Mtubatuba Local Municipality elections

The Mtubatuba Local Municipality council consists of forty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-three councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-three wards, while the remaining twenty-two 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 no party obtained a majority. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) received the most seats with nineteen.

Results

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The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.

Event AIC ANC DA EFF IFP NFP Other Total
2000 election - 2 1 - 7 - 0 10
2006 election - 4 0 - 5 - 1 10
2011 election - 16 0 - 15 7 0 38
2016 election 1 18 2 1 18 - 0 40
2021 election 1 16 1 4 19 1 3 45

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 Party3,22266.0853,24466.4827
African National Congress91118.68092018.8522
Democratic Alliance58912.08060412.3811
African Christian Democratic Party901.8501122.3000
Independent candidates641.3100
Total4,876100.0054,880100.00510
Valid votes4,87697.954,88098.03
Invalid/blank votes1022.05981.97
Total votes4,978100.004,978100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,76836.1613,76836.16

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party3,46949.3543,46449.2315
African National Congress2,54536.2012,62737.3334
National Democratic Convention5017.1304796.8111
Democratic Alliance3695.2504676.6400
Independent candidates1462.0800
Total7,030100.0057,037100.00510
Valid votes7,03097.277,03797.36
Invalid/blank votes1972.731912.64
Total votes7,227100.007,228100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,43141.4617,43141.47

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 Congress17,47640.591017,71841.14616
Inkatha Freedom Party17,29040.15917,05739.60615
National Freedom Party7,55417.5407,20416.7377
Democratic Alliance830.1907901.8300
South African Democratic Congress3240.7501860.4300
Independent candidates2270.5300
African Christian Democratic Party1050.2401140.2600
Total43,059100.001943,069100.001938
Valid votes43,05998.3343,06998.47
Invalid/blank votes7301.676691.53
Total votes43,789100.0043,738100.00
Registered voters/turnout73,36759.6873,36759.62

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party24,55844.631024,81245.08818
African National Congress24,18043.941024,21944.01818
Democratic Alliance2,1183.8502,0893.8022
Economic Freedom Fighters1,9693.5801,9643.5711
African Independent Congress1,2372.2501,7693.2111
Independent candidates9621.7500
Peoples Alliance10.0001810.3300
Total55,025100.002055,034100.002040
Valid votes55,02597.5755,03497.31
Invalid/blank votes1,3682.431,5222.69
Total votes56,393100.0056,556100.00
Registered voters/turnout90,71862.1690,71862.34

August 2016 to November 2021 by-elections

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In a by-election held on 23 May 2018, a ward previously held by an ANC councillor was won by the IFP candidate.[5] In another by-election held on 12 December 2018, ANC was able to win a ward previously held by the IFP.[6] IFP won a second ward previously held by ANC in another by-election on 12 June 2019.[7] Ward council composition after the three by-elections is as seen below.

Party Ward PR list Total
Inkatha Freedom Party 11 8 19
African National Congress 9 8 17
DA 0 2 2
AIC 0 1 1
Economic Freedom Fighters 0 1 1
Total 20 20 40

November 2021 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[8]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party23,13840.721525,05344.16419
African National Congress19,90335.03720,94936.92916
Economic Freedom Fighters5,1489.0605,1469.0744
Independent candidates3,2025.6311
African Christian Democratic Party1,1922.1001,2632.2311
Democratic Alliance1,0651.8701,1191.9711
African Independent Congress6561.1505881.0411
United Democratic Movement5330.9405310.9411
National Freedom Party4930.8704940.8711
United Christian Democratic Party5020.8804570.8100
African People's Movement2810.4903250.5700
African People's Convention1640.2902270.4000
Abantu Batho Congress1860.3301590.2800
Al Jama-ah990.170950.1700
Democratic Union Plus1110.200810.1400
African Transformation Movement890.1601020.1800
Black First Land First340.060500.0900
National People's Front190.030600.1100
Patriotic Alliance100.020370.0700
Total56,825100.002356,736100.002245
Valid votes56,82598.0756,73698.04
Invalid/blank votes1,1181.931,1331.96
Total votes57,943100.0057,869100.00
Registered voters/turnout101,00857.36101,00857.29

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.[9]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
18 January 2023 9 African National Congress Inkatha Freedom Party
15 February 2023 4 African National Congress Inkatha Freedom Party

In ward 9, narrowly held by the African National Congress (ANC) in 2021, the councillor resigned. The ANC failed to register a candidate in time for the resulting by-election, and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) picked up the seat with 77% of the vote, solidifying their coalition in the council.[10]

In ward 4, after the ANC councillor's resignation, the IFP won the resulting by-election.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Mtubatuba". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Mtubatuba". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Mtubatuba". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Mtubatuba". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. ^ "IFP wins Mtubatuba by-election". Independent Online. 29 May 2018.
  6. ^ "ANC encouraged by outcome of municipal by-elections". Independent Online. 13 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Mtubatuba by-election victory gives IFP upper hand". Independent Online. 13 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mtubatuba". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  10. ^ Sussman, Wayne (19 January 2023). "JANUARY BY-ELECTIONS: KZN romp – IFP, DA beat the heat, and their rivals, in Mtubatuba and Msunduzi". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  11. ^ Sussman, Wayne (16 February 2023). "FEBRUARY BY-ELECTIONS: Team Sugar deals bittersweet blow to ANC as small local parties offer blueprint for staying relevant". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 17 February 2023.