# Senqu Local Municipality elections

The Senqu Local Municipality council consists of thirty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seventeen wards, while the remaining seventeen 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 twenty-five seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | PAC | SCA | UDM | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 29 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 0 | 32 |
| 2006 election | 29 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| 2011 election | 32 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| 2016 election | 23 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2021 election | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 |

## December 2000 election

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 21,132 | 88.15 | 16 | 23,550 | 87.68 | 13 | 29 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 830 | 3.46 | 0 | 2,047 | 7.62 | 2 | 2 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,360 | 5.67 | 0 | 1,263 | 4.70 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 651 | 2.72 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 23,973 | 100.00 | 16 | 26,860 | 100.00 | 16 | 32 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 23,973 | 96.96 | | 26,860 | 96.37 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 751 | 3.04 | | 1,012 | 3.63 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 24,724 | 100.00 | | 27,872 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 53,501 | 46.21 | | 53,501 | 52.10 | | |

## March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 33,854 | 91.79 | 16 | 34,315 | 92.65 | 13 | 29 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,010 | 2.74 | 0 | 1,011 | 2.73 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,033 | 2.80 | 0 | 733 | 1.98 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 641 | 1.74 | 0 | 978 | 2.64 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 344 | 0.93 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 36,882 | 100.00 | 16 | 37,037 | 100.00 | 16 | 32 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 36,882 | 97.71 | | 37,037 | 98.05 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 866 | 2.29 | | 735 | 1.95 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 37,748 | 100.00 | | 37,772 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 61,368 | 61.51 | | 61,368 | 61.55 | | |

## May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 31,122 | 85.63 | 19 | 31,744 | 87.08 | 13 | 32 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,442 | 6.72 | 0 | 2,322 | 6.37 | 2 | 2 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 2,023 | 5.57 | 0 | 1,838 | 5.04 | 2 | 2 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 406 | 1.12 | 0 | 456 | 1.25 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 233 | 0.64 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Residents Front | 118 | 0.32 | 0 | 94 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 36,344 | 100.00 | 19 | 36,454 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 36,344 | 97.33 | | 36,454 | 98.07 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 996 | 2.67 | | 718 | 1.93 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 37,340 | 100.00 | | 37,172 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 62,646 | 59.60 | | 62,646 | 59.34 | | |

## August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 24,725 | 67.19 | 17 | 25,019 | 68.34 | 6 | 23 |
| | Sterkspruit Civic Association | 8,478 | 23.04 | 0 | 8,518 | 23.27 | 8 | 8 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,488 | 4.04 | 0 | 1,519 | 4.15 | 2 | 2 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,371 | 3.73 | 0 | 1,128 | 3.08 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 536 | 1.46 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 44 | 0.12 | 0 | 271 | 0.74 | 0 | 0 |
| | Sterkspruit Development Forum | 158 | 0.43 | 0 | 155 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 36,800 | 100.00 | 17 | 36,610 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 36,800 | 98.14 | | 36,610 | 97.99 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 699 | 1.86 | | 751 | 2.01 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 37,499 | 100.00 | | 37,361 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 64,675 | 57.98 | | 64,675 | 57.77 | | |

## November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 19,702 | 72.23 | 17 | 20,272 | 74.22 | 8 | 25 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,992 | 10.97 | 0 | 3,125 | 11.44 | 4 | 4 |
| | Sterkspruit Civic Association | 1,061 | 3.89 | 0 | 1,221 | 4.47 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 875 | 3.21 | 0 | 941 | 3.45 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 508 | 1.86 | 0 | 536 | 1.96 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,010 | 3.70 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 260 | 0.95 | 0 | 363 | 1.33 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 313 | 1.15 | 0 | 285 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 292 | 1.07 | 0 | 247 | 0.90 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 188 | 0.69 | 0 | 182 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 |
| | Arusha Economic Coalition | 77 | 0.28 | 0 | 140 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 27,278 | 100.00 | 17 | 27,312 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,278 | 97.76 | | 27,312 | 97.78 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 624 | 2.24 | | 620 | 2.22 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 27,902 | 100.00 | | 27,932 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 60,187 | 46.36 | | 60,187 | 46.41 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.
| 19 July 2023 | 5 | African National Congress | African National Congress |