Msunduzi Local Municipality elections

The Msunduzi Local Municipality council consists of eighty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Forty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-one wards, while the remaining forty 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) lost its majority, obtaining a plurality of forty seats.

Results

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

Event ACDP AIC ANC DA EFF IFP MF NFP Other Total
2000 election 1-4117-131-073
2006 election 1-4812-111-073
2011 election 0-4915-414073
2016 election 115215350-178
2021 election 11401610800581

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress58,56556.542358,60556.471841
Democratic Alliance24,42523.58924,67423.77817
Inkatha Freedom Party18,43117.79518,13417.47813
Minority Front1,0871.0509170.8811
African Christian Democratic Party2680.2601,4571.4011
Independent candidates8010.7700
Total103,577100.0037103,787100.003673
Valid votes103,57797.93103,78798.21
Invalid/blank votes2,1942.071,8971.79
Total votes105,771100.00105,684100.00
Registered voters/turnout220,08248.06220,08248.02

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress68,86362.922672,54866.322248
Democratic Alliance17,04815.58616,94815.49612
Inkatha Freedom Party15,23613.92516,00314.63611
Independent candidates4,7844.3700
African Christian Democratic Party1,4971.3701,7701.6211
Minority Front1,1891.0901,2731.1611
National Democratic Convention7470.6808510.7800
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania890.0800
Total109,453100.0037109,393100.003673
Valid votes109,45397.92109,39398.22
Invalid/blank votes2,3292.081,9801.78
Total votes111,782100.00111,373100.00
Registered voters/turnout233,51247.87233,51247.69

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress107,44162.3928116,57168.352149
Democratic Alliance32,48118.86933,24419.49615
National Freedom Party8,6905.0508,8845.2144
Inkatha Freedom Party7,9524.6208,1444.7844
Independent candidates12,1607.0600
Minority Front1,2210.7101,2120.7111
African Christian Democratic Party9920.5801,2450.7300
Azanian People's Organisation5230.3005900.3500
Congress of the People4610.2704840.2800
National Democratic Convention2960.1701710.1000
Total172,217100.0037170,545100.003673
Valid votes172,21798.06170,54597.67
Invalid/blank votes3,4091.944,0732.33
Total votes175,626100.00174,618100.00
Registered voters/turnout282,70862.12282,70861.77

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress147,29766.0030146,93866.182252
Democratic Alliance42,73219.15942,86519.30615
Inkatha Freedom Party14,8866.67014,7126.6355
Economic Freedom Fighters9,3444.1908,9274.0233
African Independent Congress1,5820.7104,8482.1811
Independent candidates4,0341.8100
African Christian Democratic Party9130.4109460.4311
Al Jama-ah9080.4106530.2911
African People's Convention4570.2007730.3500
Minority Front6230.2805850.2600
Peoples Alliance1460.0702660.1200
Congress of the People1260.0602770.1200
Azanian People's Organisation1170.0502540.1100
Total223,165100.0039222,044100.003978
Valid votes223,16598.07222,04498.02
Invalid/blank votes4,3991.934,4741.98
Total votes227,564100.00226,518100.00
Registered voters/turnout340,99866.73340,99866.43

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress74,23847.162977,70349.481140
Democratic Alliance30,07419.101030,69719.55616
Economic Freedom Fighters18,26211.60018,67311.891010
Inkatha Freedom Party13,2718.43115,2709.7278
Independent candidates7,7164.9011
Abantu Batho Congress2,9141.8502,6141.6622
African Independent Congress1,7931.1401,7281.1011
Patriotic Alliance1,5370.9801,4540.9311
African Christian Democratic Party1,0060.6401,1590.7411
Justice and Employment Party8030.5101,1110.7111
National Freedom Party8690.5507770.4900
Devoted Citizens of Msunduzi5790.3709330.5900
African Transformation Movement5330.3407380.4700
Al Jama-ah5020.3204350.2800
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania4590.2904610.2900
United Independent Movement4470.2804620.2900
Freedom Front Plus3540.2204490.2900
Minority Front3670.2303760.2400
Azanian People's Organisation3460.2203140.2000
KZN Independence2020.1304250.2700
African People's Convention3110.2001590.1000
Black First Land First1260.0802050.1300
Spectrum National Party1540.1001600.1000
African Mantungwa Community1290.0801630.1000
United Democratic Movement160.0102560.1600
African People's Movement1780.110920.0600
African People First1100.0701390.0900
People's Revolutionary Movement1320.080840.0500
Total157,428100.0041157,037100.004081
Valid votes157,42897.78157,03797.10
Invalid/blank votes3,5702.224,6972.90
Total votes160,998100.00161,734100.00
Registered voters/turnout339,25747.46339,25747.67

By-elections from November 2021

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

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
18 January 202328 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance
8 March 20232 African National Congress Inkatha Freedom Party
8 March 202325 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance

In ward 28, a safe Democratic Alliance (DA) seat, the DA councillor, Lucky Naicker, had his membership of the party terminated for sexual harassment. In the resulting by-election, Naicker stood as an independent, but the new DA candidate retained the seat for the party, winning 62% of the ward votes.[7]

The by-election in ward 2 on 8 March 2023, held after the death of the ANC councillor, saw a large swing to the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). After the 2021 election, the ANC retained control of the council with the support of the African Independent Congress. With the loss of a further seat, it will now need to rely on the Patriotic Alliance as well to retain control. In the ward 25 by-election on the same day, held after the councillor took up a vacancy in parliament, the DA retained the seat.[8]

References

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  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Msunduzi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Msunduzi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Msunduzi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Msunduzi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  6. "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  7. Sussman, Wayne (19 January 2023). "JANUARY BY-ELECTIONS: KZN romp – IFP, DA beat the heat, and their rivals, in Mtubatuba and Msunduzi". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  8. Sussman, Wayne (9 March 2023). "MARCH BY-ELECTIONS: IFP gives ANC wake-up call as it makes huge inroads in KwaZulu-Natal wards". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
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