# Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality elections

The Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality 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 twenty-three seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | UCDP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 22 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 0 | 34 |
| 2006 election | 25 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 34 |
| 2011 election | 29 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 39 |
| 2016 election | 23 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 38 |
| 2021 election | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 37 |
| 2021 election (recount) | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 37 |

## 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 | 17,797 | 63.19 | 14 | 18,040 | 63.98 | 8 | 22 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 8,789 | 31.21 | 3 | 8,950 | 31.74 | 8 | 11 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 834 | 2.96 | 0 | 1,003 | 3.56 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 614 | 2.18 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 131 | 0.47 | 0 | 203 | 0.72 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 28,165 | 100.00 | 17 | 28,196 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 28,165 | 97.87 | | 28,196 | 98.06 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 613 | 2.13 | | 559 | 1.94 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 28,778 | 100.00 | | 28,755 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 56,608 | 50.84 | | 56,608 | 50.80 | | |

## 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 | 21,238 | 70.93 | 16 | 22,130 | 74.20 | 9 | 25 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 6,444 | 21.52 | 0 | 6,494 | 21.78 | 8 | 8 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,251 | 4.18 | 1 | 1,199 | 4.02 | 0 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,008 | 3.37 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 29,941 | 100.00 | 17 | 29,823 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 29,941 | 97.16 | | 29,823 | 96.94 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 875 | 2.84 | | 941 | 3.06 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 30,816 | 100.00 | | 30,764 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 63,108 | 48.83 | | 63,108 | 48.75 | | |

## 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 | 24,589 | 72.17 | 20 | 25,009 | 75.33 | 9 | 29 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 4,161 | 12.21 | 0 | 4,261 | 12.83 | 5 | 5 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,079 | 6.10 | 0 | 1,835 | 5.53 | 2 | 2 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,183 | 3.47 | 0 | 1,203 | 3.62 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,183 | 3.47 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Working-Together Political Party | 322 | 0.95 | 0 | 338 | 1.02 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 298 | 0.87 | 0 | 272 | 0.82 | 0 | 0 |
| | South African Political Party | 257 | 0.75 | 0 | 283 | 0.85 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 34,072 | 100.00 | 20 | 33,201 | 100.00 | 19 | 39 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 34,072 | 97.68 | | 33,201 | 96.71 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 808 | 2.32 | | 1,129 | 3.29 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 34,880 | 100.00 | | 34,330 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 65,392 | 53.34 | | 65,392 | 52.50 | | |

## 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 | 21,207 | 59.60 | 19 | 21,349 | 61.18 | 4 | 23 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 5,042 | 14.17 | 0 | 5,094 | 14.60 | 6 | 6 |
| | Are Ageng Afrika | 2,948 | 8.29 | 0 | 3,048 | 8.73 | 3 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,086 | 5.86 | 0 | 2,324 | 6.66 | 2 | 2 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 916 | 2.57 | 0 | 1,051 | 3.01 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,508 | 4.24 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Agang South Africa | 506 | 1.42 | 0 | 574 | 1.64 | 1 | 1 |
| | Working-Together Political Party | 492 | 1.38 | 0 | 504 | 1.44 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 456 | 1.28 | 0 | 464 | 1.33 | 1 | 1 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 213 | 0.60 | 0 | 264 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 208 | 0.58 | 0 | 224 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 35,582 | 100.00 | 19 | 34,896 | 100.00 | 19 | 38 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 35,582 | 97.80 | | 34,896 | 97.64 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 801 | 2.20 | | 843 | 2.36 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 36,383 | 100.00 | | 35,739 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 68,743 | 52.93 | | 68,743 | 51.99 | | |

## November 2021 election

In the aftermath of the election, the Forum for Democrats (FFD) contested the results, claiming a counting error by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). The IEC acknowledged the error, which saw the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) allocated six seats. Correcting the error would have seen one of these seats instead allocated to the FFD, but the municipality did not take action to replace the EFF councillor. The FFD (along with the Freedom Advocacy Network) approached the North West High Court, and the judgement awarded the seat to the FFD in March 2022.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election after the recount.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 19,746 | 61.50 | 19 | 19,634 | 61.30 | 4 | 23 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,485 | 13.97 | 0 | 4,543 | 14.18 | 5 | 5 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 4,222 | 13.15 | 0 | 4,264 | 13.31 | 5 | 5 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,060 | 3.30 | 0 | 973 | 3.04 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 808 | 2.52 | 0 | 838 | 2.62 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 705 | 2.20 | 0 | 929 | 2.90 | 1 | 1 |
| | Forum for Democrats | 268 | 0.83 | 0 | 229 | 0.71 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 339 | 1.06 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 174 | 0.54 | 0 | 162 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 |
| | Progressive Change | 151 | 0.47 | 0 | 158 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
| | Economic Emancipation Forum | 92 | 0.29 | 0 | 63 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 8 | 0.02 | 0 | 135 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 |
| | Are Ageng Afrika | 45 | 0.14 | 0 | 58 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 4 | 0.01 | 0 | 44 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 32,107 | 100.00 | 19 | 32,030 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 32,107 | 97.91 | | 32,030 | 97.72 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 687 | 2.09 | | 746 | 2.28 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 32,794 | 100.00 | | 32,776 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 68,421 | 47.93 | | 68,421 | 47.90 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from 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 |
| 6 December 2023 | 6 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |