The Mahikeng Local Municipality council consists of seventy members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-five wards, while the remaining thirty-five 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 forty seats.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ACDP ANC COPE DA EFF FSD UCDP Other Total 2000 election — 30 — 1 — — 24 1 56 2006 election 1 39 — 1 — — 13 2 56 2011 election 1 44 3 7 — — 6 1 62 2016 election 1 43 1 7 12 3 2 0 69 2021 election 1 40 0 5 17 2 2 3 70
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 4 May 2022 63803005
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