Polokwane Local Municipality elections
The Polokwane Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo , South Africa . The council consists of ninety members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Forty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-five wards , while the remaining forty-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 fifty-six seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[ 1]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 51,259 73.53 31 52,561 75.96 21 52 Democratic Alliance 9,618 13.80 3 9,300 13.44 6 9 Independent candidates 3,778 5.42 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 1,933 2.77 0 1,786 2.58 2 2 Azanian People's Organisation 1,479 2.12 0 1,814 2.62 2 2 United Democratic Movement 752 1.08 0 1,457 2.11 1 1 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 412 0.59 0 1,481 2.14 1 1 Alliansie Noord 479 0.69 0 800 1.16 1 1 Total 69,710 100.00 35 69,199 100.00 34 69 Valid votes 69,710 97.92 69,199 97.20 Invalid/blank votes 1,482 2.08 1,993 2.80 Total votes 71,192 100.00 71,192 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 184,344 38.62 184,344 38.62
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[ 2]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 63,063 75.38 33 66,722 79.58 25 58 Democratic Alliance 8,029 9.60 3 7,800 9.30 4 7 Independent candidates 5,499 6.57 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 1,822 2.18 0 1,997 2.38 2 2 United Independent Front 1,679 2.01 0 1,859 2.22 1 1 Freedom Front Plus 1,296 1.55 0 1,470 1.75 1 1 Azanian People's Organisation 1,139 1.36 0 1,167 1.39 1 1 United Democratic Movement 348 0.42 0 1,394 1.66 1 1 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 624 0.75 0 983 1.17 1 1 Alliance for Democracy and Prosperity 164 0.20 0 452 0.54 0 0 Total 83,663 100.00 37 83,844 100.00 36 73 Valid votes 83,663 98.34 83,844 97.18 Invalid/blank votes 1,408 1.66 2,435 2.82 Total votes 85,071 100.00 86,279 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 217,472 39.12 217,472 39.67
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[ 3]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 87,275 77.06 35 91,293 80.24 26 61 Democratic Alliance 12,651 11.17 3 13,008 11.43 6 9 Congress of the People 4,291 3.79 0 4,551 4.00 3 3 Independent candidates 3,644 3.22 0 0 African Christian Democratic Party 1,110 0.98 0 1,214 1.07 1 1 Azanian People's Organisation 987 0.87 0 1,134 1.00 1 1 Freedom Front Plus 1,075 0.95 0 856 0.75 1 1 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 767 0.68 0 675 0.59 0 0 National Freedom Party 853 0.75 0 498 0.44 0 0 United Democratic Movement 608 0.54 0 545 0.48 0 0 Total 113,261 100.00 38 113,774 100.00 38 76 Valid votes 113,261 98.24 113,774 98.51 Invalid/blank votes 2,034 1.76 1,723 1.49 Total votes 115,295 100.00 115,497 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 239,953 48.05 239,953 48.13
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[ 4]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 92,434 57.13 40 92,549 57.20 12 52 Economic Freedom Fighters 45,463 28.10 1 45,838 28.33 25 26 Democratic Alliance 17,872 11.05 4 17,651 10.91 6 10 Freedom Front Plus 1,407 0.87 0 1,398 0.86 1 1 Congress of the People 933 0.58 0 831 0.51 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 629 0.39 0 826 0.51 0 0 African People's Convention 258 0.16 0 836 0.52 0 0 Azanian People's Organisation 552 0.34 0 457 0.28 0 0 Independent candidates 867 0.54 0 0 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 462 0.29 0 354 0.22 0 0 Forum for Service Delivery 354 0.22 0 338 0.21 0 0 United Democratic Movement 130 0.08 0 272 0.17 0 0 People's Revolutionary Movement 106 0.07 0 138 0.09 0 0 United Christian Democratic Party 101 0.06 0 132 0.08 0 0 African People's Socialist Party 127 0.08 0 91 0.06 0 0 Value Education Nationalism Democracy in Africa 115 0.07 0 83 0.05 0 0 Total 161,810 100.00 45 161,794 100.00 45 90 Valid votes 161,810 98.47 161,794 98.45 Invalid/blank votes 2,519 1.53 2,541 1.55 Total votes 164,329 100.00 164,335 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 318,088 51.66 318,088 51.66
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[ 5]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 81,589 58.31 37 85,887 61.86 19 56 Economic Freedom Fighters 30,844 22.04 4 32,943 23.73 17 21 Democratic Alliance 10,079 7.20 4 10,331 7.44 3 7 Independent candidates 9,218 6.59 0 0 Freedom Front Plus 2,618 1.87 0 2,592 1.87 2 2 African Christian Democratic Party 835 0.60 0 1,057 0.76 1 1 Abantu Batho Congress 661 0.47 0 593 0.43 1 1 Magoshi Swaranang Movement 397 0.28 0 563 0.41 1 1 Congress of the People 469 0.34 0 476 0.34 1 1 Patriotic Alliance 438 0.31 0 476 0.34 0 0 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 325 0.23 0 512 0.37 0 0 Kingdom Covenant Democratic Party 157 0.11 0 566 0.41 0 0 Defenders of the People 322 0.23 0 353 0.25 0 0 Africa Restoration Alliance 255 0.18 0 381 0.27 0 0 Azanian People's Organisation 271 0.19 0 359 0.26 0 0 African People's Convention 324 0.23 0 278 0.20 0 0 African Transformation Movement 176 0.13 0 342 0.25 0 0 Movement for Total Liberation 222 0.16 0 232 0.17 0 0 United Democratic Movement 179 0.13 0 216 0.16 0 0 United Christian Democratic Party 201 0.14 0 161 0.12 0 0 Party of Action 162 0.12 0 197 0.14 0 0 Young Peoples Party 58 0.04 0 86 0.06 0 0 Democratic Artists Party 42 0.03 0 94 0.07 0 0 South African Royal Kingdoms Organization 52 0.04 0 74 0.05 0 0 Prophetic Movement Army 36 0.03 0 79 0.06 0 0 Total 139,930 100.00 45 138,848 100.00 45 90 Valid votes 139,930 98.59 138,848 98.17 Invalid/blank votes 2,004 1.41 2,588 1.83 Total votes 141,934 100.00 141,436 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 326,617 43.46 326,617 43.30
By-elections from November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.[ 6]
In the ward 10 by-election held on 25 January 2023 after the death of the previous Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) councillor, the EFF candidate retained the seat for the party. ActionSA contested its first by-election in Limpopo, winning 10% of the vote.[ 7]
After the resignation of the EFF councillor following his arrest for stealing weapons and ammunition from the South African Police Service Stock Theft Unit, another by-election was held. The ANC won the seat back, with 53% of the vote to the EFF's 43%. ActionSA dropped to 2%, while uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) contested its first by-election in Limpopo, finishing fifth with 1%. [ 8]
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