# Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality elections

The Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of sixty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty 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 36 seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | AZAPO | BPSA | DA | EFF | MP | Other | Total |
| 2006 election | 45 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 57 |
| 2011 election | 41 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 12 | 2 | 60 |
| 2016 election | 41 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 61 |
| 2021 election | 36 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 61 |

## 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 | 31,007 | 74.37 | 28 | 31,600 | 76.41 | 17 | 45 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,518 | 8.44 | 1 | 3,437 | 8.31 | 4 | 5 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 2,018 | 4.84 | 0 | 3,893 | 9.41 | 4 | 4 |
| | Independent candidates | 3,261 | 7.82 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 955 | 2.29 | 0 | 1,206 | 2.92 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Independent Front | 274 | 0.66 | 0 | 700 | 1.69 | 1 | 1 |
| | Black Consciousness Party | 321 | 0.77 | 0 | 522 | 1.26 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 338 | 0.81 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 41,692 | 100.00 | 29 | 41,358 | 100.00 | 28 | 57 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 41,692 | 96.87 | | 41,358 | 96.73 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,349 | 3.13 | | 1,397 | 3.27 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 43,041 | 100.00 | | 42,755 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 105,334 | 40.86 | | 105,334 | 40.59 | | |

## 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 | 36,704 | 65.97 | 25 | 37,948 | 68.29 | 16 | 41 |
| | Mpumalanga Party | 10,557 | 18.97 | 4 | 10,592 | 19.06 | 8 | 12 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,662 | 6.58 | 1 | 3,493 | 6.29 | 3 | 4 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,077 | 1.94 | 0 | 1,087 | 1.96 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 926 | 1.66 | 0 | 728 | 1.31 | 1 | 1 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 520 | 0.93 | 0 | 472 | 0.85 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 903 | 1.62 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Independent Residents Association | 380 | 0.68 | 0 | 366 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 405 | 0.73 | 0 | 332 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 232 | 0.42 | 0 | 178 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 150 | 0.27 | 0 | 185 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| | South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association | 76 | 0.14 | 0 | 99 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | Black Consciousness Party | 45 | 0.08 | 0 | 88 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 55,637 | 100.00 | 30 | 55,568 | 100.00 | 30 | 60 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 55,637 | 97.47 | | 55,568 | 97.40 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,444 | 2.53 | | 1,486 | 2.60 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 57,081 | 100.00 | | 57,054 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 110,685 | 51.57 | | 110,685 | 51.55 | | |

## 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 | 39,477 | 64.38 | 30 | 40,465 | 66.41 | 11 | 41 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 10,136 | 16.53 | 0 | 10,245 | 16.81 | 10 | 10 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,548 | 7.42 | 1 | 4,614 | 7.57 | 4 | 5 |
| | Bolsheviks Party of South Africa | 2,376 | 3.88 | 0 | 2,722 | 4.47 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,301 | 3.75 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Mpumalanga Party | 737 | 1.20 | 0 | 647 | 1.06 | 1 | 1 |
| | South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association | 451 | 0.74 | 0 | 517 | 0.85 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 116 | 0.19 | 0 | 449 | 0.74 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 258 | 0.42 | 0 | 166 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| | Answer for Community | 230 | 0.38 | 0 | 166 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 194 | 0.32 | 0 | 159 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 178 | 0.29 | 0 | 171 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 112 | 0.18 | 0 | 132 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Socialist Party | 106 | 0.17 | 0 | 132 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 31 | 0.05 | 0 | 142 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 |
| | Sindawonye Progressive Party | 35 | 0.06 | 0 | 134 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | Badira Mmogo Freedom Party | 30 | 0.05 | 0 | 68 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 61,316 | 100.00 | 31 | 60,929 | 100.00 | 30 | 61 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 61,316 | 98.29 | | 60,929 | 97.86 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,069 | 1.71 | | 1,335 | 2.14 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 62,385 | 100.00 | | 62,264 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 121,169 | 51.49 | | 121,169 | 51.39 | | |

## 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 | 27,547 | 57.80 | 27 | 27,729 | 58.66 | 9 | 36 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 10,110 | 21.21 | 3 | 10,395 | 21.99 | 11 | 14 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,984 | 6.26 | 1 | 3,063 | 6.48 | 3 | 4 |
| | Bolsheviks Party of South Africa | 1,612 | 3.38 | 0 | 1,573 | 3.33 | 2 | 2 |
| | Mpumalanga Party | 1,419 | 2.98 | 0 | 1,544 | 3.27 | 2 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 860 | 1.80 | 0 | 782 | 1.65 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,006 | 2.11 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Answer for Community | 468 | 0.98 | 0 | 441 | 0.93 | 1 | 1 |
| | Dennilton Residents Association | 351 | 0.74 | 0 | 330 | 0.70 | 1 | 1 |
| | Movement for African Convention | 201 | 0.42 | 0 | 281 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 |
| | South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association | 231 | 0.48 | 0 | 234 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| | Defenders of the People | 136 | 0.29 | 0 | 147 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 126 | 0.26 | 0 | 137 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 105 | 0.22 | 0 | 109 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 102 | 0.21 | 0 | 105 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 85 | 0.18 | 0 | 86 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 73 | 0.15 | 0 | 86 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Socialist Party | 106 | 0.22 | 0 | 43 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Artists Party | 42 | 0.09 | 0 | 74 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 59 | 0.12 | 0 | 57 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 36 | 0.08 | 0 | 56 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 47,659 | 100.00 | 31 | 47,272 | 100.00 | 30 | 61 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 47,659 | 98.05 | | 47,272 | 97.67 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 950 | 1.95 | | 1,126 | 2.33 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 48,609 | 100.00 | | 48,398 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 120,057 | 40.49 | | 120,057 | 40.31 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in 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 Dec 2024 | 30 | | Economic Freedom Fighters | | African National Congress |