# Ndwedwe Local Municipality elections

The Ndwedwe Local Municipality council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 reduced majority of nineteen seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 9 | 1 | - | 27 | 0 | 37 |
| 2006 election | 18 | 1 | - | 17 | 1 | 37 |
| 2011 election | 25 | 1 | - | 5 | 6 | 37 |
| 2016 election | 27 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 37 |
| 2021 election | 19 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 37 |

## 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 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 22,009 | 73.59 | 16 | 21,956 | 73.13 | 11 | 27 |
| | African National Congress | 6,735 | 22.52 | 3 | 6,769 | 22.55 | 6 | 9 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 850 | 2.84 | 0 | 1,297 | 4.32 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 312 | 1.04 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 29,906 | 100.00 | 19 | 30,022 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 29,906 | 96.91 | | 30,022 | 97.19 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 952 | 3.09 | | 868 | 2.81 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 30,858 | 100.00 | | 30,890 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 60,897 | 50.67 | | 60,897 | 50.72 | | |

## 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 | 16,482 | 49.16 | 10 | 16,777 | 49.96 | 8 | 18 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 15,201 | 45.34 | 9 | 14,789 | 44.04 | 8 | 17 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 971 | 2.90 | 0 | 994 | 2.96 | 1 | 1 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 874 | 2.61 | 0 | 1,021 | 3.04 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 33,528 | 100.00 | 19 | 33,581 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 33,528 | 97.75 | | 33,581 | 97.68 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 770 | 2.25 | | 799 | 2.32 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 34,298 | 100.00 | | 34,380 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 63,990 | 53.60 | | 63,990 | 53.73 | | |

## 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 | 26,558 | 65.75 | 19 | 27,553 | 68.27 | 6 | 25 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 5,872 | 14.54 | 0 | 5,700 | 14.12 | 5 | 5 |
| | National Freedom Party | 5,823 | 14.42 | 0 | 5,589 | 13.85 | 5 | 5 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 747 | 1.85 | 0 | 628 | 1.56 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 370 | 0.92 | 0 | 388 | 0.96 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 591 | 1.46 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 194 | 0.48 | 0 | 191 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 143 | 0.35 | 0 | 209 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 |
| | South African Democratic Congress | 95 | 0.24 | 0 | 101 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 40,393 | 100.00 | 19 | 40,359 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 40,393 | 97.86 | | 40,359 | 98.04 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 882 | 2.14 | | 806 | 1.96 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 41,275 | 100.00 | | 41,165 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 63,889 | 64.60 | | 63,889 | 64.43 | | |

## 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 | 33,212 | 72.36 | 18 | 33,393 | 73.05 | 9 | 27 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 9,591 | 20.90 | 1 | 9,121 | 19.95 | 7 | 8 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,601 | 3.49 | 0 | 1,637 | 3.58 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 801 | 1.75 | 0 | 758 | 1.66 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 346 | 0.75 | 0 | 449 | 0.98 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 183 | 0.40 | 0 | 134 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ubumbano Lwesizwe Sabangoni | 159 | 0.35 | 0 | 106 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 |
| | People's Revolutionary Movement | 3 | 0.01 | 0 | 113 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 45,896 | 100.00 | 19 | 45,711 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 45,896 | 97.94 | | 45,711 | 97.97 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 967 | 2.06 | | 947 | 2.03 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 46,863 | 100.00 | | 46,658 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 72,851 | 64.33 | | 72,851 | 64.05 | | |

## 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 | 20,579 | 53.93 | 16 | 19,803 | 50.56 | 3 | 19 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 9,757 | 25.57 | 3 | 12,272 | 31.33 | 8 | 11 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,982 | 10.44 | 0 | 3,695 | 9.43 | 4 | 4 |
| | African Freedom Revolution | 611 | 1.60 | 0 | 556 | 1.42 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 563 | 1.48 | 0 | 469 | 1.20 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Independent Congress | 270 | 0.71 | 0 | 697 | 1.78 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 389 | 1.02 | 0 | 364 | 0.93 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent Alliance | 341 | 0.89 | 0 | 403 | 1.03 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 314 | 0.82 | 0 | 280 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 572 | 1.50 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 255 | 0.67 | 0 | 207 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Independent Movement | 272 | 0.71 | 0 | 185 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People First | 127 | 0.33 | 0 | 128 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 127 | 0.33 | 0 | 111 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 38,159 | 100.00 | 19 | 39,170 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 38,159 | 95.46 | | 39,170 | 97.35 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,813 | 4.54 | | 1,066 | 2.65 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 39,972 | 100.00 | | 40,236 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 73,368 | 54.48 | | 73,368 | 54.84 | | |