uMhlathuze Local Municipality elections

The uMhlathuze Local Municipality council consists of sixty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-four wards, while the remaining thirty-three are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

The municipality was enlarged at the time of the South African municipal election, 2016 when part of the disbanded Ntambanana Local Municipality was merged into it.[1]

In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-three seats on the council.

In the 2021 South African municipal elections the ANC lost its majority, winning a plurality of twenty-seven seats on the council.

Results

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

Event ACDP ANC DA EFF FF+ IFP NFP Other Total
2000 election 1199--30-160
2006 election 1284-124-260
2011 election 0366-0106260
2016 election 04383013-067
2021 election 127861231067

December 2000 election

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party19,15050.661618,91449.971430
African National Congress12,06431.911012,22232.29919
Democratic Alliance5,16813.6745,59514.7859
African Christian Democratic Party8022.1207341.9411
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania3720.9802280.6011
United Democratic Movement690.1801600.4200
Independent candidates1760.4700
Total37,801100.003037,853100.003060
Valid votes37,80198.2937,85398.39
Invalid/blank votes6561.716181.61
Total votes38,457100.0038,471100.00
Registered voters/turnout102,90737.37102,90737.38

March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress25,74346.451826,13447.261028
Inkatha Freedom Party21,99739.691022,45140.601424
Democratic Alliance3,8626.9723,5996.5124
National Democratic Convention2,1553.8901,8033.2622
African Christian Democratic Party3640.6604640.8411
Freedom Front Plus3450.6203400.6111
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania2860.5202930.5300
Minority Front2300.4202110.3800
Independent candidates4370.7900
Total55,419100.003055,295100.003060
Valid votes55,41998.3755,29598.33
Invalid/blank votes9171.639401.67
Total votes56,336100.0056,235100.00
Registered voters/turnout122,23746.09122,23746.00

May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress51,47857.912355,62262.661336
Inkatha Freedom Party15,27517.18114,93816.83910
Democratic Alliance8,5609.6349,06010.2126
National Freedom Party8,5519.6208,2469.2966
Independent candidates3,6734.1322
Freedom Front Plus7460.8402880.3200
African Christian Democratic Party4410.5004280.4800
South African Democratic Congress1640.1801820.2100
Total88,888100.003088,764100.003060
Valid votes88,88898.6088,76498.29
Invalid/blank votes1,2591.401,5461.71
Total votes90,147100.0090,310100.00
Registered voters/turnout154,54458.33154,54458.44

August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 1916 election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress72,73762.913074,58764.631343
Inkatha Freedom Party21,93718.97121,51218.641213
Democratic Alliance13,24411.45313,49511.6958
Economic Freedom Fighters4,1803.6204,3313.7533
Independent candidates2,5462.2000
Freedom Front Plus4920.4305700.4900
African Christian Democratic Party4020.3504330.3800
Isithunzi Som-Afrika Econo Fighters840.0704860.4200
Total115,622100.0034115,414100.003367
Valid votes115,62298.84115,41498.71
Invalid/blank votes1,3551.161,5111.29
Total votes116,977100.00116,925100.00
Registered voters/turnout195,57659.81195,57659.78

November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[6]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress33,82740.332032,39638.67727
Inkatha Freedom Party28,71434.231029,30334.981323
Democratic Alliance9,88911.7949,85411.7648
Economic Freedom Fighters7,6279.0907,7689.2766
National Freedom Party7710.9207600.9111
African Christian Democratic Party7130.8507290.8711
Freedom Front Plus5410.6406080.7311
African Independent Congress270.0308761.0500
Abantu Batho Congress3020.3602890.3400
African People's Movement3000.3602860.3400
Justice and Employment Party2400.2903160.3800
Independent candidates4460.5300
South Africa Vuka Movement1970.2301660.2000
United Christian Democratic Party1180.140790.0900
Black First Land First740.0901010.1200
African Transformation Movement450.0501230.1500
United Independent Movement110.010910.1100
Congregational Christian Unity400.050290.0300
Total83,882100.003483,774100.003367
Valid votes83,88298.7183,77498.64
Invalid/blank votes1,0921.291,1591.36
Total votes84,974100.0084,933100.00
Registered voters/turnout192,91644.05192,91644.03

The African National Congress lost its majority, and an Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) led coalition, supported by the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), took control of the municipality. Nkonzoyakhe Donda (IFP) was elected mayor, Nkululeko Ngubane (EFF) deputy mayor and Tobias Gumede (IFP) Speaker.[7]

By-elections from November 2021

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

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
14 September 2022[8] 12 African National Congress Inkatha Freedom Party
27 September 2023[9] 13 African National Congress Inkatha Freedom Party

The 2022 by-election took place after the ANC representative, facing community pressure, resigned. With the victory, the IFP solidified its coalition hold on council.[10]

After the assassination of an African Christian Democratic Party councillor, the ANC's ward 13 councillor resigned after a failed assassination attempt on his life, triggering a by-election in September 2023. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won the by-election, solidifying their governing coalition supported by the Democratic Alliance (DA), Freedom Front Plus (FF+) and ACDP, and no longer reliant on the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).[9]

References

  1. "Ntambanana municipality to dissolve in September". Zululand Observer. 22 April 2016.
  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — uMhlathuze". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — uMhlathuze". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — uMhlathuze". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — uMhlathuze". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  6. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — uMhlathuze". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  7. Ndou, Clive. "ANC loses another key KZN municipality". Witness. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  8. "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  9. Sussman, Wayne (28 September 2023). "ANC stunned by IFP in KZN, EFF in North West". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  10. Sussman, Wayne (15 September 2022). "SEPTEMBER BY-ELECTIONS: DA triumphs in Prince Albert nail-biter while IFP bucks trend to shock ANC in KZN". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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