The Kou-Kamma Local Municipality council consists of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ANC DA Other Total 2000 election 5 3 0 8 2006 election 7 2 1 10 2011 election 6 5 — 11 2016 election 6 5 0 11 2021 election 6 3 3 12
December 2000 election
March 2006 election
May 2011 election
August 2016 election
By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in August 2016 and November 2021.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 11 April 2018 2
November 2021 election
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 14 Jun 2023 5 14 Aug 2024 1 28 May 2025 5 10 Sep 2025 1 26 Nov 2025 2
After the death of the previous ward five councillor, a by-election held on 14 June 2023 saw the African National Congress (ANC) retain its seat with 46%, with the Patriotic Alliance (PA) improving its 2021 result significantly, finishing second with 37%, up from 19%.
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