# Mantsopa Local Municipality elections

The Mantsopa Local Municipality elections is a democratic process through which the residents of Mantsopa Local Municipality, located in the Free State province of South Africa, elect their local government representatives. The Mantsopa Local Municipality council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 3 August 2016, as well as the election of 1 November 2021, the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eleven seats on the council.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | COPE | DA | EFF | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 11 | - | 4 | - | 0 | 15 |
| 2006 election | 13 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 16 |
| 2011 election | 13 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 17 |
| 2016 election | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2021 election | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 |

## 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 | 8,458 | 73.91 | 7 | 8,668 | 75.86 | 4 | 11 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,610 | 22.81 | 1 | 2,759 | 24.14 | 3 | 4 |
| | Independent candidates | 376 | 3.29 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 11,444 | 100.00 | 8 | 11,427 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 11,444 | 96.54 | | 11,427 | 96.42 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 410 | 3.46 | | 424 | 3.58 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 11,854 | 100.00 | | 11,851 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 23,903 | 49.59 | | 23,903 | 49.58 | | |

## 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 | 9,524 | 76.87 | 8 | 9,913 | 82.42 | 5 | 13 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 658 | 5.31 | 0 | 1,151 | 9.57 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,059 | 8.55 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 431 | 3.48 | 0 | 421 | 3.50 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 419 | 3.38 | 0 | 327 | 2.72 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 298 | 2.41 | 0 | 216 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12,389 | 100.00 | 8 | 12,028 | 100.00 | 8 | 16 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 12,389 | 97.18 | | 12,028 | 94.49 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 359 | 2.82 | | 701 | 5.51 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 12,748 | 100.00 | | 12,729 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 25,809 | 49.39 | | 25,809 | 49.32 | | |

## 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 | 10,197 | 71.50 | 9 | 10,398 | 75.72 | 4 | 13 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,945 | 13.64 | 0 | 1,941 | 14.13 | 3 | 3 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,034 | 7.25 | 0 | 1,061 | 7.73 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 750 | 5.26 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 222 | 1.56 | 0 | 180 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 71 | 0.50 | 0 | 107 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 42 | 0.29 | 0 | 46 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 14,261 | 100.00 | 9 | 13,733 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 14,261 | 97.75 | | 13,733 | 94.61 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 329 | 2.25 | | 782 | 5.39 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 14,590 | 100.00 | | 14,515 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 27,157 | 53.72 | | 27,157 | 53.45 | | |

## 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 | 9,916 | 65.83 | 8 | 9,895 | 66.33 | 3 | 11 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,817 | 18.70 | 1 | 2,834 | 19.00 | 2 | 3 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,723 | 11.44 | 0 | 1,551 | 10.40 | 2 | 2 |
| | Congress of the People | 328 | 2.18 | 0 | 331 | 2.22 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 150 | 1.00 | 0 | 132 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 51 | 0.34 | 0 | 124 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Residents Front | 78 | 0.52 | 0 | 50 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 15,063 | 100.00 | 9 | 14,917 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 15,063 | 98.32 | | 14,917 | 98.37 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 257 | 1.68 | | 247 | 1.63 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 15,320 | 100.00 | | 15,164 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 28,376 | 53.99 | | 28,376 | 53.44 | | |

## 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 | 7,285 | 58.96 | 8 | 7,374 | 60.23 | 3 | 11 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,959 | 23.95 | 1 | 2,925 | 23.89 | 3 | 4 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,225 | 9.91 | 0 | 1,241 | 10.14 | 2 | 2 |
| | Congress of the People | 360 | 2.91 | 0 | 321 | 2.62 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 148 | 1.20 | 0 | 161 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 117 | 0.95 | 0 | 133 | 1.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 186 | 1.51 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats | 31 | 0.25 | 0 | 31 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Independent Movement | 19 | 0.15 | 0 | 42 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 |
| | Africa's New Dawn | 26 | 0.21 | 0 | 16 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12,356 | 100.00 | 9 | 12,244 | 100.00 | 9 | 18 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 12,356 | 98.52 | | 12,244 | 98.51 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 185 | 1.48 | | 185 | 1.49 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 12,541 | 100.00 | | 12,429 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 27,612 | 45.42 | | 27,612 | 45.01 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from 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 |
| 17 Jan 2024 | 7 | | Democratic Alliance | | Democratic Alliance |