Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality elections

The Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality council consists of seventy-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-six wards, while the remaining thirty-five 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-seven seats on the council.

Results

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

Event ACDP AIC ANC DA EFF FF+ IFP Other Total
2000 election 1 28 13 16 0 58
2006 election 1 39 7 1 9 1 58
2011 election 0 41 11 0 3 3 58
2016 election 2 47 14 2 1 5 0 71
2021 election 1 1 37 14 7 1 8 2 71

December 2000 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[1]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress21,09947.801621,01647.591228
Inkatha Freedom Party12,19427.62612,01227.201016
Democratic Alliance9,32521.1279,99622.64613
African Christian Democratic Party1,1342.5701,1352.5711
Independent candidates3920.8900
Total44,144100.002944,159100.002958
Valid votes44,14497.5044,15997.33
Invalid/blank votes1,1302.501,2112.67
Total votes45,274100.0045,370100.00
Registered voters/turnout95,50447.4195,50447.51

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 Congress36,04966.472336,56567.391639
Inkatha Freedom Party8,68816.0218,66315.9789
Democratic Alliance6,74212.4356,78912.5127
African Christian Democratic Party8511.5708211.5111
Freedom Front Plus4420.8206671.2311
Minority Front4970.9205871.0811
Independent candidates9031.6700
Independent Heritage South Party130.0201650.3000
National Democratic Convention460.0800
Total54,231100.002954,257100.002958
Valid votes54,23198.1554,25798.06
Invalid/blank votes1,0201.851,0711.94
Total votes55,251100.0055,328100.00
Registered voters/turnout105,58952.33105,58952.40

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 Congress54,65869.932155,51570.522041
Democratic Alliance14,58018.65814,76918.76311
Inkatha Freedom Party4,5265.7904,5395.7733
National Freedom Party2,3473.0002,1892.7822
Congress of the People6080.7806150.7811
African Christian Democratic Party3750.4804420.5600
Freedom Front Plus3560.4603110.4000
Minority Front2170.2801970.2500
United Democratic Movement2190.2801400.1800
Independent candidates2780.3600
Total78,164100.002978,717100.002958
Valid votes78,16498.4178,71798.75
Invalid/blank votes1,2631.591,0001.25
Total votes79,427100.0079,717100.00
Registered voters/turnout124,62963.73124,62963.96

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 Congress68,38766.732767,02165.832047
Democratic Alliance20,08219.60920,07519.72514
Inkatha Freedom Party7,8507.6607,4317.3055
Economic Freedom Fighters3,3803.3003,3353.2822
African Independent Congress7970.7803,2163.1622
Independent candidates1,3591.3300
Freedom Front Plus6230.6107290.7211
Total102,478100.0036101,807100.003571
Valid votes102,47898.14101,80797.91
Invalid/blank votes1,9371.862,1712.09
Total votes104,415100.00103,978100.00
Registered voters/turnout170,84961.12170,84960.86

November 2021 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress41,66051.922541,27951.631237
Democratic Alliance15,89519.811015,78319.74414
Inkatha Freedom Party8,91211.1119,01711.2878
Economic Freedom Fighters7,8439.7808,13710.1877
Freedom Front Plus1,2541.5601,1441.4311
Independent candidates1,7722.2100
African Independent Congress1,3071.6311
African Christian Democratic Party6160.7706530.8211
Justice and Employment Party4540.5705760.7211
African Transformation Movement4670.5805460.6811
People's Freedom Party3580.4503290.4100
Abantu Batho Congress3130.3902950.3700
United Democratic Movement1640.2001980.2500
National Freedom Party1660.2101680.2100
Spectrum National Party1470.1801090.1400
The Organic Humanity Movement1350.170930.1200
African People's Movement520.0601080.1400
United Independent Movement230.0301110.1400
National Religious Freedom Party550.0700
Patriotic Alliance40.000480.0600
Total80,235100.003679,956100.003571
Valid votes80,23598.3079,95698.00
Invalid/blank votes1,3901.701,6322.00
Total votes81,625100.0081,588100.00
Registered voters/turnout170,94647.75170,94647.73

By-elections from November 2021

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.[6]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
8 Mar 2023 24 African National Congress African National Congress
13 Dec 2023[7] 23 African National Congress African National Congress
11 Sep 2024[8] 14 African National Congress uMkhonto weSizwe
11 Sep 2024[8] 24 African National Congress African National Congress

In a ward 24 by-election, held on 8 March 2023 after the resignation of the ANC councillor, the ANC retained the ward in spite of a large swing to the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP).[9]

After the 11 Sep 2024 by-elections, the council was reconfigured as below:[8]

PartySeats
WardListTotal
African National Congress241236
Democratic Alliance10414
Inkatha Freedom Party178
Economic Freedom Fighters077
Freedom Front Plus011
African Independent Congress011
African Christian Democratic Party011
Justice and Employment Party011
African Transformation Movement011
uMkhonto weSizwe (political party)101
Total363571

References

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Ray Nkonyeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Ray Nkonyeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Ray Nkonyeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Ray Nkonyeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ray Nkonyeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  7. ^ Sussman, Wayne (14 December 2023). "ANC sweeps eThekwini, southern KZN; IFP makes gains in north". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  8. ^ a b c Sussman, Wayne (12 September 2024). "MK wins KZN ward, falls short in others, DA paints polls blue". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  9. ^ Sussman, Wayne (9 March 2023). "MARCH BY-ELECTIONS: IFP gives ANC wake-up call as it makes huge inroads in KwaZulu-Natal wards". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 9 March 2023.