Kou-Kamma Local Municipality elections

Last updated August 16, 2024

The Kou-Kamma Local Municipality council consists of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	Other	Total
2000 election	5	3	0	8
2006 election	7	2	1	10
2011 election	6	5	—	11
2016 election	6	5	0	11
2021 election	6	3	3	12

December 2000 election


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	4,649	64.58	4	4,628	64.49	1	5
	Democratic Alliance	2,400	33.34	0	2,353	32.79	3	3
	African Christian Democratic Party	150	2.08	0	195	2.72	0	0
Total		7,199	100.00	4	7,176	100.00	4	8

Valid votes		7,199	97.91		7,176	97.71
Invalid/blank votes		154	2.09		168	2.29
Total votes		7,353	100.00		7,344	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		12,676	58.01		12,676	57.94
Source: ^[1]

March 2006 election


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	5,577	66.53	5	5,616	67.10	2	7
	Democratic Alliance	1,639	19.55	0	1,655	19.77	2	2
	Independent Democrats	760	9.07	0	938	11.21	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	160	1.91	0	161	1.92	0	0
	Independent candidates	247	2.95	0				0
Total		8,383	100.00	5	8,370	100.00	5	10

Valid votes		8,383	97.72		8,370	97.70
Invalid/blank votes		196	2.28		197	2.30
Total votes		8,579	100.00		8,567	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		16,334	52.52		16,334	52.45
Source: ^[2]

May 2011 election


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	6,516	57.51	5	6,569	57.84	1	6
	Democratic Alliance	4,815	42.49	1	4,788	42.16	4	5
Total		11,331	100.00	6	11,357	100.00	5	11

Valid votes		11,331	98.78		11,357	99.07
Invalid/blank votes		140	1.22		107	0.93
Total votes		11,471	100.00		11,464	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		18,579	61.74		18,579	61.70
Source: ^[3]

August 2016 election


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	5,972	50.14	5	6,134	51.59	1	6
	Democratic Alliance	5,109	42.90	1	5,281	44.42	4	5
	Economic Freedom Fighters	237	1.99	0	308	2.59	0	0
	Independent candidates	421	3.53	0				0
	Koukamma Independent Party	171	1.44	0	167	1.40	0	0
Total		11,910	100.00	6	11,890	100.00	5	11

Valid votes		11,910	98.39		11,890	98.20
Invalid/blank votes		195	1.61		218	1.80
Total votes		12,105	100.00		12,108	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		20,413	59.30		20,413	59.32
Source: ^[4]

By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in August 2016 and November 2021.^[5]

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
11 April 2018	2		Democratic Alliance		Democratic Alliance

November 2021 election


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	4,595	44.38	5	4,957	48.33	1	6
	Democratic Alliance	2,629	25.39	0	3,032	29.56	3	3
	Patriotic Alliance	1,094	10.57	0	1,150	11.21	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,280	12.36	1				1
	Freedom Front Plus	270	2.61	0	313	3.05	1	1
	Economic Freedom Fighters	257	2.48	0	293	2.86	0	0
	Good	175	1.69	0	309	3.01	0	0
	Compatriots of South Africa	45	0.43	0	113	1.10	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	9	0.09	0	89	0.87	0	0
Total		10,354	100.00	6	10,256	100.00	6	12

Valid votes		10,354	97.76		10,256	97.40
Invalid/blank votes		237	2.24		274	2.60
Total votes		10,591	100.00		10,530	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		20,645	51.30		20,645	51.01
Source: ^[6]

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.^[5]

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
14 June 2023	5		African National Congress		African National Congress
14 August 2024^[7]	1		African National Congress		African National Congress

After the death of the previous ward five councillor, a by-election held on 14 June 2023 saw the African National Congress (ANC) retain its seat with 46%, with the Patriotic Alliance (PA) improving its 2021 result significantly, finishing second with 37%, up from 19%.^[8]

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↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Kou-Kamma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Kou-Kamma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
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1 2 "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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↑ Sussman, Wayne (15 August 2024). "August by-elections: ANC, DA cruise in EC, Nelson Mandela Bay". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
↑ Sussman, Wayne (15 June 2023). "JUNE BY-ELECTIONS: IFP cleans up in KZN, ANC shows Eastern durability despite impressive PA showing". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

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[1] "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Kou-Kamma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

[2] "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Kou-Kamma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

[3] "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Kou-Kamma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

[4] "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Kou-Kamma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

[mbe-5] 1 2 "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[6] "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Kou-Kamma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

[7] Sussman, Wayne (15 August 2024). "August by-elections: ANC, DA cruise in EC, Nelson Mandela Bay". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

[8] Sussman, Wayne (15 June 2023). "JUNE BY-ELECTIONS: IFP cleans up in KZN, ANC shows Eastern durability despite impressive PA showing". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

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