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The Magareng Local Municipality council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 six seats.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ANC | DA | EFF | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 election | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 9 |
2006 election | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 |
2011 election | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 9 |
2016 election | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
2021 election | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections |
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 4,344 | 74.73 | 5 | 4,449 | 76.55 | 2 | 7 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,055 | 18.15 | 0 | 1,114 | 19.17 | 2 | 2 | |
Azanian People's Organisation | 160 | 2.75 | 0 | 249 | 4.28 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 254 | 4.37 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 5,813 | 100.00 | 5 | 5,812 | 100.00 | 4 | 9 | |
Valid votes | 5,813 | 97.16 | 5,812 | 97.00 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 170 | 2.84 | 180 | 3.00 | ||||
Total votes | 5,983 | 100.00 | 5,992 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 10,462 | 57.19 | 10,462 | 57.27 |
Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections |
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 4,801 | 78.19 | 5 | 4,843 | 79.02 | 2 | 7 | |
Democratic Alliance | 584 | 9.51 | 0 | 596 | 9.72 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent Democrats | 422 | 6.87 | 0 | 403 | 6.58 | 1 | 1 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 138 | 2.25 | 0 | 141 | 2.30 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 129 | 2.10 | 0 | 146 | 2.38 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 66 | 1.07 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 6,140 | 100.00 | 5 | 6,129 | 100.00 | 4 | 9 | |
Valid votes | 6,140 | 98.08 | 6,129 | 97.95 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 120 | 1.92 | 128 | 2.05 | ||||
Total votes | 6,260 | 100.00 | 6,257 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 11,400 | 54.91 | 11,400 | 54.89 |
Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections |
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 5,173 | 70.51 | 4 | 5,439 | 73.93 | 2 | 6 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,318 | 17.96 | 1 | 1,302 | 17.70 | 1 | 2 | |
Congress of the People | 628 | 8.56 | 0 | 616 | 8.37 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 218 | 2.97 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 7,337 | 100.00 | 5 | 7,357 | 100.00 | 4 | 9 | |
Valid votes | 7,337 | 97.42 | 7,357 | 97.92 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 194 | 2.58 | 156 | 2.08 | ||||
Total votes | 7,531 | 100.00 | 7,513 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 11,765 | 64.01 | 11,765 | 63.86 |
Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections |
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 4,226 | 60.17 | 4 | 4,233 | 60.56 | 1 | 5 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,281 | 18.24 | 1 | 1,244 | 17.80 | 1 | 2 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,205 | 17.16 | 0 | 1,227 | 17.55 | 2 | 2 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 145 | 2.06 | 0 | 168 | 2.40 | 0 | 0 | |
Congress of the People | 92 | 1.31 | 0 | 118 | 1.69 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 75 | 1.07 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 7,024 | 100.00 | 5 | 6,990 | 100.00 | 4 | 9 | |
Valid votes | 7,024 | 98.38 | 6,990 | 97.90 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 116 | 1.62 | 150 | 2.10 | ||||
Total votes | 7,140 | 100.00 | 7,140 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 12,040 | 59.30 | 12,040 | 59.30 |
Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections |
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 2,989 | 49.02 | 5 | 3,146 | 51.68 | 1 | 6 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,064 | 17.45 | 0 | 1,400 | 23.00 | 2 | 2 | |
Democratic Alliance | 756 | 12.40 | 1 | 859 | 14.11 | 1 | 2 | |
Patriotic Alliance | 378 | 6.20 | 0 | 477 | 7.84 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 716 | 11.74 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Freedom Front Plus | 159 | 2.61 | 0 | 160 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 36 | 0.59 | 0 | 46 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 6,098 | 100.00 | 6 | 6,088 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 | |
Valid votes | 6,098 | 98.29 | 6,088 | 98.04 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 106 | 1.71 | 122 | 1.96 | ||||
Total votes | 6,204 | 100.00 | 6,210 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 11,644 | 53.28 | 11,644 | 53.33 |