Dikgatlong Local Municipality elections
The Dikgatlong Local Municipality municipal 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress won a majority of nine seats on the council. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress won a reduced majority of eight seats on the council.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | PA | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 9 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 13 |
| 2006 election | 9 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 13 |
| 2011 election | 10 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 13 |
| 2016 election | 9 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 election | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 |