Maphumulo Local Municipality elections

The Maphumulo Local Municipality council consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining eleven 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 (ANC) won a majority of thirteen seats on the council. The party lost its majority in the election of 1 November 2021, obtaining a plurality of eleven seats as the council expanded from twenty-two to twenty-three members.

Results

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

Event ANC IFP Other Total
2000 election 417021
2006 election 714021
2011 election 128222
2016 election 139022
2021 election 1110223

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party15,82280.381115,64179.72617
African National Congress3,78319.2203,45417.6144
Democratic Alliance780.4005242.6700
Total19,683100.001119,619100.001021
Valid votes19,68397.5419,61997.42
Invalid/blank votes4962.465202.58
Total votes20,179100.0020,139100.00
Registered voters/turnout36,69354.9936,69354.89

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party13,75264.41913,80964.65514
African National Congress7,07633.1427,09333.2157
Democratic Alliance5242.4504582.1400
Total21,352100.001121,360100.001021
Valid votes21,35298.0121,36097.86
Invalid/blank votes4341.994682.14
Total votes21,786100.0021,828100.00
Registered voters/turnout40,97253.1740,97253.28

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress14,48953.911014,80054.78212
Inkatha Freedom Party10,17737.87110,08837.3478
National Freedom Party1,8276.8001,7086.3222
African Christian Democratic Party1720.6401300.4800
Congress of the People1270.4701360.5000
Democratic Alliance840.3101550.5700
Total26,876100.001127,017100.001122
Valid votes26,87698.0627,01798.40
Invalid/blank votes5331.944401.60
Total votes27,409100.0027,457100.00
Registered voters/turnout43,02363.7143,02363.82

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress17,02555.97717,42757.11613
Inkatha Freedom Party12,14239.91412,12039.7259
Economic Freedom Fighters4191.3804351.4300
Democratic Alliance2870.9402860.9400
Ubumbano Lwesizwe Sabangoni1870.6102480.8100
Independent candidates3601.1800
Total30,420100.001130,516100.001122
Valid votes30,42098.5330,51698.48
Invalid/blank votes4531.474701.52
Total votes30,873100.0030,986100.00
Registered voters/turnout49,45662.4349,45662.65

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress12,54346.97612,28846.74511
Inkatha Freedom Party11,15241.76611,18342.54410
Economic Freedom Fighters8613.2208703.3111
Independent Alliance2470.9204541.7311
Democratic Alliance3321.2403131.1900
African Independent Congress2450.9202490.9500
Independent candidates4551.7000
Abantu Batho Congress2190.8202340.8900
National Freedom Party1720.6401940.7400
African People First1810.6801670.6400
Justice and Employment Party1730.6501540.5900
African Christian Democratic Party820.310810.3100
African People's Movement250.090370.1400
Congress of the People100.040390.1500
African Transformation Movement100.040280.1100
Total26,707100.001226,291100.001123
Valid votes26,70797.6726,29197.60
Invalid/blank votes6382.336472.40
Total votes27,345100.0026,938100.00
Registered voters/turnout49,97854.7149,97853.90

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.[6]

After the assassination of the ANC's ward 11 councillor in September 2022, a by-election was held on 30 November. The ANC candidate won the by-election, increasing the party's share of the vote from under 50% to over 60%.[7]

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
30 November 202211 African National Congress African National Congress

References

  1. "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Maphumulo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Maphumulo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Maphumulo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Maphumulo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Maphumulo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  7. Sussman, Wayne (1 December 2022). "NOVEMBER BY-ELECTION: ANC posts strong results in rural KZN and Eastern Cape". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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