Rustenburg Local Municipality elections
The Rustenburg Local Municipality council consists of ninety members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Forty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-five wards, while the remaining forty-five 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 no party won a majority, with the African National Congress (ANC) winning the most seats, forty-three.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
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| Event
! ACDP ! AIC ! ANC ! BCM ! DA ! EFF ! FSD ! FF+ ! UCDP ! UDM ! Other ! Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election
| — | — | 45 | — | 14 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 69 |
| 2006 election
| 1 | — | 53 | — | 11 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 72 |
| 2011 election
| 1 | — | 55 | — | 15 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 76 |
| 2016 election
| 0 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 |
| 2021 election
| 1 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 90 |
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 — Rustenburg |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2000/NW373 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=31108 |votes1_2=31407 |seats1=30 |seats1_2=15 |totseats1=45
|party2=Democratic Alliance |votes2=9819 |votes2_2=9971 |seats2=5 |seats2_2=9 |totseats2=14
|party3=United Christian Democratic Party |votes3=3436 |votes3_2=3693 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=5 |totseats3=5
|party4=Pan Africanist Congress of Azania |votes4=1392 |votes4_2=1397 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=2 |totseats4=2
|party5=United Democratic Movement |votes5=1440 |votes5_2=1252 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=2 |totseats5=2
|party6=Freedom Front Plus |votes6=388 |votes6_2=453 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=1 |totseats6=1
|party7=Independent candidates |votes7=460 |votes7_2= |seats7=0 |seats7_2= |totseats7=0
|invalid=1135 |invalid2=1280
|electorate=169024 |electorate2=169024
}}
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 — Rustenburg |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2006/NW373 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=51828 |votes1_2=51674 |seats1=31 |seats1_2=22 |totseats1=53
|party2=Democratic Alliance |votes2=10828 |votes2_2=10761 |seats2=5 |seats2_2=6 |totseats2=11
|party3=United Christian Democratic Party |votes3=2247 |votes3_2=2612 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=3 |totseats3=3
|party4=Freedom Front Plus |votes4=1215 |votes4_2=1071 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=African Christian Democratic Party |votes5=984 |votes5_2=904 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|party6=People's Progressive Party |votes6=787 |votes6_2=732 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=1 |totseats6=1
|party7=Independent Democrats |votes7=747 |votes7_2=695 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=1 |totseats7=1
|party8=Independent candidates |votes8=1396 |votes8_2= |seats8=0 |seats8_2= |totseats8=0
|party9=United Independent Front |votes9=553 |votes9_2=580 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=1 |totseats9=1
|party10=Pan Africanist Congress of Azania |votes10=459 |votes10_2=416 |seats10=0 |seats10_2=0 |totseats10=0
|party11=Azanian People's Organisation |votes11=297 |votes11_2=325 |seats11=0 |seats11_2=0 |totseats11=0
|party12=United Democratic Movement |votes12=107 |votes12_2=430 |seats12=0 |seats12_2=0 |totseats12=0
|invalid=1849 |invalid2=2352
|electorate=201225 |electorate2=201225
}}
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 — Rustenburg |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2011/NW373 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=74784 |votes1_2=78255 |seats1=31 |seats1_2=24 |totseats1=55
|party2=Democratic Alliance |votes2=21280 |votes2_2=21505 |seats2=5 |seats2_2=10 |totseats2=15
|party3=Independent candidates |votes3=5397 |votes3_2= |seats3=2 |seats3_2= |totseats3=2
|party4=Congress of the People |votes4=1684 |votes4_2=2032 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=United Christian Democratic Party |votes5=838 |votes5_2=1145 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|party6=Freedom Front Plus |votes6=996 |votes6_2=567 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=1 |totseats6=1
|party7=African Christian Democratic Party |votes7=811 |votes7_2=667 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=1 |totseats7=1
|party8=African People's Convention |votes8=471 |votes8_2=794 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=0 |totseats8=0
|party9=South African Political Party |votes9=336 |votes9_2=316 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=0 |totseats9=0
|party10=United Democratic Movement |votes10=98 |votes10_2=379 |seats10=0 |seats10_2=0 |totseats10=0
|party11=Azanian People's Organisation |votes11=105 |votes11_2=246 |seats11=0 |seats11_2=0 |totseats11=0
|party12=Movement Democratic Party |votes12=105 |votes12_2=95 |seats12=0 |seats12_2=0 |totseats12=0
|invalid=2220 |invalid2=2771
|electorate=242435 |electorate2=242435
}}
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 — Rustenburg |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2016/NW373 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=71149 |votes1_2=69868 |seats1=34 |seats1_2=9 |totseats1=43
|party2=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes2=39455 |votes2_2=38273 |seats2=5 |seats2_2=19 |totseats2=24
