Intsika Yethu Local Municipality elections

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The Intsika Yethu Local Municipality council (within the South African Chris Hani District Municipality) consists of forty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-one wards, while the remaining twenty-one 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 thirty-five seats.

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Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF PAC UDM OtherTotal
2000 election 37027046
2006 election 4123046
2011 election 37012242
2016 election 351312042
2021 election 351411042

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 30,83577.232331,77179.141437
United Democratic Movement 6,33615.8706,09115.1777
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 1,0692.6801,6244.0522
Independent candidates 1,4593.6500
Democratic Alliance 2260.5706601.6400
Total39,925100.002340,146100.002346
Valid votes39,92596.8540,14696.86
Invalid/blank votes1,2993.151,3033.14
Total votes41,224100.0041,449100.00
Registered voters/turnout71,33457.7971,33458.11

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 41,32988.452341,95589.341841
United Democratic Movement 3,1106.6603,2877.0033
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 1,6993.6401,7203.6622
Independent candidates 5901.2600
Total46,728100.002346,962100.002346
Valid votes46,72897.6046,96297.46
Invalid/blank votes1,1492.401,2262.54
Total votes47,877100.0048,188100.00
Registered voters/turnout78,89960.6878,89961.08

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 37,16587.832137,95688.351637
Congress of the People 1,9084.5101,9584.5622
United Democratic Movement 1,6563.9101,4663.4122
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 5171.2205551.2911
Democratic Alliance 5041.1904451.0400
African People's Convention 2170.5103600.8400
Pan Africanist Movement 2760.6502200.5100
Inkatha Freedom Party 550.1300
National Freedom Party 160.0400
Total42,314100.002142,960100.002142
Valid votes42,31498.3642,96098.52
Invalid/blank votes7061.646451.48
Total votes43,020100.0043,605100.00
Registered voters/turnout72,14959.6372,14960.44

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 35,33080.152136,16381.821435
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,7556.2502,8906.5433
United Democratic Movement 1,4093.2002,3315.2722
Independent candidates 2,8166.3900
Democratic Alliance 9742.2101,0272.3211
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 3460.7805971.3511
African People's Convention 2790.6304180.9500
Pan Africanist Movement 1260.2903410.7700
Congress of the People 190.0403380.7600
Inkatha Freedom Party 260.060910.2100
Total44,080100.002144,196100.002142
Valid votes44,08097.6544,19697.97
Invalid/blank votes1,0612.359142.03
Total votes45,141100.0045,110100.00
Registered voters/turnout77,93857.9277,93857.88

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 27,30075.752128,28081.161435
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,9958.3103,2499.3244
Independent candidates 3,5909.9600
United Democratic Movement 7832.1701,1923.4211
Democratic Alliance 6801.8906751.9411
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 3691.0207672.2011
African Transformation Movement 3210.8904891.4000
Inkatha Freedom Party 20.0101920.5500
Total36,040100.002134,844100.002142
Valid votes36,04097.8034,84496.52
Invalid/blank votes8092.201,2563.48
Total votes36,849100.0036,100100.00
Registered voters/turnout75,09849.0775,09848.07

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since November 2021.

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
16 Mar 2022 [6] 21305005 African National Congress African National Congress
14 Aug 2024 [7] 12 African National Congress African National Congress

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