Umvoti Local Municipality elections

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The Umvoti 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.

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In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifteen seats on the council. The party lost its majority in the election of 1 November 2021, obtaining a plurality of ten.

Results

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

Event ANC DA IFP OtherTotal
2000 election 5213020
2006 election 8112021
2011 election 1019222
2016 election 15111027
2021 election 1019727

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party 8,93161.7989,10462.96513
African National Congress 3,22922.3413,01920.8845
Democratic Alliance 1,58010.9321,58310.9502
Zibambeleni Development Organisation 5233.6207535.2100
Independent candidates 1901.3100
Total14,453100.001114,459100.00920
Valid votes14,45397.4214,45997.56
Invalid/blank votes3832.583622.44
Total votes14,836100.0014,821100.00
Registered voters/turnout34,54242.9534,54242.91

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party 10,76454.87810,64354.31412
African National Congress 7,24136.9137,48938.2258
Democratic Alliance 1,1165.6901,1295.7611
National Democratic Convention 3751.9103341.7000
Independent candidates 1230.6300
Total19,619100.001119,595100.001021
Valid votes19,61997.8719,59597.73
Invalid/blank votes4272.134552.27
Total votes20,046100.0020,050100.00
Registered voters/turnout39,41850.8539,41850.87

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 11,73342.42612,05243.58410
Inkatha Freedom Party 11,42641.31511,29540.8449
National Freedom Party 2,6109.4402,6389.5422
Democratic Alliance 1,5475.5901,4735.3311
Minority Front 3431.2401970.7100
Total27,659100.001127,655100.001122
Valid votes27,65997.9427,65598.20
Invalid/blank votes5832.065061.80
Total votes28,242100.0028,161100.00
Registered voters/turnout44,46463.5244,46463.33

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 19,86053.561020,05054.22515
Inkatha Freedom Party 14,85840.07415,07940.77711
Democratic Alliance 1,3203.5601,3703.7011
Economic Freedom Fighters 5991.6204831.3100
Independent candidates 4461.2000
Total37,083100.001436,982100.001327
Valid votes37,08398.2036,98298.34
Invalid/blank votes6781.806261.66
Total votes37,761100.0037,608100.00
Registered voters/turnout58,55064.4958,55064.23

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 11,84735.97611,92136.29410
Inkatha Freedom Party 10,79732.78511,11333.8349
Abantu Batho Congress 8,00424.3038,16224.8547
Democratic Alliance 7492.2707662.3311
Economic Freedom Fighters 5941.8005111.5600
Independent candidates 5111.5500
African Mantungwa Community 2460.7501580.4800
National Freedom Party 1130.3401370.4200
African Transformation Movement 750.230820.2500
Total32,936100.001432,850100.001327
Valid votes32,93698.5032,85098.03
Invalid/blank votes5011.506611.97
Total votes33,437100.0033,511100.00
Registered voters/turnout59,50156.2059,50156.32

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
31 May 2022 [6] 13 African National Congress African National Congress
3 August 2022 [7] 52405005 Inkatha Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom Party
5 April 2023 [8] 6 Inkatha Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom Party
19 June 2024 [9] 10 Abantu Batho Congress Inkatha Freedom Party


After the death of the previous ward two councillor, a by-election was held on 14 June 2023. In 2021, the African National Congress (ANC) won the ward with 47% of the vote. In the by-election, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) gained support from both the ANC and the Abantu Batho Congress (ABC), winning the ward with 53%, and becoming the largest party in the council. The ANC and ABC have a working arrangement, and together still make up a majority 16 of the 27 seats. [10]

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