# Lephalale Local Municipality elections

The Lephalale Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen 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 19 seats on the council.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 19 | 2 | — | 0 | 21 |
| 2006 election | 20 | 3 | — | 1 | 24 |
| 2011 election | 20 | 3 | — | 1 | 24 |
| 2016 election | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| 2021 election | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 29 |

## 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 | 14,565 | 84.70 | 10 | 14,679 | 85.28 | 9 | 19 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,471 | 8.55 | 1 | 1,938 | 11.26 | 1 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,159 | 6.74 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Alliansie Noord | | | | 595 | 3.46 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 17,195 | 100.00 | 11 | 17,212 | 100.00 | 10 | 21 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 17,195 | 97.83 | | 17,212 | 97.86 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 382 | 2.17 | | 377 | 2.14 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 17,577 | 100.00 | | 17,589 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 34,749 | 50.58 | | 34,749 | 50.62 | | |

## 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 | 15,714 | 83.53 | 11 | 15,771 | 83.97 | 9 | 20 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,238 | 11.90 | 1 | 2,100 | 11.18 | 2 | 3 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 626 | 3.33 | 0 | 570 | 3.03 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 234 | 1.24 | 0 | 341 | 1.82 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 18,812 | 100.00 | 12 | 18,782 | 100.00 | 12 | 24 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 18,812 | 98.30 | | 18,782 | 98.30 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 325 | 1.70 | | 325 | 1.70 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 19,137 | 100.00 | | 19,107 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 40,225 | 47.57 | | 40,225 | 47.50 | | |

## 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 | 18,156 | 81.81 | 11 | 18,399 | 82.61 | 9 | 20 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,854 | 12.86 | 1 | 2,781 | 12.49 | 2 | 3 |
| | Congress of the People | 830 | 3.74 | 0 | 774 | 3.48 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 156 | 0.70 | 0 | 121 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 106 | 0.48 | 0 | 156 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 92 | 0.41 | 0 | 42 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 22,194 | 100.00 | 12 | 22,273 | 100.00 | 12 | 24 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 22,194 | 98.61 | | 22,273 | 98.95 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 312 | 1.39 | | 237 | 1.05 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 22,506 | 100.00 | | 22,510 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 43,023 | 52.31 | | 43,023 | 52.32 | | |

## 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 | 18,389 | 64.80 | 10 | 18,267 | 64.31 | 7 | 17 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 5,522 | 19.46 | 0 | 5,654 | 19.91 | 5 | 5 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,801 | 13.39 | 3 | 3,781 | 13.31 | 1 | 4 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 432 | 1.52 | 0 | 418 | 1.47 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 172 | 0.61 | 0 | 197 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 61 | 0.21 | 0 | 64 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 |
| | International Revelation Congress | 3 | 0.01 | 0 | 23 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 28,380 | 100.00 | 13 | 28,404 | 100.00 | 13 | 26 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 28,380 | 98.19 | | 28,404 | 98.44 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 523 | 1.81 | | 451 | 1.56 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 28,903 | 100.00 | | 28,855 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 58,046 | 49.79 | | 58,046 | 49.71 | | |

## 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 | 15,752 | 53.28 | 12 | 20,313 | 68.77 | 7 | 19 |
| | Independent candidates | 6,225 | 21.05 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,625 | 8.88 | 0 | 3,396 | 11.50 | 3 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,528 | 8.55 | 2 | 2,554 | 8.65 | 1 | 3 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 931 | 3.15 | 0 | 1,243 | 4.21 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 700 | 2.37 | 0 | 730 | 2.47 | 1 | 1 |
| | Lephalale Residents Party | 277 | 0.94 | 0 | 516 | 1.75 | 1 | 1 |
| | Defenders of the People | 291 | 0.98 | 0 | 322 | 1.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 115 | 0.39 | 0 | 131 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| | International Revelation Congress | 21 | 0.07 | 0 | 159 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 88 | 0.30 | 0 | 71 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 |
| | Able Leadership | 2 | 0.01 | 0 | 70 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 11 | 0.04 | 0 | 33 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 29,566 | 100.00 | 15 | 29,538 | 100.00 | 14 | 29 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 29,566 | 98.37 | | 29,538 | 97.38 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 491 | 1.63 | | 795 | 2.62 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 30,057 | 100.00 | | 30,333 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 64,587 | 46.54 | | 64,587 | 46.96 | | |

### 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 previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 11 Sep 2024 | 3 | | Democratic Alliance | | Democratic Alliance |