Midvaal Local Municipality elections
{{Short description|30-member council}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
The Midvaal Local Municipality council consists of thirty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fifteen 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 Democratic Alliance (DA) won a majority of nineteen seats on the council.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| Event
! ANC ! DA ! EFF ! FF+ ! Other ! Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election
| 6 | 9 | - | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 2006 election
| 8 | 11 | - | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2011 election
| 11 | 15 | - | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| 2016 election
| 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| 2021 election
| 6 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 30 |
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 — Midvaal |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2000/GT422 |access-date=2021-11-20 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=Democratic Alliance |votes1=7831 |votes1_2=8097 |seats1=5 |seats1_2=4 |totseats1=9
|party2=African National Congress |votes2=4846 |votes2_2=5040 |seats2=3 |seats2_2=3 |totseats2=6
|party3=Alliance of Independents Midvaal |votes3=912 |votes3_2=626 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=1 |totseats3=1
|party4=Independent candidates |votes4=677 |votes4_2= |seats4=1 |seats4_2= |totseats4=1
|party5=Freedom Front Plus |votes5=331 |votes5_2=342 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|party6=Inkatha Freedom Party |votes6=160 |votes6_2=212 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=0 |totseats6=0
|party7=Pan Africanist Congress of Azania |votes7=188 |votes7_2=139 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|party8=African Christian Democratic Party |votes8=98 |votes8_2=134 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=0 |totseats8=0
|invalid=369 |invalid2=701
|electorate=30803 |electorate2=30803
}}
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 — Midvaal |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2006/GT422 |access-date=2021-11-20 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=Democratic Alliance |votes1=11908 |votes1_2=11892 |seats1=6 |seats1_2=5 |totseats1=11
|party2=African National Congress |votes2=8165 |votes2_2=8289 |seats2=4 |seats2_2=4 |totseats2=8
|party3=People's Forum |votes3=299 |votes3_2=287 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=0 |totseats3=0
|party4=Freedom Front Plus |votes4=260 |votes4_2=306 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=0 |totseats4=0
|party5=Independent candidates |votes5=421 |votes5_2= |seats5=0 |seats5_2= |totseats5=0
|party6=Pan Africanist Congress of Azania |votes6=174 |votes6_2=161 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=0 |totseats6=0
|party7=Independent Democrats |votes7=141 |votes7_2=145 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|party8=Inkatha Freedom Party |votes8=127 |votes8_2=154 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=0 |totseats8=0
|invalid=299 |invalid2=529
|electorate=38552 |electorate2=38552
}}
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 — Midvaal |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2011/GT422 |access-date=2021-11-20 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=Democratic Alliance |votes1=18271 |votes1_2=18186 |seats1=9 |seats1_2=6 |totseats1=15
|party2=African National Congress |votes2=13256 |votes2_2=13525 |seats2=5 |seats2_2=6 |totseats2=11
|party3=Freedom Front Plus |votes3=316 |votes3_2=254 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=1 |totseats3=1
|party4=Pan Africanist Congress of Azania |votes4=237 |votes4_2=106 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=0 |totseats4=0
|party5=Congress of the People |votes5=101 |votes5_2=150 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=0 |totseats5=0
|party6=National Freedom Party |votes6=48 |votes6_2=52 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=0 |totseats6=0
|party7=Inkatha Freedom Party |votes7=0 |votes7_2=87 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|party8=Independent candidates |votes8=65 |votes8_2= |seats8=0 |seats8_2= |totseats8=0
|invalid=379 |invalid2=369
|electorate=47961 |electorate2=47961
}}
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 — Midvaal |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2016/GT422 |access-date=2021-11-20 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=Democratic Alliance |votes1=21346 |votes1_2=21426 |seats1=11 |seats1_2=6 |totseats1=17
|party2=African National Congress |votes2=11487 |votes2_2=11497 |seats2=4 |seats2_2=5 |totseats2=9
|party3=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes3=1731 |votes3_2=1706 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=2 |totseats3=2
|party4=Freedom Front Plus |votes4=1088 |votes4_2=1053 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=Congress of the People |votes5=159 |votes5_2=150 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=0 |totseats5=0
|invalid=286 |invalid2=278
|electorate=54978 |electorate2=54978
}}
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 — Midvaal |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/GT422 |access-date=2021-11-20 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=Democratic Alliance |votes1=19384 |votes1_2=19471 |seats1=12 |seats1_2=7 |totseats1=19
|party2=African National Congress |votes2=6613 |votes2_2=6515 |seats2=3 |seats2_2=3 |totseats2=6
|party3=Freedom Front Plus |votes3=1963 |votes3_2=1909 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=2 |totseats3=2
|party4=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes4=1589 |votes4_2=1529 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=2 |totseats4=2
|party5=Transformative Youth Movement |votes5=589 |votes5_2=537 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|party6=African Christian Democratic Party |votes6=219 |votes6_2=262 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=0 |totseats6=0
|party7=Patriotic Alliance |votes7=181 |votes7_2=199 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|party8=Pan Africanist Congress of Azania |votes8=84 |votes8_2=111 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=0 |totseats8=0
|party9=United Independent Movement |votes9=64 |votes9_2=89 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=0 |totseats9=0
|party10=Congress of the People |votes10=62 |votes10_2=87 |seats10=0 |seats10_2=0 |totseats10=0
|party11=African Transformation Movement |votes11=62 |votes11_2=84 |seats11=0 |seats11_2=0 |totseats11=0
|party12=Independent candidates |votes12=105 |votes12_2= |seats12=0 |seats12_2= |totseats12=0
|party13=Community Solidarity Association |votes13=52 |votes13_2=48 |seats13=0 |seats13_2=0 |totseats13=0
|party14=Africa Restoration Alliance |votes14=45 |votes14_2=42 |seats14=0 |seats14_2=0 |totseats14=0
|party15=New Horizon Movement |votes15=20 |votes15_2=24 |seats15=0 |seats15_2=0 |totseats15=0
|party16=South African Royal Kingdoms Organization |votes16=13 |votes16_2=26 |seats16=0 |seats16_2=0 |totseats16=0
|invalid=344 |invalid2=388
|electorate=58122 |electorate2=58122
}}
=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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2025{{Cite web |last=Sussman |first=Wayne |date=2025-02-06 |title=Gauteng by-elections: Big wins for ANC, DA |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-02-06-gauteng-by-elections-big-wins-for-anc-da/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}
| 1 | {{Full party name with color|Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}} | {{Full party name with color|Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}} |