# Makana Local Municipality elections

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

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 20 | 3 | — | 1 | 24 |
| 2006 election | 20 | 4 | — | 0 | 24 |
| 2011 election | 20 | 6 | — | 2 | 28 |
| 2016 election | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| 2021 election | 14 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 27 |

## 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 | 18,118 | 82.00 | 11 | 18,173 | 82.02 | 9 | 20 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,026 | 13.69 | 1 | 3,155 | 14.24 | 2 | 3 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 481 | 2.18 | 0 | 411 | 1.85 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 471 | 2.13 | 0 | 418 | 1.89 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 22,096 | 100.00 | 12 | 22,157 | 100.00 | 12 | 24 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 22,096 | 98.17 | | 22,157 | 98.44 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 411 | 1.83 | | 351 | 1.56 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 22,507 | 100.00 | | 22,508 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 39,034 | 57.66 | | 39,034 | 57.66 | | |

## 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 | 17,981 | 80.89 | 11 | 17,977 | 80.91 | 9 | 20 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,169 | 14.26 | 1 | 3,103 | 13.97 | 3 | 4 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 330 | 1.48 | 0 | 292 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 249 | 1.12 | 0 | 238 | 1.07 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 212 | 0.95 | 0 | 230 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 196 | 0.88 | 0 | 246 | 1.11 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent Democrats | 33 | 0.15 | 0 | 133 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 59 | 0.27 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 22,229 | 100.00 | 12 | 22,219 | 100.00 | 12 | 24 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 22,229 | 98.54 | | 22,219 | 98.48 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 330 | 1.46 | | 343 | 1.52 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 22,559 | 100.00 | | 22,562 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 43,059 | 52.39 | | 43,059 | 52.40 | | |

## 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 | 17,451 | 71.79 | 10 | 18,106 | 73.31 | 10 | 20 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 5,035 | 20.71 | 4 | 5,074 | 20.54 | 2 | 6 |
| | Congress of the People | 798 | 3.28 | 0 | 690 | 2.79 | 1 | 1 |
| | Makana Independent New Deal | 593 | 2.44 | 0 | 483 | 1.96 | 1 | 1 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 302 | 1.24 | 0 | 346 | 1.40 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 130 | 0.53 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 24,309 | 100.00 | 14 | 24,699 | 100.00 | 14 | 28 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 24,309 | 98.05 | | 24,699 | 98.64 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 483 | 1.95 | | 341 | 1.36 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 24,792 | 100.00 | | 25,040 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 44,876 | 55.25 | | 44,876 | 55.80 | | |

## 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 | 14,087 | 60.81 | 11 | 15,078 | 62.83 | 6 | 17 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 6,911 | 29.83 | 3 | 7,134 | 29.73 | 5 | 8 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,127 | 4.87 | 0 | 1,382 | 5.76 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 898 | 3.88 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 142 | 0.61 | 0 | 208 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | | | | 195 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 23,165 | 100.00 | 14 | 23,997 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 23,165 | 98.46 | | 23,997 | 98.35 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 363 | 1.54 | | 402 | 1.65 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 23,528 | 100.00 | | 24,399 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 46,398 | 50.71 | | 46,398 | 52.59 | | |

## 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 | 9,341 | 49.53 | 11 | 9,333 | 51.82 | 3 | 14 |
| | Makana Citizens Front | 3,277 | 17.38 | 0 | 3,396 | 18.86 | 5 | 5 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,127 | 16.58 | 2 | 3,182 | 17.67 | 3 | 5 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,130 | 5.99 | 0 | 1,050 | 5.83 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,099 | 5.83 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Makana Independent New Deal | 330 | 1.75 | 0 | 371 | 2.06 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 184 | 0.98 | 0 | 222 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 142 | 0.75 | 0 | 172 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 135 | 0.72 | 0 | 136 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 95 | 0.50 | 0 | 149 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 18,860 | 100.00 | 14 | 18,011 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 18,860 | 98.13 | | 18,011 | 96.09 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 360 | 1.87 | | 732 | 3.91 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 19,220 | 100.00 | | 18,743 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 43,664 | 44.02 | | 43,664 | 42.93 | | |