The Emalahleni Local Municipality council consists of thirty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seventeen wards, while the remaining seventeen 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 twenty-eight seats.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ANC DA EFF PAC UDM Other Total 2000 election 23 0 - 2 2 0 27 2006 election 28 0 - 1 1 1 31 2011 election 30 1 - 1 1 1 34 2016 election 28 4 1 - 1 0 34 2021 election 28 2 2 - 1 1 34
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.
By-elections from November 2021 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since November 2021.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 3 Sep 2025https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-09-04-limpopo-by-elections-anc-overwhelms-sacp-underwhelms 4
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