The Metsimaholo Local Municipality council consists of forty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-three councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-three wards, while the remaining twenty-three 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 won a majority on the council. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) formed a coalition with the African National Congress (ANC). The EFF's Selloane Motjeane was elected mayor, while Lucas Fisher of the ANC was elected Speaker and Fikile Msokweni of the ANC the Council Whip. Shortly after, the EFF ordered the mayor to stand down, as the party rejected working with the ANC.

Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ANC DA EFF FF+ UDM Other Total 2000 election 18 9 - - 1 5 33 2006 election 24 8 - 1 2 1 36 2011 election 26 15 - 1 - 0 42 2016 election 19 12 8 1 - 2 42 2021 election 16 12 12 3 - 3 46 2026 election - - - - - - 46

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 2017 election

The municipal council failed to adopt a budget for the 2017/18 financial year because of disagreements between the coalition members. As a result the council was dissolved in July 2017 and an administrator appointed by the provincial government. A new council was elected on 29 November 2017. The following table shows the results of the 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 9 Jul 2025 14

November 2026 election

The next municipal election is scheduled for November 2026. While Heilbron was merged with Metsimaholo, the number of wards were kept to 23.

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