# Greater Kokstad Local Municipality elections

The Greater Kokstad Local Municipality council consists of nineteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirteen seats on the council. The ANC retained its majority in the election of 1 November 2021, winning twelve seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | AIC | ANC | DA | EFF | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | - | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | 11 |
| 2006 election | - | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | 11 |
| 2011 election | 1 | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | 16 |
| 2016 election | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 2021 election | 1 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 19 |

## 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 | 6,116 | 79.91 | 6 | 6,084 | 79.72 | 3 | 9 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,199 | 15.67 | 0 | 1,169 | 15.32 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 339 | 4.43 | 0 | 379 | 4.97 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 7,654 | 100.00 | 6 | 7,632 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 7,654 | 97.63 | | 7,632 | 97.42 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 186 | 2.37 | | 202 | 2.58 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 7,840 | 100.00 | | 7,834 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 17,163 | 45.68 | | 17,163 | 45.64 | | |

## 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 | 10,646 | 84.42 | 6 | 10,822 | 85.27 | 4 | 10 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 674 | 5.34 | 0 | 1,023 | 8.06 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 406 | 3.22 | 0 | 308 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 348 | 2.76 | 0 | 327 | 2.58 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 323 | 2.56 | 0 | 147 | 1.16 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 168 | 1.33 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 46 | 0.36 | 0 | 64 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12,611 | 100.00 | 6 | 12,691 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 12,611 | 98.00 | | 12,691 | 97.94 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 257 | 2.00 | | 267 | 2.06 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 12,868 | 100.00 | | 12,958 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 25,163 | 51.14 | | 25,163 | 51.50 | | |

## 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 | 15,467 | 77.58 | 8 | 14,401 | 72.70 | 4 | 12 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,277 | 16.44 | 0 | 3,178 | 16.04 | 3 | 3 |
| | African Independent Congress | 182 | 0.91 | 0 | 1,465 | 7.40 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 475 | 2.38 | 0 | 446 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 138 | 0.69 | 0 | 129 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 236 | 1.18 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 63 | 0.32 | 0 | 115 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 100 | 0.50 | 0 | 76 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 19,938 | 100.00 | 8 | 19,810 | 100.00 | 8 | 16 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,938 | 97.86 | | 19,810 | 97.07 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 435 | 2.14 | | 597 | 2.93 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 20,373 | 100.00 | | 20,407 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 36,849 | 55.29 | | 36,849 | 55.38 | | |

## 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 | 12,967 | 59.09 | 10 | 13,696 | 62.79 | 3 | 13 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,443 | 15.69 | 0 | 3,621 | 16.60 | 3 | 3 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,922 | 8.76 | 0 | 3,123 | 14.32 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,884 | 13.14 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Independent Congress | 679 | 3.09 | 0 | 1,080 | 4.95 | 1 | 1 |
| | Kingdom Governance Movement | 43 | 0.20 | 0 | 151 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 5 | 0.02 | 0 | 141 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 21,943 | 100.00 | 10 | 21,812 | 100.00 | 9 | 19 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 21,943 | 96.35 | | 21,812 | 95.16 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 832 | 3.65 | | 1,109 | 4.84 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 22,775 | 100.00 | | 22,921 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 42,169 | 54.01 | | 42,169 | 54.36 | | |

## 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 | 11,886 | 59.54 | 10 | 11,888 | 59.21 | 2 | 12 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,256 | 21.32 | 0 | 4,249 | 21.16 | 4 | 4 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,409 | 12.07 | 0 | 2,359 | 11.75 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Independent Congress | 293 | 1.47 | 0 | 380 | 1.89 | 1 | 1 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 231 | 1.16 | 0 | 266 | 1.32 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 237 | 1.19 | 0 | 259 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 204 | 1.02 | 0 | 270 | 1.34 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 218 | 1.09 | 0 | 232 | 1.16 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 128 | 0.64 | 0 | 150 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 71 | 0.36 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 29 | 0.15 | 0 | 26 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 19,962 | 100.00 | 10 | 20,079 | 100.00 | 9 | 19 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,962 | 96.95 | | 20,079 | 97.11 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 629 | 3.05 | | 597 | 2.89 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 20,591 | 100.00 | | 20,676 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 43,691 | 47.13 | | 43,691 | 47.32 | | |