# Blouberg Local Municipality elections

The Blouberg Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of forty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-two wards, while the remaining twenty-two 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 thirty-three seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ACDP | ANC | COPE | DA | EFF | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | — | 29 | — | 3 | — | — | 32 |
| 2006 election | 1 | 31 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 36 |
| 2011 election | 1 | 37 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 41 |
| 2016 election | 0 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 44 |
| 2021 election | — | 33 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 44 |

## 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 | 11,592 | 85.95 | 16 | 18,607 | 88.04 | 13 | 29 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,895 | 14.05 | 0 | 2,528 | 11.96 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 13,487 | 100.00 | 16 | 21,135 | 100.00 | 16 | 32 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 13,487 | 97.65 | | 21,135 | 98.08 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 325 | 2.35 | | 414 | 1.92 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 13,812 | 100.00 | | 21,549 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 53,667 | 25.74 | | 53,667 | 40.15 | | |

## 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 | 25,986 | 84.65 | 18 | 26,475 | 86.73 | 13 | 31 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,087 | 6.80 | 0 | 2,145 | 7.03 | 3 | 3 |
| | United Independent Front | 701 | 2.28 | 0 | 730 | 2.39 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,231 | 4.01 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 406 | 1.32 | 0 | 487 | 1.60 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 122 | 0.40 | 0 | 427 | 1.40 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 166 | 0.54 | 0 | 262 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 30,699 | 100.00 | 18 | 30,526 | 100.00 | 18 | 36 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 30,699 | 98.71 | | 30,526 | 98.18 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 400 | 1.29 | | 566 | 1.82 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 31,099 | 100.00 | | 31,092 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 63,772 | 48.77 | | 63,772 | 48.75 | | |

## 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 | 31,873 | 87.62 | 21 | 32,461 | 88.91 | 16 | 37 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,487 | 4.09 | 0 | 1,421 | 3.89 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 529 | 1.45 | 0 | 1,714 | 4.69 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,873 | 5.15 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 523 | 1.44 | 0 | 636 | 1.74 | 1 | 1 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 77 | 0.21 | 0 | 179 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 16 | 0.04 | 0 | 97 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 36,378 | 100.00 | 21 | 36,508 | 100.00 | 20 | 41 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 36,378 | 98.38 | | 36,508 | 98.70 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 599 | 1.62 | | 482 | 1.30 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 36,977 | 100.00 | | 36,990 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 72,151 | 51.25 | | 72,151 | 51.27 | | |

## 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 | 30,986 | 73.46 | 22 | 31,347 | 74.15 | 11 | 33 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 7,450 | 17.66 | 0 | 7,277 | 17.21 | 8 | 8 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,279 | 5.40 | 0 | 2,229 | 5.27 | 2 | 2 |
| | Congress of the People | 843 | 2.00 | 0 | 781 | 1.85 | 1 | 1 |
| | Agang South Africa | 273 | 0.65 | 0 | 291 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 253 | 0.60 | 0 | 241 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 97 | 0.23 | 0 | 111 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 42,181 | 100.00 | 22 | 42,277 | 100.00 | 22 | 44 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 42,181 | 98.66 | | 42,277 | 98.71 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 574 | 1.34 | | 552 | 1.29 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 42,755 | 100.00 | | 42,829 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 84,327 | 50.70 | | 84,327 | 50.79 | | |

## 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 | 26,230 | 71.54 | 22 | 26,887 | 74.42 | 11 | 33 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 5,679 | 15.49 | 0 | 5,878 | 16.27 | 7 | 7 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,220 | 3.33 | 0 | 1,117 | 3.09 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 945 | 2.58 | 0 | 956 | 2.65 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,457 | 3.97 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 362 | 0.99 | 0 | 322 | 0.89 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 263 | 0.72 | 0 | 259 | 0.72 | 0 | 0 |
| | Party of Action | 107 | 0.29 | 0 | 131 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 102 | 0.28 | 0 | 99 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 106 | 0.29 | 0 | 93 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 64 | 0.17 | 0 | 67 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 41 | 0.11 | 0 | 70 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | Africa Restoration Alliance | 30 | 0.08 | 0 | 72 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 12 | 0.03 | 0 | 52 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| | Kingdom Covenant Democratic Party | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 63 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 |
| | Prophetic Movement Army | 39 | 0.11 | 0 | 25 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 |
| | Agang South Africa | 5 | 0.01 | 0 | 40 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 36,663 | 100.00 | 22 | 36,131 | 100.00 | 22 | 44 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 36,663 | 98.56 | | 36,131 | 97.96 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 537 | 1.44 | | 754 | 2.04 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 37,200 | 100.00 | | 36,885 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 82,935 | 44.85 | | 82,935 | 44.47 | | |

### 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 previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 25 January 2023 | 17 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |
| 27 September 2023 | 11 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |
In a ward 17 by-election on 25 January 2023, held after the death of the ANC councillor, the ANC candidate retained the seat for the party with a reduced majority of 51%, from 78% in 2021.