Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality elections

Last updated January 10, 2023

The Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	IND	IFP	NFP	Other	Total
2000 election	10	1	-	0	12	-	-	23
2006 election	16	1	-	0	5	-	1	23
2011 election	18	1	-	-	2	3	0	24
2016 election	20	1	2	2	2	-	-	27
2021 election	18	1	3	1	2	1	1	27

December 2000 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Inkatha Freedom Party	9,528	51.50	8	9,657	52.19	4	12
	African National Congress	7,895	42.67	4	7,923	42.82	6	10
	Democratic Alliance	635	3.43	0	924	4.99	1	1
	Independent candidates	444	2.40	0				0
Total		18,502	100.00	12	18,504	100.00	11	23

Valid votes		18,502	97.53		18,504	97.46
Invalid/blank votes		468	2.47		482	2.54
Total votes		18,970	100.00		18,986	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		38,804	48.89		38,804	48.93

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	14,456	68.55	11	14,421	68.40	5	16
	Inkatha Freedom Party	5,078	24.08	1	5,082	24.11	4	5
	National Democratic Convention	577	2.74	0	649	3.08	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	497	2.36	0	548	2.60	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	426	2.02	0	382	1.81	0	0
	Independent candidates	53	0.25	0				0
Total		21,087	100.00	12	21,082	100.00	11	23

Valid votes		21,087	97.75		21,082	97.83
Invalid/blank votes		485	2.25		468	2.17
Total votes		21,572	100.00		21,550	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		40,413	53.38		40,413	53.32

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	19,824	74.20	12	20,110	75.55	6	18
	National Freedom Party	3,496	13.09	0	3,182	11.95	3	3
	Inkatha Freedom Party	2,053	7.68	0	2,015	7.57	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	1,146	4.29	0	1,065	4.00	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	168	0.63	0	153	0.57	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	30	0.11	0	93	0.35	0	0
Total		26,717	100.00	12	26,618	100.00	12	24

Valid votes		26,717	97.96		26,618	98.07
Invalid/blank votes		557	2.04		524	1.93
Total votes		27,274	100.00		27,142	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		45,216	60.32		45,216	60.03

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	25,842	72.24	12	28,296	79.84	8	20
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,983	8.34	0	3,084	8.70	2	2
	Inkatha Freedom Party	2,778	7.77	0	2,846	8.03	2	2
	Independent candidates	3,070	8.58	2				2
	Democratic Alliance	1,099	3.07	0	1,213	3.42	1	1
Total		35,772	100.00	14	35,439	100.00	13	27

Valid votes		35,772	97.29		35,439	96.73
Invalid/blank votes		997	2.71		1,199	3.27
Total votes		36,769	100.00		36,638	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		57,399	64.06		57,399	63.83

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
	African National Congress	18,094	61.68	13	18,694	64.42	5	18
	Economic Freedom Fighters	3,375	11.50	0	3,698	12.74	3	3
	Inkatha Freedom Party	2,043	6.96	0	2,790	9.61	2	2
	Independent candidates	3,280	11.18	1				1
	Democratic Alliance	1,026	3.50	0	1,104	3.80	1	1
	African Independent Congress	813	2.77	0	1,046	3.60	1	1
	National Freedom Party	187	0.64	0	944	3.25	1	1
	People's Freedom Party	210	0.72	0	178	0.61	0	0
	Abantu Batho Congress	114	0.39	0	152	0.52	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	68	0.23	0	194	0.67	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	99	0.34	0	127	0.44	0	0
	South African Peoples Movement	27	0.09	0	92	0.32	0	0
Total		29,336	100.00	14	29,019	100.00	13	27

Valid votes		29,336	96.22		29,019	95.89
Invalid/blank votes		1,154	3.78		1,245	4.11
Total votes		30,490	100.00		30,264	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		57,551	52.98		57,551	52.59

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References

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↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Ubuhlebezwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Ubuhlebezwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ubuhlebezwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

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[2] "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Ubuhlebezwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

[3] "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Ubuhlebezwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

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