Bela-Bela Local Municipality elections
The Bela-Bela Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining eight 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.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
March 2006 election
{{main|2006 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Bela-Bela |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2006/LIM366 |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=8537 |votes1_2=8600 |seats1=7 |seats1_2=5 |totseats1=12
|party2=Democratic Alliance |votes2=1348 |votes2_2=1520 |seats2=1 |seats2_2=1 |totseats2=2
|party3=Onafhanklike Munisipale Kiesersforum |votes3=700 |votes3_2=525 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=1 |totseats3=1
|party4=African Christian Democratic Party |votes4=187 |votes4_2=202 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=0 |totseats4=0
|party5=Pan Africanist Congress of Azania |votes5=179 |votes5_2=144 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=0 |totseats5=0
|party6=United Democratic Movement |votes6=125 |votes6_2=134 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=0 |totseats6=0
|invalid=248 |invalid2=200
|electorate=25152 |electorate2=25152
}}
May 2011 election
{{main|2011 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Bela-Bela |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2011/LIM366 |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=10610 |votes1_2=11816 |seats1=7 |seats1_2=5 |totseats1=12
|party2=Democratic Alliance |votes2=3668 |votes2_2=3759 |seats2=1 |seats2_2=3 |totseats2=4
|party3=Independent candidates |votes3=1941 |votes3_2= |seats3=1 |seats3_2= |totseats3=1
|party4=Congress of the People |votes4=185 |votes4_2= |seats4=0 |seats4_2= |totseats4=0
|party5=Pan Africanist Congress of Azania |votes5=51 |votes5_2=130 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=0 |totseats5=0
|party6=African Christian Democratic Party |votes6=81 |votes6_2=82 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=0 |totseats6=0
|invalid=331 |invalid2=823
|electorate=28329 |electorate2=28329
}}
August 2016 election
{{main|2016 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Bela-Bela |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2016/LIM366 |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=8410 |votes1_2=8509 |seats1=7 |seats1_2=2 |totseats1=9
|party2=Democratic Alliance |votes2=4461 |votes2_2=4471 |seats2=2 |seats2_2=3 |totseats2=5
|party3=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes3=2121 |votes3_2=2168 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=2 |totseats3=2
|party4=Bushbuckridge Residents Association |votes4=928 |votes4_2=940 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=Independent candidates |votes5=211 |votes5_2= |seats5=0 |seats5_2= |totseats5=0
|party6=Ubuntu Party |votes6=85 |votes6_2=94 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=0 |totseats6=0
|party7=Congress of the People |votes7=88 |votes7_2=70 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|party8=South African Christian Movement |votes8=39 |votes8_2=82 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=0 |totseats8=0
|party9=African Christian Democratic Party |votes9=25 |votes9_2=60 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=0 |totseats9=0
|party10=Pan Africanist Congress of Azania |votes10=43 |votes10_2=35 |seats10=0 |seats10_2=0 |totseats10=0
|invalid=303 |invalid2=313
|electorate=30212 |electorate2=30212
}}
=By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021=
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Date | Ward | colspan=2| Party of the previous councillor | colspan=2| Party of the newly elected councillor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2018
| 8 | {{Full party name with color |Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}} | {{Full party name with color |African National Congress}} |
In a by-election held on 17 July 2018, a ward previously held by a DA councillor was won by an ANC candidate.{{cite news |url=https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/1985602/anc-wins-bela-bela-local-municipality-by-election/ |title=ANC wins Bela-Bela local municipality by-election |publisher=The Citizen |date= 24 July 2018}} Council composition was reconfigured as seen below:
| class=wikitable style="text-align:right" | ||
| colspan=2| Party
! Ward | PR list | Total |
|---|---|---|
| {{Party name with colour |African National Congress|shortname=African National Congress}}
| 8 | 2 | 10 |
| {{Party name with colour |Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}
| 1 | 3 | 4 |
| {{Party name with colour |Economic Freedom Fighters|shortname=Economic Freedom Fighters}}
| 0 | 2 | 2 |
| {{Party name with colour |Bushbuckridge Residents Association |colour=lightgrey |shortname=Bushbuckridge Residents Association}}
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Total
| 9 | 8 | 17 |
November 2021 election
{{main|2021 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Bela-Bela |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/LIM366 |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=8470 |votes1_2=8730 |seats1=8 |seats1_2=2 |totseats1=10
|party2=Democratic Alliance |votes2=2666 |votes2_2=2691 |seats2=1 |seats2_2=2 |totseats2=3
|party3=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes3=1633 |votes3_2=1860 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=2 |totseats3=2
|party4=Freedom Front Plus |votes4=1099 |votes4_2=1132 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=Better Residents Association |votes5=393 |votes5_2=363 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|party6=Independent candidates |votes6=627 |votes6_2= |seats6=0 |seats6_2= |totseats6=0
|party7=African People's Movement |votes7=312 |votes7_2=241 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|party8=Belabela Community Revolution |votes8=94 |votes8_2=113 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=0 |totseats8=0
|party9=African People's Convention |votes9=78 |votes9_2=110 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=0 |totseats9=0
|party10=Congress of the People |votes10=60 |votes10_2=63 |seats10=0 |seats10_2=0 |totseats10=0
|party11=African Transformation Movement |votes11=22 |votes11_2=31 |seats11=0 |seats11_2=0 |totseats11=0
|party12=Democratic Artists Party |votes12= |votes12_2=24 |seats12= |seats12_2=0 |totseats12=0
|invalid=199 |invalid2=287
|electorate=31267 |electorate2=31267
}}
=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.
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Date | Ward | colspan=2| Party of the previous councillor | colspan=2| Party of the newly elected councillor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 November 2022
| {{Full party name with color |Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}} | {{Full party name with color |Freedom Front Plus}} |
In ward 7, a by-election was held after the previous DA councillor resigned. The DA's support dropped from 60% in 2021 to 34%, with the Freedom Front Plus taking the ward, increasing their share from 28% to 57%{{Cite web |last=Sussman |first=Wayne |date=2022-11-17 |title=NOVEMBER BY-ELECTION: Sizzling upset – FF+ at fever pitch in the hot springs of Bela-Bela |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-11-17-sizzling-upset-ff-at-fever-pitch-in-the-hot-springs-of-bela-bela/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}
References
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{{Municipal elections in Limpopo}}