Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality elections

The Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 thirty-nine seats.

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

Event	AIC	ANC	APC	DA	EFF	FSD	SPP	PAC	Other	Total
2000 election	—	53	—	4	—	—	—	3	0	60
2006 election	—	52	—	3	—	—	1	3	1	60
2011 election	—	52	1	4	—	—	1	1	3	62
2016 election	1	43	1	4	10	1	0	1	1	62
2021 election	1	39	1	3	10	2	0	—	6	62

December 2000 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	32,301	86.99	30	32,553	87.29	23	53
	Democratic Alliance	2,109	5.68	0	2,534	6.80	4	4
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	2,036	5.48	0	2,204	5.91	3	3
	Independent candidates	684	1.84	0				0
Total		37,130	100.00	30	37,291	100.00	30	60

Valid votes		37,130	96.52		37,291	96.50
Invalid/blank votes		1,339	3.48		1,351	3.50
Total votes		38,469	100.00		38,642	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		102,497	37.53		102,497	37.70

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	38,286	79.64	29	40,389	87.39	23	52
	Independent candidates	5,231	10.88	1				1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	1,824	3.79	0	2,176	4.71	3	3
	Democratic Alliance	2,079	4.32	0	1,908	4.13	3	3
	Sindawonye Progressive Party	346	0.72	0	834	1.80	1	1
	United Democratic Movement	74	0.15	0	540	1.17	0	0
	Azanian People's Organisation	234	0.49	0	372	0.80	0	0
Total		48,074	100.00	30	46,219	100.00	30	60

Valid votes		48,074	97.05		46,219	93.58
Invalid/blank votes		1,460	2.95		3,169	6.42
Total votes		49,534	100.00		49,388	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		111,877	44.28		111,877	44.14

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	47,725	78.02	31	50,159	82.59	21	52
	Democratic Alliance	4,247	6.94	0	4,307	7.09	4	4
	Independent candidates	4,335	7.09	0				0
	National Freedom Party	1,211	1.98	0	1,076	1.77	1	1
	Ikusasa Lesizwe Independent Movement	443	0.72	0	1,319	2.17	1	1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	889	1.45	0	762	1.25	1	1
	Congress of the People	639	1.04	0	909	1.50	1	1
	Sindawonye Progressive Party	583	0.95	0	810	1.33	1	1
	African People's Convention	428	0.70	0	869	1.43	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	423	0.69	0	403	0.66	0	0
	Movement Democratic Party	245	0.40	0	116	0.19	0	0
Total		61,168	100.00	31	60,730	100.00	31	62

Valid votes		61,168	98.08		60,730	96.95
Invalid/blank votes		1,195	1.92		1,911	3.05
Total votes		62,363	100.00		62,641	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		118,114	52.80		118,114	53.03

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	46,379	66.53	30	46,985	69.11	13	43
	Economic Freedom Fighters	11,057	15.86	0	10,784	15.86	10	10
	Democratic Alliance	4,257	6.11	0	4,432	6.52	4	4
	Independent candidates	4,387	6.29	1				1
	African Independent Congress	275	0.39	0	1,438	2.12	1	1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	675	0.97	0	684	1.01	1	1
	Forum for Service Delivery	508	0.73	0	531	0.78	1	1
	African People's Convention	366	0.52	0	594	0.87	1	1
	Congress of the People	462	0.66	0	412	0.61	0	0
	Sindawonye Progressive Party	369	0.53	0	451	0.66	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	298	0.43	0	366	0.54	0	0
	Bolsheviks Party of South Africa	92	0.13	0	301	0.44	0	0
	Abahlali Bemzansi Organisation	158	0.23	0	222	0.33	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	97	0.14	0	215	0.32	0	0
	Agang South Africa	73	0.10	0	167	0.25	0	0
	Pan African Socialist Movement of Azania	119	0.17	0	70	0.10	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	6	0.01	0	104	0.15	0	0
	African People's Socialist Party	47	0.07	0	54	0.08	0	0
	Asisikimeni Community Development and Advice Movement	31	0.04	0	64	0.09	0	0
	Mpumalanga Party	24	0.03	0	54	0.08	0	0
	Ingubo Yeskhethu Party				55	0.08	0	0
	African Liberation Party	35	0.05	0				0
Total		69,715	100.00	31	67,983	100.00	31	62

Valid votes		69,715	97.89		67,983	97.25
Invalid/blank votes		1,505	2.11		1,922	2.75
Total votes		71,220	100.00		69,905	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		130,145	54.72		130,145	53.71

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	30,312	58.26	30	31,616	61.11	9	39
	Economic Freedom Fighters	7,752	14.90	0	8,809	17.03	10	10
	Independent candidates	6,137	11.79	1				1
	Democratic Alliance	2,392	4.60	0	2,815	5.44	3	3
	African Independent People's Organisation	1,114	2.14	0	1,825	3.53	2	2
	Forum for Service Delivery	667	1.28	0	2,262	4.37	2	2
	Moretele Independent Civic Organization	637	1.22	0	774	1.50	1	1
	African Independent Congress	387	0.74	0	724	1.40	1	1
	Moretele Peoples Party	465	0.89	0	582	1.12	1	1
	African People's Convention	508	0.98	0	421	0.81	1	1
	African Voice Progressive Party	468	0.90	0	436	0.84	1	1
	International Revelation Congress	364	0.70	0	380	0.73	0	0
	Sindawonye Progressive Party	222	0.43	0	302	0.58	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	181	0.35	0	158	0.31	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	97	0.19	0	232	0.45	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	148	0.28	0	181	0.35	0	0
	Patriotic Alliance	93	0.18	0	100	0.19	0	0
	United Residents Front	85	0.16	0	65	0.13	0	0
	Bolsheviks Party of South Africa	3	0.01	0	55	0.11	0	0
Total		52,032	100.00	31	51,737	100.00	31	62

Valid votes		52,032	98.37		51,737	97.96
Invalid/blank votes		864	1.63		1,080	2.04
Total votes		52,896	100.00		52,817	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		123,373	42.87		123,373	42.81