# Ngqushwa Local Municipality elections

The Ngqushwa Local Municipality council (within the South African Amathole District Municipality) consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining eleven 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 eighteen seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 26 | — | — | 1 | 27 |
| 2006 election | 26 | 1 | — | 0 | 27 |
| 2011 election | 24 | 1 | — | 0 | 25 |
| 2016 election | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| 2021 election | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 |

## 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 | 1,694 | 90.69 | 14 | 21,826 | 95.88 | 12 | 26 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 174 | 9.31 | 0 | 939 | 4.12 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 1,868 | 100.00 | 14 | 22,765 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,868 | 97.85 | | 22,765 | 97.59 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 41 | 2.15 | | 561 | 2.41 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,909 | 100.00 | | 23,326 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 41,820 | 4.56 | | 41,820 | 55.78 | | |

## 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 | 11,726 | 83.41 | 14 | 23,393 | 96.51 | 12 | 26 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,050 | 14.58 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 282 | 2.01 | 0 | 847 | 3.49 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 14,058 | 100.00 | 14 | 24,240 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 14,058 | 97.98 | | 24,240 | 95.42 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 290 | 2.02 | | 1,164 | 4.58 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 14,348 | 100.00 | | 25,404 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 43,660 | 32.86 | | 43,660 | 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 | 18,044 | 96.00 | 13 | 18,200 | 95.44 | 11 | 24 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 215 | 1.14 | 0 | 618 | 3.24 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 536 | 2.85 | 0 | 252 | 1.32 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 18,795 | 100.00 | 13 | 19,070 | 100.00 | 12 | 25 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 18,795 | 95.65 | | 19,070 | 97.04 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 854 | 4.35 | | 582 | 2.96 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 19,649 | 100.00 | | 19,652 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 42,100 | 46.67 | | 42,100 | 46.68 | | |

## 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 | 17,686 | 80.69 | 12 | 19,199 | 88.13 | 8 | 20 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,662 | 7.58 | 0 | 1,830 | 8.40 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,865 | 8.51 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 572 | 2.61 | 0 | 638 | 2.93 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 133 | 0.61 | 0 | 119 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 21,918 | 100.00 | 12 | 21,786 | 100.00 | 11 | 23 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 21,918 | 98.07 | | 21,786 | 97.78 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 432 | 1.93 | | 495 | 2.22 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 22,350 | 100.00 | | 22,281 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 38,945 | 57.39 | | 38,945 | 57.21 | | |

## 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 | 13,752 | 74.66 | 11 | 14,561 | 81.29 | 7 | 18 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,849 | 10.04 | 0 | 2,245 | 12.53 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,057 | 11.17 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 448 | 2.43 | 0 | 517 | 2.89 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 247 | 1.34 | 0 | 355 | 1.98 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 67 | 0.36 | 0 | 235 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 18,420 | 100.00 | 12 | 17,913 | 100.00 | 11 | 23 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 18,420 | 97.86 | | 17,913 | 95.27 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 403 | 2.14 | | 889 | 4.73 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 18,823 | 100.00 | | 18,802 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 35,846 | 52.51 | | 35,846 | 52.45 | | |