# Emalahleni Local Municipality, Eastern Cape elections

The Emalahleni Local Municipality council consists of thirty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seventeen wards, while the remaining seventeen 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-eight seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | PAC | UDM | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 23 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| 2006 election | 28 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| 2011 election | 30 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| 2016 election | 28 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| 2021 election | 28 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 34 |

## 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 | 16,803 | 83.03 | 12 | 22,740 | 86.01 | 11 | 23 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,371 | 6.77 | 1 | 1,670 | 6.32 | 1 | 2 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,554 | 7.68 | 1 | 1,454 | 5.50 | 1 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 210 | 1.04 | 0 | 576 | 2.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 300 | 1.48 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 20,238 | 100.00 | 14 | 26,440 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 20,238 | 91.76 | | 26,440 | 98.09 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,818 | 8.24 | | 516 | 1.91 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 22,056 | 100.00 | | 26,956 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 48,487 | 45.49 | | 48,487 | 55.59 | | |

## 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 | 29,618 | 89.00 | 15 | 29,789 | 91.38 | 13 | 28 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,298 | 3.90 | 0 | 1,545 | 4.74 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 752 | 2.26 | 0 | 853 | 2.62 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,123 | 3.37 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 486 | 1.46 | 0 | 412 | 1.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 33,277 | 100.00 | 16 | 32,599 | 100.00 | 15 | 31 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 33,277 | 97.84 | | 32,599 | 96.73 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 733 | 2.16 | | 1,101 | 3.27 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 34,010 | 100.00 | | 33,700 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 57,910 | 58.73 | | 57,910 | 58.19 | | |

## 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 | 28,521 | 80.09 | 17 | 29,916 | 86.71 | 13 | 30 |
| | Independent candidates | 3,288 | 9.23 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,217 | 3.42 | 0 | 1,622 | 4.70 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,082 | 3.04 | 0 | 891 | 2.58 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 500 | 1.40 | 0 | 1,086 | 3.15 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Movement | 579 | 1.63 | 0 | 562 | 1.63 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 422 | 1.19 | 0 | 423 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 35,609 | 100.00 | 17 | 34,500 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 35,609 | 97.97 | | 34,500 | 95.62 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 739 | 2.03 | | 1,581 | 4.38 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 36,348 | 100.00 | | 36,081 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 58,105 | 62.56 | | 58,105 | 62.10 | | |

## 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 | 29,489 | 82.19 | 17 | 29,449 | 82.19 | 11 | 28 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,201 | 11.71 | 0 | 4,019 | 11.22 | 4 | 4 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 912 | 2.54 | 0 | 983 | 2.74 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 783 | 2.18 | 0 | 733 | 2.05 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 252 | 0.70 | 0 | 282 | 0.79 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Movement | 181 | 0.50 | 0 | 243 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 63 | 0.18 | 0 | 122 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 35,881 | 100.00 | 17 | 35,831 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 35,881 | 97.84 | | 35,831 | 97.74 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 794 | 2.16 | | 830 | 2.26 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 36,675 | 100.00 | | 36,661 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 61,471 | 59.66 | | 61,471 | 59.64 | | |

## 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 | 24,405 | 79.73 | 17 | 24,926 | 81.52 | 11 | 28 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,889 | 6.17 | 0 | 1,946 | 6.36 | 2 | 2 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,608 | 5.25 | 0 | 1,634 | 5.34 | 2 | 2 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 620 | 2.03 | 0 | 767 | 2.51 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 619 | 2.02 | 0 | 703 | 2.30 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,003 | 3.28 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 259 | 0.85 | 0 | 422 | 1.38 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 205 | 0.67 | 0 | 179 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 30,608 | 100.00 | 17 | 30,577 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 30,608 | 98.04 | | 30,577 | 97.89 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 611 | 1.96 | | 660 | 2.11 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 31,219 | 100.00 | | 31,237 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 59,230 | 52.71 | | 59,230 | 52.74 | | |