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Lephalale Local Municipality elections

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The Lephalale Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 19 seats on the council.


Results

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The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.

Event ANC DA EFF Other Total
2000 election 19 2 0 21
2006 election 20 3 1 24
2011 election 20 3 1 24
2016 election 17 4 5 0 26
2021 election 19 3 3 4 29

December 2000 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress14,56584.701014,67985.28919
Democratic Alliance1,4718.5511,93811.2612
Independent candidates1,1596.7400
Alliansie Noord5953.4600
Total17,195100.001117,212100.001021
Valid votes17,19597.8317,21297.86
Invalid/blank votes3822.173772.14
Total votes17,577100.0017,589100.00
Registered voters/turnout34,74950.5834,74950.62

March 2006 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress15,71483.531115,77183.97920
Democratic Alliance2,23811.9012,10011.1823
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania6263.3305703.0311
Freedom Front Plus2341.2403411.8200
Total18,812100.001218,782100.001224
Valid votes18,81298.3018,78298.30
Invalid/blank votes3251.703251.70
Total votes19,137100.0019,107100.00
Registered voters/turnout40,22547.5740,22547.50

May 2011 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress18,15681.811118,39982.61920
Democratic Alliance2,85412.8612,78112.4923
Congress of the People8303.7407743.4811
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1560.7001210.5400
African People's Convention1060.4801560.7000
United Democratic Movement920.410420.1900
Total22,194100.001222,273100.001224
Valid votes22,19498.6122,27398.95
Invalid/blank votes3121.392371.05
Total votes22,506100.0022,510100.00
Registered voters/turnout43,02352.3143,02352.32

August 2016 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress18,38964.801018,26764.31717
Economic Freedom Fighters5,52219.4605,65419.9155
Democratic Alliance3,80113.3933,78113.3114
Freedom Front Plus4321.5204181.4700
Congress of the People1720.6101970.6900
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania610.210640.2300
International Revelation Congress30.010230.0800
Total28,380100.001328,404100.001326
Valid votes28,38098.1928,40498.44
Invalid/blank votes5231.814511.56
Total votes28,903100.0028,855100.00
Registered voters/turnout58,04649.7958,04649.71

November 2021 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress15,75253.281220,31368.77719
Independent candidates6,22521.0511
Economic Freedom Fighters2,6258.8803,39611.5033
Democratic Alliance2,5288.5522,5548.6513
African Transformation Movement9313.1501,2434.2111
Freedom Front Plus7002.3707302.4711
Lephalale Residents Party2770.9405161.7511
Defenders of the People2910.9803221.0900
African Christian Democratic Party1150.3901310.4400
International Revelation Congress210.0701590.5400
African People's Convention880.300710.2400
Able Leadership20.010700.2400
United Christian Democratic Party110.040330.1100
Total29,566100.001529,538100.001429
Valid votes29,56698.3729,53897.38
Invalid/blank votes4911.637952.62
Total votes30,057100.0030,333100.00
Registered voters/turnout64,58746.5464,58746.96

By-elections from November 2021

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.[6]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
11 Sep 2024[7] 3 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance

References

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Lephalale". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Lephalale". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Lephalale". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Lephalale". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Lephalale". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  6. ^ "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  7. ^ Sussman, Wayne (2024-09-12). "Al-Jamah wins big in Lenasia, ANC and DA retain seats in Gauteng, Limpopo". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2024-09-12.