# Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality elections

The Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 24 seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | COPE | DA | EFF | Other | Total |
| 2006 election | 26 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 32 |
| 2011 election | 29 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 36 |
| 2016 election | 26 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 37 |
| 2021 election | 24 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 37 |

## 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 | 15,049 | 75.20 | 15 | 16,089 | 81.16 | 11 | 26 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,732 | 8.66 | 1 | 1,833 | 9.25 | 2 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,689 | 8.44 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 462 | 2.31 | 0 | 542 | 2.73 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 438 | 2.19 | 0 | 343 | 1.73 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 261 | 1.30 | 0 | 386 | 1.95 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 192 | 0.96 | 0 | 239 | 1.21 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent Democrats | 92 | 0.46 | 0 | 194 | 0.98 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ximoko Party | 83 | 0.41 | 0 | 197 | 0.99 | 0 | 0 |
| | Alliance for Democracy and Prosperity | 13 | 0.06 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 20,011 | 100.00 | 16 | 19,823 | 100.00 | 16 | 32 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 20,011 | 98.14 | | 19,823 | 97.58 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 380 | 1.86 | | 491 | 2.42 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 20,391 | 100.00 | | 20,314 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 53,474 | 38.13 | | 53,474 | 37.99 | | |

## 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 | 24,612 | 76.81 | 16 | 25,772 | 80.43 | 13 | 29 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,991 | 9.33 | 2 | 3,186 | 9.94 | 2 | 4 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,433 | 4.47 | 0 | 1,354 | 4.23 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent Ratepayers Association of SA | 982 | 3.06 | 0 | 796 | 2.48 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,050 | 3.28 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 432 | 1.35 | 0 | 374 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 388 | 1.21 | 0 | 330 | 1.03 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 115 | 0.36 | 0 | 78 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 37 | 0.12 | 0 | 87 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ximoko Party | 4 | 0.01 | 0 | 64 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 32,044 | 100.00 | 18 | 32,041 | 100.00 | 18 | 36 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 32,044 | 98.16 | | 32,041 | 98.41 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 600 | 1.84 | | 518 | 1.59 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 32,644 | 100.00 | | 32,559 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 61,477 | 53.10 | | 61,477 | 52.96 | | |

## 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 | 23,710 | 66.69 | 17 | 24,414 | 68.60 | 9 | 26 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 5,433 | 15.28 | 0 | 5,453 | 15.32 | 6 | 6 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,684 | 10.36 | 2 | 4,183 | 11.75 | 2 | 4 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,143 | 3.22 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 410 | 1.15 | 0 | 378 | 1.06 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent Ratepayers Association of SA | 408 | 1.15 | 0 | 298 | 0.84 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 212 | 0.60 | 0 | 287 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 247 | 0.69 | 0 | 218 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 148 | 0.42 | 0 | 169 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 64 | 0.18 | 0 | 55 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Freedom Salvation | 44 | 0.12 | 0 | 56 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 |
| | United People of South Africa | 40 | 0.11 | 0 | 32 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | Agang South Africa | 9 | 0.03 | 0 | 18 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ximoko Party | | | | 26 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 35,552 | 100.00 | 19 | 35,587 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 35,552 | 98.54 | | 35,587 | 98.48 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 528 | 1.46 | | 548 | 1.52 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 36,080 | 100.00 | | 36,135 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 70,416 | 51.24 | | 70,416 | 51.32 | | |

## 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 | 18,906 | 59.45 | 17 | 19,777 | 62.86 | 7 | 24 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,893 | 12.24 | 0 | 4,353 | 13.84 | 5 | 5 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,069 | 9.65 | 2 | 3,157 | 10.03 | 2 | 4 |
| | National Independent Party | 1,491 | 4.69 | 0 | 1,513 | 4.81 | 2 | 2 |
| | Mopani Independent Movement | 978 | 3.08 | 0 | 1,036 | 3.29 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,003 | 6.30 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 308 | 0.97 | 0 | 359 | 1.14 | 1 | 1 |
| | Able Leadership | 226 | 0.71 | 0 | 224 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 190 | 0.60 | 0 | 222 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 163 | 0.51 | 0 | 144 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 139 | 0.44 | 0 | 105 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 121 | 0.38 | 0 | 112 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| | Civic Warriors | 98 | 0.31 | 0 | 74 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 69 | 0.22 | 0 | 100 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 85 | 0.27 | 0 | 80 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ximoko Party | 36 | 0.11 | 0 | 57 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 4 | 0.01 | 0 | 55 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 11 | 0.03 | 0 | 38 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 33 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 10 | 0.03 | 0 | 22 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 31,801 | 100.00 | 19 | 31,461 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 31,801 | 97.85 | | 31,461 | 97.60 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 699 | 2.15 | | 772 | 2.40 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 32,500 | 100.00 | | 32,233 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 75,415 | 43.09 | | 75,415 | 42.74 | | |