The Bushbuckridge Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The council consists of seventy-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-eight wards, while the remaining thirty-eight 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 fifty-three seats.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ACDP ANC APC BRA DA EFF PAC Other Total 2006 election 1 57 — — 2 — 5 3 68 2011 election 1 55 3 7 3 — 1 4 74 2016 election 0 53 2 14 3 4 — 0 76 2021 election 0 53 2 2 2 8 — 9 76
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.
By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021 In December 2020, the Better Residents Association (formerly the Bushbuckridge Residents Association) lost 3 of its 14 seats in the municipality after it expelled three of its ward councillors, and did not contest the resulting by-elections.
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 31 Aug 2022 13 31 Jan 2024 3 15 Jan 2025 24 24 Jun 2026 3
In ward 13, the ANC candidate died, and in the by-election held on 31 August 2022, the ANC candidate retained the seat by 21 votes over the EFF.
In ward 3, sitting candidate Lot Nkuna was assassinated. The ANC candidate retained the seat for the party.
References