Mkhambathini Local Municipality elections

The Mkhambathini Local Municipality council consists of fourteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining seven 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 nine seats on the council.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	IFP	Other	Total
2000 election	6	1	-	7	-	14
2006 election	7	1	-	6	0	14
2011 election	9	1	-	3	1	14
2016 election	9	1	1	3	0	14
2021 election	9	1	2	2	0	14

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	5,083	46.78	3	5,027	46.34	4	7
	African National Congress	4,921	45.29	4	4,836	44.58	2	6
	Democratic Alliance	862	7.93	0	985	9.08	1	1
Total		10,866	100.00	7	10,848	100.00	7	14

Valid votes		10,866	97.21		10,848	97.05
Invalid/blank votes		312	2.79		330	2.95
Total votes		11,178	100.00		11,178	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		23,327	47.92		23,327	47.92

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
	African National Congress	6,519	53.34	5	6,478	53.18	2	7
	Inkatha Freedom Party	4,834	39.55	2	4,795	39.36	4	6
	Democratic Alliance	585	4.79	0	627	5.15	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	155	1.27	0	155	1.27	0	0
	National Democratic Convention	129	1.06	0	126	1.03	0	0
Total		12,222	100.00	7	12,181	100.00	7	14

Valid votes		12,222	97.70		12,181	97.46
Invalid/blank votes		288	2.30		317	2.54
Total votes		12,510	100.00		12,498	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		25,049	49.94		25,049	49.89

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
	African National Congress	11,420	61.32	7	12,390	66.94	2	9
	Inkatha Freedom Party	3,255	17.48	0	3,325	17.96	3	3
	National Freedom Party	1,391	7.47	0	1,344	7.26	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	1,370	7.36	0	1,326	7.16	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,100	5.91	0				0
	African Christian Democratic Party	87	0.47	0	125	0.68	0	0
Total		18,623	100.00	7	18,510	100.00	7	14

Valid votes		18,623	97.38		18,510	96.93
Invalid/blank votes		502	2.62		586	3.07
Total votes		19,125	100.00		19,096	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		28,882	66.22		28,882	66.12

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
	African National Congress	12,454	66.45	7	12,649	67.35	2	9
	Inkatha Freedom Party	3,832	20.45	0	3,793	20.20	3	3
	Democratic Alliance	1,565	8.35	0	1,512	8.05	1	1
	Economic Freedom Fighters	593	3.16	0	553	2.94	1	1
	African People's Convention	202	1.08	0	201	1.07	0	0
	Peoples Alliance	43	0.23	0	72	0.38	0	0
	Independent candidates	53	0.28	0				0
Total		18,742	100.00	7	18,780	100.00	7	14

Valid votes		18,742	98.30		18,780	98.42
Invalid/blank votes		324	1.70		301	1.58
Total votes		19,066	100.00		19,081	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		29,889	63.79		29,889	63.84

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
	African National Congress	7,825	63.77	7	7,794	63.61	2	9
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,670	13.61	0	1,647	13.44	2	2
	Inkatha Freedom Party	1,405	11.45	0	1,447	11.81	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	996	8.12	0	987	8.06	1	1
	African Transformation Movement	249	2.03	0	264	2.15	0	0
	Abantu Batho Congress	46	0.37	0	44	0.36	0	0
	National Freedom Party	44	0.36	0	34	0.28	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	35	0.29	0	35	0.29	0	0
Total		12,270	100.00	7	12,252	100.00	7	14

Valid votes		12,270	97.75		12,252	97.61
Invalid/blank votes		282	2.25		300	2.39
Total votes		12,552	100.00		12,552	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		31,233	40.19		31,233	40.19

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
6 December 2023^[6]	7		African National Congress		African National Congress

The African National Congress (ANC) councillor for ward 7 was assassinated, leading to a by-election. The seat was retained by the ANC with an increased majority.^[6]

References

^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Mkhambathini". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Mkhambathini". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Mkhambathini". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Mkhambathini". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mkhambathini". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b Sussman, Wayne (7 December 2023). "EFF beats ANC for major upset in Saldanha Bay by-election". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[1] "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Mkhambathini". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[2] "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Mkhambathini". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[3] "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Mkhambathini". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[4] "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Mkhambathini". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[5] "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mkhambathini". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[dm_2023_12-6] Sussman, Wayne (7 December 2023). "EFF beats ANC for major upset in Saldanha Bay by-election". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

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