uMhlabuyalingana Local Municipality elections
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The uMhlabuyalingana Local Municipality council consists of thirty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eighteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eighteen wards, while the remaining seventeen 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 twenty-two seats on the council.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| Event
! ANC ! DA ! EFF ! IFP ! NFP ! Other ! Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election
| 5 | - | - | 19 | - | 0 | 24 |
| 2006 election
| 12 | - | - | 14 | - | 0 | 26 |
| 2011 election
| 22 | 0 | - | 8 | 4 | 0 | 34 |
| 2016 election
| 22 | 1 | 1 | 10 | - | 1 | 35 |
| 2021 election
| 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 39 |
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 — uMhlabuyalingana |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2000/KZ271 |access-date=2021-11-20 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=Inkatha Freedom Party |votes1=16983 |votes1_2=17008 |seats1=12 |seats1_2=7 |totseats1=19
|party2=African National Congress |votes2=4070 |votes2_2=4149 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=5 |totseats2=5
|party3=Independent candidates |votes3=106 |votes3_2= |seats3=0 |seats3_2= |totseats3=0
|invalid=697 |invalid2=713
|electorate=41401 |electorate2=41401
}}
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 — uMhlabuyalingana |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2006/KZN271 |access-date=2021-11-20 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=Inkatha Freedom Party |votes1=16250 |votes1_2=15948 |seats1=8 |seats1_2=6 |totseats1=14
|party2=African National Congress |votes2=13629 |votes2_2=13582 |seats2=5 |seats2_2=7 |totseats2=12
|party3=National Democratic Convention |votes3=74 |votes3_2=440 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=0 |totseats3=0
|invalid=989 |invalid2=915
|electorate=53047 |electorate2=53047
}}
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 — uMhlabuyalingana |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2011/KZN271 |access-date=2021-11-20 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=25584 |votes1_2=25952 |seats1=17 |seats1_2=5 |totseats1=22
|party2=Inkatha Freedom Party |votes2=9387 |votes2_2=9183 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=8 |totseats2=8
|party3=National Freedom Party |votes3=4546 |votes3_2=4365 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=4 |totseats3=4
|party4=African Christian Democratic Party |votes4=366 |votes4_2=162 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=0 |totseats4=0
|party5=Democratic Alliance |votes5=193 |votes5_2=327 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=0 |totseats5=0
|party6=Federal Congress |votes6=125 |votes6_2=145 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=0 |totseats6=0
|party7=South African Democratic Congress |votes7=116 |votes7_2=84 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|invalid=763 |invalid2=767
|electorate=65406 |electorate2=65406
}}
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 — uMhlabuyalingana |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2016/KZN271 |access-date=2021-11-20 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=27912 |votes1_2=28836 |seats1=17 |seats1_2=5 |totseats1=22
|party2=Inkatha Freedom Party |votes2=13304 |votes2_2=13897 |seats2=1 |seats2_2=9 |totseats2=10
|party3=Independent candidates |votes3=5212 |votes3_2= |seats3=0 |seats3_2= |totseats3=0
|party4=African Independent Congress |votes4=1065 |votes4_2=2865 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=Democratic Alliance |votes5=933 |votes5_2=1278 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|party6=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes6=905 |votes6_2=1140 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=1 |totseats6=1
|party7=Zulu Royal Property |votes7=0 |votes7_2= |seats7=0 |seats7_2= |totseats7=0
|invalid=1428 |invalid2=2251
|electorate=79546 |electorate2=79546
}}
=August 2016 to November 2021 by-elections=
Following a by election which took place in March 2019 the ANC won a ward previously held by the IFP, and the council was reconstituted as follows:
| class=wikitable style="text-align:right" | ||
| colspan=2| Party
! Ward | PR list | Total |
|---|---|---|
| {{Party name with colour |African National Congress}}
| 18 | 5 | 23 |
| {{Party name with colour |Inkatha Freedom Party|shortname=Inkatha Freedom Party}}
