Umzimkhulu Local Municipality elections

The Umzimkhulu Local Municipality council consists of forty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-two wards, while the remaining twenty-one 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 thirty-three seats on the council.

Results

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

Event AIC ANC DA EFF IFP UDM Other Total
2000 election -271-23033
2006 election -330-12036
2011 election -360-10340
2016 election 138121-043
2021 election 133161-143

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress20,98079.811721,33381.031027
United Democratic Movement2,67810.1902,5059.5133
Inkatha Freedom Party1,5325.8301,9217.3022
Independent candidates1,0784.1000
Democratic Alliance190.0705692.1611
Total26,287100.001726,328100.001633
Valid votes26,28797.4026,32897.70
Invalid/blank votes7032.606202.30
Total votes26,990100.0026,948100.00
Registered voters/turnout55,67448.4855,67448.40

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress36,22191.251836,75492.421533
Inkatha Freedom Party1,5293.8501,5033.7822
United Democratic Movement1,2643.1801,3213.3211
Independent candidates6431.6200
Democratic Alliance390.1001920.4800
Total39,696100.001839,770100.001836
Valid votes39,69698.2139,77098.27
Invalid/blank votes7241.796991.73
Total votes40,420100.0040,469100.00
Registered voters/turnout69,92257.8169,92257.88

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress41,26387.861943,12191.561736
National Freedom Party1,8443.9301,8043.8322
Inkatha Freedom Party8981.9107351.5611
Independent candidates1,5533.3111
Democratic Alliance6731.4305671.2000
Congress of the People3120.6604991.0600
United Democratic Movement1650.3502570.5500
African Christian Democratic Party2550.5401130.2400
Total46,963100.002047,096100.002040
Valid votes46,96397.7547,09698.46
Invalid/blank votes1,0832.257381.54
Total votes48,046100.0047,834100.00
Registered voters/turnout77,29262.1677,29261.89

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress45,28985.792246,21986.641638
Economic Freedom Fighters2,6264.9702,6064.8922
Democratic Alliance1,8653.5301,8453.4611
African Independent Congress3230.6101,5132.8411
Inkatha Freedom Party7181.3606851.2811
Independent candidates1,3312.5200
African People's Convention4340.8202900.5400
Azanian People's Organisation2050.3901880.3500
Total52,791100.002253,346100.002143
Valid votes52,79197.4353,34697.19
Invalid/blank votes1,3952.571,5452.81
Total votes54,186100.0054,891100.00
Registered voters/turnout92,36258.6792,36259.43

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress32,13072.922132,66475.461233
Economic Freedom Fighters5,25311.9205,97513.8066
Independent candidates4,1269.3611
Inkatha Freedom Party1,0022.2701,4443.3411
Democratic Alliance1,0822.4601,1962.7611
African Independent Congress480.1101,3643.1511
Abantu Batho Congress1510.3402420.5600
African People's Convention1900.4301590.3700
African Transformation Movement820.1902430.5600
Total44,064100.002243,287100.002143
Valid votes44,06497.6443,28796.24
Invalid/blank votes1,0662.361,6903.76
Total votes45,130100.0044,977100.00
Registered voters/turnout90,31549.9790,31549.80

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
24 May 2023[7]12 African National Congress African National Congress

References

  1. "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Umzimkhulu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Umzimkhulu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Umzimkhulu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Umzimkhulu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Umzimkhulu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  7. Sussman, Wayne (25 May 2023). "MAY BY-ELECTIONS: ANC, DA reassert dominance with big wins in KZN and Gauteng". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
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