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The Umzumbe Local Municipality council consists of thirty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining nineteen 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 twenty-one seats on the council.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 election | 12 | 2 | - | 23 | 0 | 37 |
2006 election | 20 | 1 | - | 16 | 0 | 37 |
2011 election | 26 | 1 | - | 2 | 9 | 38 |
2016 election | 30 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 39 |
2021 election | 21 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 39 |
Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections |
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Inkatha Freedom Party | 18,737 | 60.56 | 18 | 18,956 | 61.13 | 5 | 23 | |
African National Congress | 10,348 | 33.44 | 1 | 10,364 | 33.42 | 11 | 12 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,654 | 5.35 | 0 | 1,688 | 5.44 | 2 | 2 | |
Independent candidates | 203 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 30,942 | 100.00 | 19 | 31,008 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 | |
Valid votes | 30,942 | 96.90 | 31,008 | 97.29 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 990 | 3.10 | 865 | 2.71 | ||||
Total votes | 31,932 | 100.00 | 31,873 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 64,479 | 49.52 | 64,479 | 49.43 |
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 | 19,191 | 54.70 | 14 | 19,595 | 55.86 | 6 | 20 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 14,733 | 42.00 | 5 | 14,648 | 41.76 | 11 | 16 | |
Democratic Alliance | 661 | 1.88 | 0 | 834 | 2.38 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 497 | 1.42 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 35,082 | 100.00 | 19 | 35,077 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 | |
Valid votes | 35,082 | 97.39 | 35,077 | 97.29 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 942 | 2.61 | 978 | 2.71 | ||||
Total votes | 36,024 | 100.00 | 36,055 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 68,248 | 52.78 | 68,248 | 52.83 |
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 | 29,210 | 70.26 | 18 | 29,802 | 68.53 | 8 | 26 | |
National Freedom Party | 9,412 | 22.64 | 0 | 7,442 | 17.11 | 8 | 8 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 4,605 | 10.59 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Democratic Alliance | 815 | 1.96 | 0 | 579 | 1.33 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 1,110 | 2.67 | 1 | 1 | ||||
African People's Convention | 474 | 1.14 | 0 | 472 | 1.09 | 0 | 0 | |
Congress of the People | 434 | 1.04 | 0 | 405 | 0.93 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 119 | 0.29 | 0 | 180 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 41,574 | 100.00 | 19 | 43,485 | 100.00 | 19 | 38 | |
Valid votes | 41,574 | 93.45 | 43,485 | 97.10 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 2,912 | 6.55 | 1,299 | 2.90 | ||||
Total votes | 44,486 | 100.00 | 44,784 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 73,021 | 60.92 | 73,021 | 61.33 |
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 | 32,816 | 74.87 | 20 | 33,309 | 76.27 | 10 | 30 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 7,500 | 17.11 | 0 | 7,097 | 16.25 | 6 | 6 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,415 | 3.23 | 0 | 1,584 | 3.63 | 1 | 1 | |
Democratic Alliance | 685 | 1.56 | 0 | 661 | 1.51 | 1 | 1 | |
African People's Convention | 587 | 1.34 | 0 | 628 | 1.44 | 1 | 1 | |
Strength of Humanity | 320 | 0.73 | 0 | 392 | 0.90 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 509 | 1.16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 43,832 | 100.00 | 20 | 43,671 | 100.00 | 19 | 39 | |
Valid votes | 43,832 | 97.24 | 43,671 | 97.14 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,244 | 2.76 | 1,284 | 2.86 | ||||
Total votes | 45,076 | 100.00 | 44,955 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 78,227 | 57.62 | 78,227 | 57.47 |
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 | 20,335 | 53.10 | 15 | 20,544 | 53.48 | 6 | 21 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 12,875 | 33.62 | 5 | 13,134 | 34.19 | 9 | 14 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,040 | 5.33 | 0 | 2,095 | 5.45 | 2 | 2 | |
African People's Movement | 1,316 | 3.44 | 0 | 1,096 | 2.85 | 1 | 1 | |
African Transformation Movement | 256 | 0.67 | 0 | 266 | 0.69 | 1 | 1 | |
Democratic Alliance | 237 | 0.62 | 0 | 238 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 | |
African People's Convention | 195 | 0.51 | 0 | 260 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 | |
National Freedom Party | 133 | 0.35 | 0 | 266 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 335 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | ||||
National Religious Freedom Party | 127 | 0.33 | 0 | 112 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | |
United Democratic Movement | 126 | 0.33 | 0 | 100 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 112 | 0.29 | 0 | 113 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | |
Abantu Batho Congress | 120 | 0.31 | 0 | 103 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | |
Democratic People's Congress | 91 | 0.24 | 0 | 89 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 38,298 | 100.00 | 20 | 38,416 | 100.00 | 19 | 39 | |
Valid votes | 38,298 | 97.92 | 38,416 | 98.03 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 815 | 2.08 | 771 | 1.97 | ||||
Total votes | 39,113 | 100.00 | 39,187 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 76,706 | 50.99 | 76,706 | 51.09 |