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	-	27	1	-	2	3	0	33
2006 election	-	33	0	-	1	2	0	36
2011 election	-	36	0	-	1	0	3	40
2016 election	1	38	1	2	1	-	0	43
2021 election	1	33	1	6	1	-	1	43

December 2000 election

Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	20,980	79.81	17	21,333	81.03	10	27
	United Democratic Movement	2,678	10.19	0	2,505	9.51	3	3
	Inkatha Freedom Party	1,532	5.83	0	1,921	7.30	2	2
	Independent candidates	1,078	4.10	0				0
	Democratic Alliance	19	0.07	0	569	2.16	1	1
Total		26,287	100.00	17	26,328	100.00	16	33
Valid votes		26,287	97.40		26,328	97.70
Invalid/blank votes		703	2.60		620	2.30
Total votes		26,990	100.00		26,948	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		55,674	48.48		55,674	48.40

March 2006 election

Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	36,221	91.25	18	36,754	92.42	15	33
	Inkatha Freedom Party	1,529	3.85	0	1,503	3.78	2	2
	United Democratic Movement	1,264	3.18	0	1,321	3.32	1	1
	Independent candidates	643	1.62	0				0
	Democratic Alliance	39	0.10	0	192	0.48	0	0
Total		39,696	100.00	18	39,770	100.00	18	36
Valid votes		39,696	98.21		39,770	98.27
Invalid/blank votes		724	1.79		699	1.73
Total votes		40,420	100.00		40,469	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		69,922	57.81		69,922	57.88

May 2011 election

Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	41,263	87.86	19	43,121	91.56	17	36
	National Freedom Party	1,844	3.93	0	1,804	3.83	2	2
	Inkatha Freedom Party	898	1.91	0	735	1.56	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,553	3.31	1				1
	Democratic Alliance	673	1.43	0	567	1.20	0	0
	Congress of the People	312	0.66	0	499	1.06	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	165	0.35	0	257	0.55	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	255	0.54	0	113	0.24	0	0
Total		46,963	100.00	20	47,096	100.00	20	40
Valid votes		46,963	97.75		47,096	98.46
Invalid/blank votes		1,083	2.25		738	1.54
Total votes		48,046	100.00		47,834	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		77,292	62.16		77,292	61.89

August 2016 election

Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	45,289	85.79	22	46,219	86.64	16	38
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,626	4.97	0	2,606	4.89	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	1,865	3.53	0	1,845	3.46	1	1
	African Independent Congress	323	0.61	0	1,513	2.84	1	1
	Inkatha Freedom Party	718	1.36	0	685	1.28	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,331	2.52	0				0
	African People's Convention	434	0.82	0	290	0.54	0	0
	Azanian People's Organisation	205	0.39	0	188	0.35	0	0
Total		52,791	100.00	22	53,346	100.00	21	43
Valid votes		52,791	97.43		53,346	97.19
Invalid/blank votes		1,395	2.57		1,545	2.81
Total votes		54,186	100.00		54,891	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		92,362	58.67		92,362	59.43

November 2021 election

Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	32,130	72.92	21	32,664	75.46	12	33
	Economic Freedom Fighters	5,253	11.92	0	5,975	13.80	6	6
	Independent candidates	4,126	9.36	1				1
	Inkatha Freedom Party	1,002	2.27	0	1,444	3.34	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	1,082	2.46	0	1,196	2.76	1	1
	African Independent Congress	48	0.11	0	1,364	3.15	1	1
	Abantu Batho Congress	151	0.34	0	242	0.56	0	0
	African People's Convention	190	0.43	0	159	0.37	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	82	0.19	0	243	0.56	0	0
Total		44,064	100.00	22	43,287	100.00	21	43
Valid votes		44,064	97.64		43,287	96.24
Invalid/blank votes		1,066	2.36		1,690	3.76
Total votes		45,130	100.00		44,977	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		90,315	49.97		90,315	49.80

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]

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
24 May 2023[7]	12		African National Congress		African National Congress
19 June 2024[8]	1		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.
8. Sussman, Wayne (20 June 2024). "IFP builds on strong KZN poll showing with more solid wins". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 20 June 2024.