# Dikgatlong Local Municipality elections

The Dikgatlong Local Municipality municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 nine seats on the council. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a reduced majority of eight seats on the council.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | PA | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 9 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 13 |
| 2006 election | 9 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 13 |
| 2011 election | 10 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 13 |
| 2016 election | 9 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 election | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 |

## 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 | 6,955 | 65.26 | 7 | 7,025 | 66.38 | 2 | 9 |
| | Barkly West Task Team | 1,548 | 14.53 | 0 | 1,902 | 17.97 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,654 | 15.52 | 0 | 1,656 | 15.65 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 500 | 4.69 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 10,657 | 100.00 | 7 | 10,583 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 10,657 | 96.09 | | 10,583 | 95.73 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 434 | 3.91 | | 472 | 4.27 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 11,091 | 100.00 | | 11,055 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 18,289 | 60.64 | | 18,289 | 60.45 | | |

## 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 | 7,688 | 71.89 | 7 | 7,648 | 71.59 | 2 | 9 |
| | Barkly West Task Team | 1,335 | 12.48 | 0 | 1,312 | 12.28 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,001 | 9.36 | 0 | 991 | 9.28 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent Democrats | 331 | 3.10 | 0 | 309 | 2.89 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 258 | 2.41 | 0 | 298 | 2.79 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 81 | 0.76 | 0 | 125 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 10,694 | 100.00 | 7 | 10,683 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 10,694 | 97.34 | | 10,683 | 97.07 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 292 | 2.66 | | 322 | 2.93 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 10,986 | 100.00 | | 11,005 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 19,602 | 56.05 | | 19,602 | 56.14 | | |

## 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 | 9,302 | 71.19 | 7 | 9,862 | 75.12 | 3 | 10 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,919 | 14.69 | 0 | 2,057 | 15.67 | 2 | 2 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,014 | 7.76 | 0 | 1,004 | 7.65 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 595 | 4.55 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 236 | 1.81 | 0 | 206 | 1.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 13,066 | 100.00 | 7 | 13,129 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 13,066 | 97.22 | | 13,129 | 97.69 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 373 | 2.78 | | 311 | 2.31 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 13,439 | 100.00 | | 13,440 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 21,517 | 62.46 | | 21,517 | 62.46 | | |

## 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 | 9,059 | 66.28 | 7 | 9,078 | 66.97 | 2 | 9 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,363 | 17.29 | 0 | 2,410 | 17.78 | 2 | 2 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,640 | 12.00 | 0 | 1,680 | 12.39 | 2 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 189 | 1.38 | 0 | 190 | 1.40 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 170 | 1.24 | 0 | 198 | 1.46 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 246 | 1.80 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 13,667 | 100.00 | 7 | 13,556 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 13,667 | 98.15 | | 13,556 | 97.28 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 257 | 1.85 | | 379 | 2.72 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 13,924 | 100.00 | | 13,935 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 22,639 | 61.50 | | 22,639 | 61.55 | | |

## 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 | 6,397 | 50.79 | 8 | 6,366 | 51.36 | 0 | 8 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,164 | 17.18 | 0 | 2,174 | 17.54 | 3 | 3 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 1,292 | 10.26 | 0 | 1,365 | 11.01 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,088 | 8.64 | 0 | 1,066 | 8.60 | 1 | 1 |
| | Dikgatlong Independed Forum | 505 | 4.01 | 0 | 709 | 5.72 | 1 | 1 |
| | Dikgatlong Service Delivery Forum | 322 | 2.56 | 0 | 332 | 2.68 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 464 | 3.68 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 221 | 1.75 | 0 | 209 | 1.69 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 59 | 0.47 | 0 | 73 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 58 | 0.46 | 0 | 46 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 26 | 0.21 | 0 | 55 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12,596 | 100.00 | 8 | 12,395 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 12,596 | 97.84 | | 12,395 | 97.62 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 278 | 2.16 | | 302 | 2.38 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 12,874 | 100.00 | | 12,697 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 22,617 | 56.92 | | 22,617 | 56.14 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021. In ward 6, the ANC candidate died in a car accident. In the subsequent by-election, the ANC candidate retained the ward for the party with an increased share of the vote.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 8 February 2023 | 6 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |