# Tswelopele Local Municipality elections

The Tswelopele Local Municipality council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
The African National Congress (ANC) has won a majority in each election. 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 | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 11 | 2 | - | - | 13 |
| 2006 election | 11 | 2 | - | 1 | 14 |
| 2011 election | 12 | 2 | - | 1 | 15 |
| 2016 election | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 election | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 |

## 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 | 7,703 | 82.46 | 6 | 7,759 | 82.84 | 5 | 11 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,639 | 17.54 | 1 | 1,607 | 17.16 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 9,342 | 100.00 | 7 | 9,366 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 9,342 | 97.42 | | 9,366 | 97.45 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 247 | 2.58 | | 245 | 2.55 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 9,589 | 100.00 | | 9,611 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 20,191 | 47.49 | | 20,191 | 47.60 | | |

## 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 | 8,109 | 67.92 | 6 | 8,586 | 83.76 | 5 | 11 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,374 | 11.51 | 0 | 1,351 | 13.18 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,231 | 18.69 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 184 | 1.54 | 0 | 150 | 1.46 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 41 | 0.34 | 0 | 164 | 1.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 11,939 | 100.00 | 7 | 10,251 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 11,939 | 96.47 | | 10,251 | 82.70 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 437 | 3.53 | | 2,144 | 17.30 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 12,376 | 100.00 | | 12,395 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 22,361 | 55.35 | | 22,361 | 55.43 | | |

## 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 | 11,318 | 80.43 | 8 | 11,519 | 81.51 | 4 | 12 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,675 | 11.90 | 0 | 1,640 | 11.60 | 2 | 2 |
| | Congress of the People | 784 | 5.57 | 0 | 738 | 5.22 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 294 | 2.09 | 0 | 235 | 1.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 14,071 | 100.00 | 8 | 14,132 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 14,071 | 97.73 | | 14,132 | 98.12 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 327 | 2.27 | | 271 | 1.88 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 14,398 | 100.00 | | 14,403 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 24,197 | 59.50 | | 24,197 | 59.52 | | |

## 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 | 11,231 | 72.63 | 8 | 11,237 | 72.84 | 3 | 11 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,521 | 16.30 | 0 | 2,473 | 16.03 | 3 | 3 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,217 | 7.87 | 0 | 1,183 | 7.67 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 266 | 1.72 | 0 | 280 | 1.81 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 103 | 0.67 | 0 | 140 | 0.91 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 125 | 0.81 | 0 | 114 | 0.74 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 15,463 | 100.00 | 8 | 15,427 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 15,463 | 97.97 | | 15,427 | 98.10 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 320 | 2.03 | | 299 | 1.90 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 15,783 | 100.00 | | 15,726 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 26,233 | 60.16 | | 26,233 | 59.95 | | |

## 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 | 7,116 | 61.41 | 9 | 7,174 | 61.80 | 1 | 10 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,829 | 15.78 | 0 | 1,810 | 15.59 | 3 | 3 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,322 | 11.41 | 0 | 1,344 | 11.58 | 2 | 2 |
| | Tikwana Youth Power | 669 | 5.77 | 0 | 668 | 5.75 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 410 | 3.54 | 0 | 403 | 3.47 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 135 | 1.16 | 0 | 137 | 1.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 33 | 0.28 | 0 | 40 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 67 | 0.58 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 7 | 0.06 | 0 | 33 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 11,588 | 100.00 | 9 | 11,609 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 11,588 | 97.27 | | 11,609 | 97.34 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 325 | 2.73 | | 317 | 2.66 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 11,913 | 100.00 | | 11,926 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 25,856 | 46.07 | | 25,856 | 46.12 | | |