title: Letsemeng Local Municipality elections
text: # Letsemeng Local Municipality elections
  
  The Letsemeng 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eight seats on the council.
  
  ## Results
  
  The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
  
  | Event | ANC | DA | EFF | Other | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2000 election | 8 | 2 | - | 0 | 10 |
  | 2006 election | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | 10 |
  | 2011 election | 8 | 2 | - | 1 | 11 |
  | 2016 election | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
  | 2021 election | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
  
  ## December 2000 election
  
  The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
  
  | Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
  | | African National Congress | 6,256 | 76.21 | 5 | 6,287 | 76.42 | 3 | 8 |
  | | Democratic Alliance | 1,494 | 18.20 | 0 | 1,588 | 19.30 | 2 | 2 |
  | | Alliance 2000+ | 459 | 5.59 | 0 | 352 | 4.28 | 0 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 8,209 | 100.00 | 5 | 8,227 | 100.00 | 5 | 10 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 8,209 | 97.30 | | 8,227 | 97.64 | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 228 | 2.70 | | 199 | 2.36 | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 8,437 | 100.00 | | 8,426 | 100.00 | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 15,037 | 56.11 | | 15,037 | 56.04 | | |
  
  ## March 2006 election
  
  The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.
  
  | Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
  | | African National Congress | 5,597 | 70.81 | 5 | 5,803 | 77.77 | 3 | 8 |
  | | Democratic Alliance | 965 | 12.21 | 0 | 941 | 12.61 | 1 | 1 |
  | | Independent candidates | 735 | 9.30 | 0 | | | | 0 |
  | | African Christian Democratic Party | 260 | 3.29 | 0 | 278 | 3.73 | 1 | 1 |
  | | Freedom Front Plus | 152 | 1.92 | 0 | 299 | 4.01 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 195 | 2.47 | 0 | 141 | 1.89 | 0 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 7,904 | 100.00 | 5 | 7,462 | 100.00 | 5 | 10 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 7,904 | 97.38 | | 7,462 | 92.11 | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 213 | 2.62 | | 639 | 7.89 | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 8,117 | 100.00 | | 8,101 | 100.00 | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 16,521 | 49.13 | | 16,521 | 49.03 | | |
  
  ## May 2011 election
  
  The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
  
  | Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
  | | African National Congress | 8,282 | 75.72 | 6 | 8,473 | 77.14 | 2 | 8 |
  | | Democratic Alliance | 1,567 | 14.33 | 0 | 1,572 | 14.31 | 2 | 2 |
  | | Congress of the People | 622 | 5.69 | 0 | 610 | 5.55 | 1 | 1 |
  | | Freedom Front Plus | 305 | 2.79 | 0 | 203 | 1.85 | 0 | 0 |
  | | African Christian Democratic Party | 126 | 1.15 | 0 | 126 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Independent candidates | 35 | 0.32 | 0 | | | | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 10,937 | 100.00 | 6 | 10,984 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 10,937 | 98.19 | | 10,984 | 98.72 | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 202 | 1.81 | | 142 | 1.28 | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 11,139 | 100.00 | | 11,126 | 100.00 | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 18,043 | 61.74 | | 18,043 | 61.66 | | |
  
  ## August 2016 election
  
  The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.
  
  | Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
  | | African National Congress | 7,813 | 68.92 | 6 | 7,761 | 68.11 | 2 | 8 |
  | | Democratic Alliance | 1,337 | 11.79 | 0 | 1,635 | 14.35 | 2 | 2 |
  | | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,257 | 11.09 | 0 | 1,283 | 11.26 | 1 | 1 |
  | | Congress of the People | 438 | 3.86 | 0 | 343 | 3.01 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Freedom Front Plus | 430 | 3.79 | 0 | 321 | 2.82 | 0 | 0 |
  | | African Christian Democratic Party | 62 | 0.55 | 0 | 52 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 11,337 | 100.00 | 6 | 11,395 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 11,337 | 98.27 | | 11,395 | 98.35 | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 200 | 1.73 | | 191 | 1.65 | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 11,537 | 100.00 | | 11,586 | 100.00 | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 19,458 | 59.29 | | 19,458 | 59.54 | | |
  
  ## November 2021 election
  
  The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
  
  | Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
  | | African National Congress | 6,188 | 64.02 | 7 | 6,220 | 65.04 | 2 | 9 |
  | | Democratic Alliance | 1,531 | 15.84 | 0 | 1,562 | 16.33 | 2 | 2 |
  | | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,009 | 10.44 | 0 | 1,064 | 11.13 | 1 | 1 |
  | | Freedom Front Plus | 484 | 5.01 | 0 | 494 | 5.17 | 1 | 1 |
  | | African Christian Democratic Party | 153 | 1.58 | 0 | 174 | 1.82 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Independent candidates | 286 | 2.96 | 0 | | | | 0 |
  | | African Transformation Movement | 14 | 0.14 | 0 | 49 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 9,665 | 100.00 | 7 | 9,563 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 9,665 | 97.69 | | 9,563 | 96.72 | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 229 | 2.31 | | 324 | 3.28 | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 9,894 | 100.00 | | 9,887 | 100.00 | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 19,472 | 50.81 | | 19,472 | 50.78 | | |
  