Nongoma Local Municipality elections Elections in South Africa
The Nongoma Local Municipality council consists of forty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Twenty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-one wards , while the remaining twenty-one 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of twenty-two seats on the council. The party lost its majority in the election of 1 November 2021 , obtaining a plurality of twenty-one seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[ 1]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Inkatha Freedom Party 34,681 96.49 19 34,906 96.94 18 37 African National Congress 788 2.19 0 676 1.88 1 1 Democratic Alliance 475 1.32 0 427 1.19 0 0 Total 35,944 100.00 19 36,009 100.00 19 38 Valid votes 35,944 98.75 36,009 98.82 Invalid/blank votes 454 1.25 429 1.18 Total votes 36,398 100.00 36,438 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 66,538 54.70 66,538 54.76
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[ 2]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Inkatha Freedom Party 39,163 93.64 19 38,983 92.93 16 35 African National Congress 1,869 4.47 0 2,254 5.37 2 2 Democratic Alliance 773 1.85 0 460 1.10 1 1 National Democratic Convention 18 0.04 0 252 0.60 0 0 Total 41,823 100.00 19 41,949 100.00 19 38 Valid votes 41,823 98.09 41,949 98.38 Invalid/blank votes 813 1.91 689 1.62 Total votes 42,636 100.00 42,638 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 72,517 58.79 72,517 58.80
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[ 3]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats National Freedom Party 23,079 44.49 13 22,984 44.14 6 19 Inkatha Freedom Party 21,138 40.75 8 21,277 40.86 9 17 African National Congress 6,807 13.12 0 7,435 14.28 6 6 Independent candidates 675 1.30 0 0 Democratic Alliance 179 0.35 0 380 0.73 0 0 Total 51,878 100.00 21 52,076 100.00 21 42 Valid votes 51,878 98.53 52,076 98.65 Invalid/blank votes 773 1.47 712 1.35 Total votes 52,651 100.00 52,788 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 81,552 64.56 81,552 64.73
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[ 4]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Inkatha Freedom Party 29,104 53.19 21 29,073 52.73 1 22 African National Congress 17,020 31.11 0 16,861 30.58 13 13 Democratic Alliance 6,559 11.99 0 7,473 13.55 5 5 Economic Freedom Fighters 1,970 3.60 0 1,725 3.13 2 2 Independent candidates 61 0.11 0 0 Total 54,714 100.00 21 55,132 100.00 21 42 Valid votes 54,714 98.29 55,132 98.88 Invalid/blank votes 954 1.71 627 1.12 Total votes 55,668 100.00 55,759 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 96,207 57.86 96,207 57.96
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[ 5]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Inkatha Freedom Party 22,376 45.08 20 23,568 47.12 1 21 National Freedom Party 14,557 29.33 3 14,819 29.62 10 13 African National Congress 8,453 17.03 0 8,411 16.81 8 8 Economic Freedom Fighters 1,922 3.87 0 1,885 3.77 2 2 Independent candidates 1,059 2.13 0 0 National People's Front 423 0.85 0 509 1.02 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 323 0.65 0 326 0.65 0 0 Democratic Alliance 301 0.61 0 306 0.61 0 0 Abantu Batho Congress 133 0.27 0 91 0.18 0 0 African Transformation Movement 51 0.10 0 49 0.10 0 0 African People's Movement 39 0.08 0 58 0.12 0 0 Total 49,637 100.00 23 50,022 100.00 22 45 Valid votes 49,637 98.64 50,022 98.63 Invalid/blank votes 684 1.36 697 1.37 Total votes 50,321 100.00 50,719 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 98,137 51.28 98,137 51.68
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.
The council had been governed by the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) with the support of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) since the 2021 election. The IFP lost control after the National Freedom Party 's win in ward 20 and the withdrawal of EFF support, and an NFP, African National Congress (ANC) and EFF coalition took over the council in February 2023. IFP mayor Albert Mncwango was replaced by the NFP's Clifford Ndabandaba, and IFP Speaker, Prince Bheki Zulu was replaced by the ANC's Babongiwe Sithole.[ 9]
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