The Blue Crane Route Local Municipality council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards , while the remaining 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 reduced majority of six seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[ 1]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 5,944 70.20 5 5,979 70.34 2 7 Democratic Alliance 2,361 27.88 0 2,271 26.72 3 3 United Democratic Movement 162 1.91 0 250 2.94 0 0 Total 8,467 100.00 5 8,500 100.00 5 10 Valid votes 8,467 98.12 8,500 98.29 Invalid/blank votes 162 1.88 148 1.71 Total votes 8,629 100.00 8,648 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 15,808 54.59 15,808 54.71
October 2002 floor crossing
In terms of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution and the judgment of the Constitutional Court in United Democratic Movement v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats. In the Blue Crane Route council, one councillor crossed from the Democratic Alliance (DA) to the New National Party (NNP), which had formerly been part of the DA.[ 2]
By-elections from October 2002 to March 2006
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing period in October 2002 and the election in March 2006.[ 3]
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[ 4]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 6,784 74.36 5 6,795 74.44 3 8 Democratic Alliance 2,059 22.57 0 2,011 22.03 2 2 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 231 2.53 0 216 2.37 0 0 United Democratic Movement 49 0.54 0 106 1.16 0 0 Total 9,123 100.00 5 9,128 100.00 5 10 Valid votes 9,123 98.02 9,128 98.08 Invalid/blank votes 184 1.98 179 1.92 Total votes 9,307 100.00 9,307 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 17,453 53.33 17,453 53.33
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[ 5]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 6,203 61.53 5 6,488 65.54 2 7 Democratic Alliance 3,220 31.94 1 3,411 34.46 3 4 Independent candidates 659 6.54 0 0 Total 10,082 100.00 6 9,899 100.00 5 11 Valid votes 10,082 97.74 9,899 96.08 Invalid/blank votes 233 2.26 404 3.92 Total votes 10,315 100.00 10,303 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 17,451 59.11 17,451 59.04
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[ 6]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 6,770 61.44 5 6,447 59.41 2 7 Democratic Alliance 4,028 36.56 1 4,188 38.59 3 4 Economic Freedom Fighters 221 2.01 0 217 2.00 0 0 Total 11,019 100.00 6 10,852 100.00 5 11 Valid votes 11,019 98.63 10,852 98.73 Invalid/blank votes 153 1.37 140 1.27 Total votes 11,172 100.00 10,992 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 18,372 60.81 18,372 59.83
By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in August 2016 and November 2021.[ 3]
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[ 7]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 5,223 56.25 4 5,260 56.50 2 6 Democratic Alliance 3,455 37.21 2 3,450 37.06 2 4 Economic Freedom Fighters 582 6.27 0 575 6.18 1 1 African Transformation Movement 6 0.06 0 25 0.27 0 0 Independent candidates 20 0.22 0 0 Total 9,286 100.00 6 9,310 100.00 5 11 Valid votes 9,286 98.73 9,310 98.75 Invalid/blank votes 119 1.27 118 1.25 Total votes 9,405 100.00 9,428 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 17,867 52.64 17,867 52.77
By-elections from November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since November 2021.[ 3]
In ward 2, existing DA councillor Archer Heynse's membership was terminated for not settling outstanding 2021 election fees. He applied to have his membership reinstated and again represented the DA, holding onto his seat by 10 votes over the ANC, in what was seen to be a safe seat, with a 25% margin in the 2021 elections.
In ward 5, where the DA had won the ward for the first time in 2021, the councillor also had his membership terminated, but did not stand again. Lorraine Johnson narrowly held on to the marginal seat for the party.[ 8]
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