# Naledi Local Municipality, North West elections

The Naledi Local Municipality council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 ten seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | UCDP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 12 | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| 2006 election | 12 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 2011 election | 12 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 18 |
| 2016 election | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 20 |
| 2021 election | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 18 |

## 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 | 9,558 | 64.49 | 8 | 9,991 | 67.43 | 4 | 12 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,399 | 16.19 | 1 | 2,494 | 16.83 | 2 | 3 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 2,385 | 16.09 | 0 | 2,332 | 15.74 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 479 | 3.23 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 14,821 | 100.00 | 9 | 14,817 | 100.00 | 9 | 18 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 14,821 | 95.93 | | 14,817 | 95.82 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 629 | 4.07 | | 647 | 4.18 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 15,450 | 100.00 | | 15,464 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 28,000 | 55.18 | | 28,000 | 55.23 | | |

## 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 | 7,761 | 61.25 | 6 | 10,736 | 72.32 | 6 | 12 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,859 | 14.67 | 1 | 1,774 | 11.95 | 1 | 2 |
| | Independent Democrats | 1,696 | 13.38 | 0 | 1,476 | 9.94 | 2 | 2 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 420 | 3.31 | 1 | 474 | 3.19 | 0 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 640 | 5.05 | 1 | 239 | 1.61 | 0 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 296 | 2.34 | 0 | 147 | 0.99 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12,672 | 100.00 | 9 | 14,846 | 100.00 | 9 | 18 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 12,672 | 82.69 | | 14,846 | 96.81 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,652 | 17.31 | | 489 | 3.19 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 15,324 | 100.00 | | 15,335 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 29,688 | 51.62 | | 29,688 | 51.65 | | |

## 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 | 11,161 | 67.56 | 8 | 11,422 | 69.45 | 4 | 12 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,342 | 26.28 | 1 | 4,346 | 26.43 | 4 | 5 |
| | Congress of the People | 560 | 3.39 | 0 | 465 | 2.83 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 142 | 0.86 | 0 | 105 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 128 | 0.77 | 0 | 108 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 186 | 1.13 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 16,519 | 100.00 | 9 | 16,446 | 100.00 | 9 | 18 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 16,519 | 97.42 | | 16,446 | 97.30 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 437 | 2.58 | | 457 | 2.70 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 16,956 | 100.00 | | 16,903 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 29,767 | 56.96 | | 29,767 | 56.78 | | |

## 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 | 11,325 | 63.96 | 9 | 11,272 | 63.87 | 4 | 13 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,127 | 23.31 | 1 | 4,073 | 23.08 | 4 | 5 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,496 | 8.45 | 0 | 1,508 | 8.54 | 2 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 371 | 2.10 | 0 | 359 | 2.03 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 197 | 1.11 | 0 | 341 | 1.93 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 101 | 0.57 | 0 | 96 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 88 | 0.50 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 17,705 | 100.00 | 10 | 17,649 | 100.00 | 10 | 20 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 17,705 | 98.08 | | 17,649 | 97.71 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 346 | 1.92 | | 414 | 2.29 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 18,051 | 100.00 | | 18,063 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 32,259 | 55.96 | | 32,259 | 55.99 | | |

## 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 | 7,154 | 53.57 | 8 | 7,374 | 54.07 | 2 | 10 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,265 | 16.96 | 1 | 2,287 | 16.77 | 2 | 3 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,177 | 16.30 | 0 | 2,220 | 16.28 | 3 | 3 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 631 | 4.72 | 0 | 606 | 4.44 | 1 | 1 |
| | Azanian Independent Community Movement | 444 | 3.32 | 0 | 446 | 3.27 | 1 | 1 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 204 | 1.53 | 0 | 233 | 1.71 | 0 | 0 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 148 | 1.11 | 0 | 140 | 1.03 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 190 | 1.42 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Independent Congress | | | | 177 | 1.30 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 81 | 0.61 | 0 | 73 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 60 | 0.45 | 0 | 60 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 21 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 13,355 | 100.00 | 9 | 13,637 | 100.00 | 9 | 18 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 13,355 | 96.94 | | 13,637 | 96.94 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 421 | 3.06 | | 431 | 3.06 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 13,776 | 100.00 | | 14,068 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 31,845 | 43.26 | | 31,845 | 44.18 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from 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 |
| 11 Sep 2024 | 7 | | Democratic Alliance | | Democratic Alliance |