The Lesedi Local Municipality council consists of twenty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 plurality of seats on the council.
The planned abolition of the Lesedi, and its absorption into Ekurhuleni after the 2016 municipal elections, was blocked by the High Court of South Africa in 2015.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ANC DA EFF FF+ Other Total 2000 election 15 5 - 1 0 21 2006 election 15 4 - 1 1 21 2011 election 19 6 - 1 0 26 2016 election 16 6 3 1 0 26 2021 election 13 5 4 3 1 26
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.
November 2021 election
The ANC lost its majority for the first time, winning a plurality of thirteen. The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
By-elections from November 2021 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 24 May 2023 8
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