In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of nine seats on the council.

[4][5] The municipality covers an area of 3,615 square kilometres (1,396 sq mi) in the south-west part of North West province.

According to the census, the predominant language in the municipality is Setswana, spoken by 85.1% of the population, followed by Afrikaans (7.2%), Sesotho (2.2%) and English (1.7%).

The principal town is Schweizer-Reneke, located in the centre of the municipality, which (including the township of Ipelegeng) had a population of 41,226 in 2011.

Roads radiate outwards from Schweizer-Reneke towards Vryburg, Delareyville, Wolmaransstad, Bloemhof, Christiana and Pudimoe.