Nkandla Local Municipality elections
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Politics of KwaZulu-Natal}}
The Nkandla Local Municipality council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of sixteen seats on the council.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Event
! ANC ! IFP ! Other | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2000 election
| 1 | 25 | 1 |
| 2006 election
| 4 | 23 | 0 |
| 2011 election
| 11 | 13 | 3 |
| 2016 election
| 12 | 15 | 0 |
| 2021 election
| 10 | 16 | 1 |
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 — Nkandla |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2000/KZ286 |access-date=2021-11-17 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=Inkatha Freedom Party |votes1=22271 |votes1_2=23409 |seats1=13 |seats1_2=12 |totseats1=25
|party2=African National Congress |votes2=1285 |votes2_2=1376 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=1 |totseats2=1
|party3=Independent candidates |votes3=1176 |votes3_2= |seats3=1 |seats3_2= |totseats3=1
|invalid=362 |invalid2=409
|electorate=44835 |electorate2=44835
}}
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 — Nkandla |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2006/KZN286 |access-date=2021-11-17 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=Inkatha Freedom Party |votes1=22339 |votes1_2=22419 |seats1=14 |seats1_2=9 |totseats1=23
|party2=African National Congress |votes2=3131 |votes2_2=3267 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=4 |totseats2=4
|party3=Democratic Alliance |votes3=263 |votes3_2=286 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=0 |totseats3=0
|party4=National Democratic Convention |votes4=164 |votes4_2=345 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=0 |totseats4=0
|party5=Independent candidates |votes5=422 |votes5_2= |seats5=0 |seats5_2= |totseats5=0
|invalid=437 |invalid2=431
|electorate=47049 |electorate2=47049
}}
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 — Nkandla |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2011/KZN286 |access-date=2021-11-17 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=Inkatha Freedom Party |votes1=13739 |votes1_2=13619 |seats1=8 |seats1_2=5 |totseats1=13
|party2=African National Congress |votes2=12084 |votes2_2=12320 |seats2=6 |seats2_2=5 |totseats2=11
|party3=National Freedom Party |votes3=3791 |votes3_2=3691 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=3 |totseats3=3
|invalid=530 |invalid2=477
|electorate=49242 |electorate2=49242
}}
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 — Nkandla |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2016/KZN286 |access-date=2021-11-17 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=Inkatha Freedom Party |votes1=20150 |votes1_2=20368 |seats1=11 |seats1_2=4 |totseats1=15
|party2=African National Congress |votes2=16521 |votes2_2=16676 |seats2=3 |seats2_2=9 |totseats2=12
|party3=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes3=337 |votes3_2=255 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=0 |totseats3=0
|party4=Democratic Alliance |votes4=301 |votes4_2=252 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=0 |totseats4=0
|party5=Independent candidates |votes5=169 |votes5_2= |seats5=0 |seats5_2= |totseats5=0
|invalid=533 |invalid2=506
|electorate=57706 |electorate2=57706
}}
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 — Nkandla |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/KZN286 |access-date=2021-11-17 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=Inkatha Freedom Party |votes1=18429 |votes1_2=19205 |seats1=12 |seats1_2=4 |totseats1=16
|party2=African National Congress |votes2=11268 |votes2_2=11460 |seats2=2 |seats2_2=8 |totseats2=10
|party3=Independent candidates |votes3=1809 |votes3_2= |seats3=0 |seats3_2= |totseats3=0
|party4=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes4=876 |votes4_2=811 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=KZN Independence |votes5= |votes5_2=687 |seats5= |seats5_2=0 |totseats5=0
|party6=Justice and Employment Party |votes6=259 |votes6_2=329 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=0 |totseats6=0
|party7=National Freedom Party |votes7=133 |votes7_2=141 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|party8=Abantu Batho Congress |votes8=121 |votes8_2=139 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=0 |totseats8=0
|party9=Democratic Alliance |votes9=112 |votes9_2=100 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=0 |totseats9=0
|party10=African Transformation Movement |votes10=6 |votes10_2=28 |seats10=0 |seats10_2=0 |totseats10=0
|invalid=413 |invalid2=530
|electorate=59837 |electorate2=59837
}}
=By-elections from November 2021=
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.
| class="wikitable" | |||
| 19 July 2023{{Cite web |last=Sussman |first=Wayne |date=2023-07-20 |title=JULY BY-ELECTIONS : ANC weathers Mangaung challenge, PA makes inroads in George as IFP exerts dominance in KZN wards |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-07-20-pa-in-stunning-george-win-anc-weathers-mangaung-challenge/ |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}} | 6 | {{Full party name with color|Inkatha Freedom Party}} | {{Full party name with color|Inkatha Freedom Party}} |
| 11 Sep 2024{{Cite web |last=Sussman |first=Wayne |date=2024-09-12 |title=MK wins KZN ward, falls short in others, DA paints polls blue |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-09-12-mk-wins-kzn-ward-falls-short-in-others-da-paints-polls-blue/ |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}} | 4 | {{Full party name with color|Inkatha Freedom Party}} | {{Full party name with color|Inkatha Freedom Party}} |