Bushbuckridge Local Municipality elections

The Bushbuckridge Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The council consists of seventy-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-eight wards, while the remaining thirty-eight 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) won a majority of fifty-three seats.

## Results[edit]

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

Event  | ACDP | ANC | APC | BRA | DA | EFF | PAC | Other  | Total

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2006 election | 1 | 57 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 68
2011 election | 1 | 55 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 74
2016 election | 0 | 53 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 4 | — | 0 | 76
2021 election | 0 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 9 | 76

## March 2006 election[edit]

Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections

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

Party| Ward| List| Total
seats

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Votes| %| Seats| Votes| %| Seats
| African National Congress| 65,320| 73.72| 32| 70,926| 85.22| 25| 57
| Independent candidates| 14,553| 16.42| 2| | 2
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania| 4,818| 5.44| 0| 6,183| 7.43| 5| 5
| Democratic Alliance| 1,568| 1.77| 0| 2,035| 2.45| 2| 2
| African Christian Democratic Party| 1,194| 1.35| 0| 1,263| 1.52| 1| 1
| United Democratic Movement| 763| 0.86| 0| 1,637| 1.97| 1| 1
| Inkatha Freedom Party| 232| 0.26| 0| 592| 0.71| 0| 0
| Ximoko Party| 159| 0.18| 0| 593| 0.71| 0| 0
Total| 88,607| 100.00| 34| 83,229| 100.00| 34| 68
Valid votes| 88,607| 97.49| | 83,229| 93.54| |
Invalid/blank votes| 2,283| 2.51| | 5,748| 6.46| |
Total votes| 90,890| 100.00| | 88,977| 100.00| |
Registered voters/turnout| 198,849| 45.71| | 198,849| 44.75| |

## May 2011 election[edit]

Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections

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

Party| Ward| List| Total
seats

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Votes| %| Seats| Votes| %| Seats
| African National Congress| 81,338| 72.03| 35| 87,006| 76.83| 20| 55
| Bushbuckridge Residents Association| 11,103| 9.83| 1| 11,153| 9.85| 6| 7
| Congress of the People| 4,776| 4.23| 0| 4,556| 4.02| 3| 3
| African People's Convention| 4,201| 3.72| 0| 4,186| 3.70| 3| 3
| Democratic Alliance| 4,444| 3.94| 0| 3,887| 3.43| 3| 3
| Independent candidates| 4,010| 3.55| 1| | 1
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania| 1,800| 1.59| 0| 1,020| 0.90| 1| 1
| African Christian Democratic Party| 843| 0.75| 0| 839| 0.74| 1| 1
| United Democratic Movement| 366| 0.32| 0| 441| 0.39| 0| 0
| Ximoko Party| 36| 0.03| 0| 156| 0.14| 0| 0
Total| 112,917| 100.00| 37| 113,244| 100.00| 37| 74
Valid votes| 112,917| 98.07| | 113,244| 97.53| |
Invalid/blank votes| 2,228| 1.93| | 2,872| 2.47| |
Total votes| 115,145| 100.00| | 116,116| 100.00| |
Registered voters/turnout| 223,190| 51.59| | 223,190| 52.03| |

## August 2016 election[edit]

Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections

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

Party| Ward| List| Total
seats

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Votes| %| Seats| Votes| %| Seats
| African National Congress| 89,017| 69.28| 33| 89,156| 69.65| 20| 53
| Bushbuckridge Residents Association| 23,205| 18.06| 5| 23,186| 18.11| 9| 14
| Economic Freedom Fighters| 7,201| 5.60| 0| 7,036| 5.50| 4| 4
| Democratic Alliance| 3,944| 3.07| 0| 3,777| 2.95| 3| 3
| African People's Convention| 3,051| 2.37| 0| 3,186| 2.49| 2| 2
| African Christian Democratic Party| 396| 0.31| 0| 551| 0.43| 0| 0
| Democratic Community Movement| 398| 0.31| 0| 421| 0.33| 0| 0
| Congress of the People| 360| 0.28| 0| 443| 0.35| 0| 0
| Independent candidates| 633| 0.49| 0| | 0
| Pan African Socialist Movement of Azania| 284| 0.22| 0| 184| 0.14| 0| 0
| Agang South Africa| | 67| 0.05| 0| 0
Total| 128,489| 100.00| 38| 128,007| 100.00| 38| 76
Valid votes| 128,489| 98.22| | 128,007| 97.88| |
Invalid/blank votes| 2,329| 1.78| | 2,766| 2.12| |
Total votes| 130,818| 100.00| | 130,773| 100.00| |
Registered voters/turnout| 244,180| 53.57| | 244,180| 53.56| |

