# Walter Sisulu Local Municipality elections

The Walter Sisulu Local Municipality council was formed in 2016, and consists of twenty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eleven wards, while the remaining eleven 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 reduced majority of twelve seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | MCA | Total |
| 2016 election | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 election | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 |

## 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 | 13,686 | 66.85 | 10 | 13,805 | 66.89 | 5 | 15 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,638 | 22.65 | 1 | 4,630 | 22.43 | 4 | 5 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,158 | 5.66 | 0 | 1,173 | 5.68 | 1 | 1 |
| | Maletswai Civic Association | 878 | 4.29 | 0 | 1,030 | 4.99 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Residents Front | 62 | 0.30 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 51 | 0.25 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 20,473 | 100.00 | 11 | 20,638 | 100.00 | 11 | 22 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 20,473 | 98.13 | | 20,638 | 98.29 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 391 | 1.87 | | 359 | 1.71 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 20,864 | 100.00 | | 20,997 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 36,607 | 56.99 | | 36,607 | 57.36 | | |

## By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021

In a by-election held on 8 August 2018, a ward previously held by an ANC councillor was won by the DA candidate. Council composition was reconfigured as seen below:
| Party | Party | Ward | PR list | Total |
| | African National Congress | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| | DA | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Maletswai Civic Association | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 11 | 11 | 22 |

## 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 | 9,325 | 55.41 | 9 | 9,367 | 55.71 | 3 | 12 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,871 | 23.00 | 2 | 3,842 | 22.85 | 3 | 5 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,201 | 13.08 | 0 | 2,100 | 12.49 | 3 | 3 |
| | Maletswai Civic Association | 1,147 | 6.82 | 0 | 1,237 | 7.36 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 284 | 1.69 | 0 | 267 | 1.59 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 16,828 | 100.00 | 11 | 16,813 | 100.00 | 11 | 22 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 16,828 | 98.55 | | 16,813 | 98.55 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 247 | 1.45 | | 248 | 1.45 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 17,075 | 100.00 | | 17,061 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 36,110 | 47.29 | | 36,110 | 47.25 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since 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 |
| 22 February 2023 | 2 | | Democratic Alliance | | Democratic Alliance |
| 24 April 2024 | 8 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |