Gamagara Local Municipality elections

The Gamagara Local Municipality council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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) lost its majority, but remained the largest party, with seven seats.

Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	Other	Total
2006 election	6	1	—	1	8
2011 election	6	3	—	1	10
2016 election	7	5	1	0	13
2021 election	7	5	1	2	15

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.^[1]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	4,803	69.34	3	4,770	69.10	3	6
	Democratic Alliance	1,069	15.43	1	1,056	15.30	0	1
	Independent Democrats	773	11.16	0	767	11.11	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	170	2.45	0	186	2.69	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	112	1.62	0	124	1.80	0	0
Total		6,927	100.00	4	6,903	100.00	4	8

Valid votes		6,927	98.55		6,903	98.52
Invalid/blank votes		102	1.45		104	1.48
Total votes		7,029	100.00		7,007	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		14,666	47.93		14,666	47.78

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.^[2]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	5,734	63.09	4	5,704	63.72	2	6
	Democratic Alliance	2,653	29.19	1	2,636	29.45	2	3
	Congress of the People	701	7.71	0	611	6.83	1	1
Total		9,088	100.00	5	8,951	100.00	5	10

Valid votes		9,088	98.27		8,951	98.66
Invalid/blank votes		160	1.73		122	1.34
Total votes		9,248	100.00		9,073	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		16,933	54.62		16,933	53.58

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.^[3]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	5,736	47.15	4	6,035	50.24	3	7
	Democratic Alliance	4,103	33.73	3	4,608	38.36	2	5
	Economic Freedom Fighters	709	5.83	0	724	6.03	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,164	9.57	0				0
	Freedom Front Plus	273	2.24	0	311	2.59	0	0
	Gamagara Community Forum	116	0.95	0	198	1.65	0	0
	Congress of the People	65	0.53	0	137	1.14	0	0
Total		12,166	100.00	7	12,013	100.00	6	13

Valid votes		12,166	96.99		12,013	96.50
Invalid/blank votes		378	3.01		436	3.50
Total votes		12,544	100.00		12,449	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		21,862	57.38		21,862	56.94

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.^[4]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	4,973	43.07	6	4,961	43.06	1	7
	Democratic Alliance	3,931	34.04	2	4,005	34.76	3	5
	Gamagara Community Forum	1,556	13.48	0	1,503	13.05	2	2
	Economic Freedom Fighters	861	7.46	0	798	6.93	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	220	1.91	0	218	1.89	0	0
	South African Royal Kingdoms Organization	6	0.05	0	36	0.31	0	0
Total		11,547	100.00	8	11,521	100.00	7	15

Valid votes		11,547	98.75		11,521	98.71
Invalid/blank votes		146	1.25		151	1.29
Total votes		11,693	100.00		11,672	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		23,135	50.54		23,135	50.45

^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Gamagara". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Gamagara". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Gamagara". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Gamagara". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 19 March 2022.