Bushbuckridge Local Municipality elections
The Bushbuckridge Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The council consists of seventy-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-eight wards, while the remaining thirty-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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifty-three seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ACDP | ANC | APC | BRA | DA | EFF | PAC | Other | Total |
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2006 election | 1 | 57 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 68 |
2011 election | 1 | 55 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 74 |
2016 election | 0 | 53 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 4 | — | 0 | 76 |
2021 election | 0 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 9 | 76 |
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[1]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 65,320 | 73.72 | 32 | 70,926 | 85.22 | 25 | 57 | |
Independent candidates | 14,553 | 16.42 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 4,818 | 5.44 | 0 | 6,183 | 7.43 | 5 | 5 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,568 | 1.77 | 0 | 2,035 | 2.45 | 2 | 2 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 1,194 | 1.35 | 0 | 1,263 | 1.52 | 1 | 1 | |
United Democratic Movement | 763 | 0.86 | 0 | 1,637 | 1.97 | 1 | 1 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 232 | 0.26 | 0 | 592 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | |
Ximoko Party | 159 | 0.18 | 0 | 593 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 88,607 | 100.00 | 34 | 83,229 | 100.00 | 34 | 68 | |
Valid votes | 88,607 | 97.49 | 83,229 | 93.54 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 2,283 | 2.51 | 5,748 | 6.46 | ||||
Total votes | 90,890 | 100.00 | 88,977 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 198,849 | 45.71 | 198,849 | 44.75 |
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[2]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 81,338 | 72.03 | 35 | 87,006 | 76.83 | 20 | 55 | |
Bushbuckridge Residents Association | 11,103 | 9.83 | 1 | 11,153 | 9.85 | 6 | 7 | |
Congress of the People | 4,776 | 4.23 | 0 | 4,556 | 4.02 | 3 | 3 | |
African People's Convention | 4,201 | 3.72 | 0 | 4,186 | 3.70 | 3 | 3 | |
Democratic Alliance | 4,444 | 3.94 | 0 | 3,887 | 3.43 | 3 | 3 | |
Independent candidates | 4,010 | 3.55 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,800 | 1.59 | 0 | 1,020 | 0.90 | 1 | 1 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 843 | 0.75 | 0 | 839 | 0.74 | 1 | 1 | |
United Democratic Movement | 366 | 0.32 | 0 | 441 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | |
Ximoko Party | 36 | 0.03 | 0 | 156 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 112,917 | 100.00 | 37 | 113,244 | 100.00 | 37 | 74 | |
Valid votes | 112,917 | 98.07 | 113,244 | 97.53 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 2,228 | 1.93 | 2,872 | 2.47 | ||||
Total votes | 115,145 | 100.00 | 116,116 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 223,190 | 51.59 | 223,190 | 52.03 |
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[3]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 89,017 | 69.28 | 33 | 89,156 | 69.65 | 20 | 53 | |
Bushbuckridge Residents Association | 23,205 | 18.06 | 5 | 23,186 | 18.11 | 9 | 14 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 7,201 | 5.60 | 0 | 7,036 | 5.50 | 4 | 4 | |
Democratic Alliance | 3,944 | 3.07 | 0 | 3,777 | 2.95 | 3 | 3 | |
African People's Convention | 3,051 | 2.37 | 0 | 3,186 | 2.49 | 2 | 2 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 396 | 0.31 | 0 | 551 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | |
Democratic Community Movement | 398 | 0.31 | 0 | 421 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | |
Congress of the People | 360 | 0.28 | 0 | 443 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 633 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Pan African Socialist Movement of Azania | 284 | 0.22 | 0 | 184 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
Agang South Africa | 67 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 128,489 | 100.00 | 38 | 128,007 | 100.00 | 38 | 76 | |
Valid votes | 128,489 | 98.22 | 128,007 | 97.88 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 2,329 | 1.78 | 2,766 | 2.12 | ||||
Total votes | 130,818 | 100.00 | 130,773 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 244,180 | 53.57 | 244,180 | 53.56 |
By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021
In December 2020, the Better Residents Association (formerly the Bushbuckridge Residents Association) lost 3 of its 14 seats in the municipality after it expelled three of its ward councillors, and did not contest the resulting by-elections.[4]
November 2021 election
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 | 65,486 | 63.28 | 37 | 69,546 | 68.33 | 16 | 53 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 10,119 | 9.78 | 0 | 11,183 | 10.99 | 8 | 8 | |
Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 5,876 | 5.68 | 1 | 6,628 | 6.51 | 4 | 5 | |
Independent candidates | 9,538 | 9.22 | 0 | 0 | ||||
African People's Convention | 2,527 | 2.44 | 0 | 2,974 | 2.92 | 2 | 2 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,394 | 2.31 | 0 | 2,516 | 2.47 | 2 | 2 | |
Better Residents Association | 2,377 | 2.30 | 0 | 2,359 | 2.32 | 2 | 2 | |
South Africa My Home Residents Association | 1,686 | 1.63 | 0 | 1,715 | 1.69 | 1 | 1 | |
Democratic Community Movement | 979 | 0.95 | 0 | 987 | 0.97 | 1 | 1 | |
Bushbuckridge Locals Movement | 732 | 0.71 | 0 | 847 | 0.83 | 1 | 1 | |
African Transformation Movement | 558 | 0.54 | 0 | 604 | 0.59 | 1 | 1 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 350 | 0.34 | 0 | 755 | 0.74 | 0 | 0 | |
Equal Rights for All | 303 | 0.29 | 0 | 336 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | |
Power of Africans Unity | 61 | 0.06 | 0 | 510 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | |
African Unified Movement | 133 | 0.13 | 0 | 173 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | |
United Democratic Movement | 122 | 0.12 | 0 | 153 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | |
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization | 21 | 0.02 | 0 | 217 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | |
Congress of the People | 24 | 0.02 | 0 | 132 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | |
Able Leadership | 54 | 0.05 | 0 | 100 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | |
The Organic Humanity Movement | 65 | 0.06 | 0 | 42 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | |
Human Dignity Restoration | 81 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 103,486 | 100.00 | 38 | 101,777 | 100.00 | 38 | 76 | |
Valid votes | 103,486 | 97.80 | 101,777 | 97.33 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 2,333 | 2.20 | 2,791 | 2.67 | ||||
Total votes | 105,819 | 100.00 | 104,568 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 246,357 | 42.95 | 246,357 | 42.45 |
By-elections from November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021. In ward 13, the ANC candidate died, and in the by-election held on 31 August 2022, the ANC candidate retained the seat by 21 votes over the EFF.[6][7]
Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
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31 August 2022 | 13 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
References
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- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Bushbuckridge". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Bushbuckridge". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ Sussman, Wayne (2020-12-10). "BY-ELECTIONS OUTCOME: Christmas comes early for the ANC in Oudtshoorn and Bushbuckridge, but it loses a seat to a new party in the Overberg". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Bushbuckridge". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa".
- ^ Sussman, Wayne (2022-09-01). "AUGUST BY-ELECTIONS: EFF edges closer but ANC retains seat in tricky Mpumalanga test". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2022-09-01.