# Dihlabeng Local Municipality elections

The Dihlabeng Local Municipality council consists of forty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining twenty 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 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-five seats on the council.
In the 2021 South African municipal elections, the ANC won a reduced majority of twenty-three seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | PAC | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 21 | 6 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 34 |
| 2006 election | 29 | 5 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| 2011 election | 30 | 8 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 2016 election | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 39 |
| 2021 election | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | - | 4 | 40 |

## 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 | 16,773 | 61.52 | 13 | 17,053 | 62.41 | 8 | 21 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,577 | 16.79 | 3 | 4,902 | 17.94 | 3 | 6 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 3,455 | 12.67 | 1 | 3,577 | 13.09 | 4 | 5 |
| | Bohlokong Civic Association | 967 | 3.55 | 0 | 1,027 | 3.76 | 1 | 1 |
| | Alliance 2000+ | 1,063 | 3.90 | 0 | 763 | 2.79 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 431 | 1.58 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 27,266 | 100.00 | 17 | 27,322 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,266 | 97.91 | | 27,322 | 98.13 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 582 | 2.09 | | 521 | 1.87 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 27,848 | 100.00 | | 27,843 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 55,271 | 50.38 | | 55,271 | 50.38 | | |

## 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 | 22,932 | 78.25 | 16 | 21,940 | 76.27 | 13 | 29 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,770 | 12.86 | 3 | 3,513 | 12.21 | 2 | 5 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,355 | 4.62 | 0 | 1,221 | 4.24 | 2 | 2 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 899 | 3.07 | 0 | 1,410 | 4.90 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 318 | 1.09 | 0 | 563 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 31 | 0.11 | 0 | 121 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 29,305 | 100.00 | 19 | 28,768 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 29,305 | 97.15 | | 28,768 | 97.74 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 860 | 2.85 | | 666 | 2.26 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 30,165 | 100.00 | | 29,434 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 61,684 | 48.90 | | 61,684 | 47.72 | | |

## 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 | 28,494 | 73.39 | 18 | 28,903 | 74.41 | 12 | 30 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 7,918 | 20.40 | 2 | 7,730 | 19.90 | 6 | 8 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,020 | 2.63 | 0 | 738 | 1.90 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 753 | 1.94 | 0 | 877 | 2.26 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 357 | 0.92 | 0 | 438 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 207 | 0.53 | 0 | 156 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 74 | 0.19 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 38,823 | 100.00 | 20 | 38,842 | 100.00 | 20 | 40 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 38,823 | 98.09 | | 38,842 | 98.35 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 754 | 1.91 | | 650 | 1.65 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 39,577 | 100.00 | | 39,492 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 66,738 | 59.30 | | 66,738 | 59.17 | | |

## 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 | 25,299 | 59.86 | 17 | 27,565 | 66.02 | 8 | 25 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 8,267 | 19.56 | 1 | 9,285 | 22.24 | 7 | 8 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,610 | 6.18 | 0 | 3,094 | 7.41 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 4,697 | 11.11 | 2 | | | | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 619 | 1.46 | 0 | 644 | 1.54 | 1 | 1 |
| | Leihlo La Setjhaba Rainbow | 208 | 0.49 | 0 | 312 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 238 | 0.56 | 0 | 242 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 177 | 0.42 | 0 | 273 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 100 | 0.24 | 0 | 237 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Residents Front | 51 | 0.12 | 0 | 99 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 42,266 | 100.00 | 20 | 41,751 | 100.00 | 19 | 39 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 42,266 | 97.87 | | 41,751 | 96.78 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 920 | 2.13 | | 1,388 | 3.22 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 43,186 | 100.00 | | 43,139 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 73,214 | 58.99 | | 73,214 | 58.92 | | |

## 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 | 19,420 | 55.28 | 18 | 19,595 | 56.11 | 5 | 23 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,962 | 14.12 | 1 | 6,450 | 18.47 | 6 | 7 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,450 | 9.82 | 0 | 3,708 | 10.62 | 4 | 4 |
| | All Unemployment Labour Alliance | 1,731 | 4.93 | 0 | 1,530 | 4.38 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,861 | 8.14 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,046 | 2.98 | 0 | 1,602 | 4.59 | 2 | 2 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 867 | 2.47 | 0 | 827 | 2.37 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 208 | 0.59 | 0 | 358 | 1.03 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 181 | 0.52 | 0 | 200 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 |
| | Leihlo La Setjhaba Rainbow | 174 | 0.50 | 0 | 194 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 83 | 0.24 | 0 | 156 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Front of Azania | 75 | 0.21 | 0 | 130 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 26 | 0.07 | 0 | 123 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 |
| | Al Jama-ah | 48 | 0.14 | 0 | 52 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 35,132 | 100.00 | 20 | 34,925 | 100.00 | 20 | 40 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 35,132 | 97.95 | | 34,925 | 97.35 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 735 | 2.05 | | 952 | 2.65 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 35,867 | 100.00 | | 35,877 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 72,298 | 49.61 | | 72,298 | 49.62 | | |

### 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 |
| 26 April 2023 | 17 | | African National Congress | | Economic Freedom Fighters |