# Moses Kotane Local Municipality elections

The Moses Kotane Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in the North West Province in South Africa. The council consists of sixty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-five wards, while the remaining thirty-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 forty-six seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ACDP | AIC | ANC | COPE | DA | EFF | UCDP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 60 |
| 2006 election | 1 | — | 49 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 60 |
| 2011 election | 1 | — | 49 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 62 |
| 2016 election | 0 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 68 |
| 2021 election | 1 | 1 | 46 | — | 2 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 69 |

## 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 | 30,748 | 75.40 | 29 | 31,960 | 77.75 | 17 | 46 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 7,661 | 18.79 | 0 | 7,962 | 19.37 | 11 | 11 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,105 | 2.71 | 0 | 1,184 | 2.88 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,268 | 3.11 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Total | Total | 40,782 | 100.00 | 30 | 41,106 | 100.00 | 30 | 60 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 40,782 | 96.14 | | 41,106 | 96.93 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,638 | 3.86 | | 1,300 | 3.07 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 42,420 | 100.00 | | 42,406 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 104,112 | 40.74 | | 104,112 | 40.73 | | |

## 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 | 42,077 | 76.81 | 28 | 44,805 | 82.05 | 21 | 49 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 5,118 | 9.34 | 0 | 5,574 | 10.21 | 6 | 6 |
| | Independent candidates | 5,607 | 10.24 | 2 | | | | 2 |
| | Independent Democrats | 410 | 0.75 | 0 | 1,860 | 3.41 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 905 | 1.65 | 0 | 1,095 | 2.01 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 464 | 0.85 | 0 | 873 | 1.60 | 1 | 1 |
| | People's Progressive Party | 197 | 0.36 | 0 | 402 | 0.74 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 54,778 | 100.00 | 30 | 54,609 | 100.00 | 30 | 60 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 54,778 | 97.76 | | 54,609 | 96.52 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,255 | 2.24 | | 1,968 | 3.48 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 56,033 | 100.00 | | 56,577 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 118,626 | 47.24 | | 118,626 | 47.69 | | |

## 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 | 44,381 | 74.49 | 29 | 47,187 | 81.02 | 20 | 49 |
| | Congress of the People | 3,162 | 5.31 | 0 | 3,653 | 6.27 | 4 | 4 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 3,354 | 5.63 | 0 | 3,027 | 5.20 | 3 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,574 | 4.32 | 0 | 2,862 | 4.91 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 5,088 | 8.54 | 2 | | | | 2 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 928 | 1.56 | 0 | 733 | 1.26 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 96 | 0.16 | 0 | 779 | 1.34 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 59,583 | 100.00 | 31 | 58,241 | 100.00 | 31 | 62 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 59,583 | 97.23 | | 58,241 | 96.58 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,696 | 2.77 | | 2,062 | 3.42 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 61,279 | 100.00 | | 60,303 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 120,689 | 50.77 | | 120,689 | 49.97 | | |

## 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 | 42,649 | 66.92 | 34 | 40,700 | 64.53 | 11 | 45 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 12,945 | 20.31 | 0 | 13,670 | 21.67 | 15 | 15 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,324 | 5.22 | 0 | 3,189 | 5.06 | 4 | 4 |
| | African Independent Congress | | | | 2,643 | 4.19 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,236 | 3.51 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,097 | 1.72 | 0 | 1,068 | 1.69 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 798 | 1.25 | 0 | 921 | 1.46 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 525 | 0.82 | 0 | 501 | 0.79 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 159 | 0.25 | 0 | 140 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | | | | 244 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 63,733 | 100.00 | 34 | 63,076 | 100.00 | 34 | 68 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 63,733 | 97.38 | | 63,076 | 96.97 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,715 | 2.62 | | 1,971 | 3.03 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 65,448 | 100.00 | | 65,047 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 126,321 | 51.81 | | 126,321 | 51.49 | | |

## 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 | 30,633 | 62.59 | 35 | 31,327 | 66.18 | 11 | 46 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 8,719 | 17.81 | 0 | 9,024 | 19.06 | 13 | 13 |
| | Independent candidates | 3,109 | 6.35 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Tsogang Civic Movement | 907 | 1.85 | 0 | 1,066 | 2.25 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 999 | 2.04 | 0 | 921 | 1.95 | 2 | 2 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 888 | 1.81 | 0 | 768 | 1.62 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independents for Communities | 648 | 1.32 | 0 | 990 | 2.09 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Independent Congress | 745 | 1.52 | 0 | 861 | 1.82 | 1 | 1 |
| | Bana Ba Thari | 560 | 1.14 | 0 | 578 | 1.22 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 495 | 1.01 | 0 | 575 | 1.21 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 316 | 0.65 | 0 | 323 | 0.68 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 345 | 0.70 | 0 | 183 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 186 | 0.38 | 0 | 171 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| | Africa Restoration Alliance | 198 | 0.40 | 0 | 136 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 99 | 0.20 | 0 | 175 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 73 | 0.15 | 0 | 142 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 22 | 0.04 | 0 | 93 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 48,942 | 100.00 | 35 | 47,333 | 100.00 | 34 | 69 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 48,942 | 97.93 | | 47,333 | 97.83 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,033 | 2.07 | | 1,051 | 2.17 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 49,975 | 100.00 | | 48,384 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 122,553 | 40.78 | | 122,553 | 39.48 | | |

### 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 |
| 24 April 2024 | 18 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |