Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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) lost its majority, but remained the largest party with five seats.
[5] The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.
[6] Prior to the 9 October by-election, the council had a Democratic Alliance (DA) mayor, and the party governed in coalition with the two independents, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and Congress of the People (COPE).
After the by-election, the ANC gained a majority and can govern the municipality on its own, and the council was reconfigured as below:[7]