The Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of sixty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty 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 36 seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | AZAPO | BPSA | DA | EFF | MP | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 election | 45 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 57 |
| 2011 election | 41 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 12 | 2 | 60 |
| 2016 election | 41 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 61 |
| 2021 election | 36 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 61 |
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[1]
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[2]
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[3]
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[4]
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.[5]
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 2024[6] | 30 | ||||
References
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Elias Motsoaledi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Elias Motsoaledi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Elias Motsoaledi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Elias Motsoaledi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Sussman, Wayne (2024-12-12). "ANC snatches back Limpopo seat from collapsing EFF". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2024-12-12.