The Mnquma 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.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | AIC | ANC | COPE | DA | EFF | PAC | UDM | Other | Total |
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2000 election | — | 40 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 17 | 0 | 61 |
2006 election | — | 49 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | 0 | 61 |
2011 election | — | 47 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 62 |
2016 election | 1 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 62 |
2021 election | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 63 |
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election. [1]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 36,167 | 64.05 | 29 | 37,024 | 65.89 | 11 | 40 | |
United Democratic Movement | 15,371 | 27.22 | 2 | 14,699 | 26.16 | 15 | 17 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 2,013 | 3.57 | 0 | 2,541 | 4.52 | 3 | 3 | |
Democratic Alliance | 511 | 0.91 | 0 | 1,924 | 3.42 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 2,402 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 56,464 | 100.00 | 31 | 56,188 | 100.00 | 30 | 61 | |
Valid votes | 56,464 | 96.67 | 56,188 | 95.69 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,946 | 3.33 | 2,528 | 4.31 | ||||
Total votes | 58,410 | 100.00 | 58,716 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 108,102 | 54.03 | 108,102 | 54.32 |
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election. [2]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 53,700 | 78.80 | 31 | 54,233 | 79.67 | 18 | 49 | |
United Democratic Movement | 8,148 | 11.96 | 0 | 9,393 | 13.80 | 8 | 8 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,562 | 3.76 | 0 | 2,608 | 3.83 | 2 | 2 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,700 | 2.49 | 0 | 1,834 | 2.69 | 2 | 2 | |
Independent candidates | 2,034 | 2.98 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 68,144 | 100.00 | 31 | 68,068 | 100.00 | 30 | 61 | |
Valid votes | 68,144 | 97.71 | 68,068 | 97.56 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,594 | 2.29 | 1,700 | 2.44 | ||||
Total votes | 69,738 | 100.00 | 69,768 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 120,953 | 57.66 | 120,953 | 57.68 |
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election. [3]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 48,440 | 73.47 | 31 | 50,346 | 76.44 | 16 | 47 | |
Congress of the People | 7,296 | 11.07 | 0 | 7,445 | 11.30 | 7 | 7 | |
United Democratic Movement | 4,192 | 6.36 | 0 | 3,968 | 6.02 | 4 | 4 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,287 | 3.47 | 0 | 2,228 | 3.38 | 2 | 2 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,225 | 1.86 | 0 | 1,053 | 1.60 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 1,999 | 3.03 | 0 | 0 | ||||
African Christian Democratic Party | 422 | 0.64 | 0 | 290 | 0.44 | 1 | 1 | |
African People's Convention | 75 | 0.11 | 0 | 533 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 65,936 | 100.00 | 31 | 65,863 | 100.00 | 31 | 62 | |
Valid votes | 65,936 | 98.10 | 65,863 | 98.00 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,274 | 1.90 | 1,343 | 2.00 | ||||
Total votes | 67,210 | 100.00 | 67,206 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 123,140 | 54.58 | 123,140 | 54.58 |
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election. [4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 48,249 | 76.54 | 31 | 46,693 | 74.15 | 17 | 48 | |
United Democratic Movement | 4,492 | 7.13 | 0 | 4,738 | 7.52 | 5 | 5 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,993 | 4.75 | 0 | 2,931 | 4.65 | 3 | 3 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,713 | 4.30 | 0 | 3,183 | 5.05 | 3 | 3 | |
African Independent Congress | 78 | 0.12 | 0 | 2,699 | 4.29 | 1 | 1 | |
Congress of the People | 1,280 | 2.03 | 0 | 1,429 | 2.27 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 1,971 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 776 | 1.23 | 0 | 615 | 0.98 | 1 | 1 | |
United Congress | 275 | 0.44 | 0 | 425 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 200 | 0.32 | 0 | 198 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | |
Kingdom Governance Movement | 8 | 0.01 | 0 | 60 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 63,035 | 100.00 | 31 | 62,971 | 100.00 | 31 | 62 | |
Valid votes | 63,035 | 97.76 | 62,971 | 97.48 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,444 | 2.24 | 1,626 | 2.52 | ||||
Total votes | 64,479 | 100.00 | 64,597 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 126,195 | 51.09 | 126,195 | 51.19 |
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. [5]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 35,150 | 70.00 | 32 | 35,458 | 70.58 | 13 | 45 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,766 | 7.50 | 0 | 3,845 | 7.65 | 5 | 5 | |
United Democratic Movement | 3,600 | 7.17 | 0 | 3,815 | 7.59 | 5 | 5 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,579 | 3.14 | 0 | 1,423 | 2.83 | 2 | 2 | |
African Transformation Movement | 1,106 | 2.20 | 0 | 1,153 | 2.30 | 2 | 2 | |
Congress of the People | 1,020 | 2.03 | 0 | 1,083 | 2.16 | 1 | 1 | |
Democratic Alliance | 901 | 1.79 | 0 | 978 | 1.95 | 1 | 1 | |
Batho Pele Movement | 915 | 1.82 | 0 | 803 | 1.60 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 1,506 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||
African Independent Congress | 138 | 0.27 | 0 | 914 | 1.82 | 1 | 1 | |
African People's Convention | 139 | 0.28 | 0 | 206 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | |
African Democrats | 123 | 0.24 | 0 | 124 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 102 | 0.20 | 0 | 109 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | |
God Save Africa | 81 | 0.16 | 0 | 114 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | |
African Multicultural Economic Congress | 65 | 0.13 | 0 | 114 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 25 | 0.05 | 0 | 100 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 50,216 | 100.00 | 32 | 50,239 | 100.00 | 31 | 63 | |
Valid votes | 50,216 | 98.21 | 50,239 | 98.07 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 915 | 1.79 | 988 | 1.93 | ||||
Total votes | 51,131 | 100.00 | 51,227 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 121,099 | 42.22 | 121,099 | 42.30 |
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.
Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
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15 Jun 2022 [6] | 21202003 | African National Congress | African National Congress | ||
14 Aug 2024 [7] | 18 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
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