Ditsobotla Local Municipality elections
The Ditsobotla Local Municipality council consists of thirty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining nineteen 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-one seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| class="wikitable" | ||||||||
| Event
! ACDP ! ANC ! DA ! EFF ! FSD ! FF+ ! UCDP ! Other ! Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election
| — | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 38 |
| 2006 election
| 1 | 29 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 38 |
| 2011 election
| 0 | 32 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| 2016 election
| 1 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 2021 election
| 1 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 39 |
| 2022 election
| 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 39 |
December 2000 election
{{main|2000 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Ditsobotla |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2000/NW384 |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=16406 |votes1_2=18313 |seats1=17 |seats1_2=11 |totseats1=28
|party2=United Christian Democratic Party |votes2=2742 |votes2_2=3185 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=5 |totseats2=5
|party3=Democratic Alliance |votes3=2101 |votes3_2=3193 |seats3=2 |seats3_2=2 |totseats3=4
|party4=Independent candidates |votes4=2708 |votes4_2= |seats4=0 |seats4_2= |totseats4=0
|party5=Noordwes Forum |votes5=967 |votes5_2=906 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|invalid=808 |invalid2=854
|electorate=61460 |electorate2=61460
}}
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 — Ditsobotla |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2006/NW384 |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=23842 |votes1_2=25315 |seats1=17 |seats1_2=12 |totseats1=29
|party2=Democratic Alliance |votes2=2451 |votes2_2=2417 |seats2=1 |seats2_2=2 |totseats2=3
|party3=United Christian Democratic Party |votes3=2237 |votes3_2=2589 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=3 |totseats3=3
|party4=Independent candidates |votes4=2854 |votes4_2= |seats4=1 |seats4_2= |totseats4=1
|party5=Freedom Front Plus |votes5=497 |votes5_2=706 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|party6=African Christian Democratic Party |votes6=553 |votes6_2=516 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=1 |totseats6=1
|party7=Independent Democrats |votes7=406 |votes7_2=485 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|invalid=780 |invalid2=1516
|electorate=69210 |electorate2=69210
}}
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 — Ditsobotla |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2011/NW384 |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=28931 |votes1_2=29855 |seats1=19 |seats1_2=13 |totseats1=32
|party2=Democratic Alliance |votes2=5901 |votes2_2=5801 |seats2=2 |seats2_2=5 |totseats2=7
|party3=Congress of the People |votes3=1299 |votes3_2=1230 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=1 |totseats3=1
|party4=United Christian Democratic Party |votes4=844 |votes4_2=773 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=Independent candidates |votes5=980 |votes5_2= |seats5=0 |seats5_2= |totseats5=0
|party6=Freedom Front Plus |votes6=490 |votes6_2=405 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=1 |totseats6=1
|party7=African Christian Democratic Party |votes7=271 |votes7_2=323 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|party8=South African Political Party |votes8=244 |votes8_2=226 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=0 |totseats8=0
|invalid=974 |invalid2=1283
|electorate=70278 |electorate2=70278
}}
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 — Ditsobotla |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2016/NW384 |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=22201 |votes1_2=22262 |seats1=18 |seats1_2=7 |totseats1=25
|party2=Democratic Alliance |votes2=6431 |votes2_2=6495 |seats2=2 |seats2_2=5 |totseats2=7
|party3=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes3=4238 |votes3_2=4349 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=5 |totseats3=5
|party4=Freedom Front Plus |votes4=926 |votes4_2=933 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=Forum for Service Delivery |votes5=777 |votes5_2=735 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|party6=African Christian Democratic Party |votes6=442 |votes6_2=448 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=1 |totseats6=1
|party7=African People's Convention |votes7=247 |votes7_2=329 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|party8=Independent candidates |votes8=449 |votes8_2= |seats8=0 |seats8_2= |totseats8=0
