Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality elections

The Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality council (formerly the Bizana Local Municipality)[1] consists of sixty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-two 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-eight seats.

Results

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

Event AIC ANC APC DA EFF UDM Other Total
2000 election 36 6 0 42
2006 election 46 0 1 3 50
2011 election 1 54 1 1 1 3 61
2016 election 1 50 1 2 4 1 3 62
2021 election 1 48 0 1 4 1 9 64

December 2000 election

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress24,51581.502026,73685.841636
United Democratic Movement4,67315.5414,40914.1656
Independent candidates8922.9700
Total30,080100.002131,145100.002142
Valid votes30,08097.0631,14597.22
Invalid/blank votes9122.948902.78
Total votes30,992100.0032,035100.00
Registered voters/turnout74,41041.6574,41043.05

March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress52,92889.372355,83194.812346
Independent candidates3,8906.5722
United Democratic Movement1,1561.9501,5552.6411
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania6851.1605150.8711
United Independent Front2370.4003380.5700
African Christian Democratic Party1260.2103580.6100
Democratic Alliance1560.2602890.4900
Inkatha Freedom Party460.0800
Total59,224100.002558,886100.002550
Valid votes59,22498.2058,88697.99
Invalid/blank votes1,0841.801,2102.01
Total votes60,308100.0060,096100.00
Registered voters/turnout104,71857.59104,71857.39

May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress48,36374.323153,97186.032354
Independent candidates11,46417.6200
Congress of the People1,7162.6402,2023.5122
Democratic Alliance1,2611.9401,4292.2811
African Independent Congress570.0902,3363.7211
National Freedom Party1,0121.5601,1061.7611
United Democratic Movement3200.4906291.0011
African People's Convention3550.5504580.7311
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania3450.5302940.4700
African Christian Democratic Party1800.2803090.4900
Total65,073100.003162,734100.003061
Valid votes65,07397.1962,73495.11
Invalid/blank votes1,8782.813,2284.89
Total votes66,951100.0065,962100.00
Registered voters/turnout116,71757.36116,71756.51

August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress57,98580.703158,31580.321950
Economic Freedom Fighters4,2045.8504,6396.3944
Academic Congress Union2,9584.1202,8453.9233
Democratic Alliance2,7273.8002,5343.4922
African Independent Congress1,6042.2301,7482.4111
African People's Convention1,0591.4709691.3311
United Democratic Movement6880.9601,1181.5411
Abantu Democratic Revolution1570.2202200.3000
Independent candidates3660.5100
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1080.1502180.3000
Total71,856100.003172,606100.003162
Valid votes71,85697.3872,60697.44
Invalid/blank votes1,9342.621,9072.56
Total votes73,790100.0074,513100.00
Registered voters/turnout131,83555.97131,83556.52

November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[6]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress45,16073.743245,30274.421648
African Transformation Movement4,2276.9004,2396.9655
Economic Freedom Fighters4,0826.6604,3007.0644
Socialist Party of South Africa1,4702.4001,4632.4022
Democratic Alliance1,0701.7501,1251.8511
Independent candidates2,1113.4500
Academic Congress Union9801.6009881.6211
United Democratic Movement7601.2408821.4511
African Independent Congress860.1401,1661.9211
Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party5260.8605020.8211
African People's Convention4710.7704570.7500
Batho Pele Movement2430.4002290.3800
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania600.1002190.3600
Total61,246100.003260,872100.003264
Valid votes61,24698.2760,87297.94
Invalid/blank votes1,0771.731,2802.06
Total votes62,323100.0062,152100.00
Registered voters/turnout133,32346.75133,32346.62

References

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