The Govan Mbeki Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The council consists of sixty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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, but remained the largest party, winning twenty-six seats.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ACDP | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | IFP | PAC | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election | 1 | 42 | 13 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 61 |
| 2006 election | 1 | 42 | 12 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 61 |
| 2011 election | 0 | 45 | 16 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| 2016 election | — | 36 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 63 |
| 2021 election | — | 26 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 63 |
See main article: 2000 South African municipal elections.
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
See main article: 2006 South African municipal elections.
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
See main article: 2011 South African municipal elections.
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
See main article: 2016 South African municipal elections.
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in August 2016 and November 2021.
In a by-election held on 9 October 2019, a ward previously held by a DA councillor was won by the ANC candidate.[5] The council was reconfigured as seen below:
| Party | Ward | PR list | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 10 | 37 | |||
| 5 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 0 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 31 | 63 | ||
See main article: 2021 South African municipal elections.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[6]
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.[7]
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 November 2022 | 25 | ||||
| 8 Nov 2023[8] | 21 | ||||
| 28 Feb 2024[9] | 4 | ||||
On 28 February 2024, the uMkhonto we Sizwe party contested its first election outside KwaZulu-Natal, finishing second on 28% behind the ANC on 51%.