uMdoni Local Municipality elections

The uMdoni 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-three seats on the council.

Results

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

Event AJ ANC DA EFF IFP MF Other
2000 election - 6 4 - 5 1 2
2006 election - 9 3 - 3 2 1
2011 election - 12 4 - 1 1 1
2016 election 1 23 7 1 3 - 2
2021 election 1 17 7 5 5 - 2

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress4,07532.0954,00731.6616
Inkatha Freedom Party3,64728.7223,67829.0635
Democratic Alliance2,71121.3522,90422.9424
Ratepayers and Residents Party Simunye1,66813.1301,44411.4122
Minority Front5984.7106254.9411
Total12,699100.00912,658100.00918
Valid votes12,69997.2712,65897.20
Invalid/blank votes3572.733652.80
Total votes13,056100.0013,023100.00
Registered voters/turnout29,54944.1829,54944.07

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 Congress7,82853.5577,78153.2929
Inkatha Freedom Party2,51017.1702,48817.0433
Democratic Alliance2,27815.5822,28015.6213
Minority Front1,4419.8601,4339.8122
African Christian Democratic Party5613.8406194.2411
Total14,618100.00914,601100.00918
Valid votes14,61897.7914,60197.55
Invalid/blank votes3302.213672.45
Total votes14,948100.0014,968100.00
Registered voters/turnout32,45246.0632,45246.12

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 Congress14,84762.57815,16263.81412
Democratic Alliance4,75320.0314,82420.3034
Minority Front1,5936.7111,5006.3101
National Freedom Party1,3285.6001,2335.1911
Inkatha Freedom Party6952.9306812.8711
African Christian Democratic Party2811.1802350.9900
Congress of the People1070.4501280.5400
Independent candidates1260.5300
Total23,730100.001023,763100.00919
Valid votes23,73098.4223,76398.42
Invalid/blank votes3811.583811.58
Total votes24,111100.0024,144100.00
Registered voters/turnout38,41162.7738,41162.86

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 Congress24,47158.201625,95961.87723
Democratic Alliance7,21017.1527,48717.8457
Inkatha Freedom Party3,7989.0303,7638.9733
Economic Freedom Fighters1,3213.1401,3193.1411
Allied Movement for Change1,2743.0311,1062.6401
Independent candidates1,9384.6100
African Independent Congress6941.6508872.1111
Al Jama-ah6871.6306481.5411
African Mantungwa Community4701.1205681.3500
African Christian Democratic Party1830.4402210.5300
Total42,046100.001941,958100.001837
Valid votes42,04697.2141,95896.96
Invalid/blank votes1,2072.791,3143.04
Total votes43,253100.0043,272100.00
Registered voters/turnout71,88060.1771,88060.20

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 Congress15,12244.371514,95543.93217
Democratic Alliance6,04317.7346,15018.0637
Inkatha Freedom Party4,60513.5104,94814.5355
Economic Freedom Fighters3,99911.7303,98911.7255
Allied Movement for Change1,1533.3801,0253.0111
Abantu Batho Congress7462.1906882.0211
Al Jama-ah5391.5805221.5311
Independent candidates6191.8200
African Independent Congress4721.3900
People's Freedom Party2380.7001180.3500
African Mantungwa Community1910.5601020.3000
Justice and Employment Party1130.3301630.4800
African Transformation Movement1280.3801360.4000
African Christian Democratic Party1200.3501390.4100
Freedom Front Plus1280.3801310.3800
National Freedom Party800.2301220.3600
Democratic Freedom Alliance490.1401520.4500
Revolutionary Democratic Patriots760.220580.1700
African People's Convention710.210510.1500
African People's Movement310.090210.0600
African Freedom Revolution190.060320.0900
African People First110.030330.1000
African Basic Republicans370.1100
Total34,081100.001934,044100.001837
Valid votes34,08198.2534,04497.83
Invalid/blank votes6061.757562.17
Total votes34,687100.0034,800100.00
Registered voters/turnout71,83148.2971,83148.45

By-elections from November 2021

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since November 2021.[6]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
27 Jul 2022 13 Democratic Alliance African National Congress
30 Nov 2022 10 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance
11 Sep 2024[7] 15 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance

After the resignation of the previous DA ward 10 councillor, a by-election was held on 30 November 2022. The DA's candidate retained the seat for the party, winning an 88% share.[8]


After the 27 July by-election, the council was reconfigured as below:

PartySeats
WardListTotal
African National Congress16218
Democratic Alliance336
Inkatha Freedom Party055
Economic Freedom Fighters055
Allied Movement for Change011
Abantu Batho Congress011
Al Jama-ah011
Total191837

References

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — uMdoni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — uMdoni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — uMdoni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — uMdoni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — uMdoni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. ^ Sussman, Wayne (12 September 2024). "MK wins KZN ward, falls short in others, DA paints polls blue". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  8. ^ Sussman, Wayne (1 December 2022). "NOVEMBER BY-ELECTION: ANC posts strong results in rural KZN and Eastern Cape". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 1 December 2022.