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Local Government Election seat allocations 2000-2021 (DS0479)

Seats won by each party on every South African municipal council (metropolitan, local and district) in the 2000, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021 local government elections. Each row is one party's seats on one council in one election, split into ward seats and proportional representation (PR) seats, with the council's province, code and type.

yearprovincecouncil_codecouncilcouncil_typepartyparty_shortward_seatspr_seatstotal_seats
2000Eastern CapeEC124AmahlathiLocalAfrican National CongressANC201535
2000Eastern CapeEC124AmahlathiLocalDemocratic AllianceDA033
2000Eastern CapeEC124AmahlathiLocalUnited Democratic MovementUDM011
2000Eastern CapeEC107Baviaans [Willowmore]LocalDemocratic AllianceDA033
2000Eastern CapeEC107Baviaans [Willowmore]LocalAfrican National CongressANC022
2000Eastern CapeEC102Blue Crane RouteLocalAfrican National CongressANC527
2000Eastern CapeEC102Blue Crane RouteLocalDemocratic AllianceDA033
2000Eastern CapeBUFBuffalo CityMetropolitanAfrican National CongressANC413273
2000Eastern CapeBUFBuffalo CityMetropolitanDemocratic AllianceDA4812
2000Eastern CapeBUFBuffalo CityMetropolitanPan Africanist Congress of AzaniaPAC022