### By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021[edit]

In December 2020, the Better Residents Association (formerly the Bushbuckridge Residents Association) lost 3 of its 14 seats in the municipality after it expelled three of its ward councillors, and did not contest the resulting by-elections.[4]

## November 2021 election[edit]

Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]

Party| Ward| List| Total
seats

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Votes| %| Seats| Votes| %| Seats
| African National Congress| 65,486| 63.28| 37| 69,546| 68.33| 16| 53
| Economic Freedom Fighters| 10,119| 9.78| 0| 11,183| 10.99| 8| 8
| Independent South African National Civic Organisation| 5,876| 5.68| 1| 6,628| 6.51| 4| 5
| Independent candidates| 9,538| 9.22| 0| | 0
| African People's Convention| 2,527| 2.44| 0| 2,974| 2.92| 2| 2
| Democratic Alliance| 2,394| 2.31| 0| 2,516| 2.47| 2| 2
| Better Residents Association| 2,377| 2.30| 0| 2,359| 2.32| 2| 2
| South Africa My Home Residents Association| 1,686| 1.63| 0| 1,715| 1.69| 1| 1
| Democratic Community Movement| 979| 0.95| 0| 987| 0.97| 1| 1
| Bushbuckridge Locals Movement| 732| 0.71| 0| 847| 0.83| 1| 1
| African Transformation Movement| 558| 0.54| 0| 604| 0.59| 1| 1
| African Christian Democratic Party| 350| 0.34| 0| 755| 0.74| 0| 0
| Equal Rights for All| 303| 0.29| 0| 336| 0.33| 0| 0
| Power of Africans Unity| 61| 0.06| 0| 510| 0.50| 0| 0
| African Unified Movement| 133| 0.13| 0| 173| 0.17| 0| 0
| United Democratic Movement| 122| 0.12| 0| 153| 0.15| 0| 0
| South African Royal Kingdoms Organization| 21| 0.02| 0| 217| 0.21| 0| 0
| Congress of the People| 24| 0.02| 0| 132| 0.13| 0| 0
| Able Leadership| 54| 0.05| 0| 100| 0.10| 0| 0
| The Organic Humanity Movement| 65| 0.06| 0| 42| 0.04| 0| 0
| Human Dignity Restoration| 81| 0.08| 0| | 0
Total| 103,486| 100.00| 38| 101,777| 100.00| 38| 76
Valid votes| 103,486| 97.80| | 101,777| 97.33| |
Invalid/blank votes| 2,333| 2.20| | 2,791| 2.67| |
Total votes| 105,819| 100.00| | 104,568| 100.00| |
Registered voters/turnout| 246,357| 42.95| | 246,357| 42.45| |

### By-elections from November 2021[edit]

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021. In ward 13, the ANC candidate died, and in the by-election held on 31 August 2022, the ANC candidate retained the seat by 21 votes over the EFF.[6][7]

Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor

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31 August 2022 | 13 |  | African National Congress |  | African National Congress

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Bushbuckridge". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Bushbuckridge". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Bushbuckridge". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
4. ^ Sussman, Wayne (2020-12-10). "BY-ELECTIONS OUTCOME: Christmas comes early for the ANC in Oudtshoorn and Bushbuckridge, but it loses a seat to a new party in the Overberg". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Bushbuckridge". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
6. ^ "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa".
7. ^ Sussman, Wayne (2022-09-01). "AUGUST BY-ELECTIONS: EFF edges closer but ANC retains seat in tricky Mpumalanga test". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2022-09-01.

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