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uMshwathi Local Municipality elections

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The uMshwathi Local Municipality council consists of twent-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 sixteen seats.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF IFP Other Total
2000 election 11 1 - 7 3 22
2006 election 14 2 - 5 1 22
2011 election 19 2 - 3 2 26
2016 election 20 2 1 4 0 27
2021 election 16 2 3 4 2 27

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress8,08350.8687,97850.32311
Inkatha Freedom Party4,91030.8924,96931.3457
Alliance of Associated Residents of KZ2211,69810.6811,5539.8012
Democratic Alliance7654.8101,0176.4111
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania2361.4803382.1311
Independent candidates2021.2700
Total15,894100.001115,855100.001122
Valid votes15,89497.4015,85597.23
Invalid/blank votes4242.604522.77
Total votes16,318100.0016,307100.00
Registered voters/turnout36,30844.9436,30844.91

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress12,65761.601113,15664.42314
Inkatha Freedom Party4,51721.9804,63222.6855
Democratic Alliance1,3326.4801,3776.7422
Independent candidates1,0865.2900
African Christian Democratic Party4832.3505752.8211
National Democratic Convention3361.6404402.1500
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1360.6602431.1900
Total20,547100.001120,423100.001122
Valid votes20,54797.7520,42397.46
Invalid/blank votes4742.255322.54
Total votes21,021100.0020,955100.00
Registered voters/turnout40,74351.5940,74351.43

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress22,69870.081324,25474.79619
Inkatha Freedom Party3,41510.5403,41810.5433
National Freedom Party2,0286.2602,0776.4022
Democratic Alliance1,9816.1202,0726.3922
Independent candidates1,5114.6700
African Christian Democratic Party3661.1303521.0900
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania3911.2102550.7900
Total32,390100.001332,428100.001326
Valid votes32,39097.7132,42897.65
Invalid/blank votes7582.297822.35
Total votes33,148100.0033,210100.00
Registered voters/turnout49,54066.9149,54067.04

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress26,12070.431427,19674.96620
Inkatha Freedom Party4,33611.6904,40112.1344
Democratic Alliance2,9247.8803,0748.4722
Independent candidates2,4546.6200
Economic Freedom Fighters1,0962.9601,2913.5611
African Christian Democratic Party1570.4203190.8800
Total37,087100.001436,281100.001327
Valid votes37,08798.1036,28196.50
Invalid/blank votes7171.901,3173.50
Total votes37,804100.0037,598100.00
Registered voters/turnout55,84667.6955,84667.32

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress17,29459.191417,11558.54216
Inkatha Freedom Party4,15514.2204,55415.5844
Economic Freedom Fighters3,60512.3403,65612.5033
Democratic Alliance1,9736.7501,9456.6522
Abantu Batho Congress1,1864.0601,2204.1711
Patriotic Alliance3991.3704801.6411
Independent candidates3961.3600
African Christian Democratic Party1160.4001490.5100
National Freedom Party940.3201190.4100
Total29,218100.001429,238100.001327
Valid votes29,21897.4129,23897.70
Invalid/blank votes7762.596872.30
Total votes29,994100.0029,925100.00
Registered voters/turnout56,82252.7956,82252.66

By-elections from November 2021

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.[6]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
8 March 2023 12 African National Congress African National Congress
13 March 2024[7] 6 African National Congress African National Congress

In a ward 12 by-election, held on 8 March 2023 after the death of the ANC councillor, the ANC narrowly retained the ward after a large swing to the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP).[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — uMshwathi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — uMshwathi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — uMshwathi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — uMshwathi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — uMshwathi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  7. ^ Sussman, Wayne (14 March 2024). "IFP trounces ANC again in KZN, sweeping three wards". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  8. ^ Sussman, Wayne (9 March 2023). "MARCH BY-ELECTIONS: IFP gives ANC wake-up call as it makes huge inroads in KwaZulu-Natal wards". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 9 March 2023.