Provinces of South Africa South Africa portal The Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation.
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 from the election in November 2021.
[6] The African National Congress gained a majority in the council following its by-election victory over the Democratic Alliance on 4 December 2024.