Ndwedwe Local Municipality elections
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
The Ndwedwe Local Municipality council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 reduced majority of nineteen seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| Event
! ANC ! DA ! EFF ! IFP ! Other ! Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election
| 9 | 1 | - | 27 | 0 | 37 |
| 2006 election
| 18 | 1 | - | 17 | 1 | 37 |
| 2011 election
| 25 | 1 | - | 5 | 6 | 37 |
| 2016 election
| 27 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 37 |
| 2021 election
| 19 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 37 |
December 2000 election
{{main|2000 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Ndwedwe |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2000/KZ293 |access-date=2021-12-10 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=Inkatha Freedom Party |votes1=22009 |votes1_2=21956 |seats1=16 |seats1_2=11 |totseats1=27
|party2=African National Congress |votes2=6735 |votes2_2=6769 |seats2=3 |seats2_2=6 |totseats2=9
|party3=Democratic Alliance |votes3=850 |votes3_2=1297 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=1 |totseats3=1
|party4=Independent candidates |votes4=312 |votes4_2= |seats4=0 |seats4_2= |totseats4=0
|invalid=952 |invalid2=868
|electorate=60897 |electorate2=60897
}}
March 2006 election
{{main|2006 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Ndwedwe |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2006/KZN293 |access-date=2021-12-10 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=16482 |votes1_2=16777 |seats1=10 |seats1_2=8 |totseats1=18
|party2=Inkatha Freedom Party |votes2=15201 |votes2_2=14789 |seats2=9 |seats2_2=8 |totseats2=17
|party3=Democratic Alliance |votes3=971 |votes3_2=994 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=1 |totseats3=1
|party4=National Democratic Convention |votes4=874 |votes4_2=1021 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|invalid=770 |invalid2=799
|electorate=63990 |electorate2=63990
}}
May 2011 election
{{main|2011 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Ndwedwe |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2011/KZN293 |access-date=2021-12-10 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=26558 |votes1_2=27553 |seats1=19 |seats1_2=6 |totseats1=25
|party2=Inkatha Freedom Party |votes2=5872 |votes2_2=5700 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=5 |totseats2=5
|party3=National Freedom Party |votes3=5823 |votes3_2=5589 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=5 |totseats3=5
|party4=Democratic Alliance |votes4=747 |votes4_2=628 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=African People's Convention |votes5=370 |votes5_2=388 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|party6=Independent candidates |votes6=591 |votes6_2= |seats6=0 |seats6_2= |totseats6=0
|party7=Congress of the People |votes7=194 |votes7_2=191 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|party8=Azanian People's Organisation |votes8=143 |votes8_2=209 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=0 |totseats8=0
|party9=South African Democratic Congress |votes9=95 |votes9_2=101 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=0 |totseats9=0
|invalid=882 |invalid2=806
|electorate=63889 |electorate2=63889
}}
August 2016 election
{{main|2016 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Ndwedwe |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2016/KZN293 |access-date=2021-12-10 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=33212 |votes1_2=33393 |seats1=18 |seats1_2=9 |totseats1=27
|party2=Inkatha Freedom Party |votes2=9591 |votes2_2=9121 |seats2=1 |seats2_2=7 |totseats2=8
|party3=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes3=1601 |votes3_2=1637 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=1 |totseats3=1
|party4=Democratic Alliance |votes4=801 |votes4_2=758 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=African People's Convention |votes5=346 |votes5_2=449 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=0 |totseats5=0
|party6=Azanian People's Organisation |votes6=183 |votes6_2=134 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=0 |totseats6=0
|party7=Ubumbano Lwesizwe Sabangoni |votes7=159 |votes7_2=106 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|party8=People's Revolutionary Movement |votes8=3 |votes8_2=113 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=0 |totseats8=0
|invalid=967 |invalid2=947
|electorate=72851 |electorate2=72851
}}
November 2021 election
{{main|2021 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ndwedwe |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/KZN293 |access-date=2021-12-10 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=20579 |votes1_2=19803 |seats1=16 |seats1_2=3 |totseats1=19
|party2=Inkatha Freedom Party |votes2=9757 |votes2_2=12272 |seats2=3 |seats2_2=8 |totseats2=11
|party3=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes3=3982 |votes3_2=3695 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=4 |totseats3=4
|party4=African Freedom Revolution |votes4=611 |votes4_2=556 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=Democratic Alliance |votes5=563 |votes5_2=469 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|party6=African Independent Congress |votes6=270 |votes6_2=697 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=1 |totseats6=1
|party7=African Christian Democratic Party |votes7=389 |votes7_2=364 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|party8=Independent Alliance |votes8=341 |votes8_2=403 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=0 |totseats8=0
|party9=National Freedom Party |votes9=314 |votes9_2=280 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=0 |totseats9=0
|party10=Independent candidates |votes10=572 |votes10_2= |seats10=0 |seats10_2= |totseats10=0
|party11=African Transformation Movement |votes11=255 |votes11_2=207 |seats11=0 |seats11_2=0 |totseats11=0
|party12=United Independent Movement |votes12=272 |votes12_2=185 |seats12=0 |seats12_2=0 |totseats12=0
|party13=African People First |votes13=127 |votes13_2=128 |seats13=0 |seats13_2=0 |totseats13=0
|party14=Abantu Batho Congress |votes14=127 |votes14_2=111 |seats14=0 |seats14_2=0 |totseats14=0
|invalid=1813 |invalid2=1066
|electorate=73368 |electorate2=73368
}}