# Dipaleseng Local Municipality elections

The Dipaleseng Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The council consists of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six 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 eight seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2006 election | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 11 |
| 2011 election | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 12 |
| 2016 election | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2021 election | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |

## 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 | 5,994 | 69.49 | 5 | 6,022 | 69.82 | 3 | 8 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,893 | 21.95 | 1 | 1,982 | 22.98 | 2 | 3 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 368 | 4.27 | 0 | 365 | 4.23 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 190 | 2.20 | 0 | 178 | 2.06 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 115 | 1.33 | 0 | 78 | 0.90 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 66 | 0.77 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 8,626 | 100.00 | 6 | 8,625 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 8,626 | 97.24 | | 8,625 | 97.02 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 245 | 2.76 | | 265 | 2.98 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 8,871 | 100.00 | | 8,890 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 17,547 | 50.56 | | 17,547 | 50.66 | | |

## 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 | 7,282 | 75.28 | 5 | 7,350 | 76.02 | 3 | 8 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,497 | 15.48 | 1 | 1,481 | 15.32 | 1 | 2 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 537 | 5.55 | 0 | 527 | 5.45 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 154 | 1.59 | 0 | 212 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | Economic Freedom Movement | 88 | 0.91 | 0 | 98 | 1.01 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 115 | 1.19 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 9,673 | 100.00 | 6 | 9,668 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 9,673 | 96.89 | | 9,668 | 96.70 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 310 | 3.11 | | 330 | 3.30 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 9,983 | 100.00 | | 9,998 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 18,892 | 52.84 | | 18,892 | 52.92 | | |

## 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 | 5,433 | 47.04 | 4 | 6,816 | 61.52 | 3 | 7 |
| | Independent candidates | 3,378 | 29.25 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,483 | 12.84 | 1 | 1,574 | 14.21 | 1 | 2 |
| | Socialist Civic Movement | 772 | 6.68 | 0 | 2,125 | 19.18 | 2 | 2 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 310 | 2.68 | 0 | 364 | 3.29 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 173 | 1.50 | 0 | 200 | 1.81 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 11,549 | 100.00 | 6 | 11,079 | 100.00 | 6 | 12 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 11,549 | 95.81 | | 11,079 | 93.19 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 505 | 4.19 | | 809 | 6.81 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 12,054 | 100.00 | | 11,888 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 19,547 | 61.67 | | 19,547 | 60.82 | | |

## 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 | 9,541 | 75.86 | 6 | 9,560 | 76.46 | 3 | 9 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,635 | 13.00 | 0 | 1,628 | 13.02 | 2 | 2 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 485 | 3.86 | 0 | 503 | 4.02 | 1 | 1 |
| | Socialist Civic Movement | 446 | 3.55 | 0 | 475 | 3.80 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 167 | 1.33 | 0 | 189 | 1.51 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 148 | 1.18 | 0 | 149 | 1.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 155 | 1.23 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12,577 | 100.00 | 6 | 12,504 | 100.00 | 6 | 12 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 12,577 | 97.88 | | 12,504 | 97.60 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 272 | 2.12 | | 307 | 2.40 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 12,849 | 100.00 | | 12,811 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 21,413 | 60.01 | | 21,413 | 59.83 | | |

## 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 | 5,275 | 56.17 | 6 | 5,542 | 59.40 | 2 | 8 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,304 | 13.89 | 0 | 1,738 | 18.63 | 2 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 664 | 7.07 | 0 | 671 | 7.19 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 601 | 6.40 | 0 | 673 | 7.21 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,105 | 11.77 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 174 | 1.85 | 0 | 205 | 2.20 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 134 | 1.43 | 0 | 185 | 1.98 | 0 | 0 |
| | Socialist Civic Movement | 49 | 0.52 | 0 | 129 | 1.38 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 56 | 0.60 | 0 | 108 | 1.16 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 29 | 0.31 | 0 | 79 | 0.85 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 9,391 | 100.00 | 6 | 9,330 | 100.00 | 6 | 12 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 9,391 | 97.55 | | 9,330 | 97.28 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 236 | 2.45 | | 261 | 2.72 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 9,627 | 100.00 | | 9,591 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 20,948 | 45.96 | | 20,948 | 45.78 | | |

### 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 |
| 5 April 2023 | 5 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |