# Pixley ka Seme Local Municipality elections

The Pixley ka Seme Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga in South Africa. The council consists of twenty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eleven wards, while the remaining ten 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 thirteen seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | IFP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 15 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 20 |
| 2006 election | 16 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| 2011 election | 16 | 3 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| 2016 election | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| 2021 election | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 |

## 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 | 11,249 | 73.19 | 9 | 11,187 | 73.11 | 6 | 15 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,290 | 21.41 | 1 | 3,204 | 20.94 | 3 | 4 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 830 | 5.40 | 0 | 911 | 5.95 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 15,369 | 100.00 | 10 | 15,302 | 100.00 | 10 | 20 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 15,369 | 96.47 | | 15,302 | 96.27 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 563 | 3.53 | | 593 | 3.73 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 15,932 | 100.00 | | 15,895 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 32,525 | 48.98 | | 32,525 | 48.87 | | |

## 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 | 13,147 | 75.63 | 11 | 13,391 | 77.65 | 5 | 16 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,015 | 11.59 | 0 | 1,959 | 11.36 | 3 | 3 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,055 | 6.07 | 0 | 1,234 | 7.16 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 424 | 2.44 | 0 | 452 | 2.62 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 532 | 3.06 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 211 | 1.21 | 0 | 209 | 1.21 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 17,384 | 100.00 | 11 | 17,245 | 100.00 | 10 | 21 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 17,384 | 97.38 | | 17,245 | 96.60 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 468 | 2.62 | | 607 | 3.40 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 17,852 | 100.00 | | 17,852 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 33,947 | 52.59 | | 33,947 | 52.59 | | |

## 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 | 15,094 | 73.83 | 10 | 15,305 | 75.28 | 6 | 16 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,860 | 13.99 | 1 | 2,873 | 14.13 | 2 | 3 |
| | Independent Ratepayers Association of SA | 1,315 | 6.43 | 0 | 1,110 | 5.46 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 721 | 3.53 | 0 | 520 | 2.56 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 384 | 1.88 | 0 | 172 | 0.85 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 54 | 0.26 | 0 | 258 | 1.27 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 17 | 0.08 | 0 | 93 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 20,445 | 100.00 | 11 | 20,331 | 100.00 | 10 | 21 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 20,445 | 97.17 | | 20,331 | 96.72 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 595 | 2.83 | | 689 | 3.28 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 21,040 | 100.00 | | 21,020 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 34,578 | 60.85 | | 34,578 | 60.79 | | |

## 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 | 17,283 | 77.37 | 11 | 17,481 | 78.30 | 6 | 17 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,344 | 10.49 | 0 | 2,405 | 10.77 | 2 | 2 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,348 | 6.03 | 0 | 1,419 | 6.36 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 412 | 1.84 | 0 | 486 | 2.18 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 331 | 1.48 | 0 | 389 | 1.74 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 478 | 2.14 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 142 | 0.64 | 0 | 147 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 22,338 | 100.00 | 11 | 22,327 | 100.00 | 10 | 21 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 22,338 | 97.86 | | 22,327 | 97.82 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 488 | 2.14 | | 497 | 2.18 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 22,826 | 100.00 | | 22,824 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 38,501 | 59.29 | | 38,501 | 59.28 | | |

## 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 | 9,953 | 60.51 | 11 | 10,135 | 60.89 | 2 | 13 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,343 | 14.24 | 0 | 2,529 | 15.19 | 3 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,472 | 8.95 | 0 | 1,461 | 8.78 | 2 | 2 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 610 | 3.71 | 0 | 567 | 3.41 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 522 | 3.17 | 0 | 599 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Movement | 478 | 2.91 | 0 | 435 | 2.61 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 367 | 2.23 | 0 | 407 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 196 | 1.19 | 0 | 196 | 1.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 128 | 0.78 | 0 | 130 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 113 | 0.69 | 0 | 130 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 242 | 1.47 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Independent Movement | 24 | 0.15 | 0 | 56 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 16,448 | 100.00 | 11 | 16,645 | 100.00 | 10 | 21 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 16,448 | 97.79 | | 16,645 | 97.44 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 372 | 2.21 | | 437 | 2.56 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 16,820 | 100.00 | | 17,082 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 37,767 | 44.54 | | 37,767 | 45.23 | | |

### 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 | 1 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |
| 24 April 2024 | 3 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |