Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality elections
The
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 eighteen seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | IND
|
IFP | NFP | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | 12 | - | - | 23 |
| 2006 election | 16 | 1 | - | 0 | 5 | - | 1 | 23 |
| 2011 election | 18 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| 2016 election | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 27 |
| 2021 election | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Independent candidates | 444 | 2.40 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18,502 | 100.00 | 12 | 18,504 | 100.00 | 11 | 23 | |
| Valid votes | 18,502 | 97.53 | 18,504 | 97.46 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 468 | 2.47 | 482 | 2.54 | ||||
| Total votes | 18,970 | 100.00 | 18,986 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 38,804 | 48.89 | 38,804 | 48.93 | ||||
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Independent candidates | 53 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21,087 | 100.00 | 12 | 21,082 | 100.00 | 11 | 23 | |
| Valid votes | 21,087 | 97.75 | 21,082 | 97.83 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 485 | 2.25 | 468 | 2.17 | ||||
| Total votes | 21,572 | 100.00 | 21,550 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 40,413 | 53.38 | 40,413 | 53.32 | ||||
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 19,824 | 74.20 | 12 | 20,110 | 75.55 | 6 | 18 | |
| National Freedom Party | 3,496 | 13.09 | 0 | 3,182 | 11.95 | 3 | 3 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 2,053 | 7.68 | 0 | 2,015 | 7.57 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,146 | 4.29 | 0 | 1,065 | 4.00 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 168 | 0.63 | 0 | 153 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 30 | 0.11 | 0 | 93 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 26,717 | 100.00 | 12 | 26,618 | 100.00 | 12 | 24 | |
| Valid votes | 26,717 | 97.96 | 26,618 | 98.07 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 557 | 2.04 | 524 | 1.93 | ||||
| Total votes | 27,274 | 100.00 | 27,142 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 45,216 | 60.32 | 45,216 | 60.03 | ||||
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 | 3,070 | 8.58 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Democratic Alliance | 1,099 | 3.07 | 0 | 1,213 | 3.42 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 35,772 | 100.00 | 14 | 35,439 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 | |
| Valid votes | 35,772 | 97.29 | 35,439 | 96.73 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 997 | 2.71 | 1,199 | 3.27 | ||||
| Total votes | 36,769 | 100.00 | 36,638 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 57,399 | 64.06 | 57,399 | 63.83 | ||||
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Independent candidates | 3,280 | 11.18 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Democratic Alliance | 1,026 | 3.50 | 0 | 1,104 | 3.80 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Independent Congress | 813 | 2.77 | 0 | 1,046 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | |
| National Freedom Party | 187 | 0.64 | 0 | 944 | 3.25 | 1 | 1 | |
| People's Freedom Party | 210 | 0.72 | 0 | 178 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abantu Batho Congress | 114 | 0.39 | 0 | 152 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 68 | 0.23 | 0 | 194 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 99 | 0.34 | 0 | 127 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | |
| South African Peoples Movement | 27 | 0.09 | 0 | 92 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 29,336 | 100.00 | 14 | 29,019 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 | |
| Valid votes | 29,336 | 96.22 | 29,019 | 95.89 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,154 | 3.78 | 1,245 | 4.11 | ||||
| Total votes | 30,490 | 100.00 | 30,264 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 57,551 | 52.98 | 57,551 | 52.59 | ||||
By-elections from November 2021
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 March 2023 | 8 | African National Congress | African National Congress | ||
In a by-election in ward 8, held on 22 March 2023 after the death of the previous ANC councillor, the ANC retained the seat with a 70% majority. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) took second place (20%) from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) (10%).[7]
References
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Ubuhlebezwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Ubuhlebezwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Ubuhlebezwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Ubuhlebezwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ubuhlebezwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ Sussman, Wayne (23 March 2023). "MARCH BY-ELECTIONS: ANC and Patriotic Alliance give DA the Barrydale blues with second Western Cape defeat". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 23 March 2023.