UMngeni Local Municipality elections

Last updated March 28, 2023

The uMngeni Local Municipality council consists of twenty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councilors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	Other
2000 election	11	8	2
2006 election	12	8	1
2011 election	14	9	0
2016 election	13	10	0
2021 election	10	13	0

December 2000 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.^[1]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	9,814	54.60	5	9,725	53.95	6	11
	Democratic Alliance	6,484	36.07	5	6,485	35.98	3	8
	Inkatha Freedom Party	1,573	8.75	1	1,670	9.26	1	2
	Minority Front	75	0.42	0	145	0.80	0	0
	Independent candidates	30	0.17	0				0
Total		17,976	100.00	11	18,025	100.00	10	21

Valid votes		17,976	98.37		18,025	98.52
Invalid/blank votes		297	1.63		271	1.48
Total votes		18,273	100.00		18,296	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		32,209	56.73		32,209	56.80

March 2006 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	11,898	57.65	7	11,782	57.35	5	12
	Democratic Alliance	7,109	34.45	4	7,246	35.27	4	8
	Inkatha Freedom Party	810	3.92	0	934	4.55	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	300	1.45	0	268	1.30	0	0
	Minority Front	252	1.22	0	205	1.00	0	0
	National Democratic Convention	115	0.56	0	109	0.53	0	0
	Independent candidates	153	0.74	0				0
Total		20,637	100.00	11	20,544	100.00	10	21

Valid votes		20,637	97.86		20,544	98.31
Invalid/blank votes		452	2.14		353	1.69
Total votes		21,089	100.00		20,897	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		36,708	57.45		36,708	56.93

May 2011 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	16,206	54.39	8	17,517	59.32	6	14
	Democratic Alliance	11,253	37.77	4	11,292	38.24	5	9
	Independent candidates	1,639	5.50	0				0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	527	1.77	0	523	1.77	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	171	0.57	0	197	0.67	0	0
Total		29,796	100.00	12	29,529	100.00	11	23

Valid votes		29,796	98.70		29,529	98.26
Invalid/blank votes		391	1.30		524	1.74
Total votes		30,187	100.00		30,053	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		44,832	67.33		44,832	67.03

August 2016 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	19,347	55.67	8	19,469	55.91	5	13
	Democratic Alliance	14,306	41.17	4	14,301	41.07	6	10
	Economic Freedom Fighters	489	1.41	0	484	1.39	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	387	1.11	0	385	1.11	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	190	0.55	0	183	0.53	0	0
	Congress of the People	31	0.09	0				0
Total		34,750	100.00	12	34,822	100.00	11	23

Valid votes		34,750	99.15		34,822	99.07
Invalid/blank votes		297	0.85		327	0.93
Total votes		35,047	100.00		35,149	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		51,564	67.97		51,564	68.17

November 2021 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Democratic Alliance	14,035	46.47	5	14,310	48.37	8	13
	African National Congress	11,100	36.75	8	12,319	41.64	2	10
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,122	7.03	0	2,019	6.82	2	2
	Independent candidates	2,256	7.47	0				0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	277	0.92	0	401	1.36	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	270	0.89	0	295	1.00	0	0
	National Freedom Party	44	0.15	0	73	0.25	0	0
	Abantu Batho Congress	44	0.15	0	59	0.20	0	0
	The Organic Humanity Movement	39	0.13	0	53	0.18	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	13	0.04	0	54	0.18	0	0
Total		30,200	100.00	13	29,583	100.00	12	25

Valid votes		30,200	97.86		29,583	98.50
Invalid/blank votes		660	2.14		450	1.50
Total votes		30,860	100.00		30,033	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		54,063	57.08		54,063	55.55

Related Research Articles

The Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality council consists of seventy-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-six wards, while the remaining thirty-five 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 forty-seven seats on the council.

The uMuziwabantu Local Municipality council consists of twenty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining ten 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 fourteen seats on the council.

The Vulamehlo Local Municipality council consisted of twenty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining ten were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirteen seats on the council.

The Moqhaka Local Municipality council consists of forty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-two wards, while the remaining twenty-two are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

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.

The Nketoana Local Municipality council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

The Phumelela Local Municipality council consists of sixteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining eight are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

The Impendle Local Municipality council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

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

The Dannhauser Local Municipality council consists of twenty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen 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.

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.

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

The Dikgatlong Local Municipality municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

The Maphumulo Local Municipality council consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining eleven are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

The Mpofana Local Municipality council consists of nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining four 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 seven seats on the council.

The Greater Kokstad Local Municipality council consists of nineteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining nine are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

The Ngqushwa Local Municipality council consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining eleven 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 eighteen seats.

The !Kheis Local Municipality council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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) lost its majority, but remained the largest party with five seats.

The Siyathemba Local Municipality council in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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) lost its majority, but remains the largest party, with five seats.

The Dipaleseng Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The council consists of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six 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 eight seats.

References

↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — uMngeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — uMngeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — uMngeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — uMngeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — uMngeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — uMngeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[2] "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — uMngeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[3] "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — uMngeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[4] "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — uMngeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[5] "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — uMngeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]