Phokwane Local Municipality elections

The Phokwane Local Municipality council consists of nineteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining nine 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 ten seats, but the party lost its majority after losing a by-election on 20 April 2022 to the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in a by-election on 20 April 2022.^[1]

Results

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

Event	ANC	APO	DA	EFF	Other	Total
2006 election	13	1	2	—	2	18
2011 election	13	1	3	—	1	18
2016 election	12	0	3	3	1	19
2021 election	10	0	2	4	3	19

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	10,855	69.15	9	11,565	73.70	4	13
	Democratic Alliance	1,810	11.53	0	1,769	11.27	2	2
	Azanian People's Organisation	839	5.34	0	839	5.35	1	1
	Independent Democrats	594	3.78	0	697	4.44	1	1
	United Christian Democratic Party	457	2.91	0	535	3.41	1	1
	Independent candidates	894	5.70	0				0
	African Christian Democratic Party	248	1.58	0	287	1.83	0	0
Total		15,697	100.00	9	15,692	100.00	9	18

Valid votes		15,697	97.48		15,692	97.27
Invalid/blank votes		405	2.52		440	2.73
Total votes		16,102	100.00		16,132	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		29,543	54.50		29,543	54.61

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	11,982	68.78	8	12,248	70.54	5	13
	Democratic Alliance	2,825	16.22	1	2,864	16.50	2	3
	Congress of the People	1,153	6.62	0	1,145	6.59	1	1
	Azanian People's Organisation	901	5.17	0	850	4.90	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	374	2.15	0	255	1.47	0	0
	Independent candidates	186	1.07	0				0
Total		17,421	100.00	9	17,362	100.00	9	18

Valid votes		17,421	97.62		17,362	97.70
Invalid/blank votes		424	2.38		409	2.30
Total votes		17,845	100.00		17,771	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		30,022	59.44		30,022	59.19

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	11,069	60.69	9	10,876	60.11	3	12
	Democratic Alliance	3,172	17.39	1	3,190	17.63	2	3
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,428	13.31	0	2,339	12.93	3	3
	African Independent Congress	569	3.12	0	730	4.03	1	1
	Azanian People's Organisation	374	2.05	0	343	1.90	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	341	1.87	0	342	1.89	0	0
	Congress of the People	285	1.56	0	274	1.51	0	0
Total		18,238	100.00	10	18,094	100.00	9	19

Valid votes		18,238	97.41		18,094	97.09
Invalid/blank votes		484	2.59		542	2.91
Total votes		18,722	100.00		18,636	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		32,086	58.35		32,086	58.08

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	7,509	47.05	10	7,486	47.29	0	10
	Economic Freedom Fighters	3,679	23.05	0	3,746	23.67	4	4
	Democratic Alliance	1,833	11.49	0	1,858	11.74	2	2
	Freedom Front Plus	931	5.83	0	901	5.69	1	1
	Phokwane Service Delivery Forum	498	3.12	0	571	3.61	1	1
	Forum for Service Delivery	338	2.12	0	404	2.55	1	1
	Patriotic Front of Azania	294	1.84	0	408	2.58	0	0
	Patriotic Alliance	167	1.05	0	216	1.36	0	0
	Independent candidates	372	2.33	0				0
	Azanian People's Organisation	144	0.90	0	148	0.93	0	0
	African People First	111	0.70	0				0
	African Christian Democratic Party	48	0.30	0	56	0.35	0	0
	United Christian Democratic Party	34	0.21	0	35	0.22	0	0
Total		15,958	100.00	10	15,829	100.00	9	19

Valid votes		15,958	97.23		15,829	97.28
Invalid/blank votes		455	2.77		442	2.72
Total votes		16,413	100.00		16,271	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		32,409	50.64		32,409	50.21

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.^[1]

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
20 April 2022	30904003		African National Congress		Economic Freedom Fighters