|party3=Democratic Alliance |votes3=23446 |votes3_2=23013 |seats3=6 |seats3_2=8 |totseats3=14
|party4=Forum for Service Delivery |votes4=6312 |votes4_2=5467 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=4 |totseats4=4
|party5=African Independent Congress |votes5=1036 |votes5_2=2919 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|party6=Freedom Front Plus |votes6=1973 |votes6_2=1852 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=1 |totseats6=1
|party7=United Democratic Movement |votes7=529 |votes7_2=974 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=1 |totseats7=1
|party8=Botho Community Movement |votes8=630 |votes8_2=565 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=1 |totseats8=1
|party9=African People's Convention |votes9=390 |votes9_2=415 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=0 |totseats9=0
|party10=United Christian Democratic Party |votes10=125 |votes10_2=505 |seats10=0 |seats10_2=0 |totseats10=0
|party11=Independent candidates |votes11=577 |votes11_2= |seats11=0 |seats11_2= |totseats11=0
|party12=African Christian Democratic Party |votes12=83 |votes12_2=419 |seats12=0 |seats12_2=0 |totseats12=0
|party13=Congress of the People |votes13= |votes13_2=404 |seats13= |seats13_2=0 |totseats13=0
|party14=Agang South Africa |votes14=12 |votes14_2=67 |seats14=0 |seats14_2=0 |totseats14=0
|invalid=2731 |invalid2=3171
|electorate=297219 |electorate2=297219
}}
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 — Rustenburg |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/NW373 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=46291 |votes1_2=48875 |seats1=35 |seats1_2=8 |totseats1=43
|party2=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes2=17574 |votes2_2=18896 |seats2=1 |seats2_2=16 |totseats2=17
|party3=Democratic Alliance |votes3=14322 |votes3_2=14016 |seats3=7 |seats3_2=6 |totseats3=13
|party4=Tsogang Civic Movement |votes4=7806 |votes4_2=8155 |seats4=1 |seats4_2=6 |totseats4=7
|party5=Independent candidates |votes5=7525 |votes5_2= |seats5=1 |seats5_2= |totseats5=1
|party6=Freedom Front Plus |votes6=3614 |votes6_2=3514 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=3 |totseats6=3
|party7=Arona |votes7=540 |votes7_2=1603 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=1 |totseats7=1
|party8=African Independent Congress |votes8=408 |votes8_2=1193 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=1 |totseats8=1
|party9=Forum for Service Delivery |votes9=425 |votes9_2=1159 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=1 |totseats9=1
|party10=African Christian Democratic Party |votes10=814 |votes10_2=757 |seats10=0 |seats10_2=1 |totseats10=1
|party11=United Democratic Movement |votes11=546 |votes11_2=615 |seats11=0 |seats11_2=1 |totseats11=1
|party12=Botho Community Movement |votes12=470 |votes12_2=433 |seats12=0 |seats12_2=1 |totseats12=1
|party13=African Transformation Movement |votes13=261 |votes13_2=409 |seats13=0 |seats13_2=0 |totseats13=0
|party14=United Christian Democratic Party |votes14=180 |votes14_2=398 |seats14=0 |seats14_2=0 |totseats14=0
|party15=Our City Matters |votes15=67 |votes15_2=336 |seats15=0 |seats15_2=0 |totseats15=0
|party16=African Economic Transformers |votes16=103 |votes16_2=274 |seats16=0 |seats16_2=0 |totseats16=0
|party17=Africa Restoration Alliance |votes17=200 |votes17_2=173 |seats17=0 |seats17_2=0 |totseats17=0
|party18=African People's Convention |votes18=213 |votes18_2=138 |seats18=0 |seats18_2=0 |totseats18=0
|party19=Abantu Batho Congress |votes19=159 |votes19_2=140 |seats19=0 |seats19_2=0 |totseats19=0
|party20=Azanian Independent Community Movement |votes20=23 |votes20_2=259 |seats20=0 |seats20_2=0 |totseats20=0
|party21=United Independent Movement |votes21=2 |votes21_2=264 |seats21=0 |seats21_2=0 |totseats21=0
|party22=Congress of the People |votes22=37 |votes22_2=153 |seats22=0 |seats22_2=0 |totseats22=0
|party23=Azanian People's Organisation |votes23=97 |votes23_2=83 |seats23=0 |seats23_2=0 |totseats23=0
|party24=Forum for Democrats |votes24=26 |votes24_2=67 |seats24=0 |seats24_2=0 |totseats24=0
|party25=Christian Ambassadors Political Party |votes25=9 |votes25_2= |seats25=0 |seats25_2= |totseats25=0
|invalid=2118 |invalid2=2836
|electorate=288347 |electorate2=288347
}}
After the election, the African National Congress (ANC) formed a coalition with the African Independent Congress (AIC), the independent candidate and Arona, together controlling a majority of 46 of the 90 seats.{{Cite web |last=Sussman |first=Wayne |date=2023-07-20 |title=JULY BY-ELECTIONS : ANC weathers Mangaung challenge, PA makes inroads in George as IFP exerts dominance in KZN wards |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-07-20-pa-in-stunning-george-win-anc-weathers-mangaung-challenge/ |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}
=By-elections from November 2021=
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.
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| 19 Jul 2023 | 11 | {{Full party name with color|African National Congress}} | {{Full party name with color|African National Congress}} |
| 28 Aug 2023{{Cite web |last=Sussman |first=Wayne |date=2024-08-29 |title=MK shocks ANC, EFF in Marikana by-elections |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-08-29-august-by-elections/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}} | 45 | {{Full party name with color|African National Congress}} | {{Full party name with color|uMkhonto weSizwe (political party)}} |