The Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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-three seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | UCDP | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election | 22 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 0 | 34 |
| 2006 election | 25 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 34 |
| 2011 election | 29 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 39 |
| 2016 election | 23 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 38 |
| 2021 election | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 37 |
| 2021 election (recount) | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 37 |
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 17,797 | 63.19 | 14 | 18,040 | 63.98 | 8 | 22 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 8,789 | 31.21 | 3 | 8,950 | 31.74 | 8 | 11 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 834 | 2.96 | 0 | 1,003 | 3.56 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 614 | 2.18 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| United Democratic Movement | 131 | 0.47 | 0 | 203 | 0.72 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 28,165 | 100.00 | 17 | 28,196 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 | |
| Valid votes | 28,165 | 97.87 | 28,196 | 98.06 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 613 | 2.13 | 559 | 1.94 | ||||
| Total votes | 28,778 | 100.00 | 28,755 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 56,608 | 50.84 | 56,608 | 50.80 | ||||
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 21,238 | 70.93 | 16 | 22,130 | 74.20 | 9 | 25 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 6,444 | 21.52 | 0 | 6,494 | 21.78 | 8 | 8 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,251 | 4.18 | 1 | 1,199 | 4.02 | 0 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,008 | 3.37 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29,941 | 100.00 | 17 | 29,823 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 | |
| Valid votes | 29,941 | 97.16 | 29,823 | 96.94 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 875 | 2.84 | 941 | 3.06 | ||||
| Total votes | 30,816 | 100.00 | 30,764 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 63,108 | 48.83 | 63,108 | 48.75 | ||||
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 24,589 | 72.17 | 20 | 25,009 | 75.33 | 9 | 29 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 4,161 | 12.21 | 0 | 4,261 | 12.83 | 5 | 5 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,079 | 6.10 | 0 | 1,835 | 5.53 | 2 | 2 | |
| Congress of the People | 1,183 | 3.47 | 0 | 1,203 | 3.62 | 2 | 2 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,183 | 3.47 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Working-Together Political Party | 322 | 0.95 | 0 | 338 | 1.02 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 298 | 0.87 | 0 | 272 | 0.82 | 0 | 0 | |
| South African Political Party | 257 | 0.75 | 0 | 283 | 0.85 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34,072 | 100.00 | 20 | 33,201 | 100.00 | 19 | 39 | |
| Valid votes | 34,072 | 97.68 | 33,201 | 96.71 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 808 | 2.32 | 1,129 | 3.29 | ||||
| Total votes | 34,880 | 100.00 | 34,330 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 65,392 | 53.34 | 65,392 | 52.50 | ||||
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 21,207 | 59.60 | 19 | 21,349 | 61.18 | 4 | 23 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 5,042 | 14.17 | 0 | 5,094 | 14.60 | 6 | 6 | |
| Are Ageng Afrika | 2,948 | 8.29 | 0 | 3,048 | 8.73 | 3 | 3 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,086 | 5.86 | 0 | 2,324 | 6.66 | 2 | 2 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 916 | 2.57 | 0 | 1,051 | 3.01 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,508 | 4.24 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Agang South Africa | 506 | 1.42 | 0 | 574 | 1.64 | 1 | 1 | |
| Working-Together Political Party | 492 | 1.38 | 0 | 504 | 1.44 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 456 | 1.28 | 0 | 464 | 1.33 | 1 | 1 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 213 | 0.60 | 0 | 264 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 208 | 0.58 | 0 | 224 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35,582 | 100.00 | 19 | 34,896 | 100.00 | 19 | 38 | |
| Valid votes | 35,582 | 97.80 | 34,896 | 97.64 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 801 | 2.20 | 843 | 2.36 | ||||
| Total votes | 36,383 | 100.00 | 35,739 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 68,743 | 52.93 | 68,743 | 51.99 | ||||
November 2021 election
In the aftermath of the election, the Forum for Democrats (FFD) contested the results, claiming a counting error by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). The IEC acknowledged the error, which saw the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) allocated six seats. Correcting the error would have seen one of these seats instead allocated to the FFD, but the municipality did not take action to replace the EFF councillor. The FFD (along with the Freedom Advocacy Network) approached the North West High Court, and the judgement awarded the seat to the FFD in March 2022.[5]
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election after the recount.[6]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 19,746 | 61.50 | 19 | 19,634 | 61.30 | 4 | 23 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,485 | 13.97 | 0 | 4,543 | 14.18 | 5 | 5 | |
| Forum for Service Delivery | 4,222 | 13.15 | 0 | 4,264 | 13.31 | 5 | 5 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1,060 | 3.30 | 0 | 973 | 3.04 | 1 | 1 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 808 | 2.52 | 0 | 838 | 2.62 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 705 | 2.20 | 0 | 929 | 2.90 | 1 | 1 | |
| Forum for Democrats | 268 | 0.83 | 0 | 229 | 0.71 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 339 | 1.06 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Abantu Batho Congress | 174 | 0.54 | 0 | 162 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 | |
| Progressive Change | 151 | 0.47 | 0 | 158 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Economic Emancipation Forum | 92 | 0.29 | 0 | 63 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 8 | 0.02 | 0 | 135 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Are Ageng Afrika | 45 | 0.14 | 0 | 58 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 4 | 0.01 | 0 | 44 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 32,107 | 100.00 | 19 | 32,030 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 | |
| Valid votes | 32,107 | 97.91 | 32,030 | 97.72 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 687 | 2.09 | 746 | 2.28 | ||||
| Total votes | 32,794 | 100.00 | 32,776 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 68,421 | 47.93 | 68,421 | 47.90 | ||||
By-elections from November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 December 2023[7] | 6 | African National Congress | African National Congress | ||
References
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Zeerust". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Ramotshere Moiloa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Ramotshere Moiloa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Ramotshere Moiloa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ↑ "North West councillor gets back seat wrongly given to EFF after IEC vote-counting mishap". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ramotshere Moiloa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ↑ Sussman, Wayne (2023-12-07). "EFF beats ANC for major upset in Saldanha Bay by-election". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
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