The Nala Local Municipality council consists of twenty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining twelve 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifteen seats on the council.
In the election of 1 November 2021, the ANC lost its majority, winning twelve of the available twenty-four seats.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ANC | COPE | DA | EFF | FF+ | PAC | Other | Total |
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2000 election | 15 | - | 3 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 23 |
2006 election | 20 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
2011 election | 18 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
2016 election | 15 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | 24 |
2021 election | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | 2 | 24 |
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 | 11,017 | 63.53 | 11 | 11,490 | 67.14 | 4 | 15 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 2,868 | 16.54 | 0 | 2,904 | 16.97 | 4 | 4 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,735 | 10.01 | 1 | 1,853 | 10.83 | 2 | 3 | |
United Democratic Movement | 907 | 5.23 | 0 | 866 | 5.06 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 814 | 4.69 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 17,341 | 100.00 | 12 | 17,113 | 100.00 | 11 | 23 | |
Valid votes | 17,341 | 98.34 | 17,113 | 97.04 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 293 | 1.66 | 522 | 2.96 | ||||
Total votes | 17,634 | 100.00 | 17,635 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 37,075 | 47.56 | 37,075 | 47.57 |
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 | 16,668 | 84.82 | 12 | 16,597 | 84.54 | 8 | 20 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,277 | 6.50 | 0 | 1,245 | 6.34 | 2 | 2 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 636 | 3.24 | 0 | 557 | 2.84 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 561 | 2.85 | 0 | 576 | 2.93 | 1 | 1 | |
United Democratic Movement | 310 | 1.58 | 0 | 329 | 1.68 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 120 | 0.61 | 0 | 232 | 1.18 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent Democrats | 79 | 0.40 | 0 | 96 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 19,651 | 100.00 | 12 | 19,632 | 100.00 | 12 | 24 | |
Valid votes | 19,651 | 98.16 | 19,632 | 98.04 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 368 | 1.84 | 392 | 1.96 | ||||
Total votes | 20,019 | 100.00 | 20,024 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 40,051 | 49.98 | 40,051 | 50.00 |
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 | 14,912 | 73.50 | 11 | 15,205 | 74.60 | 7 | 18 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,744 | 13.53 | 1 | 2,700 | 13.25 | 2 | 3 | |
Congress of the People | 1,743 | 8.59 | 0 | 1,723 | 8.45 | 2 | 2 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 529 | 2.61 | 0 | 446 | 2.19 | 1 | 1 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 141 | 0.69 | 0 | 115 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 | |
United Democratic Movement | 107 | 0.53 | 0 | 102 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 112 | 0.55 | 0 | 92 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 20,288 | 100.00 | 12 | 20,383 | 100.00 | 12 | 24 | |
Valid votes | 20,288 | 98.08 | 20,383 | 98.53 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 398 | 1.92 | 304 | 1.47 | ||||
Total votes | 20,686 | 100.00 | 20,687 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 39,223 | 52.74 | 39,223 | 52.74 |
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 | 13,701 | 61.41 | 12 | 13,670 | 61.68 | 3 | 15 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,475 | 20.06 | 0 | 4,537 | 20.47 | 5 | 5 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,296 | 10.29 | 0 | 2,374 | 10.71 | 3 | 3 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 1,013 | 4.54 | 0 | 917 | 4.14 | 1 | 1 | |
Congress of the People | 282 | 1.26 | 0 | 228 | 1.03 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 185 | 0.83 | 0 | 184 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 198 | 0.89 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Agang South Africa | 92 | 0.41 | 0 | 93 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | |
African People's Convention | 10 | 0.04 | 0 | 114 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 | |
United Residents Front | 58 | 0.26 | 0 | 46 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 22,310 | 100.00 | 12 | 22,163 | 100.00 | 12 | 24 | |
Valid votes | 22,310 | 98.21 | 22,163 | 97.83 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 406 | 1.79 | 491 | 2.17 | ||||
Total votes | 22,716 | 100.00 | 22,654 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 40,437 | 56.18 | 40,437 | 56.02 |
In a by-election held on 5 September 2018, a ward previously held by an ANC councillor was won by the DA candidate. [5] Council composition was reconfigured as seen below:
Party | Ward | PR list | Total | |
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ANC | 11 | 3 | 14 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
FF Plus | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 12 | 12 | 24 |
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. [6]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 8,468 | 48.47 | 11 | 8,568 | 48.97 | 1 | 12 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,078 | 23.34 | 0 | 4,037 | 23.07 | 6 | 6 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,620 | 9.27 | 1 | 1,683 | 9.62 | 1 | 2 | |
Nala Community Forum | 1,432 | 8.20 | 0 | 1,495 | 8.54 | 2 | 2 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 1,080 | 6.18 | 0 | 1,025 | 5.86 | 2 | 2 | |
Forum for Service Delivery | 229 | 1.31 | 0 | 209 | 1.19 | 0 | 0 | |
African Transformation Movement | 130 | 0.74 | 0 | 164 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 284 | 1.63 | 0 | 0 | ||||
African Christian Democratic Party | 99 | 0.57 | 0 | 146 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 | |
Congress of the People | 43 | 0.25 | 0 | 94 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 6 | 0.03 | 0 | 77 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 17,469 | 100.00 | 12 | 17,498 | 100.00 | 12 | 24 | |
Valid votes | 17,469 | 98.41 | 17,498 | 98.02 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 283 | 1.59 | 353 | 1.98 | ||||
Total votes | 17,752 | 100.00 | 17,851 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 37,963 | 46.76 | 37,963 | 47.02 |
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.
Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
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14 February 2024 [7] | 11 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
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