Endumeni Local Municipality elections

The Endumeni Local Municipality council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF IFP Other Total
2000 election 4 4 - 4 0 12
2006 election 6 2 - 4 0 12
2011 election 6 3 - 2 1 12
2016 election 6 2 1 4 0 13
2021 election 5 2 0 5 1 13

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party2,65929.6712,98133.8434
African National Congress2,50827.9833,01234.2014
Democratic Alliance2,29425.6022,81531.9624
Independent candidates1,50116.7500
Total8,962100.0068,808100.00612
Valid votes8,96297.138,80895.50
Invalid/blank votes2652.874154.50
Total votes9,227100.009,223100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,61149.5818,61149.56

March 2006 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress5,02447.2455,05347.4316
Inkatha Freedom Party3,33331.3413,30731.0434
Democratic Alliance1,52214.3101,80916.9822
National Democratic Convention3973.7304053.8000
Independent candidates3463.2500
Royal Loyal Progress130.120800.7500
Total10,635100.00610,654100.00612
Valid votes10,63597.5710,65497.69
Invalid/blank votes2652.432522.31
Total votes10,900100.0010,906100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,42550.8821,42550.90

May 2011 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress6,98151.0557,13151.6616
Democratic Alliance2,87921.0512,76520.0323
Inkatha Freedom Party2,25616.5002,17415.7522
National Freedom Party1,48410.8501,65011.9511
Congress of the People710.520850.6200
Federal Congress40.0300
Total13,675100.00613,805100.00612
Valid votes13,67598.2813,80598.33
Invalid/blank votes2401.722351.67
Total votes13,915100.0014,040100.00
Registered voters/turnout24,50056.8024,50057.31

August 2016 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress8,11248.5158,45250.5516
Inkatha Freedom Party5,22731.2514,98129.7934
Democratic Alliance2,52215.0812,69216.1012
Economic Freedom Fighters6844.0905953.5611
Independent candidates1791.0700
Total16,724100.00716,720100.00613
Valid votes16,72498.3816,72098.20
Invalid/blank votes2761.623061.80
Total votes17,000100.0017,026100.00
Registered voters/turnout29,06158.5029,06158.59

No party obtained a majority. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) formed a government with the support of the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).[5][6]

August 2016 to November 2021 by-elections

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In a by-election held in March 2019 the ANC won a ward previously held by the IFP, giving the party an outright majority. This majority was expanded further when ANC won another ward from the DA in June the same year. The council was reconstituted as seen below:

Party Ward PR list Total
ANC 7 1 8
Inkatha Freedom Party 0 3 3
DA 0 1 1
Economic Freedom Fighters 0 1 1
Total 7 6 13

November 2021 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[7]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress5,32236.0835,35036.2925
Inkatha Freedom Party5,08434.4625,31436.0535
Democratic Alliance2,15914.6412,15514.6212
Abantu Batho Congress1,1377.7111,0767.3001
Economic Freedom Fighters5243.5505113.4700
National Freedom Party1290.8701340.9100
Independent candidates1861.2600
Patriotic Alliance750.510750.5100
African Transformation Movement640.430660.4500
African People's Movement510.350450.3100
National Democratic Convention210.140160.1100
Total14,752100.00714,742100.00613
Valid votes14,75298.7214,74298.67
Invalid/blank votes1911.281981.33
Total votes14,943100.0014,940100.00
Registered voters/turnout29,72550.2729,72550.26

References

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Endumeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Endumeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Endumeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Endumeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Endumeni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Endumeni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Endumeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.