UMfolozi Local Municipality elections

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The uMfolozi Local Municipality council consists of thirty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eighteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eighteen wards, while the remaining seventeen 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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The municipality was enlarged at the time of the South African municipal election, 2016 when part of the disbanded Ntambanana Local Municipality was merged into it. [1]

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

In the election of 1 November 2021 the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of eighteen seats.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF IFP NFP OtherTotal
2000 election 61-18--25
2006 election 91-14-125
2011 election 170-103030
2016 election 170115-033
2021 election 1303181035

December 2000 election

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election. [2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party 14,63073.651314,33172.26518
African National Congress 5,08025.5804,92324.8266
Democratic Alliance 1530.7705792.9211
Total19,863100.001319,833100.001225
Valid votes19,86396.9319,83396.94
Invalid/blank votes6293.076253.06
Total votes20,492100.0020,458100.00
Registered voters/turnout42,64948.0542,64947.97

March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election. [3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party 15,28056.66914,99055.75514
African National Congress 10,02137.16410,24238.0959
National Democratic Convention 7562.8008353.1111
Democratic Alliance 4631.7205402.0111
African Christian Democratic Party 2921.0802811.0500
Independent candidates 1560.5800
Total26,968100.001326,888100.001225
Valid votes26,96898.4326,88898.27
Invalid/blank votes4311.574731.73
Total votes27,399100.0027,361100.00
Registered voters/turnout47,49457.6947,49457.61

May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election. [4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 21,31153.761022,08155.84717
Inkatha Freedom Party 12,89432.53512,40031.36510
National Freedom Party 4,40611.1204,41711.1733
Democratic Alliance 4951.2506481.6400
Independent candidates 5331.3400
Total39,639100.001539,546100.001530
Valid votes39,63998.0339,54698.20
Invalid/blank votes7981.977231.80
Total votes40,437100.0040,269100.00
Registered voters/turnout59,14168.3759,14168.09

August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election. [5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 22,50147.34824,37451.36917
Inkatha Freedom Party 20,97644.13920,74743.72615
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,5183.1901,4913.1411
Independent candidates 1,8263.8400
Democratic Alliance 7131.5008471.7800
Total47,534100.001747,459100.001633
Valid votes47,53498.3547,45998.37
Invalid/blank votes7971.657871.63
Total votes48,331100.0048,246100.00
Registered voters/turnout74,34165.0174,34164.90

November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. [6]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party 18,88448.831419,57250.57418
African National Congress 14,62237.81414,23036.77913
Economic Freedom Fighters 3,2238.3303,3598.6833
Independent candidates 6321.6300
National Freedom Party 2920.7603040.7911
Democratic Alliance 3030.7802720.7000
African Independent Congress 1450.3703750.9700
Abantu Batho Congress 1700.4401610.4200
African People's Movement 1090.2801250.3200
African Christian Democratic Party 1000.260930.2400
South Africa Vuka Movement 870.220690.1800
African Mantungwa Community 530.140530.1400
African Transformation Movement 230.060530.1400
United Christian Democratic Party 310.080340.0900
Total38,674100.001838,700100.001735
Valid votes38,67498.3538,70098.35
Invalid/blank votes6471.656481.65
Total votes39,321100.0039,348100.00
Registered voters/turnout74,08153.0874,08153.11

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
3 August 2022 [7] 52801003 Inkatha Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom Party

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References

  1. ↑ "Ntambanana municipality to dissolve in September". Zululand Observer. 22 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Mfolozi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Mfolozi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Mfolozi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Mfolozi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mfolozi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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