# Maruleng Local Municipality elections

The Maruleng Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by fourteen first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 fifteen seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.

## 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 | 13,172 | 78.57 | 9 | 13,052 | 78.06 | 6 | 15 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,613 | 9.62 | 0 | 1,514 | 9.06 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,471 | 8.77 | 1 | 1,451 | 8.68 | 1 | 2 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 508 | 3.03 | 0 | 703 | 4.20 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 16,764 | 100.00 | 10 | 16,720 | 100.00 | 10 | 20 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 16,764 | 98.02 | | 16,720 | 97.86 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 339 | 1.98 | | 366 | 2.14 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 17,103 | 100.00 | | 17,086 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 32,844 | 52.07 | | 32,844 | 52.02 | | |

## 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 | 16,279 | 76.19 | 12 | 16,453 | 76.98 | 6 | 18 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 2,621 | 12.27 | 0 | 2,440 | 11.42 | 3 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,802 | 8.43 | 0 | 1,712 | 8.01 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 518 | 2.42 | 0 | 456 | 2.13 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 115 | 0.54 | 0 | 104 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 30 | 0.14 | 0 | 150 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 |
| | Alliance for Democracy and Prosperity | | | | 59 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 21,365 | 100.00 | 12 | 21,374 | 100.00 | 12 | 24 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 21,365 | 98.67 | | 21,374 | 98.74 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 287 | 1.33 | | 273 | 1.26 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 21,652 | 100.00 | | 21,647 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 42,302 | 51.18 | | 42,302 | 51.17 | | |

## 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 | 19,024 | 69.21 | 12 | 19,561 | 71.28 | 7 | 19 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 2,498 | 9.09 | 1 | 2,482 | 9.04 | 2 | 3 |
| | Congress of the People | 2,117 | 7.70 | 0 | 2,379 | 8.67 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,041 | 7.42 | 1 | 2,068 | 7.54 | 1 | 2 |
| | African People's Convention | 602 | 2.19 | 0 | 598 | 2.18 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 868 | 3.16 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 307 | 1.12 | 0 | 321 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 32 | 0.12 | 0 | 35 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 27,489 | 100.00 | 14 | 27,444 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,489 | 98.41 | | 27,444 | 98.25 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 443 | 1.59 | | 489 | 1.75 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 27,932 | 100.00 | | 27,933 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 47,717 | 58.54 | | 47,717 | 58.54 | | |

## 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 | 15,537 | 53.21 | 11 | 16,362 | 56.28 | 4 | 15 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,970 | 17.02 | 0 | 5,073 | 17.45 | 5 | 5 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,695 | 12.65 | 1 | 3,664 | 12.60 | 2 | 3 |
| | Civic Warriors of Maruleng | 2,819 | 9.65 | 1 | 2,810 | 9.66 | 2 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,153 | 3.95 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 320 | 1.10 | 0 | 288 | 0.99 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 216 | 0.74 | 0 | 278 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 |
| | Socialist Radical Change | 126 | 0.43 | 0 | 153 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 97 | 0.33 | 0 | 152 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 |
| | Maruleng Community Forum | 114 | 0.39 | 0 | 120 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 119 | 0.41 | 0 | 104 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| | International Revelation Congress | 31 | 0.11 | 0 | 48 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 |
| | Agang South Africa | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 22 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 29,198 | 100.00 | 14 | 29,074 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 29,198 | 98.83 | | 29,074 | 98.57 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 345 | 1.17 | | 421 | 1.43 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 29,543 | 100.00 | | 29,495 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 52,535 | 56.23 | | 52,535 | 56.14 | | |

## 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 | 15,777 | 49.94 | 11 | 17,922 | 59.18 | 4 | 15 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,973 | 9.41 | 0 | 4,765 | 15.73 | 4 | 4 |
| | Independent candidates | 6,833 | 21.63 | 2 | | | | 2 |
| | Civic Warriors | 2,802 | 8.87 | 0 | 3,197 | 10.56 | 3 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,066 | 6.54 | 1 | 2,728 | 9.01 | 1 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 489 | 1.55 | 0 | 521 | 1.72 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 334 | 1.06 | 0 | 409 | 1.35 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 148 | 0.47 | 0 | 230 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 78 | 0.25 | 0 | 151 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| | Power of Africans Unity | 52 | 0.16 | 0 | 133 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 16 | 0.05 | 0 | 126 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 |
| | Able Leadership | 27 | 0.09 | 0 | 103 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 31,595 | 100.00 | 14 | 30,285 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 31,595 | 98.58 | | 30,285 | 96.94 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 454 | 1.42 | | 957 | 3.06 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 32,049 | 100.00 | | 31,242 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 54,886 | 58.39 | | 54,886 | 56.92 | | |