uPhongolo Local Municipality elections

The uPhongolo Local Municipality council consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of fifteen seats.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF IFP NFP Other Total
2000 election 51-16-022
2006 election 71-14-022
2011 election 111-78027
2016 election 152110-129
2021 election 1011152029

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party13,18468.291113,94372.00516
African National Congress3,90620.2304,02920.8155
Democratic Alliance1,2516.4801,3927.1911
Independent candidates9665.0000
Total19,307100.001119,364100.001122
Valid votes19,30797.4819,36497.10
Invalid/blank votes5002.525782.90
Total votes19,807100.0019,942100.00
Registered voters/turnout37,00253.5337,00253.89

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party15,35562.26815,18961.48614
African National Congress7,76031.4738,12032.8747
Democratic Alliance9143.7108783.5511
Independent Democrats3031.2303301.3400
Independent candidates2651.0700
National Democratic Convention640.2601880.7600
Total24,661100.001124,705100.001122
Valid votes24,66198.1624,70598.24
Invalid/blank votes4611.844431.76
Total votes25,122100.0025,148100.00
Registered voters/turnout45,13555.6645,13555.72

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress12,44739.67712,73440.46411
National Freedom Party9,21529.3749,12929.0048
Inkatha Freedom Party8,06625.7138,06925.6447
Democratic Alliance1,4634.6601,3944.4311
African Christian Democratic Party1320.4201490.4700
Independent candidates540.1700
Total31,377100.001431,475100.001327
Valid votes31,37798.3531,47598.64
Invalid/blank votes5281.654341.36
Total votes31,905100.0031,909100.00
Registered voters/turnout51,80861.5851,80861.59

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress18,60853.741219,03555.05315
Inkatha Freedom Party12,12335.01212,42935.95810
Democratic Alliance2,0705.9802,1406.1922
Economic Freedom Fighters6651.9207962.3011
Independent candidates9772.8211
African Christian Democratic Party1830.5301750.5100
Total34,626100.001534,575100.001429
Valid votes34,62698.1134,57598.11
Invalid/blank votes6681.896651.89
Total votes35,294100.0035,240100.00
Registered voters/turnout59,88458.9459,88458.85

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party16,59248.391317,89651.65215
African National Congress11,49933.54211,87234.27810
National Freedom Party1,4284.1601,6314.7122
Democratic Alliance1,3483.9301,3583.9211
Economic Freedom Fighters1,1383.3201,2213.5211
Independent candidates1,6444.7900
African Christian Democratic Party1640.4801930.5600
National People's Front1340.3901480.4300
Pongola People's Party1000.2901380.4000
African People's Convention790.230730.2100
African Mantungwa Community500.150340.1000
Abantu Batho Congress290.080370.1100
African Transformation Movement200.060310.0900
African People's Movement300.090150.0400
United Christian Democratic Party330.1000
Total34,288100.001534,647100.001429
Valid votes34,28898.5334,64798.62
Invalid/blank votes5131.474841.38
Total votes34,801100.0035,131100.00
Registered voters/turnout64,04554.3464,04554.85

References

  1. "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — uPhongolo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — uPhongolo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — uPhongolo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — uPhongolo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — uPhongolo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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