Lesedi Local Municipality elections
# Lesedi Local Municipality elections

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.

| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 7,651 | 60.09 | 8 | 12,597 | 70.34 | 7 | 15 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,373 | 34.34 | 3 | 4,582 | 25.58 | 2 | 5 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 561 | 4.41 | 0 | 461 | 2.57 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 148 | 1.16 | 0 | 270 | 1.51 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12,733 | 100.00 | 11 | 17,910 | 100.00 | 10 | 21 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 12,733 | 97.51 | | 17,910 | 97.83 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 325 | 2.49 | | 398 | 2.17 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 13,058 | 100.00 | | 18,308 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 34,296 | 38.07 | | 34,296 | 53.38 | | |

## March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.

| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 13,998 | 70.49 | 9 | 13,915 | 70.27 | 6 | 15 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,063 | 20.46 | 2 | 4,083 | 20.62 | 2 | 4 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 932 | 4.69 | 0 | 884 | 4.46 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent Democrats | 738 | 3.72 | 0 | 675 | 3.41 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 53 | 0.27 | 0 | 138 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 |
| | Economic Freedom Movement | 73 | 0.37 | 0 | 106 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 19,857 | 100.00 | 11 | 19,801 | 100.00 | 10 | 21 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,857 | 98.34 | | 19,801 | 98.10 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 335 | 1.66 | | 383 | 1.90 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 20,192 | 100.00 | | 20,184 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 39,521 | 51.09 | | 39,521 | 51.07 | | |

## May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.

| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 19,080 | 70.37 | 10 | 19,444 | 71.22 | 9 | 19 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 6,654 | 24.54 | 3 | 6,613 | 24.22 | 3 | 6 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 719 | 2.65 | 0 | 575 | 2.11 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 256 | 0.94 | 0 | 264 | 0.97 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 225 | 0.83 | 0 | 208 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 158 | 0.58 | 0 | 105 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 20 | 0.07 | 0 | 93 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 27,112 | 100.00 | 13 | 27,302 | 100.00 | 13 | 26 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,112 | 98.24 | | 27,302 | 98.65 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 487 | 1.76 | | 373 | 1.35 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 27,599 | 100.00 | | 27,675 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 44,483 | 62.04 | | 44,483 | 62.21 | | |

## August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.

| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 18,829 | 61.94 | 10 | 18,888 | 62.23 | 6 | 16 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 7,207 | 23.71 | 3 | 7,235 | 23.84 | 3 | 6 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,070 | 10.10 | 0 | 3,005 | 9.90 | 3 | 3 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,041 | 3.42 | 0 | 1,058 | 3.49 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 118 | 0.39 | 0 | 167 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 133 | 0.44 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 30,398 | 100.00 | 13 | 30,353 | 100.00 | 13 | 26 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 30,398 | 98.81 | | 30,353 | 98.79 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 367 | 1.19 | | 373 | 1.21 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 30,765 | 100.00 | | 30,726 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 48,336 | 63.65 | | 48,336 | 63.57 | | |

## 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.

| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 12,140 | 50.40 | 10 | 12,175 | 50.47 | 3 | 13 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,893 | 20.31 | 3 | 4,905 | 20.33 | 2 | 5 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,258 | 13.53 | 0 | 3,266 | 13.54 | 4 | 4 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 2,227 | 9.25 | 0 | 2,129 | 8.83 | 3 | 3 |
| | Socialist Economic Freedom Movement | 580 | 2.41 | 0 | 504 | 2.09 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 316 | 1.31 | 0 | 331 | 1.37 | 0 | 0 |
| | Black First Land First | 258 | 1.07 | 0 | 296 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 118 | 0.49 | 0 | 172 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 |
| | South African Royal Kingdoms Organization | 131 | 0.54 | 0 | 125 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 50 | 0.21 | 0 | 117 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 77 | 0.32 | 0 | 70 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 |
| | Community Solidarity Association | 14 | 0.06 | 0 | 20 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| | New Horizon Movement | 7 | 0.03 | 0 | 14 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 18 | 0.07 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 24,087 | 100.00 | 13 | 24,124 | 100.00 | 13 | 26 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 24,087 | 98.58 | | 24,124 | 98.53 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 346 | 1.42 | | 360 | 1.47 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 24,433 | 100.00 | | 24,484 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 47,853 | 51.06 | | 47,853 | 51.17 | | |

### 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 previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 May 2023 | 8 | | Democratic Alliance | | Democratic Alliance |
