Kagisano–Molopo Local Municipality elections
The Kagisano–Molopo Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in the North West Province in South Africa. It was formed in 2011 by the merger of the Kagisano and Molopo Local Municipalities.{{cite press release |title=Amalgamation process of Kagisano-Molopo now complete |url=http://www.info.gov.za/speech/DynamicAction?pageid=461&sid=18466&tid=33602 |publisher=North West Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs |date=20 May 2011 |accessdate=14 February 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804131601/http://www.info.gov.za/speech/DynamicAction?pageid=461&sid=18466&tid=33602 |archive-date=4 August 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} The 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 twenty seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| Event
! ANC ! DA ! EFF ! UCDP ! Other ! Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 election
| 24 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| 2016 election
| 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
| 2021 election
| 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
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 — Kagisano–Molopo |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2011/NW397 |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=19667 |votes1_2=20256 |seats1=15 |seats1_2=9 |totseats1=24
|party2=United Christian Democratic Party |votes2=2207 |votes2_2=2112 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=2 |totseats2=2
|party3=Democratic Alliance |votes3=1518 |votes3_2=1349 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=2 |totseats3=2
|party4=Congress of the People |votes4=775 |votes4_2=777 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=African Christian Democratic Party |votes5=653 |votes5_2=639 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|party6=African People's Convention |votes6=245 |votes6_2=274 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=0 |totseats6=0
|party7=Independent candidates |votes7=188 |votes7_2= |seats7=0 |seats7_2= |totseats7=0
|invalid=754 |invalid2=658
|electorate=49264 |electorate2=49264
}}
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 — Kagisano–Molopo |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2016/NW397 |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=19144 |votes1_2=19790 |seats1=15 |seats1_2=7 |totseats1=22
|party2=Democratic Alliance |votes2=1943 |votes2_2=1980 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=2 |totseats2=2
|party3=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes3=1871 |votes3_2=1882 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=2 |totseats3=2
|party4=Forum for Service Delivery |votes4=1556 |votes4_2=1683 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=2 |totseats4=2
|party5=United Christian Democratic Party |votes5=735 |votes5_2=796 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|party6=Independent candidates |votes6=590 |votes6_2= |seats6=0 |seats6_2= |totseats6=0
|party7=African Christian Democratic Party |votes7=195 |votes7_2=266 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|party8=Congress of the People |votes8=348 |votes8_2= |seats8=0 |seats8_2= |totseats8=0
|invalid=1066 |invalid2=1095
|electorate=53288 |electorate2=53288
}}
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 — Kagisano–Molopo |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/NW397 |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=14409 |votes1_2=14861 |seats1=15 |seats1_2=5 |totseats1=20
|party2=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes2=2642 |votes2_2=2965 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=4 |totseats2=4
|party3=Azanian Independent Community Movement |votes3=883 |votes3_2=1377 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=2 |totseats3=2
|party4=Democratic Alliance |votes4=1064 |votes4_2=1129 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=2 |totseats4=2
|party5=Independent candidates |votes5=1770 |votes5_2= |seats5=0 |seats5_2= |totseats5=0
|party6=United Christian Democratic Party |votes6=732 |votes6_2=877 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=1 |totseats6=1
|party7=Forum for Service Delivery |votes7=237 |votes7_2=407 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|party8=Freedom Front Plus |votes8=258 |votes8_2=226 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=0 |totseats8=0
|invalid=612 |invalid2=784
|electorate=52811 |electorate2=52811
}}