Amahlathi Local Municipality elections

The Amahlathi Local Municipality council (within the South African Amathole District Municipality) consists of thirty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fifteen 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-three seats.

Results edit

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

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	UDM	Other	Total
2000 election	35	3	-	1	-	39
2006 election	36	2	-	1	1	40
2011 election	33	2	-	1	4	40
2016 election	24	3	3	0	0	30
2021 election	23	3	2	0	2	30

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.^[1]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	32,372	89.72	20	31,989	88.91	15	35
	Democratic Alliance	2,740	7.59	0	2,462	6.84	3	3
	United Democratic Movement	968	2.68	0	1,529	4.25	1	1
Total		36,080	100.00	20	35,980	100.00	19	39

Valid votes		36,080	97.07		35,980	96.61
Invalid/blank votes		1,090	2.93		1,261	3.39
Total votes		37,170	100.00		37,241	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		61,657	60.29		61,657	60.40

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	34,562	90.57	20	34,537	90.14	16	36
	Democratic Alliance	1,862	4.88	0	1,670	4.36	2	2
	United Democratic Movement	874	2.29	0	1,262	3.29	1	1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	561	1.47	0	606	1.58	1	1
	Independent Democrats	241	0.63	0	240	0.63	0	0
	Independent candidates	61	0.16	0				0
Total		38,161	100.00	20	38,315	100.00	20	40

Valid votes		38,161	97.75		38,315	98.10
Invalid/blank votes		880	2.25		741	1.90
Total votes		39,041	100.00		39,056	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		66,240	58.94		66,240	58.96

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	29,355	80.18	20	29,829	82.38	13	33
	Congress of the People	2,743	7.49	0	2,936	8.11	3	3
	Democratic Alliance	1,935	5.29	0	1,802	4.98	2	2
	Cathcart Residents Association	689	1.88	0	656	1.81	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,082	2.96	0				0
	United Democratic Movement	343	0.94	0	423	1.17	1	1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	374	1.02	0	169	0.47	0	0
	African People's Convention	43	0.12	0	292	0.81	0	0
	Azanian People's Organisation	47	0.13	0	103	0.28	0	0
Total		36,611	100.00	20	36,210	100.00	20	40

Valid votes		36,611	98.19		36,210	98.08
Invalid/blank votes		674	1.81		709	1.92
Total votes		37,285	100.00		36,919	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		63,773	58.47		63,773	57.89

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	21,457	75.95	15	21,833	79.29	9	24
	Democratic Alliance	2,395	8.48	0	2,462	8.94	3	3
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,249	7.96	0	2,326	8.45	3	3
	Independent candidates	1,537	5.44	0				0
	Congress of the People	304	1.08	0	365	1.33	0	0
	United Residents Front	174	0.62	0	177	0.64	0	0
	United Democratic Movement				186	0.68	0	0
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	76	0.27	0	68	0.25	0	0
	Pan Africanist Movement	48	0.17	0	75	0.27	0	0
	Peoples Alliance	13	0.05	0	42	0.15	0	0
Total		28,253	100.00	15	27,534	100.00	15	30

Valid votes		28,253	98.16		27,534	96.64
Invalid/blank votes		529	1.84		957	3.36
Total votes		28,782	100.00		28,491	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		52,945	54.36		52,945	53.81

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	16,049	70.14	14	17,236	76.00	9	23
	Democratic Alliance	2,110	9.22	0	2,264	9.98	3	3
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,431	6.25	0	1,660	7.32	2	2
	Independent candidates	2,478	10.83	1				1
	African People's Convention	369	1.61	0	305	1.34	1	1
	Independent South African National Civic Organisation	84	0.37	0	301	1.33	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	146	0.64	0	236	1.04	0	0
	African Independent Congress	30	0.13	0	351	1.55	0	0
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	55	0.24	0	90	0.40	0	0
	Congress of the People	59	0.26	0	65	0.29	0	0
	United Independent Movement	65	0.28	0	57	0.25	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	2	0.01	0	81	0.36	0	0
	National Freedom Party	2	0.01	0	34	0.15	0	0
Total		22,880	100.00	15	22,680	100.00	15	30

Valid votes		22,880	97.79		22,680	97.04
Invalid/blank votes		516	2.21		691	2.96
Total votes		23,396	100.00		23,371	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		49,510	47.26		49,510	47.20

^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Amahlathi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Amahlathi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Amahlathi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Amahlathi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Amahlathi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.