Kou-Kamma Local Municipality elections

The Kou-Kamma Local Municipality council consists of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

Event	ANC	DA	Other	Total
2000 election	5	3	0	8
2006 election	7	2	1	10
2011 election	6	5	—	11
2016 election	6	5	0	11
2021 election	6	3	3	12

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	4,649	64.58	4	4,628	64.49	1	5
	Democratic Alliance	2,400	33.34	0	2,353	32.79	3	3
	African Christian Democratic Party	150	2.08	0	195	2.72	0	0
Total		7,199	100.00	4	7,176	100.00	4	8

Valid votes		7,199	97.91		7,176	97.71
Invalid/blank votes		154	2.09		168	2.29
Total votes		7,353	100.00		7,344	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		12,676	58.01		12,676	57.94
Source: ^[1]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	5,577	66.53	5	5,616	67.10	2	7
	Democratic Alliance	1,639	19.55	0	1,655	19.77	2	2
	Independent Democrats	760	9.07	0	938	11.21	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	160	1.91	0	161	1.92	0	0
	Independent candidates	247	2.95	0				0
Total		8,383	100.00	5	8,370	100.00	5	10

Valid votes		8,383	97.72		8,370	97.70
Invalid/blank votes		196	2.28		197	2.30
Total votes		8,579	100.00		8,567	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		16,334	52.52		16,334	52.45
Source: ^[2]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	6,516	57.51	5	6,569	57.84	1	6
	Democratic Alliance	4,815	42.49	1	4,788	42.16	4	5
Total		11,331	100.00	6	11,357	100.00	5	11

Valid votes		11,331	98.78		11,357	99.07
Invalid/blank votes		140	1.22		107	0.93
Total votes		11,471	100.00		11,464	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		18,579	61.74		18,579	61.70
Source: ^[3]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	5,972	50.14	5	6,134	51.59	1	6
	Democratic Alliance	5,109	42.90	1	5,281	44.42	4	5
	Economic Freedom Fighters	237	1.99	0	308	2.59	0	0
	Independent candidates	421	3.53	0				0
	Koukamma Independent Party	171	1.44	0	167	1.40	0	0
Total		11,910	100.00	6	11,890	100.00	5	11

Valid votes		11,910	98.39		11,890	98.20
Invalid/blank votes		195	1.61		218	1.80
Total votes		12,105	100.00		12,108	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		20,413	59.30		20,413	59.32
Source: ^[4]

December 2000 election

Date	Ward
14 Jun 2023	5	African National Congress	African National Congress
14 Aug 2024^[7]	1	African National Congress	African National Congress
28 May 2025^[8]	5	African National Congress	African National Congress
10 Sep 2025^[9]	1	African National Congress	Patriotic Alliance
26 Nov 2025^[10]	2	African National Congress	Patriotic Alliance

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	4,595	44.38	5	4,957	48.33	1	6
	Democratic Alliance	2,629	25.39	0	3,032	29.56	3	3
	Patriotic Alliance	1,094	10.57	0	1,150	11.21	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,280	12.36	1				1
	Freedom Front Plus	270	2.61	0	313	3.05	1	1
	Economic Freedom Fighters	257	2.48	0	293	2.86	0	0
	Good	175	1.69	0	309	3.01	0	0
	Compatriots of South Africa	45	0.43	0	113	1.10	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	9	0.09	0	89	0.87	0	0
Total		10,354	100.00	6	10,256	100.00	6	12

Valid votes		10,354	97.76		10,256	97.40
Invalid/blank votes		237	2.24		274	2.60
Total votes		10,591	100.00		10,530	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		20,645	51.30		20,645	51.01
Source: ^[6]