# Msukaligwa Local Municipality elections

The Msukaligwa Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The council consists of thirty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen 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-four seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | PAC | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 25 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 32 |
| 2006 election | 26 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| 2011 election | 31 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| 2016 election | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 38 |
| 2021 election | 24 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 38 |

## 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 | 18,500 | 76.09 | 13 | 18,805 | 77.37 | 12 | 25 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,324 | 9.56 | 2 | 3,155 | 12.98 | 2 | 4 |
| | Hoëveldrif Inwoners Vereniging | 1,862 | 7.66 | 1 | 1,072 | 4.41 | 1 | 2 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 995 | 4.09 | 0 | 926 | 3.81 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 249 | 1.02 | 0 | 348 | 1.43 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 384 | 1.58 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 24,314 | 100.00 | 16 | 24,306 | 100.00 | 16 | 32 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 24,314 | 96.73 | | 24,306 | 96.93 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 823 | 3.27 | | 770 | 3.07 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 25,137 | 100.00 | | 25,076 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 52,641 | 47.75 | | 52,641 | 47.64 | | |

## 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 | 21,691 | 80.24 | 14 | 21,997 | 81.18 | 12 | 26 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,934 | 10.85 | 2 | 2,824 | 10.42 | 1 | 3 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 827 | 3.06 | 0 | 740 | 2.73 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 793 | 2.93 | 0 | 747 | 2.76 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 426 | 1.58 | 0 | 274 | 1.01 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 274 | 1.01 | 0 | 308 | 1.14 | 0 | 0 |
| | Socialist Party of Azania | 69 | 0.26 | 0 | 205 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 20 | 0.07 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 27,034 | 100.00 | 16 | 27,095 | 100.00 | 16 | 32 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,034 | 97.68 | | 27,095 | 97.83 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 643 | 2.32 | | 602 | 2.17 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 27,677 | 100.00 | | 27,697 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 56,649 | 48.86 | | 56,649 | 48.89 | | |

## 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 | 28,041 | 80.69 | 17 | 28,467 | 81.47 | 14 | 31 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,904 | 14.11 | 2 | 4,771 | 13.65 | 3 | 5 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 738 | 2.12 | 0 | 471 | 1.35 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 332 | 0.96 | 0 | 355 | 1.02 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 325 | 0.94 | 0 | 286 | 0.82 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 160 | 0.46 | 0 | 323 | 0.92 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 206 | 0.59 | 0 | 176 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| | Federal Congress | 44 | 0.13 | 0 | 91 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 34,750 | 100.00 | 19 | 34,940 | 100.00 | 19 | 38 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 34,750 | 98.10 | | 34,940 | 98.50 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 674 | 1.90 | | 533 | 1.50 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 35,424 | 100.00 | | 35,473 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 62,384 | 56.78 | | 62,384 | 56.86 | | |

## 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 | 30,071 | 74.72 | 18 | 30,249 | 74.90 | 11 | 29 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 5,452 | 13.55 | 1 | 5,421 | 13.42 | 4 | 5 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,165 | 7.86 | 0 | 3,087 | 7.64 | 3 | 3 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 761 | 1.89 | 0 | 707 | 1.75 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 190 | 0.47 | 0 | 228 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 172 | 0.43 | 0 | 228 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 172 | 0.43 | 0 | 165 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 164 | 0.41 | 0 | 135 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| | Sindawonye Progressive Party | 48 | 0.12 | 0 | 126 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan African Socialist Movement of Azania | 52 | 0.13 | 0 | 41 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 40,247 | 100.00 | 19 | 40,387 | 100.00 | 19 | 38 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 40,247 | 98.61 | | 40,387 | 98.68 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 566 | 1.39 | | 540 | 1.32 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 40,813 | 100.00 | | 40,927 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 71,337 | 57.21 | | 71,337 | 57.37 | | |

## 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 | 16,334 | 59.46 | 18 | 16,992 | 62.55 | 6 | 24 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,676 | 17.02 | 0 | 4,676 | 17.21 | 7 | 7 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,672 | 9.73 | 1 | 2,763 | 10.17 | 3 | 4 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,677 | 6.10 | 0 | 1,546 | 5.69 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,253 | 4.56 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 326 | 1.19 | 0 | 370 | 1.36 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 229 | 0.83 | 0 | 363 | 1.34 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 174 | 0.63 | 0 | 216 | 0.80 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Independent Movement | 91 | 0.33 | 0 | 146 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Freedom Revolution | 12 | 0.04 | 0 | 59 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Movement | 27 | 0.10 | 0 | 35 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 27,471 | 100.00 | 19 | 27,166 | 100.00 | 19 | 38 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,471 | 97.90 | | 27,166 | 96.71 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 589 | 2.10 | | 923 | 3.29 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 28,060 | 100.00 | | 28,089 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 69,662 | 40.28 | | 69,662 | 40.32 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 11 Oct 2023 | 13 | African National Congress | Economic Freedom Fighters |
| 8 Nov 2023 | 9 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 23 Oct 2024 | 7 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance |