# Tswaing Local Municipality elections

The Tswaing Local Municipality council consists of twenty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 nineteen seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | UCDP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 20 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 25 |
| 2006 election | 21 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| 2011 election | 22 | 7 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| 2016 election | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2021 election | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 |

## 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 | 15,274 | 77.07 | 13 | 15,369 | 78.09 | 7 | 20 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 2,524 | 12.74 | 0 | 2,394 | 12.16 | 3 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 559 | 2.82 | 0 | 1,227 | 6.23 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,118 | 5.64 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Noordwes Forum | 135 | 0.68 | 0 | 428 | 2.17 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 208 | 1.05 | 0 | 262 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 19,818 | 100.00 | 13 | 19,680 | 100.00 | 12 | 25 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,818 | 96.82 | | 19,680 | 96.93 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 650 | 3.18 | | 624 | 3.07 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 20,468 | 100.00 | | 20,304 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 41,884 | 48.87 | | 41,884 | 48.48 | | |

## 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 | 19,179 | 73.18 | 13 | 20,040 | 80.44 | 8 | 21 |
| | Independent candidates | 3,222 | 12.29 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,396 | 5.33 | 0 | 1,736 | 6.97 | 2 | 2 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 1,076 | 4.11 | 0 | 1,419 | 5.70 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 749 | 2.86 | 0 | 961 | 3.86 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 535 | 2.04 | 0 | 758 | 3.04 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 52 | 0.20 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 26,209 | 100.00 | 13 | 24,914 | 100.00 | 13 | 26 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 26,209 | 97.00 | | 24,914 | 92.19 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 810 | 3.00 | | 2,111 | 7.81 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 27,019 | 100.00 | | 27,025 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 49,854 | 54.20 | | 49,854 | 54.21 | | |

## 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 | 19,588 | 72.52 | 13 | 20,079 | 74.51 | 9 | 22 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 5,857 | 21.68 | 2 | 5,881 | 21.82 | 5 | 7 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 450 | 1.67 | 0 | 504 | 1.87 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 519 | 1.92 | 0 | 262 | 0.97 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 217 | 0.80 | 0 | 223 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 381 | 1.41 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 27,012 | 100.00 | 15 | 26,949 | 100.00 | 15 | 30 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,012 | 97.39 | | 26,949 | 97.10 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 723 | 2.61 | | 806 | 2.90 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 27,735 | 100.00 | | 27,755 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 50,357 | 55.08 | | 50,357 | 55.12 | | |

## 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 | 17,180 | 67.80 | 15 | 17,682 | 68.61 | 5 | 20 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,267 | 16.84 | 0 | 4,255 | 16.51 | 5 | 5 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,474 | 9.76 | 0 | 2,392 | 9.28 | 3 | 3 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 440 | 1.74 | 0 | 372 | 1.44 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 310 | 1.22 | 0 | 259 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 255 | 1.01 | 0 | 290 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 122 | 0.48 | 0 | 230 | 0.89 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 99 | 0.39 | 0 | 158 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 41 | 0.16 | 0 | 99 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 136 | 0.54 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Agang South Africa | 15 | 0.06 | 0 | 35 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 25,339 | 100.00 | 15 | 25,772 | 100.00 | 14 | 29 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 25,339 | 97.43 | | 25,772 | 97.19 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 669 | 2.57 | | 745 | 2.81 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 26,008 | 100.00 | | 26,517 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 51,737 | 50.27 | | 51,737 | 51.25 | | |

## 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 | 13,205 | 64.41 | 14 | 13,140 | 65.51 | 5 | 19 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,600 | 12.68 | 0 | 2,810 | 14.01 | 4 | 4 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,585 | 12.61 | 0 | 2,549 | 12.71 | 4 | 4 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 574 | 2.80 | 0 | 608 | 3.03 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,082 | 5.28 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 221 | 1.08 | 0 | 250 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 18 | 0.09 | 0 | 419 | 2.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 116 | 0.57 | 0 | 159 | 0.79 | 0 | 0 |
| | Africa Restoration Alliance | 100 | 0.49 | 0 | 124 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 20,501 | 100.00 | 14 | 20,059 | 100.00 | 14 | 28 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 20,501 | 97.74 | | 20,059 | 95.65 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 473 | 2.26 | | 913 | 4.35 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 20,974 | 100.00 | | 20,972 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 48,900 | 42.89 | | 48,900 | 42.89 | | |