Joe Morolong Local Municipality elections
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{{Politics of Northern Cape}}
The Joe Morolong Local Municipality council consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 eighteen seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| Event
! ANC ! DA ! EFF ! UCDP ! Other ! Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 election
| 17 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 2011 election
| 23 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 29 |
| 2016 election
| 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| 2021 election
| 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
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 — Joe Morolong |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2006/NC451 |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=17326 |votes1_2=17733 |seats1=11 |seats1_2=6 |totseats1=17
|party2=United Christian Democratic Party |votes2=3327 |votes2_2=3906 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=4 |totseats2=4
|party3=Independent candidates |votes3=852 |votes3_2= |seats3=0 |seats3_2= |totseats3=0
|party4=African Christian Democratic Party |votes4=303 |votes4_2= |seats4=0 |seats4_2= |totseats4=0
|invalid=772 |invalid2=995
|electorate=42612 |electorate2=42612
}}
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 — Joe Morolong |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2011/NC451 |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=20841 |votes1_2=21798 |seats1=15 |seats1_2=8 |totseats1=23
|party2=Congress of the People |votes2=2212 |votes2_2=2157 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=3 |totseats2=3
|party3=United Christian Democratic Party |votes3=1600 |votes3_2=1586 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=2 |totseats3=2
|party4=Democratic Alliance |votes4=1138 |votes4_2=1316 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=Independent candidates |votes5=1400 |votes5_2= |seats5=0 |seats5_2= |totseats5=0
|party6=African People's Convention |votes6=207 |votes6_2=304 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=0 |totseats6=0
|invalid=1004 |invalid2=1157
|electorate=49517 |electorate2=49517
}}
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 — Joe Morolong |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2016/NC451 |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=19418 |votes1_2=19712 |seats1=15 |seats1_2=6 |totseats1=21
|party2=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes2=5311 |votes2_2=5682 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=6 |totseats2=6
|party3=Democratic Alliance |votes3=991 |votes3_2=944 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=1 |totseats3=1
|party4=United Christian Democratic Party |votes4=652 |votes4_2=703 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=Congress of the People |votes5=456 |votes5_2=642 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=0 |totseats5=0
|party6=Independent candidates |votes6=816 |votes6_2= |seats6=0 |seats6_2= |totseats6=0
|invalid=735 |invalid2=707
|electorate=51911 |electorate2=51911
}}
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 — Joe Morolong |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/NC451 |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=14419 |votes1_2=15174 |seats1=13 |seats1_2=5 |totseats1=18
|party2=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes2=6754 |votes2_2=6817 |seats2=2 |seats2_2=6 |totseats2=8
|party3=Democratic Alliance |votes3=770 |votes3_2=793 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=1 |totseats3=1
|party4=Independent candidates |votes4=1313 |votes4_2= |seats4=0 |seats4_2= |totseats4=0
|party5=Forum for Service Delivery |votes5=464 |votes5_2=746 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|party6=South African Royal Kingdoms Organization |votes6=341 |votes6_2=415 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=1 |totseats6=1
|party7=United Christian Democratic Party |votes7=255 |votes7_2=448 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|party8=Freedom Front Plus |votes8=211 |votes8_2=232 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=0 |totseats8=0
|invalid=859 |invalid2=857
|electorate=49979 |electorate2=49979
}}
=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.
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| Date | Ward | colspan=2| Party of the previous councillor | colspan=2| Party of the newly elected councillor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2025{{Cite web |last=Sussman |first=Wayne |date=2025-03-20 |title=Mayor upset in Saldanha Bay |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-03-20-saldanha-bays-by-election-reveals-shifts-anc-struggles-as-mk-emerges-as-a-contender/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}
| 1 | {{Full party name with color|African National Congress}} | {{Full party name with color|African National Congress}} |