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
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

Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.^[1]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		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

Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.^[2]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		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

Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.^[3]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		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

Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.^[5]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		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.^[6]

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
31 August 2022[7]	13		African National Congress		African National Congress
31 January 2024[8]	3		African National Congress		African National Congress

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.^[7]

In ward 3, sitting candidate Lot Nkuna was assassinated. The ANC candidate retained the seat for the party.^[8]

References

1. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Bushbuckridge". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
2. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Bushbuckridge". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
3. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Bushbuckridge". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
4. 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.
5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Bushbuckridge". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
6. "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa".
7. 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.
8. Sussman, Wayne (2024-02-01). "ANC shakes off EFF challenge in Bushbuckridge by-election". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2024-02-01.