The Ndwedwe Local Municipality council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 reduced majority of nineteen seats.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 election | 9 | 1 | - | 27 | 0 | 37 |
2006 election | 18 | 1 | - | 17 | 1 | 37 |
2011 election | 25 | 1 | - | 5 | 6 | 37 |
2016 election | 27 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 37 |
2021 election | 19 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 37 |
Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections |
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Inkatha Freedom Party | 22,009 | 73.59 | 16 | 21,956 | 73.13 | 11 | 27 | |
African National Congress | 6,735 | 22.52 | 3 | 6,769 | 22.55 | 6 | 9 | |
Democratic Alliance | 850 | 2.84 | 0 | 1,297 | 4.32 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 312 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 29,906 | 100.00 | 19 | 30,022 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 | |
Valid votes | 29,906 | 96.91 | 30,022 | 97.19 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 952 | 3.09 | 868 | 2.81 | ||||
Total votes | 30,858 | 100.00 | 30,890 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 60,897 | 50.67 | 60,897 | 50.72 |
Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections |
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 16,482 | 49.16 | 10 | 16,777 | 49.96 | 8 | 18 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 15,201 | 45.34 | 9 | 14,789 | 44.04 | 8 | 17 | |
Democratic Alliance | 971 | 2.90 | 0 | 994 | 2.96 | 1 | 1 | |
National Democratic Convention | 874 | 2.61 | 0 | 1,021 | 3.04 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 33,528 | 100.00 | 19 | 33,581 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 | |
Valid votes | 33,528 | 97.75 | 33,581 | 97.68 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 770 | 2.25 | 799 | 2.32 | ||||
Total votes | 34,298 | 100.00 | 34,380 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 63,990 | 53.60 | 63,990 | 53.73 |
Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections |
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 26,558 | 65.75 | 19 | 27,553 | 68.27 | 6 | 25 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 5,872 | 14.54 | 0 | 5,700 | 14.12 | 5 | 5 | |
National Freedom Party | 5,823 | 14.42 | 0 | 5,589 | 13.85 | 5 | 5 | |
Democratic Alliance | 747 | 1.85 | 0 | 628 | 1.56 | 1 | 1 | |
African People's Convention | 370 | 0.92 | 0 | 388 | 0.96 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 591 | 1.46 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Congress of the People | 194 | 0.48 | 0 | 191 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | |
Azanian People's Organisation | 143 | 0.35 | 0 | 209 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | |
South African Democratic Congress | 95 | 0.24 | 0 | 101 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 40,393 | 100.00 | 19 | 40,359 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 | |
Valid votes | 40,393 | 97.86 | 40,359 | 98.04 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 882 | 2.14 | 806 | 1.96 | ||||
Total votes | 41,275 | 100.00 | 41,165 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 63,889 | 64.60 | 63,889 | 64.43 |
Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections |
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 33,212 | 72.36 | 18 | 33,393 | 73.05 | 9 | 27 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 9,591 | 20.90 | 1 | 9,121 | 19.95 | 7 | 8 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,601 | 3.49 | 0 | 1,637 | 3.58 | 1 | 1 | |
Democratic Alliance | 801 | 1.75 | 0 | 758 | 1.66 | 1 | 1 | |
African People's Convention | 346 | 0.75 | 0 | 449 | 0.98 | 0 | 0 | |
Azanian People's Organisation | 183 | 0.40 | 0 | 134 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | |
Ubumbano Lwesizwe Sabangoni | 159 | 0.35 | 0 | 106 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | |
People's Revolutionary Movement | 3 | 0.01 | 0 | 113 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 45,896 | 100.00 | 19 | 45,711 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 | |
Valid votes | 45,896 | 97.94 | 45,711 | 97.97 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 967 | 2.06 | 947 | 2.03 | ||||
Total votes | 46,863 | 100.00 | 46,658 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 72,851 | 64.33 | 72,851 | 64.05 |
Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections |
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 20,579 | 53.93 | 16 | 19,803 | 50.56 | 3 | 19 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 9,757 | 25.57 | 3 | 12,272 | 31.33 | 8 | 11 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,982 | 10.44 | 0 | 3,695 | 9.43 | 4 | 4 | |
African Freedom Revolution | 611 | 1.60 | 0 | 556 | 1.42 | 1 | 1 | |
Democratic Alliance | 563 | 1.48 | 0 | 469 | 1.20 | 1 | 1 | |
African Independent Congress | 270 | 0.71 | 0 | 697 | 1.78 | 1 | 1 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 389 | 1.02 | 0 | 364 | 0.93 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent Alliance | 341 | 0.89 | 0 | 403 | 1.03 | 0 | 0 | |
National Freedom Party | 314 | 0.82 | 0 | 280 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 572 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | ||||
African Transformation Movement | 255 | 0.67 | 0 | 207 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 | |
United Independent Movement | 272 | 0.71 | 0 | 185 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | |
African People First | 127 | 0.33 | 0 | 128 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | |
Abantu Batho Congress | 127 | 0.33 | 0 | 111 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 38,159 | 100.00 | 19 | 39,170 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 | |
Valid votes | 38,159 | 95.46 | 39,170 | 97.35 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,813 | 4.54 | 1,066 | 2.65 | ||||
Total votes | 39,972 | 100.00 | 40,236 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 73,368 | 54.48 | 73,368 | 54.84 |