|party9=Congress of the People |votes9=186 |votes9_2=241 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=0 |totseats9=0
|party10=United Christian Democratic Party |votes10=179 |votes10_2=239 |seats10=0 |seats10_2=0 |totseats10=0
|invalid=866 |invalid2=876
|electorate=72316 |electorate2=72316
}}
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 — Ditsobotla |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/NW384 |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=15005 |votes1_2=15625 |seats1=17 |seats1_2=4 |totseats1=21
|party2=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes2=4195 |votes2_2=4838 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=6 |totseats2=6
|party3=Democratic Alliance |votes3=4276 |votes3_2=4291 |seats3=3 |seats3_2=3 |totseats3=6
|party4=Independent candidates |votes4=3082 |votes4_2= |seats4=0 |seats4_2= |totseats4=0
|party5=Freedom Front Plus |votes5=1226 |votes5_2=1305 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=2 |totseats5=2
|party6=Forum for Service Delivery |votes6=1082 |votes6_2=1109 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=2 |totseats6=2
|party7=African Christian Democratic Party |votes7=401 |votes7_2=442 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=1 |totseats7=1
|party8=African Independent Congress |votes8= |votes8_2=770 |seats8= |seats8_2=1 |totseats8=1
|party9=Patriotic Alliance |votes9=223 |votes9_2=273 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=0 |totseats9=0
|party10=African Freedom Revolution |votes10=163 |votes10_2=190 |seats10=0 |seats10_2=0 |totseats10=0
|party11=Abantu Batho Congress |votes11=137 |votes11_2=127 |seats11=0 |seats11_2=0 |totseats11=0
|party12=United Independent Movement |votes12=126 |votes12_2=116 |seats12=0 |seats12_2=0 |totseats12=0
|party13=Congress of the People |votes13=80 |votes13_2=108 |seats13=0 |seats13_2=0 |totseats13=0
|party14=African People's Convention |votes14=8 |votes14_2=116 |seats14=0 |seats14_2=0 |totseats14=0
|party15=African Transformation Movement |votes15=3 |votes15_2=64 |seats15=0 |seats15_2=0 |totseats15=0
|invalid=918 |invalid2=1515
|electorate=69421 |electorate2=69421
}}
December 2022 election
After infighting between two African National Congress factions, resulting in the council having two mayors and two speakers, the entire council was dissolved by the national and provincial governments. Elections for a new council were held in December 2022.{{Cite web |last=Importer |first=Pongrass |date=2022-11-30 |title=Parties aim to take power from ANC in by-elections amid disagreements |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/news/parties-aim-take-power-anc-by-elections/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=The Citizen |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Sussman |first=Wayne |date=2022-12-15 |title=DECEMBER BY-ELECTIONS: North West misery – ANC hammered in Ditsobotla as EFF delivers blows in townships, villages, farm areas |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-12-15-anc-hammered-as-eff-delivers-blows-in-ditsobotla-north-west/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa |url=https://results.elections.org.za/home/Downloads/MBE-Results |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=results.elections.org.za}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1= |votes1_2= |seats1=15 |seats1_2=1 |totseats1=16
|party2=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes2= |votes2_2= |seats2=2 |seats2_2=8 |totseats2=10
|party3=Democratic Alliance |votes3= |votes3_2= |seats3=3 |seats3_2=3 |totseats3=6
|party4=Forum for Service Delivery |votes4= |votes4_2= |seats4=0 |seats4_2=2 |totseats4=2
|party5=Patriotic Alliance |votes5= |votes5_2= |seats5=0 |seats5_2=2 |totseats5=2
|party6=Freedom Front Plus |votes6= |votes6_2= |seats6=0 |seats6_2=1 |totseats6=1
|party7=Save Disobotla Movement |votes7= |votes7_2= |seats7=0 |seats7_2=1 |totseats7=1
|party8=African Heart Congress |votes8= |votes8_2= |seats8=0 |seats8_2=1 |totseats8=1
|party9=Independent candidates |votes9= |votes4_9= |seats9=0 |seats9_2= |totseats9=0
|party10=African Christian Democratic Party |votes10= |votes10_2= |seats10=0 |seats10_2=0 |totseats10=0
|party11=Active African Christians United Movement |votes11= |votes11_2= |seats11=0 |seats11_2=0 |totseats11=0
|party12=African People First |votes12= |votes12_2= |seats12=0 |seats12_2=0 |totseats12=0
|party13=Pan Africanist Congress of Azania |votes13= |votes13_2= |seats13=0 |seats13_2=0 |totseats13=0
|party14=Forum for Democrats |votes14= |votes14_2= |seats14=0 |seats14_2=0 |totseats14=0
|invalid= |invalid2=
|party15=International Revelation Congress |votes15= |votes15_2= |seats15=0 |seats15_2=0 |totseats15=0
|party16=United Christian Democratic Party |votes16= |votes16_2= |seats16=0 |seats16_2=0 |totseats16=0
|electorate= |electorate2=
}}
References
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