# Madibeng Local Municipality elections

The Madibeng Local Municipality council consists of eighty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Forty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining forty-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) won a majority of forty-four seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ACDP | AIC | ANC | COPE | DA | EFF | FSD | FF+ | UCDP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 1 | — | 48 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 60 |
| 2006 election | 1 | — | 52 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 62 |
| 2011 election | 1 | — | 54 | 1 | 14 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72 |
| 2016 election | 0 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| 2021 election | 1 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 82 |

## 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 | 51,515 | 76.23 | 27 | 53,435 | 79.09 | 21 | 48 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 6,884 | 10.19 | 3 | 7,639 | 11.31 | 3 | 6 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 1,986 | 2.94 | 0 | 2,193 | 3.25 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,908 | 4.30 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,359 | 2.01 | 0 | 1,377 | 2.04 | 1 | 1 |
| | Greater Brits Civic Organisation | 1,086 | 1.61 | 0 | 1,241 | 1.84 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 1,286 | 1.90 | 0 | 907 | 1.34 | 1 | 1 |
| | Noordwes Forum | 552 | 0.82 | 0 | 768 | 1.14 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 67,576 | 100.00 | 30 | 67,560 | 100.00 | 30 | 60 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 67,576 | 97.66 | | 67,560 | 98.02 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,616 | 2.34 | | 1,365 | 1.98 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 69,192 | 100.00 | | 68,925 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 156,043 | 44.34 | | 156,043 | 44.17 | | |

## 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 | 65,955 | 82.24 | 28 | 65,601 | 82.93 | 24 | 52 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 6,238 | 7.78 | 3 | 6,089 | 7.70 | 2 | 5 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,562 | 1.95 | 0 | 1,582 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 1,337 | 1.67 | 0 | 1,516 | 1.92 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 1,267 | 1.58 | 0 | 1,257 | 1.59 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Alliance-Afrikaner Christen Alliansie | 1,090 | 1.36 | 0 | 971 | 1.23 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Independent Front | 606 | 0.76 | 0 | 734 | 0.93 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 590 | 0.74 | 0 | 693 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,237 | 1.54 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Independent Democrats | 223 | 0.28 | 0 | 452 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 |
| | People's Progressive Party | 95 | 0.12 | 0 | 210 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 80,200 | 100.00 | 31 | 79,105 | 100.00 | 31 | 62 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 80,200 | 98.04 | | 79,105 | 97.95 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,600 | 1.96 | | 1,656 | 2.05 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 81,800 | 100.00 | | 80,761 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 181,972 | 44.95 | | 181,972 | 44.38 | | |

## 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 | 78,052 | 74.08 | 31 | 79,553 | 75.31 | 23 | 54 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 20,923 | 19.86 | 5 | 20,440 | 19.35 | 9 | 14 |
| | Congress of the People | 2,036 | 1.93 | 0 | 1,965 | 1.86 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 921 | 0.87 | 0 | 760 | 0.72 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 661 | 0.63 | 0 | 583 | 0.55 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 441 | 0.42 | 0 | 776 | 0.73 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 525 | 0.50 | 0 | 548 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 248 | 0.24 | 0 | 380 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 578 | 0.55 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Independent Front | 290 | 0.28 | 0 | 212 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 310 | 0.29 | 0 | 164 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 |
| | Movement Democratic Party | 350 | 0.33 | 0 | 117 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 25 | 0.02 | 0 | 137 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 105,360 | 100.00 | 36 | 105,635 | 100.00 | 36 | 72 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 105,360 | 98.01 | | 105,635 | 98.40 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,134 | 1.99 | | 1,716 | 1.60 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 107,494 | 100.00 | | 107,351 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 203,510 | 52.82 | | 203,510 | 52.75 | | |

## 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 | 63,676 | 54.90 | 34 | 62,254 | 53.89 | 11 | 45 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 22,820 | 19.67 | 6 | 22,634 | 19.59 | 10 | 16 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 20,143 | 17.37 | 1 | 19,899 | 17.23 | 13 | 14 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 2,958 | 2.55 | 0 | 3,127 | 2.71 | 2 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,867 | 1.61 | 0 | 1,958 | 1.69 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Independent Congress | 674 | 0.58 | 0 | 2,606 | 2.26 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,738 | 1.50 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 416 | 0.36 | 0 | 469 | 0.41 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 246 | 0.21 | 0 | 484 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 209 | 0.18 | 0 | 448 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | Active Movement for Change | 223 | 0.19 | 0 | 333 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 251 | 0.22 | 0 | 299 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 173 | 0.15 | 0 | 338 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 248 | 0.21 | 0 | 172 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent Party | 223 | 0.19 | 0 | 149 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| | Agang South Africa | 58 | 0.05 | 0 | 113 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 18 | 0.02 | 0 | 144 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| | Agenda to Citizenry Governors | 12 | 0.01 | 0 | 59 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 |
| | Building a Cohesive Society | 33 | 0.03 | 0 | 32 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 115,986 | 100.00 | 41 | 115,518 | 100.00 | 40 | 81 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 115,986 | 98.02 | | 115,518 | 97.85 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,347 | 1.98 | | 2,540 | 2.15 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 118,333 | 100.00 | | 118,058 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 224,109 | 52.80 | | 224,109 | 52.68 | | |

## 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 | 47,233 | 52.91 | 36 | 47,780 | 53.42 | 8 | 44 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 15,176 | 17.00 | 1 | 15,847 | 17.72 | 13 | 14 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 12,928 | 14.48 | 4 | 12,658 | 14.15 | 8 | 12 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 4,628 | 5.18 | 0 | 4,528 | 5.06 | 4 | 4 |
| | Save Madibeng | 2,971 | 3.33 | 0 | 3,180 | 3.56 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,884 | 2.11 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Al Jama-ah | 598 | 0.67 | 0 | 586 | 0.66 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Independent Congress | 375 | 0.42 | 0 | 772 | 0.86 | 1 | 1 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 506 | 0.57 | 0 | 520 | 0.58 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 528 | 0.59 | 0 | 489 | 0.55 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 486 | 0.54 | 0 | 414 | 0.46 | 1 | 1 |
| | Tsogang Civic Movement | 350 | 0.39 | 0 | 504 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 248 | 0.28 | 0 | 286 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 245 | 0.27 | 0 | 203 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 |
| | Active Movement for Change | 288 | 0.32 | 0 | 149 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 26 | 0.03 | 0 | 383 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 |
| | Defenders of the People | 150 | 0.17 | 0 | 178 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent Party | 170 | 0.19 | 0 | 119 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 86 | 0.10 | 0 | 197 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 177 | 0.20 | 0 | 89 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 42 | 0.05 | 0 | 171 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Independent Movement | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 157 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | Agency for New Agenda | 68 | 0.08 | 0 | 71 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| | International Revelation Congress | 56 | 0.06 | 0 | 68 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Movement | 30 | 0.03 | 0 | 51 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian Independent Community Movement | 11 | 0.01 | 0 | 47 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 9 | 0.01 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 89,269 | 100.00 | 41 | 89,447 | 100.00 | 41 | 82 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 89,269 | 98.17 | | 89,447 | 98.23 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,661 | 1.83 | | 1,608 | 1.77 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 90,930 | 100.00 | | 91,055 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 222,804 | 40.81 | | 222,804 | 40.87 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since November 2021.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 23 Aug 2023 | 25 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 27 Sep 2023 | 3 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 14 Feb 2024 | 7 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 15 May 2024 | 1 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 28 Aug 2024 | 17 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 28 Aug 2024 | 17 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance |