# Greater Taung Local Municipality elections

The Greater Taung Local Municipality council consists of forty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-four wards, while the remaining twenty-four 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-eight seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ACDP | AIC | ANC | COPE | DA | EFF | FSD | UCDP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 1 | — | 29 | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 40 |
| 2006 election | 1 | — | 35 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 44 |
| 2011 election | 1 | — | 43 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 51 |
| 2016 election | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 48 |
| 2021 election | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 48 |

## 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 | 24,691 | 73.77 | 19 | 26,560 | 74.79 | 10 | 29 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 7,594 | 22.69 | 1 | 7,286 | 20.52 | 8 | 9 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 781 | 2.33 | 0 | 833 | 2.35 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 402 | 1.20 | 0 | 832 | 2.34 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 33,468 | 100.00 | 20 | 35,511 | 100.00 | 20 | 40 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 33,468 | 96.99 | | 35,511 | 97.18 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,037 | 3.01 | | 1,031 | 2.82 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 34,505 | 100.00 | | 36,542 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 70,667 | 48.83 | | 70,667 | 51.71 | | |

## 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 | 33,216 | 74.97 | 21 | 35,514 | 81.19 | 14 | 35 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 5,066 | 11.43 | 0 | 5,820 | 13.30 | 5 | 5 |
| | Independent candidates | 3,270 | 7.38 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Independent Democrats | 1,589 | 3.59 | 0 | 987 | 2.26 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 655 | 1.48 | 0 | 638 | 1.46 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 508 | 1.15 | 0 | 784 | 1.79 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 44,304 | 100.00 | 22 | 43,743 | 100.00 | 22 | 44 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 44,304 | 97.34 | | 43,743 | 95.89 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,212 | 2.66 | | 1,877 | 4.11 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 45,516 | 100.00 | | 45,620 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 85,939 | 52.96 | | 85,939 | 53.08 | | |

## 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 | 36,368 | 81.46 | 24 | 38,014 | 85.33 | 19 | 43 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,918 | 6.54 | 1 | 2,803 | 6.29 | 2 | 3 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,427 | 3.20 | 0 | 1,979 | 4.44 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,631 | 5.89 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 1,006 | 2.25 | 0 | 1,034 | 2.32 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 297 | 0.67 | 0 | 719 | 1.61 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 44,647 | 100.00 | 26 | 44,549 | 100.00 | 25 | 51 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 44,647 | 97.16 | | 44,549 | 96.51 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,306 | 2.84 | | 1,610 | 3.49 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 45,953 | 100.00 | | 46,159 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 86,151 | 53.34 | | 86,151 | 53.58 | | |

## 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 | 30,696 | 62.62 | 24 | 31,836 | 67.14 | 10 | 34 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 5,516 | 11.25 | 0 | 6,311 | 13.31 | 6 | 6 |
| | Independent candidates | 6,636 | 13.54 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 2,796 | 5.70 | 0 | 3,570 | 7.53 | 3 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,777 | 3.62 | 0 | 1,978 | 4.17 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Independent Congress | 305 | 0.62 | 0 | 1,673 | 3.53 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 482 | 0.98 | 0 | 857 | 1.81 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 376 | 0.77 | 0 | 570 | 1.20 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 165 | 0.34 | 0 | 369 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | 273 | 0.56 | 0 | 253 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 49,022 | 100.00 | 24 | 47,417 | 100.00 | 24 | 48 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 49,022 | 96.82 | | 47,417 | 95.54 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,610 | 3.18 | | 2,216 | 4.46 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 50,632 | 100.00 | | 49,633 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 89,546 | 56.54 | | 89,546 | 55.43 | | |

## 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 | 23,392 | 56.42 | 23 | 23,528 | 58.03 | 5 | 28 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 9,491 | 22.89 | 0 | 9,532 | 23.51 | 11 | 11 |
| | Azanian Independent Community Movement | 1,612 | 3.89 | 0 | 1,546 | 3.81 | 2 | 2 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 1,580 | 3.81 | 1 | 1,563 | 3.85 | 1 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,128 | 5.13 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 953 | 2.30 | 0 | 953 | 2.35 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Independent Congress | 265 | 0.64 | 0 | 846 | 2.09 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 395 | 0.95 | 0 | 380 | 0.94 | 1 | 1 |
| | National Freedom Party | 361 | 0.87 | 0 | 408 | 1.01 | 1 | 1 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 335 | 0.81 | 0 | 375 | 0.92 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 161 | 0.39 | 0 | 513 | 1.27 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 334 | 0.81 | 0 | 308 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 306 | 0.74 | 0 | 326 | 0.80 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 145 | 0.35 | 0 | 269 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 41,458 | 100.00 | 24 | 40,547 | 100.00 | 24 | 48 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 41,458 | 97.63 | | 40,547 | 96.04 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,005 | 2.37 | | 1,671 | 3.96 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 42,463 | 100.00 | | 42,218 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 87,198 | 48.70 | | 87,198 | 48.42 | | |