# Makhado Local Municipality elections

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

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ACDP | ANC | COPE | DA | EFF | PAC | UDM | XIM | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 2 | 57 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 68 |
| 2006 election | 2 | 62 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 73 |
| 2011 election | 1 | 64 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 75 |
| 2016 election | 1 | 56 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 8 | 75 |
| 2021 election | 1 | 62 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | 75 |

## 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 | 71,536 | 82.74 | 33 | 70,521 | 81.90 | 24 | 57 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 5,502 | 6.36 | 1 | 5,293 | 6.15 | 3 | 4 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 3,235 | 3.74 | 0 | 2,671 | 3.10 | 2 | 2 |
| | Ximoko Party | 1,349 | 1.56 | 0 | 1,996 | 2.32 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,490 | 1.72 | 0 | 1,376 | 1.60 | 1 | 1 |
| | Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front | 809 | 0.94 | 0 | 1,748 | 2.03 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 779 | 0.90 | 0 | 1,559 | 1.81 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,496 | 1.73 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 266 | 0.31 | 0 | 937 | 1.09 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 86,462 | 100.00 | 35 | 86,101 | 100.00 | 33 | 68 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 86,462 | 98.39 | | 86,101 | 97.87 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,416 | 1.61 | | 1,873 | 2.13 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 87,878 | 100.00 | | 87,974 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 183,747 | 47.83 | | 183,747 | 47.88 | | |

## 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 | 82,319 | 81.35 | 36 | 86,525 | 85.77 | 26 | 62 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 6,536 | 6.46 | 0 | 5,071 | 5.03 | 4 | 4 |
| | Independent Democrats | 3,161 | 3.12 | 1 | 2,705 | 2.68 | 1 | 2 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 1,976 | 1.95 | 0 | 2,278 | 2.26 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,936 | 2.90 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Ximoko Party | 1,199 | 1.18 | 0 | 1,352 | 1.34 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,186 | 1.17 | 0 | 915 | 0.91 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 978 | 0.97 | 0 | 660 | 0.65 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 555 | 0.55 | 0 | 461 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 271 | 0.27 | 0 | 554 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 |
| | Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front | 71 | 0.07 | 0 | 354 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 101,188 | 100.00 | 37 | 100,875 | 100.00 | 36 | 73 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 101,188 | 98.73 | | 100,875 | 98.47 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,299 | 1.27 | | 1,563 | 1.53 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 102,487 | 100.00 | | 102,438 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 217,641 | 47.09 | | 217,641 | 47.07 | | |

## 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 | 92,212 | 82.93 | 36 | 94,863 | 86.47 | 28 | 64 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 7,256 | 6.53 | 1 | 7,178 | 6.54 | 4 | 5 |
| | Congress of the People | 4,471 | 4.02 | 0 | 4,527 | 4.13 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 5,000 | 4.50 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 1,203 | 1.08 | 0 | 1,046 | 0.95 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 525 | 0.47 | 0 | 422 | 0.38 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 177 | 0.16 | 0 | 637 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 200 | 0.18 | 0 | 423 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ximoko Party | 79 | 0.07 | 0 | 318 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 41 | 0.04 | 0 | 177 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 35 | 0.03 | 0 | 113 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 111,199 | 100.00 | 38 | 109,704 | 100.00 | 37 | 75 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 111,199 | 98.79 | | 109,704 | 98.05 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,365 | 1.21 | | 2,181 | 1.95 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 112,564 | 100.00 | | 111,885 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 231,136 | 48.70 | | 231,136 | 48.41 | | |

## 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 | 61,221 | 74.11 | 37 | 61,878 | 75.14 | 19 | 56 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 9,446 | 11.44 | 1 | 9,272 | 11.26 | 8 | 9 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 7,105 | 8.60 | 0 | 7,343 | 8.92 | 7 | 7 |
| | Ximoko Party | 803 | 0.97 | 0 | 814 | 0.99 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 875 | 1.06 | 0 | 702 | 0.85 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 820 | 0.99 | 0 | 643 | 0.78 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,140 | 1.38 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 468 | 0.57 | 0 | 399 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 |
| | International Revelation Congress | 170 | 0.21 | 0 | 272 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| | South African United Party | 157 | 0.19 | 0 | 183 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 108 | 0.13 | 0 | 171 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 110 | 0.13 | 0 | 160 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 27 | 0.03 | 0 | 179 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | Unemployment Movement SA | 94 | 0.11 | 0 | 94 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 |
| | Value Education Nationalism Democracy in Africa | 18 | 0.02 | 0 | 150 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | Leadership Forum | 42 | 0.05 | 0 | 90 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 82,604 | 100.00 | 38 | 82,350 | 100.00 | 37 | 75 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 82,604 | 98.85 | | 82,350 | 98.66 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 964 | 1.15 | | 1,122 | 1.34 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 83,568 | 100.00 | | 83,472 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 182,361 | 45.83 | | 182,361 | 45.77 | | |

## 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 | 59,568 | 78.18 | 37 | 61,703 | 81.55 | 25 | 62 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 5,293 | 6.95 | 1 | 5,260 | 6.95 | 4 | 5 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,168 | 5.47 | 0 | 4,515 | 5.97 | 4 | 4 |
| | Independent candidates | 3,836 | 5.03 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | International Revelation Congress | 664 | 0.87 | 0 | 805 | 1.06 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 675 | 0.89 | 0 | 669 | 0.88 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 540 | 0.71 | 0 | 614 | 0.81 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 437 | 0.57 | 0 | 462 | 0.61 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 468 | 0.61 | 0 | 378 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 61 | 0.08 | 0 | 361 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 |
| | Movement Democratic Congress | 131 | 0.17 | 0 | 190 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | Able Leadership | 122 | 0.16 | 0 | 137 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 24 | 0.03 | 0 | 198 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ximoko Party | 79 | 0.10 | 0 | 138 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 62 | 0.08 | 0 | 109 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| | Unemployment Movement SA | 58 | 0.08 | 0 | 70 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Independent Movement | 9 | 0.01 | 0 | 50 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 76,195 | 100.00 | 38 | 75,659 | 100.00 | 37 | 75 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 76,195 | 98.73 | | 75,659 | 98.35 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 979 | 1.27 | | 1,266 | 1.65 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 77,174 | 100.00 | | 76,925 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 180,288 | 42.81 | | 180,288 | 42.67 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since 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 |
| 14 Aug 2024 | 35 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |