Mhlontlo Local Municipality elections

The Mhlontlo Local Municipality council consists of fifty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-six wards, while the remaining twenty-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 (ANC) won a majority of forty seats.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF IND UDM Other Total
2000 election 2101233
2006 election 3704142
2011 election 4803152
2016 election 402223251
2021 election 401313351

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress21,90964.801621,69464.20521
United Democratic Movement11,52334.08112,09835.801112
Independent candidates3761.1100
Total33,808100.001733,792100.001633
Valid votes33,80897.5533,79297.54
Invalid/blank votes8492.458532.46
Total votes34,657100.0034,645100.00
Registered voters/turnout66,11252.4266,11252.40

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress41,26585.242142,13086.871637
United Democratic Movement4,3559.0004,8249.9544
United Independent Front1,1232.3201,1152.3011
Independent candidates1,4663.0300
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania2040.4204290.8800
Total48,413100.002148,498100.002142
Valid votes48,41397.8548,49898.00
Invalid/blank votes1,0622.159912.00
Total votes49,475100.0049,489100.00
Registered voters/turnout84,34758.6684,34758.67

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress44,63190.532645,28791.072248
United Democratic Movement2,9946.0702,8415.7133
Congress of the People1,1862.4101,2882.5911
Independent candidates4080.8300
African People's Convention800.1603140.6300
Total49,299100.002649,730100.002652
Valid votes49,29997.1849,73097.72
Invalid/blank votes1,4322.821,1582.28
Total votes50,731100.0050,888100.00
Registered voters/turnout90,36856.1490,36856.31

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress38,06776.622439,97479.551640
United Democratic Movement2,8215.6803,1556.2833
Civic Independent1,4492.9203,6157.1922
Independent candidates3,8237.6922
Democratic Alliance1,6443.3101,6223.2322
Economic Freedom Fighters1,6243.2701,5723.1322
Congress of the People2550.5103130.6200
Total49,683100.002650,251100.002551
Valid votes49,68397.7250,25197.58
Invalid/blank votes1,1582.281,2452.42
Total votes50,841100.0051,496100.00
Registered voters/turnout96,96752.4396,96753.11

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress29,81671.692532,00177.741540
United Democratic Movement2,2185.3302,7496.6833
Economic Freedom Fighters2,2945.5202,4916.0533
Independent candidates4,43610.6711
African Transformation Movement1,7574.2201,8104.4022
Independent South African National Civic Organisation3330.8001,2533.0411
Democratic Alliance6121.4706091.4811
Batho Pele Movement1200.290980.2400
Civic Independent20.0001530.3700
Total41,588100.002641,164100.002551
Valid votes41,58897.0241,16497.06
Invalid/blank votes1,2762.981,2462.94
Total votes42,864100.0042,410100.00
Registered voters/turnout93,16446.0193,16445.52

By-elections from November 2021

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

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
30 November 202220 African National Congress African National Congress

After the death of the African National Congress (ANC) councillor in ward 20, a by-election was held on 30 November 2022. Besides the ANC, the United Democratic Movement (UDM), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), African Transformation Movement (ATM) and the Independent South African National Civic Organisation (Isanco) contested. The ANC candidate retained the seat for the party, winning 70% of the votes.[7]

References

  1. "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Mhlontlo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Mhlontlo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  3. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Mhlontlo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Mhlontlo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mhlontlo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  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 has strong showing but loses a seat to IFP in KZN contests". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
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