Ngwathe Local Municipality elections
The Ngwathe Local Municipality council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 twenty-four seats on the council.
In the election of 1 November 2021 the ANC won a reduced majority of twenty-one seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | PAC | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 26 | 8 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| 2006 election | 30 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
| 2011 election | 28 | 9 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| 2016 election | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 36 |
| 2021 election | 21 | 7 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 37 |