# Nyandeni Local Municipality elections

The Nyandeni Local Municipality council 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 fifty-one seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | PAC | UDM | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 31 | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | 45 |
| 2006 election | 47 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | 52 |
| 2011 election | 53 | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 2 | 61 |
| 2016 election | 54 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 63 |
| 2021 election | 51 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 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 | 30,899 | 69.39 | 22 | 30,860 | 69.41 | 9 | 31 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 12,768 | 28.67 | 1 | 12,658 | 28.47 | 12 | 13 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 865 | 1.94 | 0 | 943 | 2.12 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 44,532 | 100.00 | 23 | 44,461 | 100.00 | 22 | 45 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 44,532 | 97.34 | | 44,461 | 97.34 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,219 | 2.66 | | 1,217 | 2.66 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 45,751 | 100.00 | | 45,678 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 80,681 | 56.71 | | 80,681 | 56.62 | | |

## 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 | 54,300 | 89.81 | 26 | 57,304 | 90.06 | 21 | 47 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 5,359 | 8.86 | 0 | 5,383 | 8.46 | 4 | 4 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 498 | 0.82 | 0 | 619 | 0.97 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Independent Front | 74 | 0.12 | 0 | 172 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent Democrats | 76 | 0.13 | 0 | 152 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 112 | 0.19 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 44 | 0.07 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 60,463 | 100.00 | 26 | 63,630 | 100.00 | 26 | 52 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 60,463 | 97.69 | | 63,630 | 98.48 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,428 | 2.31 | | 982 | 1.52 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 61,891 | 100.00 | | 64,612 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 108,512 | 57.04 | | 108,512 | 59.54 | | |

## 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 | 53,979 | 86.30 | 31 | 54,132 | 86.04 | 22 | 53 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 4,766 | 7.62 | 0 | 4,293 | 6.82 | 4 | 4 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,563 | 2.50 | 0 | 1,965 | 3.12 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,293 | 2.07 | 0 | 1,851 | 2.94 | 2 | 2 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 638 | 1.02 | 0 | 327 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 82 | 0.13 | 0 | 344 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 226 | 0.36 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 62,547 | 100.00 | 31 | 62,912 | 100.00 | 30 | 61 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 62,547 | 97.74 | | 62,912 | 98.36 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,446 | 2.26 | | 1,046 | 1.64 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 63,993 | 100.00 | | 63,958 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 118,639 | 53.94 | | 118,639 | 53.91 | | |

## 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 | 55,426 | 82.37 | 32 | 56,583 | 84.83 | 22 | 54 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 3,394 | 5.04 | 0 | 3,911 | 5.86 | 3 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,707 | 4.02 | 0 | 2,767 | 4.15 | 3 | 3 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,572 | 3.82 | 0 | 2,745 | 4.12 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,815 | 4.18 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Party | 264 | 0.39 | 0 | 377 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 73 | 0.11 | 0 | 322 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 40 | 0.06 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 67,291 | 100.00 | 32 | 66,705 | 100.00 | 31 | 63 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 67,291 | 98.32 | | 66,705 | 97.59 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,147 | 1.68 | | 1,644 | 2.41 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 68,438 | 100.00 | | 68,349 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 134,892 | 50.74 | | 134,892 | 50.67 | | |

## 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 | 43,442 | 77.94 | 32 | 44,398 | 79.64 | 19 | 51 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 4,431 | 7.95 | 0 | 4,226 | 7.58 | 5 | 5 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,920 | 5.24 | 0 | 2,852 | 5.12 | 4 | 4 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 875 | 1.57 | 0 | 1,910 | 3.43 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,985 | 3.56 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 913 | 1.64 | 0 | 832 | 1.49 | 1 | 1 |
| | Civic Independent | 579 | 1.04 | 0 | 613 | 1.10 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 209 | 0.37 | 0 | 396 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 157 | 0.28 | 0 | 257 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 |
| | Batho Pele Movement | 176 | 0.32 | 0 | 154 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 54 | 0.10 | 0 | 111 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 55,741 | 100.00 | 32 | 55,749 | 100.00 | 32 | 64 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 55,741 | 97.86 | | 55,749 | 97.90 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,219 | 2.14 | | 1,195 | 2.10 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 56,960 | 100.00 | | 56,944 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 134,601 | 42.32 | | 134,601 | 42.31 | | |