Ngwathe Local Municipality elections

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The Ngwathe Local Municipality council (within the South African Fezile Dabi District Municipality) consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

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In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-four seats on the council.

In the election of 1 November 2021 the ANC won a reduced majority of twenty-one seats.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF FF+ PAC OtherTotal
2000 election 268--1136
2006 election 305-11138
2011 election 289-10139
2016 election 24831-136
2021 election 21753-137

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 20,63271.771520,47471.211126
Democratic Alliance 6,48022.5436,46122.4758
Alliance 2000+ 8663.0108602.9911
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 5932.0605942.0711
United Democratic Movement 1420.4902090.7300
Inkatha Freedom Party 1530.5300
Independent candidates 350.1200
Total28,748100.001828,751100.001836
Valid votes28,74898.1628,75198.10
Invalid/blank votes5381.845581.90
Total votes29,286100.0029,309100.00
Registered voters/turnout58,41850.1358,41850.17

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 23,64277.411723,50477.441330
Democratic Alliance 3,87512.6923,83312.6335
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 1,1563.7901,0293.3911
Freedom Front Plus 1,0433.4201,0253.3811
Belastingbetalersverening van Parys 7062.3107312.4111
United Democratic Movement 800.2602310.7600
Independent candidates 380.1200
Total30,540100.001930,353100.001938
Valid votes30,54098.2730,35398.07
Invalid/blank votes5381.735971.93
Total votes31,078100.0030,950100.00
Registered voters/turnout62,76649.5162,76649.31

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 26,58171.991826,60371.681028
Democratic Alliance 8,28322.4328,08121.7779
Freedom Front Plus 1,1303.0609592.5811
Congress of the People 3270.8909712.6211
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 2790.7601820.4900
Belastingbetalersverening van Parys 2570.700870.2300
African People's Convention 660.1802310.6200
Total36,923100.002037,114100.001939
Valid votes36,92398.3937,11498.84
Invalid/blank votes6041.614361.16
Total votes37,527100.0037,550100.00
Registered voters/turnout64,31658.3564,31658.38

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 25,71465.491725,55564.99724
Democratic Alliance 8,98822.8918,73222.2178
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,6356.7103,2488.2633
Freedom Front Plus 1,2603.2101,1923.0311
Congress of the People 4091.0404511.1500
African Christian Democratic Party 1320.3401440.3700
Independent candidates 1290.3300
Total39,267100.001839,322100.001836
Valid votes39,26798.5539,32298.58
Invalid/blank votes5771.455671.42
Total votes39,844100.0039,889100.00
Registered voters/turnout67,87758.7067,87758.77

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 15,91355.511816,02055.80321
Democratic Alliance 5,48919.1515,53219.2767
Economic Freedom Fighters 3,76413.1303,91313.6355
Freedom Front Plus 1,8296.3801,8326.3833
Ngwathe Residents Association 7512.6207382.5711
African Christian Democratic Party 2100.7302200.7700
Independent candidates 4121.4400
African Transformation Movement 1270.4401410.4900
Patriotic Alliance 740.2601050.3700
United Independent Movement 450.160550.1900
Activists Movement of South Africa 420.150350.1200
Inkatha Freedom Party 00.000680.2400
Forum for Service Delivery 90.030520.1800
Total28,665100.001928,711100.001837
Valid votes28,66598.2728,71198.20
Invalid/blank votes5061.735261.80
Total votes29,171100.0029,237100.00
Registered voters/turnout63,78345.7363,78345.84

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since November 2021. [6]

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
28 Aug 2024 [7] 7 African National Congress African National Congress

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