Gamagara Local Municipality electionsResults
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[1]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats |
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats |
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| African National Congress | 4,803 | 69.34 | 3 | 4,770 | 69.10 | 3 | 6 |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,069 | 15.43 | 1 | 1,056 | 15.30 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent Democrats | 773 | 11.16 | 0 | 767 | 11.11 | 1 | 1 |
| Freedom Front Plus | 170 | 2.45 | 0 | 186 | 2.69 | 0 | 0 |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 112 | 1.62 | 0 | 124 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6,927 | 100.00 | 4 | 6,903 | 100.00 | 4 | 8 |
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| Valid votes | 6,927 | 98.55 | | 6,903 | 98.52 | | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 102 | 1.45 | | 104 | 1.48 | | |
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| Total votes | 7,029 | 100.00 | | 7,007 | 100.00 | | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 14,666 | 47.93 | | 14,666 | 47.78 | | |
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May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[2]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats |
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats |
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| African National Congress | 5,734 | 63.09 | 4 | 5,704 | 63.72 | 2 | 6 |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,653 | 29.19 | 1 | 2,636 | 29.45 | 2 | 3 |
| Congress of the People | 701 | 7.71 | 0 | 611 | 6.83 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 9,088 | 100.00 | 5 | 8,951 | 100.00 | 5 | 10 |
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| Valid votes | 9,088 | 98.27 | | 8,951 | 98.66 | | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 160 | 1.73 | | 122 | 1.34 | | |
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| Total votes | 9,248 | 100.00 | | 9,073 | 100.00 | | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 16,933 | 54.62 | | 16,933 | 53.58 | | |
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August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[3]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats |
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats |
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| African National Congress | 5,736 | 47.15 | 4 | 6,035 | 50.24 | 3 | 7 |
| Democratic Alliance | 4,103 | 33.73 | 3 | 4,608 | 38.36 | 2 | 5 |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 709 | 5.83 | 0 | 724 | 6.03 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent candidates | 1,164 | 9.57 | 0 | | 0 |
| Freedom Front Plus | 273 | 2.24 | 0 | 311 | 2.59 | 0 | 0 |
| Gamagara Community Forum | 116 | 0.95 | 0 | 198 | 1.65 | 0 | 0 |
| Congress of the People | 65 | 0.53 | 0 | 137 | 1.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12,166 | 100.00 | 7 | 12,013 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 |
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| Valid votes | 12,166 | 96.99 | | 12,013 | 96.50 | | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 378 | 3.01 | | 436 | 3.50 | | |
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| Total votes | 12,544 | 100.00 | | 12,449 | 100.00 | | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 21,862 | 57.38 | | 21,862 | 56.94 | | |
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November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[4]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats |
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats |
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| African National Congress | 4,973 | 43.07 | 6 | 4,961 | 43.06 | 1 | 7 |
| Democratic Alliance | 3,931 | 34.04 | 2 | 4,005 | 34.76 | 3 | 5 |
| Gamagara Community Forum | 1,556 | 13.48 | 0 | 1,503 | 13.05 | 2 | 2 |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 861 | 7.46 | 0 | 798 | 6.93 | 1 | 1 |
| Freedom Front Plus | 220 | 1.91 | 0 | 218 | 1.89 | 0 | 0 |
| South African Royal Kingdoms Organization | 6 | 0.05 | 0 | 36 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11,547 | 100.00 | 8 | 11,521 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 |
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| Valid votes | 11,547 | 98.75 | | 11,521 | 98.71 | | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 146 | 1.25 | | 151 | 1.29 | | |
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| Total votes | 11,693 | 100.00 | | 11,672 | 100.00 | | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 23,135 | 50.54 | | 23,135 | 50.45 | | |
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