Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality elections

The Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality council was established in 2016,[1] and consists of sixty-eight 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-four 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 44 seats.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF UDM Other Total
2016 election 50 9 6 1 2 68
2021 election 44 7 6 1 10 68

August 2016 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress48,23474.293247,99773.331850
Democratic Alliance8,39912.9428,71013.3179
Economic Freedom Fighters5,1197.8805,1427.8666
United Front of the Eastern Cape1,0851.6701,1111.7011
United Democratic Movement7041.0809541.4611
Congress of the People6300.9708401.2811
Independent Ratepayers Association of SA3530.5402180.3300
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1520.2303360.5100
Freedom Front Plus1400.2201420.2200
Independent candidates1110.1700
Total64,927100.003465,450100.003468
Valid votes64,92798.5365,45098.49
Invalid/blank votes9661.471,0031.51
Total votes65,893100.0066,453100.00
Registered voters/turnout123,59953.31123,59953.76

November 2021 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress33,05760.533234,67663.811244
Democratic Alliance5,93910.8815,70010.4967
Economic Freedom Fighters3,9977.3204,5658.4066
The Independents3,0335.5504,1967.7255
Independent candidates5,52110.1111
Independent South African National Civic Organisation6661.2202,3234.2722
United Democratic Movement5691.0407381.3611
Patriotic Alliance5821.0705601.0311
African Transformation Movement3530.6505491.0111
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania3200.5903860.7100
Congress of the People2900.5302510.4600
Freedom Front Plus1600.2901530.2800
Progressive Front of South Africa920.1701400.2600
African Multicultural Economic Congress300.0501040.1900
Total54,609100.003454,341100.003468
Valid votes54,60997.9554,34197.38
Invalid/blank votes1,1442.051,4632.62
Total votes55,753100.0055,804100.00
Registered voters/turnout118,63746.99118,63747.04

By-elections from November 2021

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.[4]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
20 April 2022 33 African National Congress Independent candidate
30 November 2022 33 Independent candidate African National Congress
23 August 2023[5] 25 African National Congress African National Congress

A by-election was held in ward 33 on 20 April 2022 after the court ordered a rerun due to irregularities. Independent candidate Ntombekhaya Kortman, who had lost by 4 votes in 2021, won the rerun. Kortman died later that year after an illness, and in a by-election held on 30 November, the ANC regained the seat.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality - Overview". municipalities.co.za. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Enoch Mgijima". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Enoch Mgijima". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa".
  5. ^ Sussman, Wayne (24 August 2023). "August by-elections: ANC, DA record EC, Joburg victories". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  6. ^ Sussman, Wayne (1 December 2022). "NOVEMBER BY-ELECTION: ANC has strong showing but loses a seat to IFP in KZN contests". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 3 December 2022.