The Maquassi Hills Local Municipality council consists of twenty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eleven wards, while the remaining eleven 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) won a majority of thirteen seats.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ANC DA MHG EFF FSD FF+ PAC Other Total 2000 election 10 0 3 — — — 2 0 15 2006 election 13 1 1 — — 0 1 0 16 2011 election 17 3 — — — — — 1 21 2016 election 14 3 — 2 2 1 — 0 22 2021 election 13 2 — 4 1 1 — 1 22
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 the election in November 2021.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 27 September 2023 3 4 Dec 2024 5
The African National Congress lost its majority following its by-election defeat to the Democratic Alliance on 4 December 2024.
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