The municipal 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
2021 South African municipal elections the
African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority, winning a plurality of twenty-seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
By-elections The following
by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021. The by-election took place after the
African National Congress (ANC) representative, facing community pressure, resigned. With the victory, the
Inkatha Freedom Party solidified its coalition hold on council. ==References==