# Metsimaholo Local Municipality elections

The Metsimaholo Local Municipality council consists of forty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-three councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-three wards, while the remaining twenty-three 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. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) formed a coalition with the African National Congress (ANC). The EFF's Selloane Motjeane was elected mayor, while Lucas Fisher of the ANC was elected Speaker and Fikile Msokweni of the ANC the Council Whip. Shortly after, the EFF ordered the mayor to stand down, as the party rejected working with the ANC.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | UDM | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 18 | 9 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 33 |
| 2006 election | 24 | 8 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 36 |
| 2011 election | 26 | 15 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 42 |
| 2016 election | 19 | 12 | 8 | 1 | - | 2 | 42 |
| 2021 election | 16 | 12 | 12 | 3 | - | 3 | 46 |

## 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 | 14,838 | 54.57 | 12 | 14,823 | 54.67 | 6 | 18 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 7,127 | 26.21 | 4 | 7,276 | 26.84 | 5 | 9 |
| | Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | 3,272 | 12.03 | 1 | 3,121 | 11.51 | 3 | 4 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,129 | 4.15 | 0 | 1,103 | 4.07 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 345 | 1.27 | 0 | 290 | 1.07 | 1 | 1 |
| | Alliance 2000+ | 274 | 1.01 | 0 | 219 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 204 | 0.75 | 0 | 281 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 27,189 | 100.00 | 17 | 27,113 | 100.00 | 16 | 33 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,189 | 98.67 | | 27,113 | 98.49 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 367 | 1.33 | | 416 | 1.51 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 27,556 | 100.00 | | 27,529 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 54,230 | 50.81 | | 54,230 | 50.76 | | |

## 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 | 19,288 | 65.37 | 14 | 19,226 | 65.45 | 10 | 24 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 6,220 | 21.08 | 4 | 6,184 | 21.05 | 4 | 8 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,459 | 4.94 | 0 | 1,513 | 5.15 | 2 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 761 | 2.58 | 0 | 760 | 2.59 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Independent Front | 775 | 2.63 | 0 | 679 | 2.31 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 381 | 1.29 | 0 | 341 | 1.16 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 343 | 1.16 | 0 | 342 | 1.16 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 181 | 0.61 | 0 | 332 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 100 | 0.34 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 29,508 | 100.00 | 18 | 29,377 | 100.00 | 18 | 36 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 29,508 | 98.22 | | 29,377 | 97.84 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 536 | 1.78 | | 648 | 2.16 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 30,044 | 100.00 | | 30,025 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 62,063 | 48.41 | | 62,063 | 48.38 | | |

## 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 | 24,404 | 62.66 | 16 | 24,697 | 63.42 | 10 | 26 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 13,770 | 35.36 | 5 | 13,662 | 35.08 | 10 | 15 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 627 | 1.61 | 0 | 584 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 113 | 0.29 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 30 | 0.08 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 38,944 | 100.00 | 21 | 38,943 | 100.00 | 21 | 42 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 38,944 | 98.84 | | 38,943 | 98.88 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 457 | 1.16 | | 443 | 1.12 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 39,401 | 100.00 | | 39,386 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 72,068 | 54.67 | | 72,068 | 54.65 | | |

## 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 | 20,454 | 45.38 | 16 | 20,037 | 44.77 | 3 | 19 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 13,074 | 29.00 | 5 | 12,954 | 28.94 | 7 | 12 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 7,982 | 17.71 | 0 | 8,075 | 18.04 | 8 | 8 |
| | Metsimaholo Community Association | 2,163 | 4.80 | 0 | 2,246 | 5.02 | 2 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 956 | 2.12 | 0 | 966 | 2.16 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 66 | 0.15 | 0 | 143 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 81 | 0.18 | 0 | 117 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 189 | 0.42 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 26 | 0.06 | 0 | 136 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 59 | 0.13 | 0 | 57 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| | Alternative African Allegiance | 26 | 0.06 | 0 | 23 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 45,076 | 100.00 | 21 | 44,754 | 100.00 | 21 | 42 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 45,076 | 98.61 | | 44,754 | 98.52 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 637 | 1.39 | | 674 | 1.48 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 45,713 | 100.00 | | 45,428 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 79,675 | 57.37 | | 79,675 | 57.02 | | |

