Mkhambathini Local Municipality elections

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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 nine seats on the council.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	IFP	Other	Total
2000 election	6	1	-	7	-	14
2006 election	7	1	-	6	0	14
2011 election	9	1	-	3	1	14
2016 election	9	1	1	3	0	14
2021 election	9	1	2	2	0	14

December 2000 election

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Inkatha Freedom Party	5,083	46.78	3	5,027	46.34	4	7
	African National Congress	4,921	45.29	4	4,836	44.58	2	6
	Democratic Alliance	862	7.93	0	985	9.08	1	1
Total		10,866	100.00	7	10,848	100.00	7	14
Valid votes		10,866	97.21		10,848	97.05
Invalid/blank votes		312	2.79		330	2.95
Total votes		11,178	100.00		11,178	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		23,327	47.92		23,327	47.92

March 2006 election

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	6,519	53.34	5	6,478	53.18	2	7
	Inkatha Freedom Party	4,834	39.55	2	4,795	39.36	4	6
	Democratic Alliance	585	4.79	0	627	5.15	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	155	1.27	0	155	1.27	0	0
	National Democratic Convention	129	1.06	0	126	1.03	0	0
Total		12,222	100.00	7	12,181	100.00	7	14
Valid votes		12,222	97.70		12,181	97.46
Invalid/blank votes		288	2.30		317	2.54
Total votes		12,510	100.00		12,498	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		25,049	49.94		25,049	49.89

May 2011 election

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Independent candidates	1,100	5.91	0				0
	African Christian Democratic Party	87	0.47	0	125	0.68	0	0
Total		18,623	100.00	7	18,510	100.00	7	14
Valid votes		18,623	97.38		18,510	96.93
Invalid/blank votes		502	2.62		586	3.07
Total votes		19,125	100.00		19,096	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		28,882	66.22		28,882	66.12

August 2016 election

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Independent candidates	53	0.28	0				0
Total		18,742	100.00	7	18,780	100.00	7	14
Valid votes		18,742	98.30		18,780	98.42
Invalid/blank votes		324	1.70		301	1.58
Total votes		19,066	100.00		19,081	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		29,889	63.79		29,889	63.84

November 2021 election

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	7,825	63.77	7	7,794	63.61	2	9
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,670	13.61	0	1,647	13.44	2	2
	Inkatha Freedom Party	1,405	11.45	0	1,447	11.81	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	996	8.12	0	987	8.06	1	1
	African Transformation Movement	249	2.03	0	264	2.15	0	0
	Abantu Batho Congress	46	0.37	0	44	0.36	0	0
	National Freedom Party	44	0.36	0	34	0.28	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	35	0.29	0	35	0.29	0	0
Total		12,270	100.00	7	12,252	100.00	7	14
Valid votes		12,270	97.75		12,252	97.61
Invalid/blank votes		282	2.25		300	2.39
Total votes		12,552	100.00		12,552	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		31,233	40.19		31,233	40.19

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
6 December 2023[6]	7		African National Congress		African National Congress

The African National Congress (ANC) councillor for ward 7 was assassinated, leading to a by-election. The seat was retained by the ANC with an increased majority.^[6]

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