Provinces of South Africa South Africa portal The Gamagara Local Municipality council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation.
Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 seven seats.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.