Greater Taung Local Municipality elections

The Greater Taung Local Municipality council consists of forty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-four wards, while the remaining twenty-four 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 twenty-eight seats.


Results

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

Event ACDP AIC ANC COPE DA EFF FSD UCDP Other Total
2000 election 12919040
2006 election 13515244
2011 election 14323251
2016 election 11341263048
2021 election 1128011120448

December 2000 election

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress24,69173.771926,56074.791029
United Christian Democratic Party7,59422.6917,28620.5289
African Christian Democratic Party7812.3308332.3511
Democratic Alliance4021.2008322.3411
Total33,468100.002035,511100.002040
Valid votes33,46896.9935,51197.18
Invalid/blank votes1,0373.011,0312.82
Total votes34,505100.0036,542100.00
Registered voters/turnout70,66748.8370,66751.71

March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress33,21674.972135,51481.191435
United Christian Democratic Party5,06611.4305,82013.3055
Independent candidates3,2707.3811
Independent Democrats1,5893.5909872.2611
Democratic Alliance6551.4806381.4611
African Christian Democratic Party5081.1507841.7911
Total44,304100.002243,743100.002244
Valid votes44,30497.3443,74395.89
Invalid/blank votes1,2122.661,8774.11
Total votes45,516100.0045,620100.00
Registered voters/turnout85,93952.9685,93953.08

May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress36,36881.462438,01485.331943
Democratic Alliance2,9186.5412,8036.2923
Congress of the People1,4273.2001,9794.4422
Independent candidates2,6315.8911
African Christian Democratic Party1,0062.2501,0342.3211
African People's Convention2970.6707191.6111
Total44,647100.002644,549100.002551
Valid votes44,64797.1644,54996.51
Invalid/blank votes1,3062.841,6103.49
Total votes45,953100.0046,159100.00
Registered voters/turnout86,15153.3486,15153.58

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress30,69662.622431,83667.141034
Economic Freedom Fighters5,51611.2506,31113.3166
Independent candidates6,63613.5400
Forum for Service Delivery2,7965.7003,5707.5333
Democratic Alliance1,7773.6201,9784.1722
African Independent Congress3050.6201,6733.5311
Congress of the People4820.9808571.8111
African Christian Democratic Party3760.7705701.2011
African People's Convention1650.3403690.7800
Christian Democratic Party2730.5602530.5300
Total49,022100.002447,417100.002448
Valid votes49,02296.8247,41795.54
Invalid/blank votes1,6103.182,2164.46
Total votes50,632100.0049,633100.00
Registered voters/turnout89,54656.5489,54655.43

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress23,39256.422323,52858.03528
Economic Freedom Fighters9,49122.8909,53223.511111
Azanian Independent Community Movement1,6123.8901,5463.8122
Forum for Service Delivery1,5803.8111,5633.8512
Independent candidates2,1285.1300
Democratic Alliance9532.3009532.3511
African Independent Congress2650.6408462.0911
African Christian Democratic Party3950.9503800.9411
National Freedom Party3610.8704081.0111
Patriotic Alliance3350.8103750.9211
African Transformation Movement1610.3905131.2700
United Democratic Movement3340.8103080.7600
United Christian Democratic Party3060.7403260.8000
Congress of the People1450.3502690.6600
Total41,458100.002440,547100.002448
Valid votes41,45897.6340,54796.04
Invalid/blank votes1,0052.371,6713.96
Total votes42,463100.0042,218100.00
Registered voters/turnout87,19848.7087,19848.42

References

  1. "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Greater Taung". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Greater Taung". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  3. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Greater Taung". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Greater Taung". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Greater Taung". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
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