# Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality elections

The Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of sixty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-five wards, while the remaining thirty-four 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 51 seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ACDP | ANC | APC | COPE | DA | EFF | XP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 1 | 53 | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | 66 |
| 2006 election | 2 | 55 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 67 |
| 2011 election | 1 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 2016 election | 0 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | — | 0 | 69 |
| 2021 election | 0 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 69 |

## 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 | 43,101 | 75.64 | 32 | 43,722 | 77.82 | 21 | 53 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,932 | 8.66 | 1 | 5,074 | 9.03 | 5 | 6 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 2,438 | 4.28 | 0 | 3,333 | 5.93 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 4,510 | 7.92 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 733 | 1.29 | 0 | 1,345 | 2.39 | 1 | 1 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 442 | 0.78 | 0 | 1,292 | 2.30 | 1 | 1 |
| | Ximoko Party | 324 | 0.57 | 0 | 921 | 1.64 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 499 | 0.88 | 0 | 495 | 0.88 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 56,979 | 100.00 | 33 | 56,182 | 100.00 | 33 | 66 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 56,979 | 97.88 | | 56,182 | 96.58 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,233 | 2.12 | | 1,989 | 3.42 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 58,212 | 100.00 | | 58,171 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 143,877 | 40.46 | | 143,877 | 40.43 | | |

## 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 | 58,239 | 80.89 | 32 | 59,199 | 82.66 | 23 | 55 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,790 | 5.26 | 1 | 3,624 | 5.06 | 3 | 4 |
| | Alliance for Democracy and Prosperity | 2,425 | 3.37 | 0 | 3,300 | 4.61 | 3 | 3 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 1,327 | 1.84 | 0 | 1,882 | 2.63 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,962 | 4.11 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Ximoko Party | 1,305 | 1.81 | 0 | 1,432 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,433 | 1.99 | 0 | 1,265 | 1.77 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 164 | 0.23 | 0 | 561 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 355 | 0.49 | 0 | 357 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 72,000 | 100.00 | 34 | 71,620 | 100.00 | 33 | 67 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 72,000 | 98.46 | | 71,620 | 97.94 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,124 | 1.54 | | 1,509 | 2.06 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 73,124 | 100.00 | | 73,129 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 165,259 | 44.25 | | 165,259 | 44.25 | | |

## 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 | 69,809 | 81.48 | 32 | 73,699 | 85.82 | 27 | 59 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 6,036 | 7.05 | 2 | 6,382 | 7.43 | 3 | 5 |
| | Independent candidates | 5,415 | 6.32 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,660 | 1.94 | 0 | 2,140 | 2.49 | 2 | 2 |
| | African People's Convention | 726 | 0.85 | 0 | 1,106 | 1.29 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 414 | 0.48 | 0 | 733 | 0.85 | 1 | 1 |
| | Future Democratic Party | 439 | 0.51 | 0 | 447 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 251 | 0.29 | 0 | 331 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 189 | 0.22 | 0 | 339 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 297 | 0.35 | 0 | 189 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 241 | 0.28 | 0 | 189 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 184 | 0.21 | 0 | 135 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ximoko Party | 14 | 0.02 | 0 | 188 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 85,675 | 100.00 | 34 | 85,878 | 100.00 | 34 | 68 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 85,675 | 98.81 | | 85,878 | 98.55 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,029 | 1.19 | | 1,266 | 1.45 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 86,704 | 100.00 | | 87,144 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 174,746 | 49.62 | | 174,746 | 49.87 | | |

## 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 | 70,135 | 74.88 | 33 | 71,135 | 75.53 | 19 | 52 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 10,717 | 11.44 | 0 | 11,222 | 11.91 | 8 | 8 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 8,520 | 9.10 | 2 | 8,672 | 9.21 | 5 | 7 |
| | African People's Convention | 1,017 | 1.09 | 0 | 1,078 | 1.14 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,616 | 1.73 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 731 | 0.78 | 0 | 707 | 0.75 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 443 | 0.47 | 0 | 403 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 165 | 0.18 | 0 | 418 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| | Tzaneen Freedom Party | 147 | 0.16 | 0 | 206 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 105 | 0.11 | 0 | 192 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 48 | 0.05 | 0 | 88 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 18 | 0.02 | 0 | 66 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 93,662 | 100.00 | 35 | 94,187 | 100.00 | 34 | 69 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 93,662 | 98.77 | | 94,187 | 98.65 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,162 | 1.23 | | 1,288 | 1.35 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 94,824 | 100.00 | | 95,475 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 184,324 | 51.44 | | 184,324 | 51.80 | | |

## 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 | 55,146 | 70.16 | 32 | 57,347 | 74.03 | 19 | 51 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 9,303 | 11.84 | 0 | 10,435 | 13.47 | 9 | 9 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,918 | 6.26 | 2 | 4,923 | 6.36 | 3 | 5 |
| | Independent candidates | 4,763 | 6.06 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,214 | 1.54 | 0 | 1,177 | 1.52 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 822 | 1.05 | 0 | 578 | 0.75 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Freedom Party | 490 | 0.62 | 0 | 349 | 0.45 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 420 | 0.53 | 0 | 404 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 394 | 0.50 | 0 | 417 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 |
| | Able Leadership | 414 | 0.53 | 0 | 385 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 325 | 0.41 | 0 | 302 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | Kingdom Covenant Democratic Party | 103 | 0.13 | 0 | 276 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 21 | 0.03 | 0 | 199 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 62 | 0.08 | 0 | 128 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 20 | 0.03 | 0 | 146 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | Africa Restoration Alliance | 75 | 0.10 | 0 | 69 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | Civic Warriors | 48 | 0.06 | 0 | 74 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 41 | 0.05 | 0 | 75 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ximoko Party | 10 | 0.01 | 0 | 90 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 9 | 0.01 | 0 | 86 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 78,598 | 100.00 | 35 | 77,460 | 100.00 | 34 | 69 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 78,598 | 98.58 | | 77,460 | 97.35 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,135 | 1.42 | | 2,109 | 2.65 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 79,733 | 100.00 | | 79,569 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 182,387 | 43.72 | | 182,387 | 43.63 | | |