# Govan Mbeki Local Municipality elections

The Govan Mbeki Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The council consists of sixty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two 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) lost its majority, but remained the largest party, winning twenty-six seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ACDP | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | IFP | PAC | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 1 | 42 | 13 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 61 |
| 2006 election | 1 | 42 | 12 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 61 |
| 2011 election | 0 | 45 | 16 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| 2016 election | — | 36 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 63 |
| 2021 election | — | 26 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 63 |

## 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 | 31,522 | 69.32 | 25 | 31,559 | 69.10 | 17 | 42 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 9,402 | 20.68 | 6 | 9,492 | 20.78 | 7 | 13 |
| | Hoëveldrif Inwoners Vereniging | 1,795 | 3.95 | 0 | 1,409 | 3.08 | 2 | 2 |
| | Highveld Residents Concerned Party | 1,112 | 2.45 | 0 | 945 | 2.07 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 675 | 1.48 | 0 | 721 | 1.58 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 253 | 0.56 | 0 | 716 | 1.57 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 342 | 0.75 | 0 | 525 | 1.15 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 124 | 0.27 | 0 | 306 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 247 | 0.54 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 45,472 | 100.00 | 31 | 45,673 | 100.00 | 30 | 61 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 45,472 | 96.83 | | 45,673 | 97.37 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,487 | 3.17 | | 1,235 | 2.63 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 46,959 | 100.00 | | 46,908 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 111,470 | 42.13 | | 111,470 | 42.08 | | |

## 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 | 33,371 | 68.50 | 25 | 33,426 | 68.66 | 17 | 42 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 9,598 | 19.70 | 6 | 9,547 | 19.61 | 6 | 12 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,629 | 3.34 | 0 | 1,559 | 3.20 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent Democrats | 1,308 | 2.68 | 0 | 1,259 | 2.59 | 1 | 1 |
| | Highveld Residents Concerned Party | 790 | 1.62 | 0 | 844 | 1.73 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 648 | 1.33 | 0 | 617 | 1.27 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 645 | 1.32 | 0 | 617 | 1.27 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 671 | 1.38 | 0 | 545 | 1.12 | 1 | 1 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 57 | 0.12 | 0 | 271 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 48,717 | 100.00 | 31 | 48,685 | 100.00 | 30 | 61 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 48,717 | 97.69 | | 48,685 | 97.67 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,153 | 2.31 | | 1,161 | 2.33 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 49,870 | 100.00 | | 49,846 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 120,834 | 41.27 | | 120,834 | 41.25 | | |

## 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 | 49,103 | 69.42 | 26 | 50,158 | 71.19 | 19 | 45 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 17,867 | 25.26 | 6 | 17,328 | 24.59 | 10 | 16 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,202 | 1.70 | 0 | 969 | 1.38 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 712 | 1.01 | 0 | 650 | 0.92 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 561 | 0.79 | 0 | 394 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 267 | 0.38 | 0 | 387 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 620 | 0.88 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 212 | 0.30 | 0 | 300 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 189 | 0.27 | 0 | 275 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 70,733 | 100.00 | 32 | 70,461 | 100.00 | 31 | 63 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 70,733 | 98.37 | | 70,461 | 98.53 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,170 | 1.63 | | 1,050 | 1.47 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 71,903 | 100.00 | | 71,511 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 131,576 | 54.65 | | 131,576 | 54.35 | | |

## 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 | 43,198 | 56.55 | 26 | 43,441 | 57.36 | 10 | 36 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 18,504 | 24.22 | 6 | 17,910 | 23.65 | 9 | 15 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 10,135 | 13.27 | 0 | 10,006 | 13.21 | 9 | 9 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,951 | 2.55 | 0 | 1,677 | 2.21 | 2 | 2 |
| | Sakhisizwe Progressive Movement | 949 | 1.24 | 0 | 930 | 1.23 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 243 | 0.32 | 0 | 658 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 627 | 0.82 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 191 | 0.25 | 0 | 410 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 326 | 0.43 | 0 | 271 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| | Singukukhanya Kwezwe Christian Party | 149 | 0.20 | 0 | 147 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Peace Party | 58 | 0.08 | 0 | 204 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| | Sindawonye Progressive Party | 60 | 0.08 | 0 | 75 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 76,391 | 100.00 | 32 | 75,729 | 100.00 | 31 | 63 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 76,391 | 98.48 | | 75,729 | 98.40 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,179 | 1.52 | | 1,229 | 1.60 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 77,570 | 100.00 | | 76,958 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 145,295 | 53.39 | | 145,295 | 52.97 | | |

### By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in August 2016 and 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 |
| 9 October 2019 | 108 | | Democratic Alliance | | African National Congress |
In a by-election held on 9 October 2019, a ward previously held by a DA councillor was won by the ANC candidate. The council was reconfigured as seen below:
| Party | Party | Ward | PR list | Total |
| | African National Congress | 27 | 10 | 37 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | Sakhisizwe Progressive Movement | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 32 | 31 | 63 |

## 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 | 22,287 | 40.31 | 24 | 23,652 | 41.83 | 2 | 26 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 14,707 | 26.60 | 7 | 15,007 | 26.54 | 10 | 17 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 10,836 | 19.60 | 0 | 11,397 | 20.15 | 13 | 13 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 2,538 | 4.59 | 0 | 2,536 | 4.48 | 3 | 3 |
| | Azania Resident Party | 1,154 | 2.09 | 1 | 1,174 | 2.08 | 1 | 2 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 748 | 1.35 | 0 | 715 | 1.26 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,450 | 2.62 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 433 | 0.78 | 0 | 706 | 1.25 | 1 | 1 |
| | Sakhisizwe Progressive Movement | 276 | 0.50 | 0 | 249 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 232 | 0.42 | 0 | 224 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 |
| | Singukukhanya Kwezwe Christian Party | 217 | 0.39 | 0 | 216 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 |
| | Disability and Older Person Political Party | 133 | 0.24 | 0 | 266 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 120 | 0.22 | 0 | 122 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 101 | 0.18 | 0 | 130 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 56 | 0.10 | 0 | 153 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 55,288 | 100.00 | 32 | 56,547 | 100.00 | 31 | 63 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 55,288 | 98.21 | | 56,547 | 98.37 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,010 | 1.79 | | 936 | 1.63 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 56,298 | 100.00 | | 57,483 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 141,058 | 39.91 | | 141,058 | 40.75 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 23 November 2022 | 25 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance |
| 8 Nov 2023 | 21 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance |
| 28 Feb 2024 | 4 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
On 28 February 2024, the uMkhonto we Sizwe party contested its first election outside KwaZulu-Natal, finishing second on 28% behind the ANC on 51%.