# Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality elections

The Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality council consists of fourteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining seven 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 no party won a majority on the council, with the African National Congress (ANC) winning the largest number of seats, seven.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FSD | FF+ | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 8 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2006 election | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2011 election | 10 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2016 election | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 election | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |

## 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 | 6,361 | 70.16 | 6 | 6,382 | 70.21 | 2 | 8 |
| | Noordwes Forum | 1,279 | 14.11 | 0 | 1,089 | 11.98 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | 651 | 7.18 | 0 | 598 | 6.58 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 163 | 1.80 | 0 | 502 | 5.52 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 326 | 3.60 | 0 | 274 | 3.01 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 287 | 3.17 | 0 | 245 | 2.70 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 9,067 | 100.00 | 6 | 9,090 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 9,067 | 95.92 | | 9,090 | 96.41 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 386 | 4.08 | | 338 | 3.59 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 9,453 | 100.00 | | 9,428 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 17,645 | 53.57 | | 17,645 | 53.43 | | |

## 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 | 7,494 | 78.24 | 6 | 7,577 | 79.82 | 3 | 9 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 713 | 7.44 | 0 | 961 | 10.12 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 769 | 8.03 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 240 | 2.51 | 0 | 405 | 4.27 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 190 | 1.98 | 0 | 237 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 108 | 1.13 | 0 | 158 | 1.66 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent Democrats | 64 | 0.67 | 0 | 155 | 1.63 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 9,578 | 100.00 | 6 | 9,493 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 9,578 | 98.37 | | 9,493 | 98.35 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 159 | 1.63 | | 159 | 1.65 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 9,737 | 100.00 | | 9,652 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 20,805 | 46.80 | | 20,805 | 46.39 | | |

## 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 | 9,098 | 71.30 | 6 | 9,216 | 72.20 | 4 | 10 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,979 | 23.35 | 1 | 2,949 | 23.10 | 2 | 3 |
| | Congress of the People | 298 | 2.34 | 0 | 251 | 1.97 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 219 | 1.72 | 0 | 161 | 1.26 | 0 | 0 |
| | Beter Bloemhof Party | 166 | 1.30 | 0 | 188 | 1.47 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12,760 | 100.00 | 7 | 12,765 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 12,760 | 98.03 | | 12,765 | 97.97 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 257 | 1.97 | | 265 | 2.03 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 13,017 | 100.00 | | 13,030 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 22,125 | 58.83 | | 22,125 | 58.89 | | |

## 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 | 8,457 | 63.35 | 7 | 8,310 | 62.18 | 3 | 10 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,083 | 15.60 | 1 | 2,024 | 15.14 | 2 | 3 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 1,079 | 8.08 | 0 | 1,284 | 9.61 | 2 | 2 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,170 | 8.76 | 0 | 1,098 | 8.22 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 267 | 2.00 | 0 | 295 | 2.21 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 244 | 1.83 | 0 | 301 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 49 | 0.37 | 0 | 53 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 13,349 | 100.00 | 8 | 13,365 | 100.00 | 8 | 16 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 13,349 | 96.49 | | 13,365 | 98.14 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 485 | 3.51 | | 253 | 1.86 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 13,834 | 100.00 | | 13,618 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 23,709 | 58.35 | | 23,709 | 57.44 | | |

## 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 | 5,364 | 47.83 | 5 | 5,334 | 48.52 | 2 | 7 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,597 | 23.16 | 1 | 2,659 | 24.19 | 3 | 4 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,021 | 9.10 | 1 | 1,035 | 9.41 | 0 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 743 | 6.63 | 0 | 725 | 6.59 | 1 | 1 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 651 | 5.80 | 0 | 667 | 6.07 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 526 | 4.69 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Independent Congress | 173 | 1.54 | 0 | 350 | 3.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 71 | 0.63 | 0 | 69 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 34 | 0.30 | 0 | 106 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 35 | 0.31 | 0 | 49 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 11,215 | 100.00 | 7 | 10,994 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 11,215 | 98.41 | | 10,994 | 97.85 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 181 | 1.59 | | 242 | 2.15 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 11,396 | 100.00 | | 11,236 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 23,665 | 48.16 | | 23,665 | 47.48 | | |