City of Ekurhuleni elections

The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality council consists of 224 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. 112 are elected by first-past-the-post voting in 112 wards, while the remaining 112 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, no party obtained a majority of seats on the council.

Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ACDP ANC COPE DA EFF FF+ IFP PAC Other Total 2000 election 2 99 - 55 - 1 6 4 8 175 2006 election 2 108 - 45 - 2 5 3 10 175 2011 election 1 125 2 62 - 1 2 2 7 202 2016 election 1 109 1 77 25 2 2 1 6 224 2021 election 2 86 1 65 31 8 3 1 27 224

December 2000 election

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election. Ekurhuleni local election, 5 December 2000 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 283,150 286,003 569,153 56.5% 62 37 99 157,875 156,622 314,497 31.2% 25 30 55 16,751 15,175 31,926 3.2% 0 6 6 12,551 12,069 24,620 2.4% 1 3 4 4,945 6,064 11,009 1.1% 0 2 2 6,165 4,565 10,730 1.1% 0 2 2 5,056 5,486 10,542 1.0% 0 2 2 3,169 4,567 7,736 0.8% 0 1 1 3,161 4,479 7,640 0.8% 0 1 1 2,229 4,030 6,259 0.6% 0 1 1 1,848 2,214 4,062 0.4% 0 1 1 4,011 – 4,011 0.4% 0 – 0 2,105 1,543 3,648 0.4% 0 1 1 333 702 1,035 0.1% 0 0 0 – 413 413 0.0% – 0 0 Total 503,349 503,932 1,007,281 88 87 175 Valid votes 503,349 503,932 1,007,281 98.4% Spoilt votes 8,515 8,199 16,714 1.6% Total votes cast 511,864 512,131 1,023,995 Voter turnout 513,676 Registered voters 1,137,951 Turnout percentage 45.1%

March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election. Ekurhuleni local election, 1 March 2006 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 322,691 320,043 642,734 61.3% 63 45 108 135,194 135,173 270,367 25.8% 25 20 45 14,266 14,944 29,210 2.8% 0 5 5 8,814 7,472 16,286 1.6% 0 3 3 7,705 7,336 15,041 1.4% 0 3 3 4,659 6,313 10,972 1.0% 0 2 2 5,146 5,496 10,642 1.0% 0 2 2 5,130 5,105 10,235 1.0% 0 2 2 2,884 3,864 6,748 0.6% 0 1 1 2,973 1,831 4,804 0.5% 0 1 1 4,375 – 4,375 0.4% 0 – 0 1,759 1,976 3,735 0.4% 0 1 1 2,052 1,534 3,586 0.3% 0 1 1 934 1,873 2,807 0.3% 0 1 1 1,321 887 2,208 0.2% 0 0 0 995 1,200 2,195 0.2% 0 0 0 761 1,281 2,042 0.2% 0 0 0 781 1,246 2,027 0.2% 0 0 0 863 861 1,724 0.2% 0 0 0 828 894 1,722 0.2% 0 0 0 475 1,102 1,577 0.2% 0 0 0 700 689 1,389 0.1% 0 0 0 45 689 734 0.1% 0 0 0 213 364 577 0.1% 0 0 0 Total 525,564 522,173 1,047,737 88 87 175 Valid votes 525,564 522,173 1,047,737 98.3% Spoilt votes 7,665 9,955 17,620 1.7% Total votes cast 533,229 532,128 1,065,357 Voter turnout 537,523 Registered voters 1,240,348 Turnout percentage 43.3%

May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election. Ekurhuleni local election, 18 May 2011 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 478,068 490,234 968,302 61.6% 71 54 125 238,380 237,605 475,985 30.3% 30 32 62 9,332 8,938 18,270 1.2% 0 3 3 8,165 9,174 17,339 1.1% 0 2 2 6,206 8,579 14,785 0.9% 0 2 2 5,873 4,806 10,679 0.7% 0 2 2 5,226 4,690 9,916 0.6% 0 1 1 4,241 5,375 9,616 0.6% 0 1 1 4,655 4,011 8,666 0.6% 0 1 1 6,080 2,557 8,637 0.5% 0 1 1 4,002 3,280 7,282 0.5% 0 1 1 3,759 3,222 6,981 0.4% 0 1 1 2,391 – 2,391 0.2% 0 – 0 784 983 1,767 0.1% 0 0 0 972 603 1,575 0.1% 0 0 0 663 877 1,540 0.1% 0 0 0 873 650 1,523 0.1% 0 0 0 832 670 1,502 0.1% 0 0 0 837 643 1,480 0.1% 0 0 0 620 639 1,259 0.1% 0 0 0 572 379 951 0.1% 0 0 0 85 274 359 0.0% 0 0 0 – 355 355 0.0% – 0 0 34 – 34 0.0% 0 – 0 Total 782,650 788,544 1,571,194 101 101 202 Valid votes 782,650 788,544 1,571,194 98.5% Spoilt votes 14,321 9,922 24,243 1.5% Total votes cast 796,971 798,466 1,595,437 Voter turnout 804,170 Registered voters 1,424,392 Turnout percentage 56.5%

