Greater Letaba Local Municipality elections

The Greater Letaba Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of forty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-four wards, while the remaining thirty-three 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 47 seats.

## Results[edit]

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

## December 2000 election[edit]

Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]

Party| Ward| List| Total
seats

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Votes| %| Seats| Votes| %| Seats
| African National Congress| 25,415| 87.31| 23| 30,545| 89.42| 18| 41
| African Christian Democratic Party| 1,603| 5.51| 0| 1,551| 4.54| 2| 2
| Democratic Alliance| 1,138| 3.91| 0| 1,499| 4.39| 2| 2
| Ximoko Party| 291| 1.00| 0| 565| 1.65| 1| 1
| Independent candidates| 662| 2.27| 0| | 0
Total| 29,109| 100.00| 23| 34,160| 100.00| 23| 46
Valid votes| 29,109| 98.51| | 34,160| 98.59| |
Invalid/blank votes| 441| 1.49| | 489| 1.41| |
Total votes| 29,550| 100.00| | 34,649| 100.00| |
Registered voters/turnout| 75,196| 39.30| | 75,196| 46.08| |

## March 2006 election[edit]

Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]

Party| Ward| List| Total
seats

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Votes| %| Seats| Votes| %| Seats
| African National Congress| 38,962| 90.09| 26| 38,728| 89.59| 21| 47
| African Christian Democratic Party| 1,879| 4.34| 0| 1,679| 3.88| 2| 2
| Democratic Alliance| 1,184| 2.74| 0| 1,429| 3.31| 2| 2
| Independent candidates| 708| 1.64| 0| | 0
| Ximoko Party| 263| 0.61| 0| 436| 1.01| 1| 1
| United Democratic Movement| 49| 0.11| 0| 623| 1.44| 0| 0
| Alliance for Democracy and Prosperity| 203| 0.47| 0| 332| 0.77| 0| 0
Total| 43,248| 100.00| 26| 43,227| 100.00| 26| 52
Valid votes| 43,248| 98.61| | 43,227| 98.58| |
Invalid/blank votes| 610| 1.39| | 622| 1.42| |
Total votes| 43,858| 100.00| | 43,849| 100.00| |
Registered voters/turnout| 89,929| 48.77| | 89,929| 48.76| |

## May 2011 election[edit]

Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]

Party| Ward| List| Total
seats

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Votes| %| Seats| Votes| %| Seats
| African National Congress| 46,472| 86.52| 29| 47,427| 88.19| 22| 51
| Congress of the People| 4,030| 7.50| 0| 4,022| 7.48| 4| 4
| Democratic Alliance| 1,103| 2.05| 0| 1,106| 2.06| 1| 1
| Independent candidates| 1,178| 2.19| 0| | 0
| African Christian Democratic Party| 285| 0.53| 0| 416| 0.77| 1| 1
| United Christian Democratic Party| 254| 0.47| 0| 179| 0.33| 0| 0
| United Democratic Movement| 219| 0.41| 0| 210| 0.39| 0| 0
| African People's Convention| 72| 0.13| 0| 303| 0.56| 0| 0
| Ximoko Party| 100| 0.19| 0| 117| 0.22| 0| 0
Total| 53,713| 100.00| 29| 53,780| 100.00| 28| 57
Valid votes| 53,713| 98.79| | 53,780| 98.97| |
Invalid/blank votes| 656| 1.21| | 559| 1.03| |
Total votes| 54,369| 100.00| | 54,339| 100.00| |
Registered voters/turnout| 100,539| 54.08| | 100,539| 54.05| |

## August 2016 election[edit]

Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]

Party| Ward| List| Total
seats

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Votes| %| Seats| Votes| %| Seats
| African National Congress| 42,671| 75.20| 30| 43,064| 75.98| 16| 46
| Economic Freedom Fighters| 8,680| 15.30| 0| 8,860| 15.63| 9| 9
| Congress of the People| 1,545| 2.72| 0| 1,710| 3.02| 2| 2
| Democratic Alliance| 1,561| 2.75| 0| 1,590| 2.81| 2| 2
| Limpopo Residents Association| 634| 1.12| 0| 606| 1.07| 1| 1
| Independent candidates| 913| 1.61| 0| | 0
| African Christian Democratic Party| 212| 0.37| 0| 236| 0.42| 0| 0
| United Democratic Movement| 158| 0.28| 0| 187| 0.33| 0| 0
| Ximoko Party| 142| 0.25| 0| 157| 0.28| 0| 0
| Freedom Front Plus| 139| 0.24| 0| 153| 0.27| 0| 0
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania| 86| 0.15| 0| 114| 0.20| 0| 0
Total| 56,741| 100.00| 30| 56,677| 100.00| 30| 60
Valid votes| 56,741| 98.85| | 56,677| 98.62| |
Invalid/blank votes| 662| 1.15| | 791| 1.38| |
Total votes| 57,403| 100.00| | 57,468| 100.00| |
Registered voters/turnout| 111,093| 51.67| | 111,093| 51.73| |

## 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| 42,156| 76.43| 30| 43,114| 78.49| 17| 47
| Economic Freedom Fighters| 6,515| 11.81| 0| 6,938| 12.63| 8| 8
| Congress of the People| 1,585| 2.87| 0| 1,719| 3.13| 2| 2
| Independent candidates| 2,077| 3.77| 0| | 0
| Democratic Alliance| 809| 1.47| 0| 845| 1.54| 1| 1
| Mopani Independent Movement| 728| 1.32| 0| 717| 1.31| 1| 1
| Limpopo Residents Association| 445| 0.81| 0| 451| 0.82| 1| 1
| Able Leadership| 153| 0.28| 0| 318| 0.58| 0| 0
| African Christian Democratic Party| 198| 0.36| 0| 214| 0.39| 0| 0
| Freedom Front Plus| 168| 0.30| 0| 179| 0.33| 0| 0
| African People's Convention| 178| 0.32| 0| 97| 0.18| 0| 0
| United Democratic Movement| 80| 0.15| 0| 97| 0.18| 0| 0
| Ximoko Party| 22| 0.04| 0| 105| 0.19| 0| 0
| Abantu Batho Congress| 36| 0.07| 0| 70| 0.13| 0| 0
| African Transformation Movement| 6| 0.01| 0| 67| 0.12| 0| 0
Total| 55,156| 100.00| 30| 54,931| 100.00| 30| 60
Valid votes| 55,156| 98.68| | 54,931| 98.61| |
Invalid/blank votes| 738| 1.32| | 774| 1.39| |
Total votes| 55,894| 100.00| | 55,705| 100.00| |
Registered voters/turnout| 110,164| 50.74| | 110,164| 50.57| |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Greater Letaba". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Greater Letaba". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Greater Letaba". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Greater Letaba". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Greater Letaba". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2023-10-12.

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