Mbhashe Local Municipality elections

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The Mbhashe Local Municipality council (within the South African Amathole District Municipality) consists of sixty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-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 forty-five seats.

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Results

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

Event ANC COPE DA EFF IND PAC UDM OtherTotal
2000 election 2801947
2006 election 430017051
2011 election 4191207161
2016 election 47122209063
2021 election 45014118363

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 27,68259.171727,75359.901128
United Democratic Movement 18,41339.36718,58040.101219
Independent candidates 6901.4700
Total46,785100.002446,333100.002347
Valid votes46,78596.3846,33396.48
Invalid/blank votes1,7573.621,6903.52
Total votes48,542100.0048,023100.00
Registered voters/turnout80,63960.2080,63959.55

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 52,86584.352652,36783.541743
United Democratic Movement 7,93112.6508,99614.3577
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 9601.5307141.1411
African Christian Democratic Party 3790.6002890.4600
Democratic Alliance 2590.4103220.5100
Independent candidates 2770.4400
Total62,671100.002662,688100.002551
Valid votes62,67197.5662,68897.94
Invalid/blank votes1,5652.441,3182.06
Total votes64,236100.0064,006100.00
Registered voters/turnout100,46563.94100,46563.71

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 39,99761.912841,96270.261341
Congress of the People 9,02613.9709,08615.2199
United Democratic Movement 6,71910.4016,79811.3867
Independent candidates 7,25611.2322
Democratic Alliance 6541.0106781.1411
African People's Convention 2690.4205150.8611
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 2430.3803020.5100
African Christian Democratic Party 2770.4302630.4400
United Independent Front 1650.2601160.1900
Total64,606100.003159,720100.003061
Valid votes64,60697.3259,72092.70
Invalid/blank votes1,7822.684,7047.30
Total votes66,388100.0064,424100.00
Registered voters/turnout113,87558.30113,87556.57

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 48,13570.543050,37075.731747
United Democratic Movement 9,30913.64010,14715.2699
Independent candidates 6,4429.4422
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,9422.8502,4013.6122
Democratic Alliance 1,4372.1101,5332.3022
Congress of the People 4060.5907511.1311
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 3750.5504660.7000
African People's Convention 540.0804960.7500
United Front of the Eastern Cape 1400.2103500.5300
Total68,240100.003266,514100.003163
Valid votes68,24098.1466,51496.08
Invalid/blank votes1,2941.862,7163.92
Total votes69,534100.0069,230100.00
Registered voters/turnout129,92153.52129,92153.29

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 36,73466.493039,02871.591545
United Democratic Movement 6,36111.5117,36813.5278
Economic Freedom Fighters 3,0415.5003,3866.2144
Independent candidates 5,4399.8511
African Transformation Movement 1,1222.0301,1862.1811
Democratic Alliance 8091.4607711.4111
Batho Pele Movement 5541.0005961.0911
Alliance for Transformation for All 2870.5206141.1311
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 2920.5304150.7611
African Democrats 1920.3504100.7500
African People's Convention 1950.3501910.3500
Congress of the People 630.1103220.5900
Al Jama-ah 1550.280880.1600
Power of Africans Unity 00.0001420.2600
Total55,244100.003254,517100.003163
Valid votes55,24497.6454,51796.78
Invalid/blank votes1,3342.361,8133.22
Total votes56,578100.0056,330100.00
Registered voters/turnout122,43346.21122,43346.01

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. [6]

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
25 January 20235 African National Congress African National Congress
14 September 2023 [7] 1 African National Congress African National Congress
14 September 20232 African National Congress African National Congress

In a ward 5 by-election on 25 January, held after the death of the ANC councillor, the ANC candidate retained the seat for the party. [8]

References

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  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Mbhashe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Mbhashe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Mbhashe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mbhashe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  6. "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  7. Sussman, Wayne (14 September 2023). "By-elections: ANC retains two wards with ease in Mbhashe, E Cape". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  8. Sussman, Wayne (26 January 2023). "JANUARY BY-ELECTIONS: EFF retains key Polokwane ward, makes inroads in another Limpopo ward as ANC notches landslide E Cape win". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 26 January 2023.