uMhlabuyalingana Local Municipality elections

The uMhlabuyalingana Local Municipality council consists of thirty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eighteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eighteen wards, while the remaining seventeen 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 twenty-two seats on the council.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF IFP NFP Other Total
2000 election 5 - - 19 - 0 24
2006 election 12 - - 14 - 0 26
2011 election 22 0 - 8 4 0 34
2016 election 22 1 1 10 - 1 35
2021 election 18 1 2 15 1 2 39

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 Party16,98380.261217,00880.39719
African National Congress4,07019.2404,14919.6155
Independent candidates1060.5000
Total21,159100.001221,157100.001224
Valid votes21,15996.8121,15796.74
Invalid/blank votes6973.197133.26
Total votes21,856100.0021,870100.00
Registered voters/turnout41,40152.7941,40152.82

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 Party16,25054.25815,94853.21614
African National Congress13,62945.50513,58245.32712
National Democratic Convention740.2504401.4700
Total29,953100.001329,970100.001326
Valid votes29,95396.8029,97097.04
Invalid/blank votes9893.209152.96
Total votes30,942100.0030,885100.00
Registered voters/turnout53,04758.3353,04758.22

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress25,58463.461725,95264.53522
Inkatha Freedom Party9,38723.2809,18322.8388
National Freedom Party4,54611.2804,36510.8544
African Christian Democratic Party3660.9101620.4000
Democratic Alliance1930.4803270.8100
Federal Congress1250.3101450.3600
South African Democratic Congress1160.290840.2100
Total40,317100.001740,218100.001734
Valid votes40,31798.1440,21898.13
Invalid/blank votes7631.867671.87
Total votes41,080100.0040,985100.00
Registered voters/turnout65,40662.8165,40662.66

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress27,91256.581728,83660.05522
Inkatha Freedom Party13,30426.97113,89728.94910
Independent candidates5,21210.5700
African Independent Congress1,0652.1602,8655.9711
Democratic Alliance9331.8901,2782.6611
Economic Freedom Fighters9051.8301,1402.3711
Zulu Royal Property00.0000
Total49,331100.001848,016100.001735
Valid votes49,33197.1948,01695.52
Invalid/blank votes1,4282.812,2514.48
Total votes50,759100.0050,267100.00
Registered voters/turnout79,54663.8179,54663.19

August 2016 to November 2021 by-elections

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Following a by election which took place in March 2019 the ANC won a ward previously held by the IFP, and the council was reconstituted as follows:

Party Ward PR list Total
ANC 18 5 23
Inkatha Freedom Party 0 9 9
AIC 0 1 1
DA 0 1 1
Economic Freedom Fighters 0 1 1
Total 18 17 35

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress21,61944.951221,88446.34618
Inkatha Freedom Party16,66734.65817,84937.79715
Economic Freedom Fighters2,0784.3202,1674.5922
Independent candidates2,9506.1300
Abahlali Base Mkhanyakude Movement1,0422.1701,1132.3611
Democratic Alliance8881.8509512.0111
National Freedom Party7241.5107281.5411
African Christian Democratic Party6411.3306991.4811
Abantu Batho Congress5901.2306161.3000
African Independent Congress5351.1106541.3800
Justice and Employment Party1210.2502080.4400
Black First Land First820.170940.2000
United Christian Democratic Party730.150530.1100
African Transformation Movement510.110690.1500
People's Freedom Party200.040720.1500
African People's Movement120.020450.1000
Umnotho Democratic Front50.010260.0600
Zulu Royal Property10.0000
Total48,099100.002047,228100.001939
Valid votes48,09997.5447,22897.06
Invalid/blank votes1,2122.461,4292.94
Total votes49,311100.0048,657100.00
Registered voters/turnout85,43157.7285,43156.95

By-elections from November 2021

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.[6]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
26 April 2023[7] 19 African National Congress Inkatha Freedom Party

References

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — uMhlabuyalingana". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — uMhlabuyalingana". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — uMhlabuyalingana". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — uMhlabuyalingana". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — uMhlabuyalingana". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  7. ^ Sussman, Wayne (27 April 2023). "APRIL BY-ELECTIONS: EFF records famous victory over ANC in Free State as IFP turns tables on ruling party in KZN". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 15 June 2023.