Govan Mbeki Local Municipality elections

The Govan Mbeki Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The council consists of sixty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two 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) lost its majority, but remained the largest party, winning twenty-six seats.

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

Event	ACDP	ANC	DA	EFF	FF+	IFP	PAC	Other	Total
2000 election	1	42	13	—	—	1	1	3	61
2006 election	1	42	12	—	2	1	1	2	61
2011 election	0	45	16	—	1	0	0	1	63
2016 election	—	36	15	9	2	0	—	1	63
2021 election	—	26	17	13	3	1	—	3	63

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	31,522	69.32	25	31,559	69.10	17	42
	Democratic Alliance	9,402	20.68	6	9,492	20.78	7	13
	Hoëveldrif Inwoners Vereniging	1,795	3.95	0	1,409	3.08	2	2
	Highveld Residents Concerned Party	1,112	2.45	0	945	2.07	1	1
	Inkatha Freedom Party	675	1.48	0	721	1.58	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	253	0.56	0	716	1.57	1	1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	342	0.75	0	525	1.15	1	1
	United Democratic Movement	124	0.27	0	306	0.67	0	0
	Independent candidates	247	0.54	0				0
Total		45,472	100.00	31	45,673	100.00	30	61

Valid votes		45,472	96.83		45,673	97.37
Invalid/blank votes		1,487	3.17		1,235	2.63
Total votes		46,959	100.00		46,908	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		111,470	42.13		111,470	42.08

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	33,371	68.50	25	33,426	68.66	17	42
	Democratic Alliance	9,598	19.70	6	9,547	19.61	6	12
	Freedom Front Plus	1,629	3.34	0	1,559	3.20	2	2
	Independent Democrats	1,308	2.68	0	1,259	2.59	1	1
	Highveld Residents Concerned Party	790	1.62	0	844	1.73	1	1
	Inkatha Freedom Party	648	1.33	0	617	1.27	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	645	1.32	0	617	1.27	1	1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	671	1.38	0	545	1.12	1	1
	National Democratic Convention	57	0.12	0	271	0.56	0	0
Total		48,717	100.00	31	48,685	100.00	30	61

Valid votes		48,717	97.69		48,685	97.67
Invalid/blank votes		1,153	2.31		1,161	2.33
Total votes		49,870	100.00		49,846	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		120,834	41.27		120,834	41.25

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	49,103	69.42	26	50,158	71.19	19	45
	Democratic Alliance	17,867	25.26	6	17,328	24.59	10	16
	Freedom Front Plus	1,202	1.70	0	969	1.38	1	1
	Congress of the People	712	1.01	0	650	0.92	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	561	0.79	0	394	0.56	0	0
	National Freedom Party	267	0.38	0	387	0.55	0	0
	Independent candidates	620	0.88	0				0
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	212	0.30	0	300	0.43	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	189	0.27	0	275	0.39	0	0
Total		70,733	100.00	32	70,461	100.00	31	63

Valid votes		70,733	98.37		70,461	98.53
Invalid/blank votes		1,170	1.63		1,050	1.47
Total votes		71,903	100.00		71,511	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		131,576	54.65		131,576	54.35

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	43,198	56.55	26	43,441	57.36	10	36
	Democratic Alliance	18,504	24.22	6	17,910	23.65	9	15
	Economic Freedom Fighters	10,135	13.27	0	10,006	13.21	9	9
	Freedom Front Plus	1,951	2.55	0	1,677	2.21	2	2
	Sakhisizwe Progressive Movement	949	1.24	0	930	1.23	1	1
	Congress of the People	243	0.32	0	658	0.87	0	0
	Independent candidates	627	0.82	0				0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	191	0.25	0	410	0.54	0	0
	African People's Convention	326	0.43	0	271	0.36	0	0
	Singukukhanya Kwezwe Christian Party	149	0.20	0	147	0.19	0	0
	African Peace Party	58	0.08	0	204	0.27	0	0
	Sindawonye Progressive Party	60	0.08	0	75	0.10	0	0
Total		76,391	100.00	32	75,729	100.00	31	63

Valid votes		76,391	98.48		75,729	98.40
Invalid/blank votes		1,179	1.52		1,229	1.60
Total votes		77,570	100.00		76,958	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		145,295	53.39		145,295	52.97

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	22,287	40.31	24	23,652	41.83	2	26
	Democratic Alliance	14,707	26.60	7	15,007	26.54	10	17
	Economic Freedom Fighters	10,836	19.60	0	11,397	20.15	13	13
	Freedom Front Plus	2,538	4.59	0	2,536	4.48	3	3
	Azania Resident Party	1,154	2.09	1	1,174	2.08	1	2
	African Transformation Movement	748	1.35	0	715	1.26	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,450	2.62	0				0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	433	0.78	0	706	1.25	1	1
	Sakhisizwe Progressive Movement	276	0.50	0	249	0.44	0	0
	African People's Convention	232	0.42	0	224	0.40	0	0
	Singukukhanya Kwezwe Christian Party	217	0.39	0	216	0.38	0	0
	Disability and Older Person Political Party	133	0.24	0	266	0.47	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	120	0.22	0	122	0.22	0	0
	Patriotic Alliance	101	0.18	0	130	0.23	0	0
	Congress of the People	56	0.10	0	153	0.27	0	0
Total		55,288	100.00	32	56,547	100.00	31	63

Valid votes		55,288	98.21		56,547	98.37
Invalid/blank votes		1,010	1.79		936	1.63
Total votes		56,298	100.00		57,483	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		141,058	39.91		141,058	40.75

Date	Ward
23 Nov 2022	25	Democratic Alliance	Democratic Alliance
8 Nov 2023^[8]	21	Democratic Alliance	Democratic Alliance
28 Feb 2024^[9]	4	African National Congress	African National Congress
5 Nov 2025^[10]	14	African National Congress	African National Congress