uMshwathi Local Municipality elections
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The uMshwathi Local Municipality council consists of twent-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 African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of sixteen seats.
Results
[edit]The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 election | 11 | 1 | - | 7 | 3 | 22 |
2006 election | 14 | 2 | - | 5 | 1 | 22 |
2011 election | 19 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 26 |
2016 election | 20 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
2021 election | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 27 |
December 2000 election
[edit]The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 8,083 | 50.86 | 8 | 7,978 | 50.32 | 3 | 11 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 4,910 | 30.89 | 2 | 4,969 | 31.34 | 5 | 7 | |
Alliance of Associated Residents of KZ221 | 1,698 | 10.68 | 1 | 1,553 | 9.80 | 1 | 2 | |
Democratic Alliance | 765 | 4.81 | 0 | 1,017 | 6.41 | 1 | 1 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 236 | 1.48 | 0 | 338 | 2.13 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 202 | 1.27 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 15,894 | 100.00 | 11 | 15,855 | 100.00 | 11 | 22 | |
Valid votes | 15,894 | 97.40 | 15,855 | 97.23 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 424 | 2.60 | 452 | 2.77 | ||||
Total votes | 16,318 | 100.00 | 16,307 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 36,308 | 44.94 | 36,308 | 44.91 |
March 2006 election
[edit]The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 12,657 | 61.60 | 11 | 13,156 | 64.42 | 3 | 14 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 4,517 | 21.98 | 0 | 4,632 | 22.68 | 5 | 5 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,332 | 6.48 | 0 | 1,377 | 6.74 | 2 | 2 | |
Independent candidates | 1,086 | 5.29 | 0 | 0 | ||||
African Christian Democratic Party | 483 | 2.35 | 0 | 575 | 2.82 | 1 | 1 | |
National Democratic Convention | 336 | 1.64 | 0 | 440 | 2.15 | 0 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 136 | 0.66 | 0 | 243 | 1.19 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 20,547 | 100.00 | 11 | 20,423 | 100.00 | 11 | 22 | |
Valid votes | 20,547 | 97.75 | 20,423 | 97.46 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 474 | 2.25 | 532 | 2.54 | ||||
Total votes | 21,021 | 100.00 | 20,955 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 40,743 | 51.59 | 40,743 | 51.43 |
May 2011 election
[edit]The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 22,698 | 70.08 | 13 | 24,254 | 74.79 | 6 | 19 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 3,415 | 10.54 | 0 | 3,418 | 10.54 | 3 | 3 | |
National Freedom Party | 2,028 | 6.26 | 0 | 2,077 | 6.40 | 2 | 2 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,981 | 6.12 | 0 | 2,072 | 6.39 | 2 | 2 | |
Independent candidates | 1,511 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 | ||||
African Christian Democratic Party | 366 | 1.13 | 0 | 352 | 1.09 | 0 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 391 | 1.21 | 0 | 255 | 0.79 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 32,390 | 100.00 | 13 | 32,428 | 100.00 | 13 | 26 | |
Valid votes | 32,390 | 97.71 | 32,428 | 97.65 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 758 | 2.29 | 782 | 2.35 | ||||
Total votes | 33,148 | 100.00 | 33,210 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 49,540 | 66.91 | 49,540 | 67.04 |
August 2016 election
[edit]The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 26,120 | 70.43 | 14 | 27,196 | 74.96 | 6 | 20 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 4,336 | 11.69 | 0 | 4,401 | 12.13 | 4 | 4 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,924 | 7.88 | 0 | 3,074 | 8.47 | 2 | 2 | |
Independent candidates | 2,454 | 6.62 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,096 | 2.96 | 0 | 1,291 | 3.56 | 1 | 1 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 157 | 0.42 | 0 | 319 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 37,087 | 100.00 | 14 | 36,281 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 | |
Valid votes | 37,087 | 98.10 | 36,281 | 96.50 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 717 | 1.90 | 1,317 | 3.50 | ||||
Total votes | 37,804 | 100.00 | 37,598 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 55,846 | 67.69 | 55,846 | 67.32 |
November 2021 election
[edit]The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 17,294 | 59.19 | 14 | 17,115 | 58.54 | 2 | 16 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 4,155 | 14.22 | 0 | 4,554 | 15.58 | 4 | 4 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,605 | 12.34 | 0 | 3,656 | 12.50 | 3 | 3 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,973 | 6.75 | 0 | 1,945 | 6.65 | 2 | 2 | |
Abantu Batho Congress | 1,186 | 4.06 | 0 | 1,220 | 4.17 | 1 | 1 | |
Patriotic Alliance | 399 | 1.37 | 0 | 480 | 1.64 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 396 | 1.36 | 0 | 0 | ||||
African Christian Democratic Party | 116 | 0.40 | 0 | 149 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 | |
National Freedom Party | 94 | 0.32 | 0 | 119 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 29,218 | 100.00 | 14 | 29,238 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 | |
Valid votes | 29,218 | 97.41 | 29,238 | 97.70 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 776 | 2.59 | 687 | 2.30 | ||||
Total votes | 29,994 | 100.00 | 29,925 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 56,822 | 52.79 | 56,822 | 52.66 |
By-elections from November 2021
[edit]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 | ||
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8 March 2023 | 12 | African National Congress | African National Congress | ||
13 March 2024[7] | 6 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
In a ward 12 by-election, held on 8 March 2023 after the death of the ANC councillor, the ANC narrowly retained the ward after a large swing to the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP).[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — uMshwathi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — uMshwathi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — uMshwathi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — uMshwathi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — uMshwathi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ Sussman, Wayne (14 March 2024). "IFP trounces ANC again in KZN, sweeping three wards". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Sussman, Wayne (9 March 2023). "MARCH BY-ELECTIONS: IFP gives ANC wake-up call as it makes huge inroads in KwaZulu-Natal wards". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 9 March 2023.