The Kou-Kamma Local Municipality council consists of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ANC | DA | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000 election | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
2006 election | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
2011 election | 6 | 5 | — | 11 |
2016 election | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
2021 election | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections |
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 4,649 | 64.58 | 4 | 4,628 | 64.49 | 1 | 5 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,400 | 33.34 | 0 | 2,353 | 32.79 | 3 | 3 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 150 | 2.08 | 0 | 195 | 2.72 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 7,199 | 100.00 | 4 | 7,176 | 100.00 | 4 | 8 | |
Valid votes | 7,199 | 97.91 | 7,176 | 97.71 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 154 | 2.09 | 168 | 2.29 | ||||
Total votes | 7,353 | 100.00 | 7,344 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 12,676 | 58.01 | 12,676 | 57.94 | ||||
Source: [1] |
Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections |
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 5,577 | 66.53 | 5 | 5,616 | 67.10 | 2 | 7 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,639 | 19.55 | 0 | 1,655 | 19.77 | 2 | 2 | |
Independent Democrats | 760 | 9.07 | 0 | 938 | 11.21 | 1 | 1 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 160 | 1.91 | 0 | 161 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 247 | 2.95 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 8,383 | 100.00 | 5 | 8,370 | 100.00 | 5 | 10 | |
Valid votes | 8,383 | 97.72 | 8,370 | 97.70 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 196 | 2.28 | 197 | 2.30 | ||||
Total votes | 8,579 | 100.00 | 8,567 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 16,334 | 52.52 | 16,334 | 52.45 | ||||
Source: [2] |
Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections |
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 6,516 | 57.51 | 5 | 6,569 | 57.84 | 1 | 6 | |
Democratic Alliance | 4,815 | 42.49 | 1 | 4,788 | 42.16 | 4 | 5 | |
Total | 11,331 | 100.00 | 6 | 11,357 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 | |
Valid votes | 11,331 | 98.78 | 11,357 | 99.07 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 140 | 1.22 | 107 | 0.93 | ||||
Total votes | 11,471 | 100.00 | 11,464 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 18,579 | 61.74 | 18,579 | 61.70 | ||||
Source: [3] |
Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections |
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 5,972 | 50.14 | 5 | 6,134 | 51.59 | 1 | 6 | |
Democratic Alliance | 5,109 | 42.90 | 1 | 5,281 | 44.42 | 4 | 5 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 237 | 1.99 | 0 | 308 | 2.59 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 421 | 3.53 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Koukamma Independent Party | 171 | 1.44 | 0 | 167 | 1.40 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 11,910 | 100.00 | 6 | 11,890 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 | |
Valid votes | 11,910 | 98.39 | 11,890 | 98.20 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 195 | 1.61 | 218 | 1.80 | ||||
Total votes | 12,105 | 100.00 | 12,108 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 20,413 | 59.30 | 20,413 | 59.32 | ||||
Source: [4] |
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in August 2016 and November 2021.[5]
Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
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11 April 2018 | 2 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance |
Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections |
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 4,595 | 44.38 | 5 | 4,957 | 48.33 | 1 | 6 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,629 | 25.39 | 0 | 3,032 | 29.56 | 3 | 3 | |
Patriotic Alliance | 1,094 | 10.57 | 0 | 1,150 | 11.21 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 1,280 | 12.36 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Freedom Front Plus | 270 | 2.61 | 0 | 313 | 3.05 | 1 | 1 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 257 | 2.48 | 0 | 293 | 2.86 | 0 | 0 | |
Good | 175 | 1.69 | 0 | 309 | 3.01 | 0 | 0 | |
Compatriots of South Africa | 45 | 0.43 | 0 | 113 | 1.10 | 0 | 0 | |
African Transformation Movement | 9 | 0.09 | 0 | 89 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 10,354 | 100.00 | 6 | 10,256 | 100.00 | 6 | 12 | |
Valid votes | 10,354 | 97.76 | 10,256 | 97.40 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 237 | 2.24 | 274 | 2.60 | ||||
Total votes | 10,591 | 100.00 | 10,530 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 20,645 | 51.30 | 20,645 | 51.01 | ||||
Source: [6] |
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.[5]
Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
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14 June 2023 | 5 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
After the death of the previous ward five councillor, a by-election held on 14 June 2023 saw the African National Congress (ANC) retain its seat with 46%, with the Patriotic Alliance (PA) improving its 2021 result significantly, finishing second with 37%, up from 19%.[7]