# Greater Letaba Local Municipality elections

The Greater Letaba Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of forty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-four wards, while the remaining thirty-three 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 47 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 | 25,415 | 87.31 | 23 | 30,545 | 89.42 | 18 | 41 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 1,603 | 5.51 | 0 | 1,551 | 4.54 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,138 | 3.91 | 0 | 1,499 | 4.39 | 2 | 2 |
| | Ximoko Party | 291 | 1.00 | 0 | 565 | 1.65 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 662 | 2.27 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 29,109 | 100.00 | 23 | 34,160 | 100.00 | 23 | 46 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 29,109 | 98.51 | | 34,160 | 98.59 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 441 | 1.49 | | 489 | 1.41 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 29,550 | 100.00 | | 34,649 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 75,196 | 39.30 | | 75,196 | 46.08 | | |

## 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 | 38,962 | 90.09 | 26 | 38,728 | 89.59 | 21 | 47 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 1,879 | 4.34 | 0 | 1,679 | 3.88 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,184 | 2.74 | 0 | 1,429 | 3.31 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 708 | 1.64 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Ximoko Party | 263 | 0.61 | 0 | 436 | 1.01 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 49 | 0.11 | 0 | 623 | 1.44 | 0 | 0 |
| | Alliance for Democracy and Prosperity | 203 | 0.47 | 0 | 332 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 43,248 | 100.00 | 26 | 43,227 | 100.00 | 26 | 52 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 43,248 | 98.61 | | 43,227 | 98.58 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 610 | 1.39 | | 622 | 1.42 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 43,858 | 100.00 | | 43,849 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 89,929 | 48.77 | | 89,929 | 48.76 | | |

## 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 | 46,472 | 86.52 | 29 | 47,427 | 88.19 | 22 | 51 |
| | Congress of the People | 4,030 | 7.50 | 0 | 4,022 | 7.48 | 4 | 4 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,103 | 2.05 | 0 | 1,106 | 2.06 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,178 | 2.19 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 285 | 0.53 | 0 | 416 | 0.77 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 254 | 0.47 | 0 | 179 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 219 | 0.41 | 0 | 210 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 72 | 0.13 | 0 | 303 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ximoko Party | 100 | 0.19 | 0 | 117 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 53,713 | 100.00 | 29 | 53,780 | 100.00 | 28 | 57 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 53,713 | 98.79 | | 53,780 | 98.97 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 656 | 1.21 | | 559 | 1.03 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 54,369 | 100.00 | | 54,339 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 100,539 | 54.08 | | 100,539 | 54.05 | | |

## 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 | 42,671 | 75.20 | 30 | 43,064 | 75.98 | 16 | 46 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 8,680 | 15.30 | 0 | 8,860 | 15.63 | 9 | 9 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,545 | 2.72 | 0 | 1,710 | 3.02 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,561 | 2.75 | 0 | 1,590 | 2.81 | 2 | 2 |
| | Limpopo Residents Association | 634 | 1.12 | 0 | 606 | 1.07 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 913 | 1.61 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 212 | 0.37 | 0 | 236 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 158 | 0.28 | 0 | 187 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ximoko Party | 142 | 0.25 | 0 | 157 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 139 | 0.24 | 0 | 153 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 86 | 0.15 | 0 | 114 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 56,741 | 100.00 | 30 | 56,677 | 100.00 | 30 | 60 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 56,741 | 98.85 | | 56,677 | 98.62 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 662 | 1.15 | | 791 | 1.38 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 57,403 | 100.00 | | 57,468 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 111,093 | 51.67 | | 111,093 | 51.73 | | |

## 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 | 42,156 | 76.43 | 30 | 43,114 | 78.49 | 17 | 47 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 6,515 | 11.81 | 0 | 6,938 | 12.63 | 8 | 8 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,585 | 2.87 | 0 | 1,719 | 3.13 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,077 | 3.77 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 809 | 1.47 | 0 | 845 | 1.54 | 1 | 1 |
| | Mopani Independent Movement | 728 | 1.32 | 0 | 717 | 1.31 | 1 | 1 |
| | Limpopo Residents Association | 445 | 0.81 | 0 | 451 | 0.82 | 1 | 1 |
| | Able Leadership | 153 | 0.28 | 0 | 318 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 198 | 0.36 | 0 | 214 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 168 | 0.30 | 0 | 179 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 178 | 0.32 | 0 | 97 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 80 | 0.15 | 0 | 97 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ximoko Party | 22 | 0.04 | 0 | 105 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 36 | 0.07 | 0 | 70 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 6 | 0.01 | 0 | 67 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 55,156 | 100.00 | 30 | 54,931 | 100.00 | 30 | 60 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 55,156 | 98.68 | | 54,931 | 98.61 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 738 | 1.32 | | 774 | 1.39 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 55,894 | 100.00 | | 55,705 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 110,164 | 50.74 | | 110,164 | 50.57 | | |