Nongoma Local Municipality elections

Last updated September 22, 2023

The Nongoma Local Municipality council consists of forty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-one wards, while the remaining twenty-one 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	EFF	IFP	NFP	Other	Total
2000 election	1	0	-	37	-	-	38
2006 election	2	1	-	35	-	0	38
2011 election	6	0	-	17	19	0	42
2016 election	13	5	2	22	-	0	42
2021 election	8	0	2	21	13	1	45

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	34,681	96.49	19	34,906	96.94	18	37
	African National Congress	788	2.19	0	676	1.88	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	475	1.32	0	427	1.19	0	0
Total		35,944	100.00	19	36,009	100.00	19	38

Valid votes		35,944	98.75		36,009	98.82
Invalid/blank votes		454	1.25		429	1.18
Total votes		36,398	100.00		36,438	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		66,538	54.70		66,538	54.76

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
	Inkatha Freedom Party	39,163	93.64	19	38,983	92.93	16	35
	African National Congress	1,869	4.47	0	2,254	5.37	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	773	1.85	0	460	1.10	1	1
	National Democratic Convention	18	0.04	0	252	0.60	0	0
Total		41,823	100.00	19	41,949	100.00	19	38

Valid votes		41,823	98.09		41,949	98.38
Invalid/blank votes		813	1.91		689	1.62
Total votes		42,636	100.00		42,638	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		72,517	58.79		72,517	58.80

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
	National Freedom Party	23,079	44.49	13	22,984	44.14	6	19
	Inkatha Freedom Party	21,138	40.75	8	21,277	40.86	9	17
	African National Congress	6,807	13.12	0	7,435	14.28	6	6
	Independent candidates	675	1.30	0				0
	Democratic Alliance	179	0.35	0	380	0.73	0	0
Total		51,878	100.00	21	52,076	100.00	21	42

Valid votes		51,878	98.53		52,076	98.65
Invalid/blank votes		773	1.47		712	1.35
Total votes		52,651	100.00		52,788	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		81,552	64.56		81,552	64.73

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
	Inkatha Freedom Party	29,104	53.19	21	29,073	52.73	1	22
	African National Congress	17,020	31.11	0	16,861	30.58	13	13
	Democratic Alliance	6,559	11.99	0	7,473	13.55	5	5
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,970	3.60	0	1,725	3.13	2	2
	Independent candidates	61	0.11	0				0
Total		54,714	100.00	21	55,132	100.00	21	42

Valid votes		54,714	98.29		55,132	98.88
Invalid/blank votes		954	1.71		627	1.12
Total votes		55,668	100.00		55,759	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		96,207	57.86		96,207	57.96

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
	Inkatha Freedom Party	22,376	45.08	20	23,568	47.12	1	21
	National Freedom Party	14,557	29.33	3	14,819	29.62	10	13
	African National Congress	8,453	17.03	0	8,411	16.81	8	8
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,922	3.87	0	1,885	3.77	2	2
	Independent candidates	1,059	2.13	0				0
	National People's Front	423	0.85	0	509	1.02	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	323	0.65	0	326	0.65	0	0
	Democratic Alliance	301	0.61	0	306	0.61	0	0
	Abantu Batho Congress	133	0.27	0	91	0.18	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	51	0.10	0	49	0.10	0	0
	African People's Movement	39	0.08	0	58	0.12	0	0
Total		49,637	100.00	23	50,022	100.00	22	45

Valid votes		49,637	98.64		50,022	98.63
Invalid/blank votes		684	1.36		697	1.37
Total votes		50,321	100.00		50,719	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		98,137	51.28		98,137	51.68

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.

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
5 April 2023^[6]	6		Inkatha Freedom Party		Inkatha Freedom Party

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References

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↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Nongoma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Nongoma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Nongoma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Nongoma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
↑ Sussman, Wayne (6 April 2023). "APRIL BY-ELECTIONS: Key Tshwane win gives ANC a motivation boost while DA suffers low-turnout blow". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

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[1] "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Nongoma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[2] "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Nongoma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[3] "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Nongoma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[4] "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Nongoma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[5] "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Nongoma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[6] Sussman, Wayne (6 April 2023). "APRIL BY-ELECTIONS: Key Tshwane win gives ANC a motivation boost while DA suffers low-turnout blow". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

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