# Nketoana Local Municipality elections

The Nketoana Local Municipality council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirteen seats on the council.
In the 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a reduced majority of ten 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 | 12 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2006 election | 14 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 2011 election | 14 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2016 election | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 18 |
| 2021 election | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 |

## 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 | 8,684 | 68.57 | 8 | 8,594 | 67.62 | 4 | 12 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,968 | 15.54 | 1 | 2,170 | 17.07 | 2 | 3 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,911 | 15.09 | 0 | 1,946 | 15.31 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 101 | 0.80 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12,664 | 100.00 | 9 | 12,710 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 12,664 | 97.09 | | 12,710 | 97.43 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 380 | 2.91 | | 335 | 2.57 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 13,044 | 100.00 | | 13,045 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 27,180 | 47.99 | | 27,180 | 47.99 | | |

## 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 | 11,109 | 77.66 | 9 | 11,392 | 79.47 | 5 | 14 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,551 | 10.84 | 0 | 1,513 | 10.55 | 2 | 2 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 900 | 6.29 | 0 | 826 | 5.76 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 493 | 3.45 | 0 | 604 | 4.21 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 252 | 1.76 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 14,305 | 100.00 | 9 | 14,335 | 100.00 | 9 | 18 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 14,305 | 97.63 | | 14,335 | 97.76 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 347 | 2.37 | | 328 | 2.24 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 14,652 | 100.00 | | 14,663 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 29,154 | 50.26 | | 29,154 | 50.29 | | |

## 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 | 11,844 | 77.09 | 8 | 12,318 | 79.67 | 6 | 14 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,035 | 13.25 | 1 | 2,024 | 13.09 | 1 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 510 | 3.32 | 0 | 419 | 2.71 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 374 | 2.43 | 0 | 314 | 2.03 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 144 | 0.94 | 0 | 266 | 1.72 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 170 | 1.11 | 0 | 120 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 287 | 1.87 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 15,364 | 100.00 | 9 | 15,461 | 100.00 | 9 | 18 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 15,364 | 97.79 | | 15,461 | 98.25 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 348 | 2.21 | | 275 | 1.75 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 15,712 | 100.00 | | 15,736 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 28,978 | 54.22 | | 28,978 | 54.30 | | |

## 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 | 10,869 | 67.70 | 8 | 11,750 | 72.80 | 5 | 13 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,248 | 14.00 | 1 | 2,342 | 14.51 | 2 | 3 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 918 | 5.72 | 0 | 1,093 | 6.77 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 570 | 3.55 | 0 | 587 | 3.64 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,119 | 6.97 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 272 | 1.69 | 0 | 368 | 2.28 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Residents Front | 59 | 0.37 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 16,055 | 100.00 | 9 | 16,140 | 100.00 | 9 | 18 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 16,055 | 97.75 | | 16,140 | 97.66 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 369 | 2.25 | | 386 | 2.34 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 16,424 | 100.00 | | 16,526 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 30,559 | 53.75 | | 30,559 | 54.08 | | |

## 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 | 6,469 | 49.26 | 8 | 7,148 | 54.72 | 2 | 10 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,613 | 12.28 | 1 | 1,695 | 12.98 | 2 | 3 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,501 | 11.43 | 0 | 1,698 | 13.00 | 2 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,039 | 7.91 | 0 | 1,029 | 7.88 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,887 | 14.37 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | All Unemployment Labour Alliance | | | | 676 | 5.18 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 217 | 1.65 | 0 | 249 | 1.91 | 0 | 0 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 222 | 1.69 | 0 | 234 | 1.79 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 98 | 0.75 | 0 | 109 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 |
| | Agency for New Agenda | 31 | 0.24 | 0 | 135 | 1.03 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 56 | 0.43 | 0 | 89 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 13,133 | 100.00 | 9 | 13,062 | 100.00 | 9 | 18 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 13,133 | 98.01 | | 13,062 | 97.49 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 267 | 1.99 | | 336 | 2.51 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 13,400 | 100.00 | | 13,398 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 28,691 | 46.70 | | 28,691 | 46.70 | | |