Greater Letaba Local Municipality elections
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The Greater Letaba Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of forty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-four wards, while the remaining thirty-three 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 47 seats.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 25,415 | 87.31 | 23 | 30,545 | 89.42 | 18 | 41 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 1,603 | 5.51 | 0 | 1,551 | 4.54 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,138 | 3.91 | 0 | 1,499 | 4.39 | 2 | 2 | |
| Ximoko Party | 291 | 1.00 | 0 | 565 | 1.65 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 662 | 2.27 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29,109 | 100.00 | 23 | 34,160 | 100.00 | 23 | 46 | |
| Valid votes | 29,109 | 98.51 | 34,160 | 98.59 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 441 | 1.49 | 489 | 1.41 | ||||
| Total votes | 29,550 | 100.00 | 34,649 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 75,196 | 39.30 | 75,196 | 46.08 | ||||
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 38,962 | 90.09 | 26 | 38,728 | 89.59 | 21 | 47 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 1,879 | 4.34 | 0 | 1,679 | 3.88 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,184 | 2.74 | 0 | 1,429 | 3.31 | 2 | 2 | |
| Independent candidates | 708 | 1.64 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ximoko Party | 263 | 0.61 | 0 | 436 | 1.01 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 49 | 0.11 | 0 | 623 | 1.44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alliance for Democracy and Prosperity | 203 | 0.47 | 0 | 332 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 43,248 | 100.00 | 26 | 43,227 | 100.00 | 26 | 52 | |
| Valid votes | 43,248 | 98.61 | 43,227 | 98.58 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 610 | 1.39 | 622 | 1.42 | ||||
| Total votes | 43,858 | 100.00 | 43,849 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 89,929 | 48.77 | 89,929 | 48.76 | ||||
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 46,472 | 86.52 | 29 | 47,427 | 88.19 | 22 | 51 | |
| Congress of the People | 4,030 | 7.50 | 0 | 4,022 | 7.48 | 4 | 4 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,103 | 2.05 | 0 | 1,106 | 2.06 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,178 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| African Christian Democratic Party | 285 | 0.53 | 0 | 416 | 0.77 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 254 | 0.47 | 0 | 179 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 219 | 0.41 | 0 | 210 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | |
| African People's Convention | 72 | 0.13 | 0 | 303 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ximoko Party | 100 | 0.19 | 0 | 117 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 53,713 | 100.00 | 29 | 53,780 | 100.00 | 28 | 57 | |
| Valid votes | 53,713 | 98.79 | 53,780 | 98.97 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 656 | 1.21 | 559 | 1.03 | ||||
| Total votes | 54,369 | 100.00 | 54,339 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 100,539 | 54.08 | 100,539 | 54.05 | ||||