Emfuleni Local Municipality elections
The Emfuleni Local Municipality council consists of ninety members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Forty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-five wards, while the remaining forty-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 lost their majority of seats on the council for the first time.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.| Event | ANC | COPE | DA | EFF | FF+ | PAC | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 62 | - | 18 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 85 |
| 2006 election | 65 | - | 15 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 85 |
| 2011 election | 64 | 1 | 21 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 89 |
| 2016 election | 50 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 90 |
| 2021 election | 38 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 90 |
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.Following the loss of its outright majority, the ANC governs in coalition with the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania,the Community Solidarity Association, as well as the Patriotic Alliance, New Horizon Movement and the VAAL party.