Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality elections

The Ubuhlebezwe 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 African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eighteen seats.

Results

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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

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party9,52851.5089,65752.19412
African National Congress7,89542.6747,92342.82610
Democratic Alliance6353.4309244.9911
Independent candidates4442.4000
Total18,502100.001218,504100.001123
Valid votes18,50297.5318,50497.46
Invalid/blank votes4682.474822.54
Total votes18,970100.0018,986100.00
Registered voters/turnout38,80448.8938,80448.93

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress14,45668.551114,42168.40516
Inkatha Freedom Party5,07824.0815,08224.1145
National Democratic Convention5772.7406493.0811
Democratic Alliance4972.3605482.6011
African Christian Democratic Party4262.0203821.8100
Independent candidates530.2500
Total21,087100.001221,082100.001123
Valid votes21,08797.7521,08297.83
Invalid/blank votes4852.254682.17
Total votes21,572100.0021,550100.00
Registered voters/turnout40,41353.3840,41353.32

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress19,82474.201220,11075.55618
National Freedom Party3,49613.0903,18211.9533
Inkatha Freedom Party2,0537.6802,0157.5722
Democratic Alliance1,1464.2901,0654.0011
African Christian Democratic Party1680.6301530.5700
United Democratic Movement300.110930.3500
Total26,717100.001226,618100.001224
Valid votes26,71797.9626,61898.07
Invalid/blank votes5572.045241.93
Total votes27,274100.0027,142100.00
Registered voters/turnout45,21660.3245,21660.03

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress25,84272.241228,29679.84820
Economic Freedom Fighters2,9838.3403,0848.7022
Inkatha Freedom Party2,7787.7702,8468.0322
Independent candidates3,0708.5822
Democratic Alliance1,0993.0701,2133.4211
Total35,772100.001435,439100.001327
Valid votes35,77297.2935,43996.73
Invalid/blank votes9972.711,1993.27
Total votes36,769100.0036,638100.00
Registered voters/turnout57,39964.0657,39963.83

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress18,09461.681318,69464.42518
Economic Freedom Fighters3,37511.5003,69812.7433
Inkatha Freedom Party2,0436.9602,7909.6122
Independent candidates3,28011.1811
Democratic Alliance1,0263.5001,1043.8011
African Independent Congress8132.7701,0463.6011
National Freedom Party1870.6409443.2511
People's Freedom Party2100.7201780.6100
Abantu Batho Congress1140.3901520.5200
African Transformation Movement680.2301940.6700
African Christian Democratic Party990.3401270.4400
South African Peoples Movement270.090920.3200
Total29,336100.001429,019100.001327
Valid votes29,33696.2229,01995.89
Invalid/blank votes1,1543.781,2454.11
Total votes30,490100.0030,264100.00
Registered voters/turnout57,55152.9857,55152.59

By-elections from November 2021

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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

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Ubuhlebezwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Ubuhlebezwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Ubuhlebezwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Ubuhlebezwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ubuhlebezwe". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  7. ^ 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.