In this article, party coalition in municipalities is discussed with specific reference to South African Municipalities, taking into account issues relating to leadership, governance and service delivery, with specific reference to Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province. In addition, the local government party system, including the electoral system that gives rise to representation of individuals in municipal council, is discussed. In South Africa, parties and individuals are voted into power by communities within a municipal area through an electoral system to form part of the municipal council. Once the said exercise is done, a municipal council is pronounced and established in terms of the legislation that governs local government in South Africa. The party representatives and individuals voted for, by law become a municipal council and represent communities and derive the power to exist from the Constitution