The Kou-Kamma Local Municipality council consists of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation.
Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in August 2016 and November 2021.
[5] The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.
[5] After the death of the previous ward five councillor, a by-election held on 14 June 2023 saw the African National Congress (ANC) retain its seat with 46%, with the Patriotic Alliance (PA) improving its 2021 result significantly, finishing second with 37%, up from 19%.