The Siyathemba Local Municipality council in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority, but remains the largest party, with five seats.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ANC DA Other Total 2000 election 5 3 — 8 2006 election 5 3 0 8 2011 election 5 1 2 8 2016 election 6 3 0 9 2021 election 5 2 4 11
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 14 May 2026 2
Following the 2021 elections, the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority and governed with the Siyathemba Community Movement (SGB). The SGB held the mayoral chain, and the ANC the speaker position. The SGB councillor for ward two, Ronald Februarie, resigned to form a new party, d'Bokke, and a by-election was held in May 2026. The ANC candidate narrowly defeated Februarie, with the SGB trailing in distant third place.
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