Walter Sisulu Local Municipality elections
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The Walter Sisulu Local Municipality council was formed in 2016,[1] and consists of twenty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eleven wards, while the remaining eleven 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 reduced majority of twelve seats.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | MCA | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 election | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 election | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[2]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 13,686 | 66.85 | 10 | 13,805 | 66.89 | 5 | 15 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 4,638 | 22.65 | 1 | 4,630 | 22.43 | 4 | 5 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,158 | 5.66 | 0 | 1,173 | 5.68 | 1 | 1 | |
| Maletswai Civic Association | 878 | 4.29 | 0 | 1,030 | 4.99 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Residents Front | 62 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Independent candidates | 51 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 20,473 | 100.00 | 11 | 20,638 | 100.00 | 11 | 22 | |
| Valid votes | 20,473 | 98.13 | 20,638 | 98.29 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 391 | 1.87 | 359 | 1.71 | ||||
| Total votes | 20,864 | 100.00 | 20,997 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 36,607 | 56.99 | 36,607 | 57.36 | ||||
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