Moses Kotane Local Municipality elections

The Moses Kotane Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in the North West Province in South Africa. The council consists of sixty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-five wards, while the remaining thirty-four 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-six seats.

Results

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

Event ACDP AIC ANC COPE DA EFF UCDP Other Total
2000 election 46 11 3 60
2006 election 1 49 1 6 3 60
2011 election 1 49 4 3 3 2 62
2016 election 0 1 45 1 4 15 1 1 68
2021 election 1 1 46 2 13 1 5 69

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 Congress30,74875.402931,96077.751746
United Christian Democratic Party7,66118.7907,96219.371111
United Democratic Movement1,1052.7101,1842.8822
Independent candidates1,2683.1111
Total40,782100.003041,106100.003060
Valid votes40,78296.1441,10696.93
Invalid/blank votes1,6383.861,3003.07
Total votes42,420100.0042,406100.00
Registered voters/turnout104,11240.74104,11240.73

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 Congress42,07776.812844,80582.052149
United Christian Democratic Party5,1189.3405,57410.2166
Independent candidates5,60710.2422
Independent Democrats4100.7501,8603.4111
African Christian Democratic Party9051.6501,0952.0111
Democratic Alliance4640.8508731.6011
People's Progressive Party1970.3604020.7400
Total54,778100.003054,609100.003060
Valid votes54,77897.7654,60996.52
Invalid/blank votes1,2552.241,9683.48
Total votes56,033100.0056,577100.00
Registered voters/turnout118,62647.24118,62647.69

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 Congress44,38174.492947,18781.022049
Congress of the People3,1625.3103,6536.2744
United Christian Democratic Party3,3545.6303,0275.2033
Democratic Alliance2,5744.3202,8624.9133
Independent candidates5,0888.5422
African Christian Democratic Party9281.5607331.2611
African People's Convention960.1607791.3400
Total59,583100.003158,241100.003162
Valid votes59,58397.2358,24196.58
Invalid/blank votes1,6962.772,0623.42
Total votes61,279100.0060,303100.00
Registered voters/turnout120,68950.77120,68949.97

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 Congress42,64966.923440,70064.531145
Economic Freedom Fighters12,94520.31013,67021.671515
Democratic Alliance3,3245.2203,1895.0644
African Independent Congress2,6434.1911
Independent candidates2,2363.5100
Congress of the People1,0971.7201,0681.6911
United Christian Democratic Party7981.2509211.4611
African People's Convention5250.8205010.7911
Freedom Front Plus1590.2501400.2200
African Christian Democratic Party2440.3900
Total63,733100.003463,076100.003468
Valid votes63,73397.3863,07696.97
Invalid/blank votes1,7152.621,9713.03
Total votes65,448100.0065,047100.00
Registered voters/turnout126,32151.81126,32151.49

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 Congress30,63362.593531,32766.181146
Economic Freedom Fighters8,71917.8109,02419.061313
Independent candidates3,1096.3500
Tsogang Civic Movement9071.8501,0662.2522
Democratic Alliance9992.0409211.9522
Forum for Service Delivery8881.8107681.6211
Independents for Communities6481.3209902.0911
African Independent Congress7451.5208611.8211
Bana Ba Thari5601.1405781.2211
United Christian Democratic Party4951.0105751.2111
African Christian Democratic Party3160.6503230.6811
African People's Convention3450.7001830.3900
United Democratic Movement1860.3801710.3600
Africa Restoration Alliance1980.4001360.2900
Congress of the People990.2001750.3700
African Transformation Movement730.1501420.3000
Abantu Batho Congress220.040930.2000
Total48,942100.003547,333100.003469
Valid votes48,94297.9347,33397.83
Invalid/blank votes1,0332.071,0512.17
Total votes49,975100.0048,384100.00
Registered voters/turnout122,55340.78122,55339.48


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.[6]


Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
24 April 2024[7] 18 African National Congress African National Congress

References

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Moses Kotane". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Moses Kotane". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Moses Kotane". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Moses Kotane". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Moses Kotane". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  6. ^ "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  7. ^ Sussman, Wayne (2024-04-25). "Patriotic Alliance shocks ANC, DA in Swartland, Oudtshoorn". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2024-04-25.