Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality elections
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The Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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, with five seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | COPE | DA | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election | 4 | — | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 election | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2011 election | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 election | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 election | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Democratic Alliance | 2,461 | 59.07 | 2 | 2,497 | 59.71 | 2 | 4 | |
| African National Congress | 1,584 | 38.02 | 2 | 1,685 | 40.29 | 1 | 3 | |
| Independent candidates | 121 | 2.90 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4,166 | 100.00 | 4 | 4,182 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 | |
| Valid votes | 4,166 | 97.61 | 4,182 | 97.99 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 102 | 2.39 | 86 | 2.01 | ||||
| Total votes | 4,268 | 100.00 | 4,268 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,630 | 75.81 | 5,630 | 75.81 | ||||
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 | 2,205 | 61.64 | 3 | 2,183 | 61.18 | 1 | 4 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 982 | 27.45 | 1 | 985 | 27.61 | 1 | 2 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 308 | 8.61 | 0 | 294 | 8.24 | 1 | 1 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 82 | 2.29 | 0 | 106 | 2.97 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3,577 | 100.00 | 4 | 3,568 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 | |
| Valid votes | 3,577 | 98.65 | 3,568 | 98.40 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 49 | 1.35 | 58 | 1.60 | ||||
| Total votes | 3,626 | 100.00 | 3,626 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,484 | 55.92 | 6,484 | 55.92 | ||||
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 | 2,187 | 44.97 | 2 | 2,205 | 45.45 | 1 | 3 | |
| Congress of the People | 1,523 | 31.32 | 1 | 1,485 | 30.61 | 1 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,006 | 20.69 | 1 | 1,027 | 21.17 | 1 | 2 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 147 | 3.02 | 0 | 134 | 2.76 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4,863 | 100.00 | 4 | 4,851 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 | |
| Valid votes | 4,863 | 99.02 | 4,851 | 98.80 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 48 | 0.98 | 59 | 1.20 | ||||
| Total votes | 4,911 | 100.00 | 4,910 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,799 | 72.23 | 6,799 | 72.22 | ||||
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 2,401 | 54.11 | 3 | 2,429 | 54.72 | 1 | 4 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,340 | 30.20 | 1 | 1,441 | 32.46 | 1 | 2 | |
| Congress of the People | 323 | 7.28 | 0 | 332 | 7.48 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 113 | 2.55 | 0 | 124 | 2.79 | 0 | 0 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 84 | 1.89 | 0 | 82 | 1.85 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 164 | 3.70 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Civic Independent | 12 | 0.27 | 0 | 31 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4,437 | 100.00 | 4 | 4,439 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 | |
| Valid votes | 4,437 | 98.43 | 4,439 | 98.40 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 71 | 1.57 | 72 | 1.60 | ||||
| Total votes | 4,508 | 100.00 | 4,511 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,235 | 62.31 | 7,235 | 62.35 | ||||
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 1,815 | 41.12 | 3 | 1,803 | 40.55 | 2 | 5 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,337 | 30.29 | 3 | 1,335 | 30.03 | 0 | 3 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 962 | 21.79 | 0 | 994 | 22.36 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 229 | 5.19 | 0 | 225 | 5.06 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 42 | 0.95 | 0 | 60 | 1.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 29 | 0.66 | 0 | 29 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4,414 | 100.00 | 6 | 4,446 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 | |
| Valid votes | 4,414 | 98.57 | 4,446 | 98.73 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 64 | 1.43 | 57 | 1.27 | ||||
| Total votes | 4,478 | 100.00 | 4,503 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,250 | 61.77 | 7,250 | 62.11 | ||||
By-elections from November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.[6]
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 2024[7] | 1 | Democratic Alliance | African National Congress | ||
| 28 May 2025[8] | 4 | African National Congress | Patriotic Alliance | ||
The African National Congress (ANC) gained a majority in the council following its by-election victory over the Democratic Alliance on 4 December 2024.[7] It lost its majority in May 2025 following the defection of an ANC councillor to the Patriotic Alliance (PA), triggering a by-election where the candidate retained her seat, this time representing the PA.[8]
The council subsequently elected a PA mayor and FF+ speaker, with the support of the DA.[9]