The Tswelopele Local Municipality council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
The African National Congress (ANC) has won a majority in each election. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a reduced majority of ten seats on the council.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ANC DA EFF Other Total 2000 election 11 2 - - 13 2006 election 11 2 - 1 14 2011 election 12 2 - 1 15 2016 election 11 3 1 0 15 2021 election 10 3 2 2 17
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.
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