Kareeberg Local Municipality elections

The Kareeberg Local Municipality council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining 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 the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority, but remains the largest party, with five seats.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	Other	Total
2000 election	3	4	—	0	7
2006 election	5	2	—	0	7
2011 election	4	2	—	1	7
2016 election	4	2	1	0	7
2021 election	5	2	2	2	11

December 2000 election

Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Democratic Alliance	1,957	50.30	3	1,960	50.40	1	4
	African National Congress	1,880	48.32	1	1,929	49.60	2	3
	Independent candidates	54	1.39	0				0
Total		3,891	100.00	4	3,889	100.00	3	7
Valid votes		3,891	98.58		3,889	98.53
Invalid/blank votes		56	1.42		58	1.47
Total votes		3,947	100.00		3,947	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		5,369	73.51		5,369	73.51

March 2006 election

Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	2,468	62.18	4	2,484	62.79	1	5
	Democratic Alliance	1,241	31.27	0	1,230	31.09	2	2
	African Christian Democratic Party	139	3.50	0	132	3.34	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	121	3.05	0	110	2.78	0	0
Total		3,969	100.00	4	3,956	100.00	3	7
Valid votes		3,969	97.93		3,956	97.61
Invalid/blank votes		84	2.07		97	2.39
Total votes		4,053	100.00		4,053	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		6,609	61.33		6,609	61.33

May 2011 election

Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	2,914	60.81	4	2,951	61.50	0	4
	Democratic Alliance	1,490	31.09	0	1,529	31.87	2	2
	Congress of the People	357	7.45	0	318	6.63	1	1
	Independent candidates	31	0.65	0				0
Total		4,792	100.00	4	4,798	100.00	3	7
Valid votes		4,792	98.42		4,798	98.54
Invalid/blank votes		77	1.58		71	1.46
Total votes		4,869	100.00		4,869	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		7,055	69.01		7,055	69.01

August 2016 election

Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	2,135	44.35	2	2,321	48.20	2	4
	Democratic Alliance	1,363	28.31	2	1,671	34.70	0	2
	Economic Freedom Fighters	484	10.05	0	632	13.13	1	1
	Independent candidates	678	14.08	0				0
	Congress of the People	103	2.14	0	117	2.43	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	51	1.06	0	74	1.54	0	0
Total		4,814	100.00	4	4,815	100.00	3	7
Valid votes		4,814	98.10		4,815	98.03
Invalid/blank votes		93	1.90		97	1.97
Total votes		4,907	100.00		4,912	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		7,432	66.03		7,432	66.09

November 2021 election

Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	2,166	44.09	5	2,173	44.25	0	5
	Economic Freedom Fighters	926	18.85	1	912	18.57	1	2
	Kareeberg Civic Movement	825	16.79	0	871	17.74	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	815	16.59	0	793	16.15	2	2
	Freedom Front Plus	165	3.36	0	162	3.30	0	0
	Independent candidates	16	0.33	0				0
Total		4,913	100.00	6	4,911	100.00	5	11
Valid votes		4,913	99.31		4,911	99.37
Invalid/blank votes		34	0.69		31	0.63
Total votes		4,947	100.00		4,942	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		7,536	65.64		7,536	65.58

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.

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
31 May 2022	4		African National Congress		Democratic Alliance