Setsoto Local Municipality elections
The Setsoto Local Municipality council consists of thirty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seventeen wards, while the remaining sixteen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of seventeen seats on the council.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | PAC | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election | 24 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| 2006 election | 27 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| 2011 election | 26 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 35 |
| 2016 election | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 33 |
| 2021 election | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 9 | 33 |
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 18,577 | 75.89 | 15 | 18,537 | 76.20 | 9 | 24 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 3,547 | 14.49 | 1 | 3,775 | 15.52 | 4 | 5 | |
| Alliance 2000+ | 1,326 | 5.42 | 0 | 1,010 | 4.15 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 561 | 2.29 | 0 | 1,006 | 4.14 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 469 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24,480 | 100.00 | 16 | 24,328 | 100.00 | 15 | 31 | |
| Valid votes | 24,480 | 97.30 | 24,328 | 96.65 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 680 | 2.70 | 842 | 3.35 | ||||
| Total votes | 25,160 | 100.00 | 25,170 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 50,236 | 50.08 | 50,236 | 50.10 | ||||
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 19,969 | 80.93 | 17 | 20,076 | 81.24 | 10 | 27 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 3,062 | 12.41 | 0 | 2,950 | 11.94 | 4 | 4 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 592 | 2.40 | 0 | 469 | 1.90 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 422 | 1.71 | 0 | 441 | 1.78 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent Democrats | 405 | 1.64 | 0 | 386 | 1.56 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 186 | 0.75 | 0 | 310 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Democratic Convention | 37 | 0.15 | 0 | 81 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 24,673 | 100.00 | 17 | 24,713 | 100.00 | 16 | 33 | |
| Valid votes | 24,673 | 97.58 | 24,713 | 97.75 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 613 | 2.42 | 570 | 2.25 | ||||
| Total votes | 25,286 | 100.00 | 25,283 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 55,545 | 45.52 | 55,545 | 45.52 | ||||
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 1911 election.[3]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 20,849 | 74.28 | 17 | 21,316 | 75.34 | 9 | 26 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 5,099 | 18.17 | 1 | 4,936 | 17.45 | 5 | 6 | |
| Congress of the People | 1,138 | 4.05 | 0 | 1,397 | 4.94 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 518 | 1.85 | 0 | 288 | 1.02 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa | 397 | 1.41 | 0 | 356 | 1.26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 68 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28,069 | 100.00 | 18 | 28,293 | 100.00 | 17 | 35 | |
| Valid votes | 28,069 | 97.32 | 28,293 | 98.16 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 772 | 2.68 | 529 | 1.84 | ||||
| Total votes | 28,841 | 100.00 | 28,822 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 57,669 | 50.01 | 57,669 | 49.98 | ||||
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 18,835 | 60.98 | 16 | 19,090 | 61.81 | 5 | 21 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 5,076 | 16.43 | 1 | 4,935 | 15.98 | 4 | 5 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,693 | 8.72 | 0 | 2,629 | 8.51 | 3 | 3 | |
| United Front of Civics | 1,398 | 4.53 | 0 | 3,259 | 10.55 | 3 | 3 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,532 | 4.96 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Freedom Front Plus | 534 | 1.73 | 0 | 461 | 1.49 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 532 | 1.72 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa | 205 | 0.66 | 0 | 177 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | |
| African People's Convention | 83 | 0.27 | 0 | 269 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 63 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30,888 | 100.00 | 17 | 30,883 | 100.00 | 16 | 33 | |
| Valid votes | 30,888 | 97.46 | 30,883 | 97.42 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 806 | 2.54 | 819 | 2.58 | ||||
| Total votes | 31,694 | 100.00 | 31,702 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 59,053 | 53.67 | 59,053 | 53.68 | ||||
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 12,405 | 50.77 | 14 | 12,409 | 51.14 | 3 | 17 | |
| Setsoto Service Delivery Forum | 5,597 | 22.91 | 3 | 5,542 | 22.84 | 5 | 8 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,174 | 8.90 | 0 | 2,263 | 9.33 | 3 | 3 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,687 | 6.90 | 0 | 1,701 | 7.01 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1,253 | 5.13 | 0 | 1,106 | 4.56 | 2 | 2 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 320 | 1.31 | 0 | 304 | 1.25 | 1 | 1 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 193 | 0.79 | 0 | 228 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 408 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| All Unemployment Labour Alliance | 98 | 0.40 | 0 | 302 | 1.24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forum for Service Delivery | 158 | 0.65 | 0 | 160 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 85 | 0.35 | 0 | 139 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power of Africans Unity | 54 | 0.22 | 0 | 109 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 24,432 | 100.00 | 17 | 24,263 | 100.00 | 16 | 33 | |
| Valid votes | 24,432 | 97.88 | 24,263 | 97.36 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 529 | 2.12 | 658 | 2.64 | ||||
| Total votes | 24,961 | 100.00 | 24,921 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 55,718 | 44.80 | 55,718 | 44.73 | ||||
By-elections from November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2024[6] | 8 | Setsoto Service Delivery Forum | Economic Freedom Fighters | ||
After the three August 2024 by-elections, the new composition of council was as follows:[6]
| Party | Ward | List | Total |
| African National Congress | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Setsoto Service Delivery Forum | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Democratic Alliance | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Freedom Front Plus | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| African Transformation Movement | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 16 | 33 |
References
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Setsoto". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Setsoto". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE1911 — Setsoto". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for 2016 — Setsoto". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Setsoto". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Sussman, Wayne (8 August 2024). "Huge gains for EFF as ANC loses ground in Clocolan by-election". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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