City of Matlosana Local Municipality elections explained

The City of Matlosana Local Municipality council consists of seventy-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-nine wards, while the remaining thirty-eight 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 seats.

Results

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

Event ACDPANCCOPEDAEFFFSDFF+UCDPOtherTotal
2000 election1 44 12 1 1 1 60
2006 election1 46 9 2 1 2 61
2011 election0 51 1 16 2 0 70
2016 election46 1 17 7 2 3 1 77
2021 election1 40 0 16 9 2 7 2 77

December 2000 election

See main article: 2000 South African municipal elections.

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

March 2006 election

See main article: 2006 South African municipal elections.

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

May 2011 election

See main article: 2011 South African municipal elections.

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

August 2016 election

See main article: 2016 South African municipal elections.

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

November 2021 election

See main article: 2021 South African municipal elections.

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

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.[6]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
11 October 2023 16
11 October 2023[7] 17
17 July 2024[8] 1
17 July 2024 25

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election Result Table for LGE2000 — City of Matlosana . 2022-05-14 . wikitable.frith.dev.
  2. Web site: Election Result Table for LGE2006 — City of Matlosana . 2022-05-14 . wikitable.frith.dev.
  3. Web site: Election Result Table for LGE2011 — City of Matlosana . 2022-05-14 . wikitable.frith.dev.
  4. Web site: Election Result Table for LGE2016 — City of Matlosana . 2022-05-14 . wikitable.frith.dev.
  5. Web site: Election Result Table for LGE2021 — City of Matlosana . 2022-05-14 . wikitable.frith.dev.
  6. Web site: Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa.
  7. Web site: Sussman . Wayne . 2023-10-12 . October by-elections: EFF, PA upset ANC in Mpumalanga, N Cape . 2023-10-12 . Daily Maverick . en.
  8. Web site: Sussman . Wayne . 2024-07-18 . IFP deals bitter setback for Team Sugar, MK in KZN wards . 2024-07-18 . Daily Maverick . en.