uMhlathuze Local Municipality elections
The uMhlathuze Local Municipalityl 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 | 1 | 19 | 9 | - | - | 30 | - | 1 | 60 |
2006 election | 1 | 28 | 4 | - | 1 | 24 | - | 2 | 60 |
2011 election | 0 | 36 | 6 | - | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 60 |
2016 election | 0 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 13 | - | 0 | 67 |
2021 election | 1 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
December 2000 election[]
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[2]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Inkatha Freedom Party | 19,150 | 50.66 | 16 | 18,914 | 49.97 | 14 | 30 | |
African National Congress | 12,064 | 31.91 | 10 | 12,222 | 32.29 | 9 | 19 | |
Democratic Alliance | 5,168 | 13.67 | 4 | 5,595 | 14.78 | 5 | 9 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 802 | 2.12 | 0 | 734 | 1.94 | 1 | 1 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 372 | 0.98 | 0 | 228 | 0.60 | 1 | 1 | |
United Democratic Movement | 69 | 0.18 | 0 | 160 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 176 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 37,801 | 100.00 | 30 | 37,853 | 100.00 | 30 | 60 | |
Valid votes | 37,801 | 98.29 | 37,853 | 98.39 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 656 | 1.71 | 618 | 1.61 | ||||
Total votes | 38,457 | 100.00 | 38,471 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 102,907 | 37.37 | 102,907 | 37.38 |
March 2006 election[]
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[3]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 25,743 | 46.45 | 18 | 26,134 | 47.26 | 10 | 28 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 21,997 | 39.69 | 10 | 22,451 | 40.60 | 14 | 24 | |
Democratic Alliance | 3,862 | 6.97 | 2 | 3,599 | 6.51 | 2 | 4 | |
National Democratic Convention | 2,155 | 3.89 | 0 | 1,803 | 3.26 | 2 | 2 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 364 | 0.66 | 0 | 464 | 0.84 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 345 | 0.62 | 0 | 340 | 0.61 | 1 | 1 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 286 | 0.52 | 0 | 293 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 | |
Minority Front | 230 | 0.42 | 0 | 211 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 437 | 0.79 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 55,419 | 100.00 | 30 | 55,295 | 100.00 | 30 | 60 | |
Valid votes | 55,419 | 98.37 | 55,295 | 98.33 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 917 | 1.63 | 940 | 1.67 | ||||
Total votes | 56,336 | 100.00 | 56,235 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 122,237 | 46.09 | 122,237 | 46.00 |
May 2011 election[]
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 51,478 | 57.91 | 23 | 55,622 | 62.66 | 13 | 36 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 15,275 | 17.18 | 1 | 14,938 | 16.83 | 9 | 10 | |
Democratic Alliance | 8,560 | 9.63 | 4 | 9,060 | 10.21 | 2 | 6 | |
National Freedom Party | 8,551 | 9.62 | 0 | 8,246 | 9.29 | 6 | 6 | |
Independent candidates | 3,673 | 4.13 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Freedom Front Plus | 746 | 0.84 | 0 | 288 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 441 | 0.50 | 0 | 428 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | |
South African Democratic Congress | 164 | 0.18 | 0 | 182 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 88,888 | 100.00 | 30 | 88,764 | 100.00 | 30 | 60 | |
Valid votes | 88,888 | 98.60 | 88,764 | 98.29 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,259 | 1.40 | 1,546 | 1.71 | ||||
Total votes | 90,147 | 100.00 | 90,310 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 154,544 | 58.33 | 154,544 | 58.44 |
August 2016 election[]
The following table shows the results of the 1916 election.[5]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 72,737 | 62.91 | 30 | 74,587 | 64.63 | 13 | 43 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 21,937 | 18.97 | 1 | 21,512 | 18.64 | 12 | 13 | |
Democratic Alliance | 13,244 | 11.45 | 3 | 13,495 | 11.69 | 5 | 8 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,180 | 3.62 | 0 | 4,331 | 3.75 | 3 | 3 | |
Independent candidates | 2,546 | 2.20 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Freedom Front Plus | 492 | 0.43 | 0 | 570 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 402 | 0.35 | 0 | 433 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | |
84 | 0.07 | 0 | 486 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 115,622 | 100.00 | 34 | 115,414 | 100.00 | 33 | 67 | |
Valid votes | 115,622 | 98.84 | 115,414 | 98.71 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,355 | 1.16 | 1,511 | 1.29 | ||||
Total votes | 116,977 | 100.00 | 116,925 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 195,576 | 59.81 | 195,576 | 59.78 |
November 2021 election[]
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[6]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 33,827 | 40.33 | 20 | 32,396 | 38.67 | 7 | 27 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 28,714 | 34.23 | 10 | 29,303 | 34.98 | 13 | 23 | |
Democratic Alliance | 9,889 | 11.79 | 4 | 9,854 | 11.76 | 4 | 8 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 7,627 | 9.09 | 0 | 7,768 | 9.27 | 6 | 6 | |
National Freedom Party | 771 | 0.92 | 0 | 760 | 0.91 | 1 | 1 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 713 | 0.85 | 0 | 729 | 0.87 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 541 | 0.64 | 0 | 608 | 0.73 | 1 | 1 | |
African Independent Congress | 27 | 0.03 | 0 | 876 | 1.05 | 0 | 0 | |
Abantu Batho Congress | 302 | 0.36 | 0 | 289 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | |
300 | 0.36 | 0 | 286 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | ||
240 | 0.29 | 0 | 316 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | ||
Independent candidates | 446 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 | ||||
197 | 0.23 | 0 | 166 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | ||
United Christian Democratic Party | 118 | 0.14 | 0 | 79 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
Black First Land First | 74 | 0.09 | 0 | 101 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | |
African Transformation Movement | 45 | 0.05 | 0 | 123 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | |
United Independent Movement | 11 | 0.01 | 0 | 91 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | |
40 | 0.05 | 0 | 29 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 83,882 | 100.00 | 34 | 83,774 | 100.00 | 33 | 67 | |
Valid votes | 83,882 | 98.71 | 83,774 | 98.64 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,092 | 1.29 | 1,159 | 1.36 | ||||
Total votes | 84,974 | 100.00 | 84,933 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 192,916 | 44.05 | 192,916 | 44.03 |
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]
References[]
- ^ "Ntambanana municipality to dissolve in September". Zululand Observer. 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — uMhlathuze". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — uMhlathuze". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — uMhlathuze". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — uMhlathuze". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — uMhlathuze". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ Ndou, Clive. "ANC loses another key KZN municipality". Witness. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- Municipal elections in South Africa