In the 2004 South African general election, the ANC won with an overwhelming majority of 88% (with 27,299 votes), while the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Freedom Front Plus (FF+, Afrikaans: VF+) only received 7% and 2% respectively.

[3] In the most recent 2014 South African general election, the ANC once again won overwhelmingly but again lost support, this time earning 73.8%.

Much of its losses went to the new Economic Freedom Fighters which gained 10.9% and a third place.

The municipal council consists of twenty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation.

In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of seventeen seats on the council.