Thembelihle Local Municipality elections

The Thembelihle 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 remains the largest party, with five seats.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	Other	Total
2000 election	4	3	—	—	7
2006 election	5	2	—	0	7
2011 election	4	1	—	2	7
2016 election	4	2	1	0	7
2021 election	5	1	3	2	11

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	2,802	61.37	2	2,808	61.28	2	4
	Democratic Alliance	1,764	38.63	2	1,774	38.72	1	3
Total		4,566	100.00	4	4,582	100.00	3	7

Valid votes		4,566	98.26		4,582	98.45
Invalid/blank votes		81	1.74		72	1.55
Total votes		4,647	100.00		4,654	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		6,498	71.51		6,498	71.62

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	2,997	69.47	4	2,985	69.15	1	5
	Democratic Alliance	1,181	27.38	0	1,168	27.06	2	2
	Independent Democrats	136	3.15	0	164	3.80	0	0
Total		4,314	100.00	4	4,317	100.00	3	7

Valid votes		4,314	95.40		4,317	95.47
Invalid/blank votes		208	4.60		205	4.53
Total votes		4,522	100.00		4,522	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		7,397	61.13		7,397	61.13

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	3,255	55.49	4	3,300	56.18	0	4
	Congress of the People	1,799	30.67	0	1,744	29.69	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	681	11.61	0	726	12.36	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	131	2.23	0	104	1.77	0	0
Total		5,866	100.00	4	5,874	100.00	3	7

Valid votes		5,866	98.95		5,874	99.09
Invalid/blank votes		62	1.05		54	0.91
Total votes		5,928	100.00		5,928	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		8,454	70.12		8,454	70.12

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.^[4]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	3,111	54.81	4	3,120	55.03	0	4
	Democratic Alliance	1,265	22.29	0	1,328	23.42	2	2
	Economic Freedom Fighters	641	11.29	0	660	11.64	1	1
	Congress of the People	267	4.70	0	311	5.49	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	215	3.79	0	216	3.81	0	0
	Independent candidates	146	2.57	0				0
	Khoisan Revolution	31	0.55	0	35	0.62	0	0
Total		5,676	100.00	4	5,670	100.00	3	7

Valid votes		5,676	98.34		5,670	97.62
Invalid/blank votes		96	1.66		138	2.38
Total votes		5,772	100.00		5,808	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		8,874	65.04		8,874	65.45

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.^[5]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	2,186	40.00	4	2,157	39.63	1	5
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,315	24.06	1	1,362	25.02	2	3
	Democratic Alliance	627	11.47	0	705	12.95	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	551	10.08	1	470	8.63	0	1
	Siyathemba Community Movement	152	2.78	0	557	10.23	1	1
	Independent candidates	462	8.45	0				0
	Patriotic Alliance	103	1.88	0	117	2.15	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	69	1.26	0	75	1.38	0	0
Total		5,465	100.00	6	5,443	100.00	5	11

Valid votes		5,465	98.36		5,443	98.44
Invalid/blank votes		91	1.64		86	1.56
Total votes		5,556	100.00		5,529	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		9,386	59.19		9,386	58.91