | 42.47 | 12 | 9,568 | 41.59 | 1 | 13 | |
Lekwa Community Forum | 4,251 | 18.54 | 0 | 4,674 | 20.32 | 6 | 6 | |
Democratic Alliance | 3,069 | 13.38 | 1 | 3,068 | 13.34 | 3 | 4 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,148 | 9.37 | 0 | 2,069 | 8.99 | 3 | 3 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 2,063 | 9.00 | 2 | 2,094 | 9.10 | 1 | 3 | |
African Transformation Movement | 432 | 1.88 | 0 | 430 | 1.87 | 1 | 1 | |
Civic Voice | 341 | 1.49 | 0 | 300 | 1.30 | 0 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 202 | 0.88 | 0 | 234 | 1.02 | 0 | 0 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 173 | 0.75 | 0 | 201 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | |
Patriotic Alliance | 179 | 0.78 | 0 | 160 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 132 | 0.58 | 0 | 164 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 161 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Disability and Older Person Political Party | 39 | 0.17 | 0 | 45 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 22,929 | 100.00 | 15 | 23,007 | 100.00 | 15 | 30 | |
Valid votes | 22,929 | 98.04 | 23,007 | 98.04 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 458 | 1.96 | 460 | 1.96 | ||||
Total votes | 23,387 | 100.00 | 23,467 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 51,116 | 45.75 | 51,116 | 45.91 |
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
editThe 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
edit- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Lekwa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Lekwa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Lekwa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Lekwa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Lekwa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ Yende, Sizwe Sama. "ANC loses control of Mpumalanga's Lekwa municipality to community forum". Citypress. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ Sussman, Wayne (2023-10-26). "October by-elections: ANC wins back seats in KZN, Mpumalanga". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2023-10-26.