Nkandla Local Municipality elections

The Nkandla Local Municipality council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of sixteen seats on the council.

Results

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

Event ANC IFP Other
2000 election 1 25 1
2006 election 4 23 0
2011 election 11 13 3
2016 election 12 15 0
2021 election 10 16 1

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party22,27190.051323,40994.451225
African National Congress1,2855.2001,3765.5511
Independent candidates1,1764.7511
Total24,732100.001424,785100.001327
Valid votes24,73298.5624,78598.38
Invalid/blank votes3621.444091.62
Total votes25,094100.0025,194100.00
Registered voters/turnout44,83555.9744,83556.19

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party22,33984.881422,41985.19923
African National Congress3,13111.9003,26712.4144
Democratic Alliance2631.0002861.0900
National Democratic Convention1640.6203451.3100
Independent candidates4221.6000
Total26,319100.001426,317100.001327
Valid votes26,31998.3726,31798.39
Invalid/blank votes4371.634311.61
Total votes26,756100.0026,748100.00
Registered voters/turnout47,04956.8747,04956.85

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party13,73946.39813,61945.96513
African National Congress12,08440.81612,32041.58511
National Freedom Party3,79112.8003,69112.4633
Total29,614100.001429,630100.001327
Valid votes29,61498.2429,63098.42
Invalid/blank votes5301.764771.58
Total votes30,144100.0030,107100.00
Registered voters/turnout49,24261.2249,24261.14

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party20,15053.761120,36854.24415
African National Congress16,52144.08316,67644.41912
Economic Freedom Fighters3370.9002550.6800
Democratic Alliance3010.8002520.6700
Independent candidates1690.4500
Total37,478100.001437,551100.001327
Valid votes37,47898.6037,55198.67
Invalid/blank votes5331.405061.33
Total votes38,011100.0038,057100.00
Registered voters/turnout57,70665.8757,70665.95

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party18,42955.821219,20558.37416
African National Congress11,26834.13211,46034.83810
Independent candidates1,8095.4800
Economic Freedom Fighters8762.6508112.4711
KZN Independence6872.0900
Justice and Employment Party2590.7803291.0000
National Freedom Party1330.4001410.4300
Abantu Batho Congress1210.3701390.4200
Democratic Alliance1120.3401000.3000
African Transformation Movement60.020280.0900
Total33,013100.001432,900100.001327
Valid votes33,01398.7632,90098.41
Invalid/blank votes4131.245301.59
Total votes33,426100.0033,430100.00
Registered voters/turnout59,83755.8659,83755.87

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.

19 July 2023[6] 6 Inkatha Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom Party
11 Sep 2024[7] 4 Inkatha Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom Party

References

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Nkandla". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Nkandla". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Nkandla". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Nkandla". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Nkandla". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. ^ Sussman, Wayne (20 July 2023). "JULY BY-ELECTIONS : ANC weathers Mangaung challenge, PA makes inroads in George as IFP exerts dominance in KZN wards". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  7. ^ Sussman, Wayne (12 September 2024). "MK wins KZN ward, falls short in others, DA paints polls blue". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 12 September 2024.