# Mogalakwena Local Municipality elections

The Mogalakwena Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of sixty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-two 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 42 seats on the council.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | APC | AZAPO | COPE | DA | EFF | FF+ | PAC | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 53 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 62 |
| 2006 election | 55 | — | 0 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 63 |
| 2011 election | 53 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| 2016 election | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| 2021 election | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 64 |

## 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 | 38,591 | 85.91 | 29 | 38,199 | 85.36 | 24 | 53 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,169 | 7.05 | 2 | 3,511 | 7.85 | 3 | 5 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,921 | 4.28 | 0 | 1,932 | 4.32 | 3 | 3 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 394 | 0.88 | 0 | 580 | 1.30 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 244 | 0.54 | 0 | 526 | 1.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 600 | 1.34 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 44,919 | 100.00 | 31 | 44,748 | 100.00 | 31 | 62 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 44,919 | 97.48 | | 44,748 | 97.32 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,163 | 2.52 | | 1,232 | 2.68 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 46,082 | 100.00 | | 45,980 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 115,694 | 39.83 | | 115,694 | 39.74 | | |

## 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 | 46,955 | 84.98 | 32 | 47,612 | 87.38 | 23 | 55 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,147 | 3.89 | 0 | 2,480 | 4.55 | 3 | 3 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,289 | 2.33 | 0 | 1,288 | 2.36 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 970 | 1.76 | 0 | 987 | 1.81 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,815 | 3.28 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Independent Front | 775 | 1.40 | 0 | 689 | 1.26 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 687 | 1.24 | 0 | 580 | 1.06 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 445 | 0.81 | 0 | 540 | 0.99 | 1 | 1 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 174 | 0.31 | 0 | 313 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 55,257 | 100.00 | 32 | 54,489 | 100.00 | 31 | 63 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 55,257 | 98.50 | | 54,489 | 97.67 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 843 | 1.50 | | 1,301 | 2.33 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 56,100 | 100.00 | | 55,790 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 128,340 | 43.71 | | 128,340 | 43.47 | | |

## 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 | 52,245 | 76.06 | 31 | 56,644 | 84.20 | 22 | 53 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,497 | 6.55 | 1 | 4,761 | 7.08 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent candidates | 6,920 | 10.07 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 2,224 | 3.24 | 0 | 2,509 | 3.73 | 2 | 2 |
| | African People's Convention | 575 | 0.84 | 0 | 962 | 1.43 | 1 | 1 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 573 | 0.83 | 0 | 661 | 0.98 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 570 | 0.83 | 0 | 469 | 0.70 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 401 | 0.58 | 0 | 478 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 435 | 0.63 | 0 | 433 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 226 | 0.33 | 0 | 251 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 20 | 0.03 | 0 | 104 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 68,686 | 100.00 | 32 | 67,272 | 100.00 | 31 | 63 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 68,686 | 98.07 | | 67,272 | 96.82 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,353 | 1.93 | | 2,213 | 3.18 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 70,039 | 100.00 | | 69,485 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 136,587 | 51.28 | | 136,587 | 50.87 | | |

## 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 | 43,467 | 62.80 | 30 | 44,356 | 64.20 | 11 | 41 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 13,487 | 19.49 | 0 | 13,960 | 20.20 | 13 | 13 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 6,448 | 9.32 | 2 | 6,487 | 9.39 | 4 | 6 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,175 | 1.70 | 0 | 1,201 | 1.74 | 1 | 1 |
| | Mogalakwena Residents Association | 1,110 | 1.60 | 0 | 1,096 | 1.59 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,096 | 3.03 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 453 | 0.65 | 0 | 394 | 0.57 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 235 | 0.34 | 0 | 369 | 0.53 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 253 | 0.37 | 0 | 332 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 74 | 0.11 | 0 | 465 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 199 | 0.29 | 0 | 184 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 154 | 0.22 | 0 | 189 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Socialist Party | 65 | 0.09 | 0 | 60 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 69,216 | 100.00 | 32 | 69,093 | 100.00 | 32 | 64 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 69,216 | 98.38 | | 69,093 | 98.12 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,138 | 1.62 | | 1,324 | 1.88 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 70,354 | 100.00 | | 70,417 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 144,031 | 48.85 | | 144,031 | 48.89 | | |

## 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 | 36,107 | 63.58 | 29 | 37,142 | 65.13 | 13 | 42 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 10,892 | 19.18 | 1 | 11,135 | 19.52 | 12 | 13 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,237 | 7.46 | 2 | 4,192 | 7.35 | 3 | 5 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,269 | 2.23 | 0 | 1,284 | 2.25 | 2 | 2 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 701 | 1.23 | 0 | 651 | 1.14 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,341 | 2.36 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 526 | 0.93 | 0 | 423 | 0.74 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 323 | 0.57 | 0 | 423 | 0.74 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 367 | 0.65 | 0 | 378 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 313 | 0.55 | 0 | 316 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 295 | 0.52 | 0 | 316 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 |
| | Mogalakwena Residents Association | 125 | 0.22 | 0 | 477 | 0.84 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 171 | 0.30 | 0 | 157 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 124 | 0.22 | 0 | 137 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 56,791 | 100.00 | 32 | 57,031 | 100.00 | 32 | 64 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 56,791 | 98.29 | | 57,031 | 98.30 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 990 | 1.71 | | 985 | 1.70 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 57,781 | 100.00 | | 58,016 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 141,932 | 40.71 | | 141,932 | 40.88 | | |