August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election. Ekurhuleni local election, 3 August 2016 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 436,190 438,961 875,151 48.6% 76 33 109 307,664 306,709 614,373 34.1% 35 42 77 102,242 99,770 202,012 11.2% 1 24 25 14,709 14,810 29,519 1.6% 0 4 4 8,940 9,345 18,285 1.0% 0 2 2 7,991 8,059 16,050 0.9% 0 2 2 3,908 3,754 7,662 0.4% 0 1 1 3,836 3,743 7,579 0.4% 0 1 1 2,272 2,499 4,771 0.3% 0 1 1 2,209 2,504 4,713 0.3% 0 1 1 3,067 1,219 4,286 0.2% 0 1 1 3,675 – 3,675 0.2% 0 – 0 1,435 2,109 3,544 0.2% 0 0 0 566 2,388 2,954 0.2% 0 0 0 444 338 782 0.0% 0 0 0 109 462 571 0.0% 0 0 0 261 250 511 0.0% 0 0 0 173 230 403 0.0% 0 0 0 93 304 397 0.0% 0 0 0 199 190 389 0.0% 0 0 0 44 298 342 0.0% 0 0 0 35 252 287 0.0% 0 0 0 148 137 285 0.0% 0 0 0 72 180 252 0.0% 0 0 0 108 105 213 0.0% 0 0 0 31 164 195 0.0% 0 0 0 Total 900,421 898,780 1,799,201 112 112 224 Valid votes 900,421 898,780 1,799,201 98.3% Spoilt votes 16,086 15,783 31,869 1.7% Total votes cast 916,507 914,563 1,831,070 Voter turnout 921,547 Registered voters 1,587,116 Turnout percentage 58.1%

November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. Ekurhuleni local election, 1 November 2021 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 254,782 257,186 511,968 38.2% 78 8 86 194,739 190,305 385,044 28.7% 32 33 65 92,919 89,045 181,964 13.6% 0 31 31 39,089 49,395 88,484 6.6% 0 15 15 21,330 23,318 44,648 3.3% 0 8 8 12,630 12,524 25,154 1.9% 2 2 4 8,335 9,885 18,220 1.4% 0 3 3 8,193 9,125 17,318 1.3% 0 3 3 5,524 5,795 11,319 0.8% 0 2 2 8,025 – 8,025 0.6% 0 – 0 5,242 2,406 7,648 0.6% 0 1 1 2,960 3,026 5,986 0.4% 0 1 1 2,089 2,897 4,986 0.4% 0 1 1 2,133 2,204 4,337 0.3% 0 1 1 1,401 1,926 3,327 0.2% 0 1 1 1,428 1,702 3,130 0.2% 0 1 1 1,511 1,340 2,851 0.2% 0 1 1 1,090 1,013 2,103 0.2% 0 0 0 1,006 706 1,712 0.1% 0 0 0 661 828 1,489 0.1% 0 0 0 714 709 1,423 0.1% 0 0 0 936 433 1,369 0.1% 0 0 0 491 526 1,017 0.1% 0 0 0 322 680 1,002 0.1% 0 0 0 544 316 860 0.1% 0 0 0 165 606 771 0.1% 0 0 0 529 209 738 0.1% 0 0 0 243 455 698 0.1% 0 0 0 278 277 555 0.0% 0 0 0 126 401 527 0.0% 0 0 0 151 323 474 0.0% 0 0 0 100 313 413 0.0% 0 0 0 – 355 355 0.0% – 0 0 17 206 223 0.0% 0 0 0 15 165 180 0.0% 0 0 0 4 153 157 0.0% 0 0 0 138 – 138 0.0% 0 – 0 37 68 105 0.0% 0 0 0 Total 669,897 670,821 1,340,718 112 112 224 Valid votes 669,897 670,821 1,340,718 98.5% Spoilt votes 9,879 10,113 19,992 1.5% Total votes cast 679,776 680,934 1,360,710 Voter turnout 688,479 Registered voters 1,575,840 Turnout percentage 43.7%

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 newly elected councillor 24 May 2023 25 25 Oct 2023 23 14 Feb 2024 25 10 Dec 2025 109

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