# Greater Giyani Local Municipality elections

The Greater Giyani Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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.
| Event | ACDP | ANC | APC | DA | EFF | NIP | UDM | XP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | — | 41 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 50 |
| 2006 election | 1 | 51 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
| 2011 election | 1 | 50 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 60 |
| 2016 election | 0 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| 2021 election | 0 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 62 |

## 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 | 32,440 | 81.94 | 25 | 32,393 | 81.77 | 16 | 41 |
| | Ximoko Party | 4,276 | 10.80 | 0 | 4,145 | 10.46 | 5 | 5 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 2,682 | 6.77 | 0 | 2,312 | 5.84 | 3 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 193 | 0.49 | 0 | 764 | 1.93 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 39,591 | 100.00 | 25 | 39,614 | 100.00 | 25 | 50 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 39,591 | 98.45 | | 39,614 | 98.33 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 625 | 1.55 | | 673 | 1.67 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 40,216 | 100.00 | | 40,287 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 83,228 | 48.32 | | 83,228 | 48.41 | | |

## 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 | 42,329 | 85.30 | 29 | 43,010 | 86.55 | 22 | 51 |
| | Ximoko Party | 2,467 | 4.97 | 0 | 2,763 | 5.56 | 3 | 3 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,394 | 2.81 | 0 | 1,393 | 2.80 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 995 | 2.01 | 0 | 931 | 1.87 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,320 | 2.66 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | African Democratic Change | 542 | 1.09 | 0 | 625 | 1.26 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 381 | 0.77 | 0 | 751 | 1.51 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent Democrats | 196 | 0.39 | 0 | 219 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 49,624 | 100.00 | 30 | 49,692 | 100.00 | 30 | 60 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 49,624 | 98.36 | | 49,692 | 98.47 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 825 | 1.64 | | 770 | 1.53 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 50,449 | 100.00 | | 50,462 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 103,711 | 48.64 | | 103,711 | 48.66 | | |

## 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 | 47,462 | 78.23 | 27 | 50,543 | 83.72 | 23 | 50 |
| | Independent candidates | 7,304 | 12.04 | 3 | | | | 3 |
| | Ximoko Party | 1,145 | 1.89 | 0 | 4,561 | 7.56 | 3 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,508 | 2.49 | 0 | 1,853 | 3.07 | 2 | 2 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 382 | 0.63 | 0 | 1,552 | 2.57 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,650 | 2.72 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 675 | 1.11 | 0 | 762 | 1.26 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 196 | 0.32 | 0 | 529 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Democratic Change | 326 | 0.54 | 0 | 300 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 24 | 0.04 | 0 | 270 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 60,672 | 100.00 | 30 | 60,370 | 100.00 | 30 | 60 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 60,672 | 98.62 | | 60,370 | 97.91 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 849 | 1.38 | | 1,288 | 2.09 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 61,521 | 100.00 | | 61,658 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 114,704 | 53.63 | | 114,704 | 53.75 | | |

## 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 | 54,910 | 79.86 | 31 | 56,327 | 82.19 | 20 | 51 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,752 | 6.91 | 0 | 5,035 | 7.35 | 5 | 5 |
| | African People's Convention | 1,832 | 2.66 | 0 | 1,983 | 2.89 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,838 | 2.67 | 0 | 1,908 | 2.78 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,622 | 3.81 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | National Independent Party | 1,287 | 1.87 | 0 | 1,112 | 1.62 | 1 | 1 |
| | Ximoko Party | 421 | 0.61 | 0 | 1,020 | 1.49 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 350 | 0.51 | 0 | 377 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 300 | 0.44 | 0 | 338 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Freedom Salvation | 283 | 0.41 | 0 | 259 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 165 | 0.24 | 0 | 174 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 68,760 | 100.00 | 31 | 68,533 | 100.00 | 31 | 62 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 68,760 | 98.57 | | 68,533 | 98.23 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,001 | 1.43 | | 1,236 | 1.77 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 69,761 | 100.00 | | 69,769 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 126,936 | 54.96 | | 126,936 | 54.96 | | |

## 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 | 44,400 | 72.71 | 29 | 46,550 | 76.72 | 18 | 47 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,349 | 7.12 | 0 | 4,789 | 7.89 | 5 | 5 |
| | Independent candidates | 4,713 | 7.72 | 2 | | | | 2 |
| | African People's Convention | 2,064 | 3.38 | 0 | 1,688 | 2.78 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,020 | 1.67 | 0 | 1,142 | 1.88 | 1 | 1 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 730 | 1.20 | 0 | 1,303 | 2.15 | 1 | 1 |
| | Mopani Independent Movement | 1,206 | 1.98 | 0 | 793 | 1.31 | 1 | 1 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 637 | 1.04 | 0 | 624 | 1.03 | 1 | 1 |
| | Ximoko Party | 212 | 0.35 | 0 | 1,005 | 1.66 | 1 | 1 |
| | National Independent Party | 408 | 0.67 | 0 | 482 | 0.79 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 246 | 0.40 | 0 | 349 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 |
| | Gazankulu Liberation Congress | 233 | 0.38 | 0 | 320 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 |
| | Gaza Movement for Change | 224 | 0.37 | 0 | 289 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 132 | 0.22 | 0 | 326 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 |
| | Able Leadership | 176 | 0.29 | 0 | 188 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 146 | 0.24 | 0 | 131 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 30 | 0.05 | 0 | 201 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 32 | 0.05 | 0 | 150 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | Gaza Youth Revolution | 54 | 0.09 | 0 | 76 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| | Kingdom Covenant Democratic Party | 5 | 0.01 | 0 | 120 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 9 | 0.01 | 0 | 71 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 21 | 0.03 | 0 | 54 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Artists Party | 16 | 0.03 | 0 | 24 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 61,063 | 100.00 | 31 | 60,675 | 100.00 | 31 | 62 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 61,063 | 98.23 | | 60,675 | 97.71 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,098 | 1.77 | | 1,425 | 2.29 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 62,161 | 100.00 | | 62,100 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 127,782 | 48.65 | | 127,782 | 48.60 | | |