Greater Kokstad Local Municipality elections

The

so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

In the

, winning twelve seats.

Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.

Event	AIC	ANC	DA	EFF	Other	Total
2000 election	-	9	2	-	0	11
2006 election	-	10	1	-	0	11
2011 election	1	12	3	-	0	16
2016 election	1	13	3	2	0	19
2021 election	1	12	2	4	0	19

December 2000 election

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.^[1]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	6,116	79.91	6	6,084	79.72	3	9
	Democratic Alliance	1,199	15.67	0	1,169	15.32	2	2
	African Christian Democratic Party	339	4.43	0	379	4.97	0	0
Total		7,654	100.00	6	7,632	100.00	5	11
Valid votes		7,654	97.63		7,632	97.42
Invalid/blank votes		186	2.37		202	2.58
Total votes		7,840	100.00		7,834	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		17,163	45.68		17,163	45.64

March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.^[2]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Independent candidates	168	1.33	0				0
	National Democratic Convention	46	0.36	0	64	0.50	0	0
Total		12,611	100.00	6	12,691	100.00	5	11
Valid votes		12,611	98.00		12,691	97.94
Invalid/blank votes		257	2.00		267	2.06
Total votes		12,868	100.00		12,958	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		25,163	51.14		25,163	51.50

May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.^[3]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Independent candidates	236	1.18	0				0
	United Democratic Movement	63	0.32	0	115	0.58	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	100	0.50	0	76	0.38	0	0
Total		19,938	100.00	8	19,810	100.00	8	16
Valid votes		19,938	97.86		19,810	97.07
Invalid/blank votes		435	2.14		597	2.93
Total votes		20,373	100.00		20,407	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		36,849	55.29		36,849	55.38

August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.^[4]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Independent candidates	2,884	13.14	0				0
	African Independent Congress	679	3.09	0	1,080	4.95	1	1
	Kingdom Governance Movement	43	0.20	0	151	0.69	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	5	0.02	0	141	0.65	0	0
Total		21,943	100.00	10	21,812	100.00	9	19
Valid votes		21,943	96.35		21,812	95.16
Invalid/blank votes		832	3.65		1,109	4.84
Total votes		22,775	100.00		22,921	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		42,169	54.01		42,169	54.36

November 2021 election

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Independent candidates	71	0.36	0				0
	Abantu Batho Congress	29	0.15	0	26	0.13	0	0
Total		19,962	100.00	10	20,079	100.00	9	19
Valid votes		19,962	96.95		20,079	97.11
Invalid/blank votes		629	3.05		597	2.89
Total votes		20,591	100.00		20,676	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		43,691	47.13		43,691	47.32

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