# Setsoto Local Municipality elections

The Setsoto Local Municipality council consists of thirty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seventeen wards, while the remaining sixteen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of seventeen seats on the council.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | PAC | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 24 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| 2006 election | 27 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| 2011 election | 26 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 35 |
| 2016 election | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 33 |
| 2021 election | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 9 | 33 |

## 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 | 18,577 | 75.89 | 15 | 18,537 | 76.20 | 9 | 24 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,547 | 14.49 | 1 | 3,775 | 15.52 | 4 | 5 |
| | Alliance 2000+ | 1,326 | 5.42 | 0 | 1,010 | 4.15 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 561 | 2.29 | 0 | 1,006 | 4.14 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 469 | 1.92 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 24,480 | 100.00 | 16 | 24,328 | 100.00 | 15 | 31 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 24,480 | 97.30 | | 24,328 | 96.65 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 680 | 2.70 | | 842 | 3.35 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 25,160 | 100.00 | | 25,170 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 50,236 | 50.08 | | 50,236 | 50.10 | | |

## 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 | 19,969 | 80.93 | 17 | 20,076 | 81.24 | 10 | 27 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,062 | 12.41 | 0 | 2,950 | 11.94 | 4 | 4 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 592 | 2.40 | 0 | 469 | 1.90 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 422 | 1.71 | 0 | 441 | 1.78 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent Democrats | 405 | 1.64 | 0 | 386 | 1.56 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 186 | 0.75 | 0 | 310 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 37 | 0.15 | 0 | 81 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 24,673 | 100.00 | 17 | 24,713 | 100.00 | 16 | 33 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 24,673 | 97.58 | | 24,713 | 97.75 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 613 | 2.42 | | 570 | 2.25 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 25,286 | 100.00 | | 25,283 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 55,545 | 45.52 | | 55,545 | 45.52 | | |

## May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 1911 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 20,849 | 74.28 | 17 | 21,316 | 75.34 | 9 | 26 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 5,099 | 18.17 | 1 | 4,936 | 17.45 | 5 | 6 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,138 | 4.05 | 0 | 1,397 | 4.94 | 2 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 518 | 1.85 | 0 | 288 | 1.02 | 1 | 1 |
| | Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa | 397 | 1.41 | 0 | 356 | 1.26 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 68 | 0.24 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 28,069 | 100.00 | 18 | 28,293 | 100.00 | 17 | 35 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 28,069 | 97.32 | | 28,293 | 98.16 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 772 | 2.68 | | 529 | 1.84 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 28,841 | 100.00 | | 28,822 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 57,669 | 50.01 | | 57,669 | 49.98 | | |

## 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 | 18,835 | 60.98 | 16 | 19,090 | 61.81 | 5 | 21 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 5,076 | 16.43 | 1 | 4,935 | 15.98 | 4 | 5 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,693 | 8.72 | 0 | 2,629 | 8.51 | 3 | 3 |
| | United Front of Civics | 1,398 | 4.53 | 0 | 3,259 | 10.55 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,532 | 4.96 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 534 | 1.73 | 0 | 461 | 1.49 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 532 | 1.72 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa | 205 | 0.66 | 0 | 177 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 83 | 0.27 | 0 | 269 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | | | | 63 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 30,888 | 100.00 | 17 | 30,883 | 100.00 | 16 | 33 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 30,888 | 97.46 | | 30,883 | 97.42 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 806 | 2.54 | | 819 | 2.58 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 31,694 | 100.00 | | 31,702 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 59,053 | 53.67 | | 59,053 | 53.68 | | |

## 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 | 12,405 | 50.77 | 14 | 12,409 | 51.14 | 3 | 17 |
| | Setsoto Service Delivery Forum | 5,597 | 22.91 | 3 | 5,542 | 22.84 | 5 | 8 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,174 | 8.90 | 0 | 2,263 | 9.33 | 3 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,687 | 6.90 | 0 | 1,701 | 7.01 | 2 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,253 | 5.13 | 0 | 1,106 | 4.56 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 320 | 1.31 | 0 | 304 | 1.25 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 193 | 0.79 | 0 | 228 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 408 | 1.67 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | All Unemployment Labour Alliance | 98 | 0.40 | 0 | 302 | 1.24 | 0 | 0 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 158 | 0.65 | 0 | 160 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 85 | 0.35 | 0 | 139 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 |
| | Power of Africans Unity | 54 | 0.22 | 0 | 109 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 24,432 | 100.00 | 17 | 24,263 | 100.00 | 16 | 33 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 24,432 | 97.88 | | 24,263 | 97.36 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 529 | 2.12 | | 658 | 2.64 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 24,961 | 100.00 | | 24,921 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 55,718 | 44.80 | | 55,718 | 44.73 | | |

### 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 |
| 7 August 2024 | 8 | | Setsoto Service Delivery Forum | | Economic Freedom Fighters |
After the three August 2024 by-elections, the new composition of council was as follows:
| Party | Ward | List | Total |
| African National Congress | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Setsoto Service Delivery Forum | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Democratic Alliance | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Freedom Front Plus | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| African Transformation Movement | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 16 | 33 |