## November 2017 election

The municipal council failed to adopt a budget for the 2017/18 financial year because of disagreements between the coalition members. As a result the council was dissolved in July 2017 and an administrator appointed by the provincial government. A new council was elected on 29 November 2017. The following table shows the results of the election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats | +/– |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats | +/– |
| | African National Congress | 13,177 | 34.69 | 16 | 13,001 | 33.63 | 0 | 16 | −3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 10,603 | 27.91 | 5 | 10,586 | 27.38 | 6 | 11 | −1 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 7,263 | 19.12 | 0 | 7,740 | 20.02 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| | South African Communist Party | 3,323 | 8.75 | 0 | 3,270 | 8.46 | 3 | 3 | New |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,348 | 3.55 | 0 | 1,278 | 3.31 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | African Independent Congress | 716 | 1.88 | 0 | 1,110 | 2.87 | 1 | 1 | New |
| | Metsimaholo Community Association | 629 | 1.66 | 0 | 655 | 1.69 | 1 | 1 | −1 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 405 | 1.07 | 0 | 391 | 1.01 | 1 | 1 | New |
| | Congress of the People | 68 | 0.18 | 0 | 164 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | People's Movement | 114 | 0.30 | 0 | 115 | 0.30 | – | 0 | New |
| | United Democratic Movement | 121 | 0.32 | 0 | 90 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 87 | 0.23 | 0 | 116 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 61 | 0.16 | 0 | 63 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Uniting People First | 50 | 0.13 | 0 | 50 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Power of Africans Unity | 23 | 0.06 | 0 | 33 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 37,988 | 100.00 | 21 | 38,662 | 100.00 | 21 | 42 | – |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 37,988 | 98.54 | | 38,662 | 98.18 | | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 563 | 1.46 | | 715 | 1.82 | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 38,551 | 100.00 | | 39,377 | 100.00 | | | |

## 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 | 12,612 | 34.23 | 15 | 12,860 | 34.71 | 1 | 16 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 9,612 | 26.09 | 6 | 9,744 | 26.30 | 6 | 12 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 9,160 | 24.86 | 2 | 9,521 | 25.69 | 10 | 12 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,826 | 4.96 | 0 | 1,842 | 4.97 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,178 | 3.20 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Independent Congress | 588 | 1.60 | 0 | 526 | 1.42 | 1 | 1 |
| | Metsimaholo Community Association | 418 | 1.13 | 0 | 492 | 1.33 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 387 | 1.05 | 0 | 459 | 1.24 | 1 | 1 |
| | Agency for New Agenda | 132 | 0.36 | 0 | 346 | 0.93 | 0 | 0 |
| | Batho Ba Qetile | 189 | 0.51 | 0 | 180 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 169 | 0.46 | 0 | 183 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 166 | 0.45 | 0 | 163 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 90 | 0.24 | 0 | 206 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 109 | 0.30 | 0 | 155 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 |
| | Metsimaholo Progressive People Forum | 91 | 0.25 | 0 | 166 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 |
| | Africa Restoration Alliance | 52 | 0.14 | 0 | 44 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Independent Movement | 30 | 0.08 | 0 | 61 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 13 | 0.04 | 0 | 66 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | Disability and Older Person Political Party | 24 | 0.07 | 0 | 40 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 36,846 | 100.00 | 23 | 37,054 | 100.00 | 23 | 46 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 36,846 | 98.33 | | 37,054 | 98.66 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 625 | 1.67 | | 502 | 1.34 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 37,471 | 100.00 | | 37,556 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 81,379 | 46.05 | | 81,379 | 46.15 | | |