The Ngwathe Local Municipality council (within the South African Fezile Dabi District Municipality) consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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-four seats on the council.
In the election of 1 November 2021 the ANC won a reduced majority of twenty-one seats.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ANC DA EFF FF+ PAC Other Total 2000 election 26 8 - - 1 1 36 2006 election 30 5 - 1 1 1 38 2011 election 28 9 - 1 0 1 39 2016 election 24 8 3 1 - 1 36 2021 election 21 7 5 3 - 1 37
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 since November 2021.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 28 Aug 2024 7 28 May 2025 16
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