The Mafube Local Municipality council consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirteen seats on the council.
In the election of 1 November 2021, the ANC won a reduced majority of ten seats.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ANC DA EFF FF+ Other Total 2000 election 12 3 - - 0 15 2006 election 13 1 - 1 2 17 2011 election 12 3 - 0 2 17 2016 election 13 2 1 1 0 17 2021 election 10 2 3 2 0 17
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 following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
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