# Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality elections

The Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality council (formerly the Bizana Local Municipality) consists of sixty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-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 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-eight seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | AIC | ANC | APC | DA | EFF | UDM | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | — | 36 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 42 |
| 2006 election | — | 46 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 3 | 50 |
| 2011 election | 1 | 54 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 61 |
| 2016 election | 1 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 62 |
| 2021 election | 1 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 64 |

## December 2000 election

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 24,515 | 81.50 | 20 | 26,736 | 85.84 | 16 | 36 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 4,673 | 15.54 | 1 | 4,409 | 14.16 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent candidates | 892 | 2.97 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 30,080 | 100.00 | 21 | 31,145 | 100.00 | 21 | 42 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 30,080 | 97.06 | | 31,145 | 97.22 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 912 | 2.94 | | 890 | 2.78 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 30,992 | 100.00 | | 32,035 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 74,410 | 41.65 | | 74,410 | 43.05 | | |

## March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 52,928 | 89.37 | 23 | 55,831 | 94.81 | 23 | 46 |
| | Independent candidates | 3,890 | 6.57 | 2 | | | | 2 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,156 | 1.95 | 0 | 1,555 | 2.64 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 685 | 1.16 | 0 | 515 | 0.87 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Independent Front | 237 | 0.40 | 0 | 338 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 126 | 0.21 | 0 | 358 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 156 | 0.26 | 0 | 289 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 46 | 0.08 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 59,224 | 100.00 | 25 | 58,886 | 100.00 | 25 | 50 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 59,224 | 98.20 | | 58,886 | 97.99 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,084 | 1.80 | | 1,210 | 2.01 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 60,308 | 100.00 | | 60,096 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 104,718 | 57.59 | | 104,718 | 57.39 | | |

## May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 48,363 | 74.32 | 31 | 53,971 | 86.03 | 23 | 54 |
| | Independent candidates | 11,464 | 17.62 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,716 | 2.64 | 0 | 2,202 | 3.51 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,261 | 1.94 | 0 | 1,429 | 2.28 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Independent Congress | 57 | 0.09 | 0 | 2,336 | 3.72 | 1 | 1 |
| | National Freedom Party | 1,012 | 1.56 | 0 | 1,106 | 1.76 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 320 | 0.49 | 0 | 629 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 355 | 0.55 | 0 | 458 | 0.73 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 345 | 0.53 | 0 | 294 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 180 | 0.28 | 0 | 309 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 65,073 | 100.00 | 31 | 62,734 | 100.00 | 30 | 61 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 65,073 | 97.19 | | 62,734 | 95.11 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,878 | 2.81 | | 3,228 | 4.89 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 66,951 | 100.00 | | 65,962 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 116,717 | 57.36 | | 116,717 | 56.51 | | |

## August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 57,985 | 80.70 | 31 | 58,315 | 80.32 | 19 | 50 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,204 | 5.85 | 0 | 4,639 | 6.39 | 4 | 4 |
| | Academic Congress Union | 2,958 | 4.12 | 0 | 2,845 | 3.92 | 3 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,727 | 3.80 | 0 | 2,534 | 3.49 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Independent Congress | 1,604 | 2.23 | 0 | 1,748 | 2.41 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 1,059 | 1.47 | 0 | 969 | 1.33 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 688 | 0.96 | 0 | 1,118 | 1.54 | 1 | 1 |
| | Abantu Democratic Revolution | 157 | 0.22 | 0 | 220 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 366 | 0.51 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 108 | 0.15 | 0 | 218 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 71,856 | 100.00 | 31 | 72,606 | 100.00 | 31 | 62 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 71,856 | 97.38 | | 72,606 | 97.44 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,934 | 2.62 | | 1,907 | 2.56 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 73,790 | 100.00 | | 74,513 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 131,835 | 55.97 | | 131,835 | 56.52 | | |

## November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 45,160 | 73.74 | 32 | 45,302 | 74.42 | 16 | 48 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 4,227 | 6.90 | 0 | 4,239 | 6.96 | 5 | 5 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,082 | 6.66 | 0 | 4,300 | 7.06 | 4 | 4 |
| | Socialist Party of South Africa | 1,470 | 2.40 | 0 | 1,463 | 2.40 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,070 | 1.75 | 0 | 1,125 | 1.85 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,111 | 3.45 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Academic Congress Union | 980 | 1.60 | 0 | 988 | 1.62 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 760 | 1.24 | 0 | 882 | 1.45 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Independent Congress | 86 | 0.14 | 0 | 1,166 | 1.92 | 1 | 1 |
| | Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party | 526 | 0.86 | 0 | 502 | 0.82 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 471 | 0.77 | 0 | 457 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 |
| | Batho Pele Movement | 243 | 0.40 | 0 | 229 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 60 | 0.10 | 0 | 219 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 61,246 | 100.00 | 32 | 60,872 | 100.00 | 32 | 64 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 61,246 | 98.27 | | 60,872 | 97.94 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,077 | 1.73 | | 1,280 | 2.06 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 62,323 | 100.00 | | 62,152 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 133,323 | 46.75 | | 133,323 | 46.62 | | |