# Ditsobotla Local Municipality elections

The Ditsobotla Local Municipality council consists of thirty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining nineteen 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-one seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ACDP | ANC | DA | EFF | FSD | FF+ | UCDP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | — | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 38 |
| 2006 election | 1 | 29 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 38 |
| 2011 election | 0 | 32 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| 2016 election | 1 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 2021 election | 1 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 39 |
| 2022 election | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 39 |

## 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 | 16,406 | 65.82 | 17 | 18,313 | 71.54 | 11 | 28 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 2,742 | 11.00 | 0 | 3,185 | 12.44 | 5 | 5 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,101 | 8.43 | 2 | 3,193 | 12.47 | 2 | 4 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,708 | 10.87 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Noordwes Forum | 967 | 3.88 | 0 | 906 | 3.54 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 24,924 | 100.00 | 19 | 25,597 | 100.00 | 19 | 38 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 24,924 | 96.86 | | 25,597 | 96.77 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 808 | 3.14 | | 854 | 3.23 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 25,732 | 100.00 | | 26,451 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 61,460 | 41.87 | | 61,460 | 43.04 | | |

## 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 | 23,842 | 72.60 | 17 | 25,315 | 79.04 | 12 | 29 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,451 | 7.46 | 1 | 2,417 | 7.55 | 2 | 3 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 2,237 | 6.81 | 0 | 2,589 | 8.08 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,854 | 8.69 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 497 | 1.51 | 0 | 706 | 2.20 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 553 | 1.68 | 0 | 516 | 1.61 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent Democrats | 406 | 1.24 | 0 | 485 | 1.51 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 32,840 | 100.00 | 19 | 32,028 | 100.00 | 19 | 38 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 32,840 | 97.68 | | 32,028 | 95.48 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 780 | 2.32 | | 1,516 | 4.52 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 33,620 | 100.00 | | 33,544 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 69,210 | 48.58 | | 69,210 | 48.47 | | |

## 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 | 28,931 | 74.26 | 19 | 29,855 | 77.32 | 13 | 32 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 5,901 | 15.15 | 2 | 5,801 | 15.02 | 5 | 7 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,299 | 3.33 | 0 | 1,230 | 3.19 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 844 | 2.17 | 0 | 773 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 980 | 2.52 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 490 | 1.26 | 0 | 405 | 1.05 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 271 | 0.70 | 0 | 323 | 0.84 | 0 | 0 |
| | South African Political Party | 244 | 0.63 | 0 | 226 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 38,960 | 100.00 | 21 | 38,613 | 100.00 | 21 | 42 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 38,960 | 97.56 | | 38,613 | 96.78 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 974 | 2.44 | | 1,283 | 3.22 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 39,934 | 100.00 | | 39,896 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 70,278 | 56.82 | | 70,278 | 56.77 | | |

## 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 | 22,201 | 61.54 | 18 | 22,262 | 61.79 | 7 | 25 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 6,431 | 17.83 | 2 | 6,495 | 18.03 | 5 | 7 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,238 | 11.75 | 0 | 4,349 | 12.07 | 5 | 5 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 926 | 2.57 | 0 | 933 | 2.59 | 1 | 1 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 777 | 2.15 | 0 | 735 | 2.04 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 442 | 1.23 | 0 | 448 | 1.24 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 247 | 0.68 | 0 | 329 | 0.91 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 449 | 1.24 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 186 | 0.52 | 0 | 241 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 179 | 0.50 | 0 | 239 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 36,076 | 100.00 | 20 | 36,031 | 100.00 | 20 | 40 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 36,076 | 97.66 | | 36,031 | 97.63 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 866 | 2.34 | | 876 | 2.37 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 36,942 | 100.00 | | 36,907 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 72,316 | 51.08 | | 72,316 | 51.04 | | |

## 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 | 15,005 | 50.00 | 17 | 15,625 | 53.19 | 4 | 21 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,195 | 13.98 | 0 | 4,838 | 16.47 | 6 | 6 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,276 | 14.25 | 3 | 4,291 | 14.61 | 3 | 6 |
| | Independent candidates | 3,082 | 10.27 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,226 | 4.09 | 0 | 1,305 | 4.44 | 2 | 2 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 1,082 | 3.61 | 0 | 1,109 | 3.78 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 401 | 1.34 | 0 | 442 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Independent Congress | | | | 770 | 2.62 | 1 | 1 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 223 | 0.74 | 0 | 273 | 0.93 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Freedom Revolution | 163 | 0.54 | 0 | 190 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 137 | 0.46 | 0 | 127 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Independent Movement | 126 | 0.42 | 0 | 116 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 80 | 0.27 | 0 | 108 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 8 | 0.03 | 0 | 116 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 3 | 0.01 | 0 | 64 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 30,007 | 100.00 | 20 | 29,374 | 100.00 | 19 | 39 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 30,007 | 97.03 | | 29,374 | 95.10 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 918 | 2.97 | | 1,515 | 4.90 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 30,925 | 100.00 | | 30,889 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 69,421 | 44.55 | | 69,421 | 44.50 | | |

## December 2022 election

After infighting between two African National Congress factions, resulting in the council having two mayors and two speakers, the entire council was dissolved by the national and provincial governments. Elections for a new council were held in December 2022.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | | | 15 | | | 1 | 16 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | | | 2 | | | 8 | 10 |
| | Democratic Alliance | | | 3 | | | 3 | 6 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | | | 0 | | | 2 | 2 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | | | 0 | | | 2 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | | | 0 | | | 1 | 1 |
| | Save Disobotla Movement | | | 0 | | | 1 | 1 |
| | African Heart Congress | | | 0 | | | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | | | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | | | 0 | | | 0 | 0 |
| | Active African Christians United Movement | | | 0 | | | 0 | 0 |
| | African People First | | | 0 | | | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | | | 0 | | | 0 | 0 |
| | Forum for Democrats | | | 0 | | | 0 | 0 |
| | International Revelation Congress | | | 0 | | | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | | | 0 | | | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | | | 20 | | | 19 | 39 |