The Matjhabeng Local Municipality council consists of seventy-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-six wards, while the remaining thirty-six 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 forty-six seats in the council.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ANC COPE DA EFF FF+ PAC Other Total 2000 election 56 - 14 - - 1 1 72 2006 election 57 - 11 - 1 1 2 72 2011 election 52 3 16 - 1 0 1 72 2016 election 46 1 16 6 1 - 2 72 2021 election 39 1 16 9 2 - 5 72
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
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 newly elected councillor 11 Sep 2024 35
References