# Thaba Chweu Local Municipality elections

The Thaba Chweu Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga in South Africa. The council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 sixteen seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | PAC | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 23 |
| 2006 election | 18 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| 2011 election | 20 | 6 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| 2016 election | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2021 election | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 |

## 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 | 13,489 | 78.82 | 11 | 13,599 | 79.27 | 7 | 18 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,049 | 17.82 | 1 | 2,957 | 17.24 | 3 | 4 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 576 | 3.37 | 0 | 600 | 3.50 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 17,114 | 100.00 | 12 | 17,156 | 100.00 | 11 | 23 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 17,114 | 97.79 | | 17,156 | 97.98 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 386 | 2.21 | | 354 | 2.02 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 17,500 | 100.00 | | 17,510 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 37,045 | 47.24 | | 37,045 | 47.27 | | |

## 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 | 13,797 | 76.61 | 11 | 13,827 | 76.59 | 7 | 18 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,655 | 14.74 | 1 | 2,744 | 15.20 | 2 | 3 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 672 | 3.73 | 0 | 711 | 3.94 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 689 | 3.83 | 0 | 580 | 3.21 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent Democrats | 197 | 1.09 | 0 | 191 | 1.06 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 18,010 | 100.00 | 12 | 18,053 | 100.00 | 11 | 23 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 18,010 | 98.36 | | 18,053 | 98.28 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 301 | 1.64 | | 316 | 1.72 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 18,311 | 100.00 | | 18,369 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 41,720 | 43.89 | | 41,720 | 44.03 | | |

## 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 | 16,998 | 71.16 | 12 | 17,686 | 74.05 | 8 | 20 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,781 | 20.02 | 2 | 4,766 | 19.95 | 4 | 6 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 361 | 1.51 | 0 | 445 | 1.86 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 421 | 1.76 | 0 | 366 | 1.53 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 359 | 1.50 | 0 | 377 | 1.58 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 710 | 2.97 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 257 | 1.08 | 0 | 244 | 1.02 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 23,887 | 100.00 | 14 | 23,884 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 23,887 | 97.97 | | 23,884 | 97.85 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 495 | 2.03 | | 524 | 2.15 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 24,382 | 100.00 | | 24,408 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 45,624 | 53.44 | | 45,624 | 53.50 | | |

## 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 | 16,722 | 61.72 | 11 | 17,000 | 62.35 | 6 | 17 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 6,556 | 24.20 | 3 | 6,606 | 24.23 | 4 | 7 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,963 | 7.25 | 0 | 2,016 | 7.39 | 2 | 2 |
| | Bushbuckridge Residents Association | 459 | 1.69 | 0 | 763 | 2.80 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 463 | 1.71 | 0 | 487 | 1.79 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 515 | 1.90 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 143 | 0.53 | 0 | 132 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 103 | 0.38 | 0 | 97 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 99 | 0.37 | 0 | 72 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 71 | 0.26 | 0 | 94 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 27,094 | 100.00 | 14 | 27,267 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,094 | 97.79 | | 27,267 | 98.47 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 613 | 2.21 | | 425 | 1.53 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 27,707 | 100.00 | | 27,692 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 51,549 | 53.75 | | 51,549 | 53.72 | | |

## 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 | 12,552 | 58.05 | 12 | 12,699 | 58.61 | 4 | 16 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,744 | 21.94 | 2 | 4,730 | 21.83 | 4 | 6 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,435 | 11.26 | 0 | 2,570 | 11.86 | 3 | 3 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 773 | 3.57 | 0 | 793 | 3.66 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Unified Movement | 300 | 1.39 | 0 | 282 | 1.30 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 281 | 1.30 | 0 | 270 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 305 | 1.41 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 115 | 0.53 | 0 | 84 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | Power of Africans Unity | 95 | 0.44 | 0 | 95 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 11 | 0.05 | 0 | 66 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 10 | 0.05 | 0 | 38 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | Better Residents Association | 2 | 0.01 | 0 | 41 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 21,623 | 100.00 | 14 | 21,668 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 21,623 | 98.47 | | 21,668 | 98.38 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 337 | 1.53 | | 357 | 1.62 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 21,960 | 100.00 | | 22,025 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 50,959 | 43.09 | | 50,959 | 43.22 | | |

### 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 |
| 16 March 2022 | 6 | | African National Congress | | African Unified Movement |
| 25 October 2023 | 6 | | African Unified Movement | | African National Congress |
After the March 2022 by-election, the council was reconfigured as below, before returning to its 2021 makeup after the October 2023 by-election:
| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Ward | List | Total |
| | African National Congress | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | African Unified Movement | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 14 | 13 | 27 |