| 0 | 9 | 9 |
| {{Party name with colour |African Independent Congress}}
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| {{Party name with colour |Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| {{Party name with colour |Economic Freedom Fighters|shortname=Economic Freedom Fighters}}
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Total
| 18 | 17 | 35 |
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 — uMhlabuyalingana |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/KZN271 |access-date=2021-11-20 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=21619 |votes1_2=21884 |seats1=12 |seats1_2=6 |totseats1=18
|party2=Inkatha Freedom Party |votes2=16667 |votes2_2=17849 |seats2=8 |seats2_2=7 |totseats2=15
|party3=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes3=2078 |votes3_2=2167 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=2 |totseats3=2
|party4=Independent candidates |votes4=2950 |votes4_2= |seats4=0 |seats4_2= |totseats4=0
|party5=Abahlali Base Mkhanyakude Movement |votes5=1042 |votes5_2=1113 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|party6=Democratic Alliance |votes6=888 |votes6_2=951 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=1 |totseats6=1
|party7=National Freedom Party |votes7=724 |votes7_2=728 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=1 |totseats7=1
|party8=African Christian Democratic Party |votes8=641 |votes8_2=699 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=1 |totseats8=1
|party9=Abantu Batho Congress |votes9=590 |votes9_2=616 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=0 |totseats9=0
|party10=African Independent Congress |votes10=535 |votes10_2=654 |seats10=0 |seats10_2=0 |totseats10=0
|party11=Justice and Employment Party |votes11=121 |votes11_2=208 |seats11=0 |seats11_2=0 |totseats11=0
|party12=Black First Land First |votes12=82 |votes12_2=94 |seats12=0 |seats12_2=0 |totseats12=0
|party13=United Christian Democratic Party |votes13=73 |votes13_2=53 |seats13=0 |seats13_2=0 |totseats13=0
|party14=African Transformation Movement |votes14=51 |votes14_2=69 |seats14=0 |seats14_2=0 |totseats14=0
|party15=People's Freedom Party |votes15=20 |votes15_2=72 |seats15=0 |seats15_2=0 |totseats15=0
|party16=African People's Movement |votes16=12 |votes16_2=45 |seats16=0 |seats16_2=0 |totseats16=0
|party17=Umnotho Democratic Front |votes17=5 |votes17_2=26 |seats17=0 |seats17_2=0 |totseats17=0
|party18=Zulu Royal Property |votes18=1 |votes18_2= |seats18=0 |seats18_2= |totseats18=0
|invalid=1212 |invalid2=1429
|electorate=85431 |electorate2=85431
}}
=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.{{Cite web |title=Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa |url=https://results.elections.org.za/home/Downloads/MBE-Results |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=results.elections.org.za}}
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Date | Ward | colspan=2| Party of the previous councillor | colspan=2| Party of the newly elected councillor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2023{{Cite web |last=Sussman |first=Wayne |date=2023-04-27 |title=APRIL BY-ELECTIONS: EFF records famous victory over ANC in Free State as IFP turns tables on ruling party in KZN |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-04-27-april-by-elections-eff-ifp-punish-anc-in-free-state-kzn/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}
| 19 | {{Full party name with color|African National Congress}} | {{Full party name with color|Inkatha Freedom Party}} | |||
| 13 Feb 2025{{Cite web |last=Sussman |first=Wayne |date=2025-02-13 |title=By-elections: IFP stuns ANC, MK in KZN ward |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-02-13-by-elections-ifp-stuns-anc-mk-in-kzn-ward/ |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}
| 15 | {{Full party name with color|African National Congress}} | {{Full party name with color|Inkatha Freedom Party}} |
Following the February 2025 by-election, the Inkatha Freedom Party became the largest party. The council composition is as follows:
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Party | Ward seats | List seats | Total seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| African National Congress | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Abahlali Base Mkhanyakude Movement | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Democratic Alliance | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| National Freedom Party | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 20 | 19 | 39 |