Umzimvubu Local Municipality elections
The Umzimvubu Local Municipality council consists of fifty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-eight wards, while the remaining twenty-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 forty-two seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | AIC | ANC | DA | EFF | UDM | Other | Total |
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2006 election | — | 43 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 47 |
2011 election | 2 | 46 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 54 |
2016 election | 2 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 53 |
2021 election | 1 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 55 |
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[1]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 41,683 | 91.27 | 24 | 42,012 | 91.94 | 19 | 43 | |
United Democratic Movement | 2,499 | 5.47 | 0 | 2,715 | 5.94 | 3 | 3 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 724 | 1.59 | 0 | 536 | 1.17 | 1 | 1 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 252 | 0.55 | 0 | 430 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 513 | 1.12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 45,671 | 100.00 | 24 | 45,693 | 100.00 | 23 | 47 | |
Valid votes | 45,671 | 97.94 | 45,693 | 97.85 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 962 | 2.06 | 1,006 | 2.15 | ||||
Total votes | 46,633 | 100.00 | 46,699 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 83,703 | 55.71 | 83,703 | 55.79 |
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[2]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 39,358 | 79.76 | 26 | 39,906 | 83.65 | 20 | 46 | |
Independent candidates | 5,070 | 10.27 | 1 | 1 | ||||
United Democratic Movement | 1,975 | 4.00 | 0 | 2,225 | 4.66 | 2 | 2 | |
African Independent Congress | 970 | 1.97 | 0 | 2,629 | 5.51 | 2 | 2 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,092 | 2.21 | 0 | 1,472 | 3.09 | 2 | 2 | |
Congress of the People | 480 | 0.97 | 0 | 1,078 | 2.26 | 1 | 1 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 399 | 0.81 | 0 | 397 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 49,344 | 100.00 | 27 | 47,707 | 100.00 | 27 | 54 | |
Valid votes | 49,344 | 97.21 | 47,707 | 94.55 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,414 | 2.79 | 2,750 | 5.45 | ||||
Total votes | 50,758 | 100.00 | 50,457 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 92,039 | 55.15 | 92,039 | 54.82 |
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[3]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 42,233 | 77.58 | 27 | 41,767 | 76.73 | 14 | 41 | |
Democratic Alliance | 4,178 | 7.67 | 0 | 3,666 | 6.73 | 4 | 4 | |
United Democratic Movement | 2,866 | 5.26 | 0 | 4,079 | 7.49 | 3 | 3 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,658 | 4.88 | 0 | 2,600 | 4.78 | 3 | 3 | |
African Independent Congress | 1,783 | 3.28 | 0 | 2,322 | 4.27 | 2 | 2 | |
Independent candidates | 720 | 1.32 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 54,438 | 100.00 | 27 | 54,434 | 100.00 | 26 | 53 | |
Valid votes | 54,438 | 97.19 | 54,434 | 96.99 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,574 | 2.81 | 1,692 | 3.01 | ||||
Total votes | 56,012 | 100.00 | 56,126 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 103,439 | 54.15 | 103,439 | 54.26 |
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 38,169 | 77.60 | 28 | 37,352 | 76.09 | 14 | 42 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,884 | 9.93 | 0 | 4,955 | 10.09 | 6 | 6 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,042 | 4.15 | 0 | 2,018 | 4.11 | 2 | 2 | |
African Transformation Movement | 1,352 | 2.75 | 0 | 1,370 | 2.79 | 2 | 2 | |
United Democratic Movement | 1,264 | 2.57 | 0 | 1,310 | 2.67 | 2 | 2 | |
African Independent Congress | 585 | 1.19 | 0 | 1,448 | 2.95 | 1 | 1 | |
Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party | 330 | 0.67 | 0 | 208 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 379 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Socialist Party of South Africa | 99 | 0.20 | 0 | 241 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 86 | 0.17 | 0 | 188 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 49,190 | 100.00 | 28 | 49,090 | 100.00 | 27 | 55 | |
Valid votes | 49,190 | 97.93 | 49,090 | 97.79 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,042 | 2.07 | 1,111 | 2.21 | ||||
Total votes | 50,232 | 100.00 | 50,201 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 106,760 | 47.05 | 106,760 | 47.02 |
References
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Umzimvubu". wikitable.frith.dev. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Umzimvubu". wikitable.frith.dev. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Umzimvubu". wikitable.frith.dev. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Umzimvubu". wikitable.frith.dev. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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