# Molemole Local Municipality elections

The Molemole Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of thirty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Sixteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in sixteen wards, while the remaining sixteen 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 22 seats on the council.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.

## 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 | 12,450 | 85.92 | 12 | 13,081 | 85.55 | 8 | 20 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,113 | 7.68 | 0 | 1,081 | 7.07 | 2 | 2 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 666 | 4.60 | 0 | 1,129 | 7.38 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 261 | 1.80 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 14,490 | 100.00 | 12 | 15,291 | 100.00 | 11 | 23 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 14,490 | 98.54 | | 15,291 | 98.39 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 215 | 1.46 | | 250 | 1.61 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 14,705 | 100.00 | | 15,541 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 37,065 | 39.67 | | 37,065 | 41.93 | | |

## 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 | 17,512 | 89.80 | 13 | 17,359 | 89.04 | 10 | 23 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,047 | 5.37 | 0 | 975 | 5.00 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 224 | 1.15 | 0 | 331 | 1.70 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 190 | 0.97 | 0 | 272 | 1.40 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 141 | 0.72 | 0 | 227 | 1.16 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 200 | 1.03 | 0 | 140 | 0.72 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Independent Front | 109 | 0.56 | 0 | 100 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 78 | 0.40 | 0 | 91 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 19,501 | 100.00 | 13 | 19,495 | 100.00 | 12 | 25 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,501 | 98.98 | | 19,495 | 98.89 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 201 | 1.02 | | 219 | 1.11 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 19,702 | 100.00 | | 19,714 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 42,212 | 46.67 | | 42,212 | 46.70 | | |

## 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 | 19,517 | 84.51 | 14 | 20,525 | 89.28 | 10 | 24 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 970 | 4.20 | 0 | 989 | 4.30 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 759 | 3.29 | 0 | 880 | 3.83 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,288 | 5.58 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 406 | 1.76 | 0 | 343 | 1.49 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 132 | 0.57 | 0 | 105 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 22 | 0.10 | 0 | 147 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 23,094 | 100.00 | 14 | 22,989 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 23,094 | 98.54 | | 22,989 | 98.10 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 341 | 1.46 | | 445 | 1.90 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 23,435 | 100.00 | | 23,434 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 45,795 | 51.17 | | 45,795 | 51.17 | | |

## 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 | 21,852 | 72.52 | 16 | 21,920 | 72.74 | 7 | 23 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 6,248 | 20.73 | 0 | 6,303 | 20.92 | 7 | 7 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,297 | 4.30 | 0 | 1,275 | 4.23 | 2 | 2 |
| | Congress of the People | 241 | 0.80 | 0 | 217 | 0.72 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 175 | 0.58 | 0 | 161 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 112 | 0.37 | 0 | 133 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 76 | 0.25 | 0 | 74 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 98 | 0.33 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Agang South Africa | 35 | 0.12 | 0 | 52 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 30,134 | 100.00 | 16 | 30,135 | 100.00 | 16 | 32 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 30,134 | 98.52 | | 30,135 | 98.69 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 454 | 1.48 | | 401 | 1.31 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 30,588 | 100.00 | | 30,536 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 59,052 | 51.80 | | 59,052 | 51.71 | | |

## 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 | 17,985 | 66.24 | 15 | 18,907 | 70.16 | 7 | 22 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,230 | 15.58 | 0 | 4,535 | 16.83 | 6 | 6 |
| | Capricorn Independent Community Activists Forum | 1,589 | 5.85 | 1 | 994 | 3.69 | 1 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 868 | 3.20 | 0 | 772 | 2.86 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,122 | 4.13 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Civic Warriors | 291 | 1.07 | 0 | 455 | 1.69 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 185 | 0.68 | 0 | 171 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 |
| | Africa Restoration Alliance | 111 | 0.41 | 0 | 225 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 122 | 0.45 | 0 | 157 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 135 | 0.50 | 0 | 124 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 92 | 0.34 | 0 | 146 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 106 | 0.39 | 0 | 107 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 97 | 0.36 | 0 | 98 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| | Defenders of the People | 68 | 0.25 | 0 | 117 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 |
| | Prophetic Movement Army | 73 | 0.27 | 0 | 64 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 36 | 0.13 | 0 | 76 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 |
| | Kingdom Covenant Democratic Party | 43 | 0.16 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 27,153 | 100.00 | 16 | 26,948 | 100.00 | 16 | 32 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,153 | 98.60 | | 26,948 | 98.23 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 385 | 1.40 | | 485 | 1.77 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 27,538 | 100.00 | | 27,433 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 59,548 | 46.25 | | 59,548 | 46.07 | | |