The JB Marks Local Municipality council consists of sixty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-four wards, while the remaining thirty-three 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) narrowly lost their majority, winning thirty-three seats.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF FF+ Other Total
2016 election 342254267
2021 election 331769267

August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[1]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress33,42051.022433,26950.711034
Democratic Alliance21,00932.071021,22232.351222
Economic Freedom Fighters4,9277.5204,8857.4555
Freedom Front Plus3,5865.4703,4715.2944
Independent Councillors2,1013.2102,0363.1022
Congress of the People210.0305740.8700
Independent candidates3960.6000
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania440.0701510.2300
Total65,504100.003465,608100.003367
Valid votes65,50498.2565,60897.95
Invalid/blank votes1,1691.751,3742.05
Total votes66,673100.0066,982100.00
Registered voters/turnout116,32157.32116,32157.58

November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress24,70248.292424,20947.72933
Democratic Alliance12,95025.31912,88725.40817
Freedom Front Plus6,91013.5116,89013.5889
Economic Freedom Fighters4,5558.9004,6459.1666
Patriotic Alliance1,0682.0901,3212.6022
Independent candidates4500.8800
Black First Land First2280.4502000.3900
Abantu Batho Congress1790.3501610.3200
African Transformation Movement380.0702920.5800
Forum for Service Delivery760.1501280.2500
Total51,156100.003450,733100.003367
Valid votes51,15698.0650,73397.81
Invalid/blank votes1,0131.941,1362.19
Total votes52,169100.0051,869100.00
Registered voters/turnout113,21846.08113,21845.81

References

  1. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Ventersdorp/Tlokwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ventersdorp/Tlokwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
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