Dannhauser Local Municipality elections

The Dannhauser Local Municipality council consists of twenty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining twelve 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fourteen seats on the council.

In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority, winning a plurality of nine seats on the council.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	IFP	Other	Total
2000 election	4	2	-	14	0	20
2006 election	7	1	-	10	2	20
2011 election	10	1	-	6	4	25
2016 election	14	1	1	8	1	25
2021 election	9	1	3	8	4	25

December 2000 election

Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Inkatha Freedom Party	10,609	68.50	10	10,669	68.73	4	14
	African National Congress	3,125	20.18	0	3,014	19.42	4	4
	Democratic Alliance	1,282	8.28	0	1,578	10.17	2	2
	Independent candidates	372	2.40	0				0
	African Christian Democratic Party	99	0.64	0	262	1.69	0	0
Total		15,487	100.00	10	15,523	100.00	10	20
Valid votes		15,487	97.48		15,523	97.33
Invalid/blank votes		400	2.52		426	2.67
Total votes		15,887	100.00		15,949	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		34,221	46.42		34,221	46.61

March 2006 election

Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Inkatha Freedom Party	8,357	49.43	7	8,377	49.59	3	10
	African National Congress	6,102	36.09	3	6,123	36.25	4	7
	Democratic Alliance	1,007	5.96	0	982	5.81	1	1
	National Democratic Convention	948	5.61	0	872	5.16	1	1
	Royal Loyal Progress	313	1.85	0	361	2.14	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	180	1.06	0	176	1.04	0	0
Total		16,907	100.00	10	16,891	100.00	10	20
Valid votes		16,907	98.03		16,891	97.76
Invalid/blank votes		340	1.97		387	2.24
Total votes		17,247	100.00		17,278	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		35,692	48.32		35,692	48.41

May 2011 election

Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	11,784	48.41	11	12,076	49.79	−1	10
	Inkatha Freedom Party	6,770	27.81	0	6,515	26.86	6	6
	National Freedom Party	2,930	12.04	0	2,702	11.14	3	3
	Azanian People's Organisation	1,090	4.48	0	1,003	4.14	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	767	3.15	0	788	3.25	1	1
	Congress of the People	390	1.60	0	342	1.41	0	0
	Royal Loyal Progress	177	0.73	0	356	1.47	0	0
	Federal Congress	233	0.96	0	299	1.23	0	0
	Great Kongress of South Africa	201	0.83	0	172	0.71	0	0
Total		24,342	100.00	11	24,253	100.00	10	21
Valid votes		24,342	97.99		24,253	97.88
Invalid/blank votes		500	2.01		525	2.12
Total votes		24,842	100.00		24,778	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		40,545	61.27		40,545	61.11

August 2016 election

Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	16,588	56.39	10	16,833	57.65	4	14
	Inkatha Freedom Party	9,258	31.47	3	8,920	30.55	5	8
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,483	5.04	0	1,507	5.16	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	1,368	4.65	0	1,385	4.74	1	1
	Royal Loyal Progress	345	1.17	0	384	1.32	1	1
	Azanian People's Organisation	140	0.48	0	172	0.59	0	0
	Independent candidates	233	0.79	0				0
Total		29,415	100.00	13	29,201	100.00	12	25
Valid votes		29,415	98.11		29,201	98.07
Invalid/blank votes		566	1.89		575	1.93
Total votes		29,981	100.00		29,776	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		50,834	58.98		50,834	58.57

November 2021 election

Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	8,060	34.18	6	8,506	35.75	3	9
	Inkatha Freedom Party	6,951	29.47	6	7,875	33.10	2	8
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,320	9.84	0	2,584	10.86	3	3
	Abantu Batho Congress	1,306	5.54	0	1,156	4.86	1	1
	Team Sugar South Africa	659	2.79	0	723	3.04	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,350	5.72	1				1
	Community Freedom Party	605	2.57	0	512	2.15	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	431	1.83	0	528	2.22	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	398	1.69	0	395	1.66	0	0
	African Freedom Revolution	382	1.62	0	326	1.37	0	0
	African People's Movement	301	1.28	0	317	1.33	0	0
	National Freedom Party	223	0.95	0	238	1.00	0	0
	KZN Independence	160	0.68	0	194	0.82	0	0
	Forum for Service Delivery	153	0.65	0	132	0.55	0	0
	Patriotic Alliance	96	0.41	0	124	0.52	0	0
	African Mantungwa Community	63	0.27	0	64	0.27	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	62	0.26	0	62	0.26	0	0
	Royal Loyal Progress	64	0.27	0	58	0.24	0	0
Total		23,584	100.00	13	23,794	100.00	12	25
Valid votes		23,584	97.66		23,794	97.65
Invalid/blank votes		564	2.34		573	2.35
Total votes		24,148	100.00		24,367	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		50,480	47.84		50,480	48.27

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.

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
22 March 2023	12		Independent politician		Inkatha Freedom Party

In a by-election in ward 12, held on 22 March 2023 after the resignation of the previous independent councillor, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won the seat. Prior to the resignation, the IFP controlled the council with support from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Team Sugar (TS), the Democratic Alliance (DA), Abantu Batho Congress (ABC) and the Community Freedom Party (CFP). The EFF withdrew its support, resulting in a hung council, and with this victory the IFP grouping took control once more.