Siyancuma Local Municipality elections
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The Siyancuma Local Municipality council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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 on the council, with six seats.
Results
[edit | edit source]The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election | 6 | 3 | — | — | 9 |
| 2006 election | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 9 |
| 2011 election | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 11 |
| 2016 election | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 election | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
December 2000 election
[edit | edit source]The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 5,577 | 69.21 | 5 | 5,645 | 70.10 | 1 | 6 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,481 | 30.79 | 0 | 2,408 | 29.90 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 8,058 | 100.00 | 5 | 8,053 | 100.00 | 4 | 9 | |
| Valid votes | 8,058 | 96.96 | 8,053 | 96.90 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 253 | 3.04 | 258 | 3.10 | ||||
| Total votes | 8,311 | 100.00 | 8,311 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 15,279 | 54.39 | 15,279 | 54.39 | ||||
March 2006 election
[edit | edit source]The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 5,397 | 65.56 | 4 | 5,440 | 66.14 | 2 | 6 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,406 | 29.23 | 1 | 2,511 | 30.53 | 2 | 3 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 174 | 2.11 | 0 | 274 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 255 | 3.10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8,232 | 100.00 | 5 | 8,225 | 100.00 | 4 | 9 | |
| Valid votes | 8,232 | 97.05 | 8,225 | 96.83 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 250 | 2.95 | 269 | 3.17 | ||||
| Total votes | 8,482 | 100.00 | 8,494 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 16,329 | 51.94 | 16,329 | 52.02 | ||||
May 2011 election
[edit | edit source]The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 6,757 | 63.40 | 6 | 6,808 | 63.82 | 1 | 7 | |
| Congress of the People | 1,968 | 18.47 | 0 | 1,987 | 18.63 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,824 | 17.11 | 0 | 1,785 | 16.73 | 2 | 2 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 109 | 1.02 | 0 | 88 | 0.82 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 10,658 | 100.00 | 6 | 10,668 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 | |
| Valid votes | 10,658 | 97.98 | 10,668 | 98.26 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 220 | 2.02 | 189 | 1.74 | ||||
| Total votes | 10,878 | 100.00 | 10,857 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 18,445 | 58.98 | 18,445 | 58.86 | ||||
August 2016 election
[edit | edit source]The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 7,182 | 58.14 | 6 | 7,145 | 58.06 | 2 | 8 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,398 | 19.41 | 1 | 2,449 | 19.90 | 2 | 3 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,230 | 18.05 | 0 | 2,203 | 17.90 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 349 | 2.83 | 0 | 294 | 2.39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 162 | 1.31 | 0 | 216 | 1.76 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 31 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12,352 | 100.00 | 7 | 12,307 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 | |
| Valid votes | 12,352 | 98.62 | 12,307 | 98.46 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 173 | 1.38 | 192 | 1.54 | ||||
| Total votes | 12,525 | 100.00 | 12,499 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 19,719 | 63.52 | 19,719 | 63.39 | ||||
November 2021 election
[edit | edit source]The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 5,032 | 49.44 | 5 | 5,340 | 54.93 | 1 | 6 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,040 | 20.04 | 0 | 2,954 | 30.39 | 3 | 3 | |
| Independent candidates | 2,227 | 21.88 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Freedom Front Plus | 458 | 4.50 | 0 | 787 | 8.10 | 1 | 1 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 422 | 4.15 | 0 | 640 | 6.58 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 10,179 | 100.00 | 7 | 9,721 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 | |
| Valid votes | 10,179 | 97.94 | 9,721 | 93.61 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 214 | 2.06 | 664 | 6.39 | ||||
| Total votes | 10,393 | 100.00 | 10,385 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 19,436 | 53.47 | 19,436 | 53.43 | ||||
Following the election, the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority, with the Democratic Alliance (DA), the two independents, Freedom Front Plus (FF+) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) co-operating to oust the (ANC), electing Wim van Bergen as mayor.[6]
The coalition did not last, with the ANC and EFF forming a coalition shortly after.[7]
By-elections from November 2021
[edit | edit source]The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since November 2021.[8]
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2023[6] | 6 | African National Congress | African National Congress | ||
| 3 Sep 2025[7] | 4 | Independent politician | Democratic Alliance | ||
| 26 Nov 2025[9] | 5 | African National Congress | Independent politician | ||
After the November 2025 by-election, the council was reconfigured as below:
| Party | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | ||||
| African National Congress | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Democratic Alliance | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Independent candidate | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Freedom Front Plus | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 7 | 6 | 13 | |||
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