eDumbe Local Municipality elections

The eDumbe Local Municipality council consists of nineteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining nine are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.

Event ANC DA IFP NFP Other
2000 election 419--
2006 election 419-0
2011 election 41280
2016 election 853-0
2021 election 51562

December 2000 election

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party6,76866.4977,11867.7029
African National Congress2,64625.9902,59324.6644
Democratic Alliance7657.5208037.6411
Total10,179100.00710,514100.00714
Valid votes10,17995.3210,51497.12
Invalid/blank votes5004.683122.88
Total votes10,679100.0010,826100.00
Registered voters/turnout22,75446.9322,75447.58

March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party8,72664.5458,65964.1349
African National Congress3,51926.0323,78328.0224
Democratic Alliance9697.1701,0607.8511
Independent candidates3072.2700
Total13,521100.00713,502100.00714
Valid votes13,52197.5913,50297.52
Invalid/blank votes3342.413442.48
Total votes13,855100.0013,846100.00
Registered voters/turnout26,87951.5526,87951.51

May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
National Freedom Party10,31552.11610,23751.7028
African National Congress5,41827.3725,51427.8524
Inkatha Freedom Party3,15715.9503,18816.1022
Democratic Alliance8954.5208614.3511
Independent candidates80.0400
Total19,793100.00819,800100.00715
Valid votes19,79398.5819,80098.64
Invalid/blank votes2861.422731.36
Total votes20,079100.0020,073100.00
Registered voters/turnout32,27462.2132,27462.20

August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress11,30850.15711,51251.1618
Democratic Alliance6,54229.0116,64029.5145
Inkatha Freedom Party3,42215.1803,59315.9733
Economic Freedom Fighters4662.0704131.8400
Independent candidates5242.3200
African People's Convention1830.8101860.8300
Freedom Front Plus1040.4601600.7100
Total22,549100.00822,504100.00816
Valid votes22,54998.5722,50498.37
Invalid/blank votes3281.433731.63
Total votes22,877100.0022,877100.00
Registered voters/turnout37,78060.5537,78060.55

No party obtained a council majority. Siyabonga Kunene of the African National Congress (ANC) was subsequently elected mayor and Nyanga Ndlangamandla of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) was elected deputy mayor.

November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
National Freedom Party7,71233.6167,69333.4706
African National Congress5,36123.3725,44523.6935
Inkatha Freedom Party5,23322.8125,44823.7135
Economic Freedom Fighters1,7457.6101,6717.2711
Abantu Batho Congress1,4136.1601,4096.1311
Democratic Alliance7943.4607763.3811
Activists Movement of South Africa1080.4701080.4700
African People's Convention1120.490540.2300
African People's Movement930.410730.3200
African Transformation Movement810.350830.3600
National People's Front640.280780.3400
Academic Congress Union470.200390.1700
Independent candidates790.3400
African Freedom Revolution360.160420.1800
African Christian Democratic Party360.160310.1300
Black First Land First290.130320.1400
Total22,943100.001022,982100.00919
Valid votes22,94398.6422,98298.51
Invalid/blank votes3171.363481.49
Total votes23,260100.0023,330100.00
Registered voters/turnout40,41857.5540,41857.72

After the election, the National Freedom Party (NFP) and the ANC formed an arrangement, with the NFP taking the mayor and speaker positions, and the ANC taking the deputy mayor and chief whip position.[6]

References

  1. "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — eDumbe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — eDumbe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — eDumbe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — eDumbe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — eDumbe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. Ndou, Clive (24 November 2021). "IFP-led coalition in KZN takes top positions as ANC loses ground". Witness. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
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