The Dihlabeng Local Municipality council consists of forty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining twenty 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 twenty-five seats on the council.
In the 2021 South African municipal elections, the ANC won a reduced majority of twenty-three seats.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ANC DA EFF FF+ PAC Other Total 2000 election 21 6 - - 5 2 34 2006 election 29 5 - 2 1 0 37 2011 election 30 8 - 1 0 1 40 2016 election 25 8 3 1 - 2 39 2021 election 23 7 4 2 - 4 40
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 the election in November 2021.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 26 April 2023 17
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