# EDumbe Local Municipality elections

The eDumbe Local Municipality council consists of nineteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining nine are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | IFP | NFP | Other |
| 2000 election | 4 | 1 | 9 | - | - |
| 2006 election | 4 | 1 | 9 | - | 0 |
| 2011 election | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 election | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 0 |
| 2021 election | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |

## 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 | 6,768 | 66.49 | 7 | 7,118 | 67.70 | 2 | 9 |
| | African National Congress | 2,646 | 25.99 | 0 | 2,593 | 24.66 | 4 | 4 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 765 | 7.52 | 0 | 803 | 7.64 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 10,179 | 100.00 | 7 | 10,514 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 10,179 | 95.32 | | 10,514 | 97.12 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 500 | 4.68 | | 312 | 2.88 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 10,679 | 100.00 | | 10,826 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 22,754 | 46.93 | | 22,754 | 47.58 | | |

## 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 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 8,726 | 64.54 | 5 | 8,659 | 64.13 | 4 | 9 |
| | African National Congress | 3,519 | 26.03 | 2 | 3,783 | 28.02 | 2 | 4 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 969 | 7.17 | 0 | 1,060 | 7.85 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 307 | 2.27 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 13,521 | 100.00 | 7 | 13,502 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 13,521 | 97.59 | | 13,502 | 97.52 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 334 | 2.41 | | 344 | 2.48 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 13,855 | 100.00 | | 13,846 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 26,879 | 51.55 | | 26,879 | 51.51 | | |

## 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 |
| | National Freedom Party | 10,315 | 52.11 | 6 | 10,237 | 51.70 | 2 | 8 |
| | African National Congress | 5,418 | 27.37 | 2 | 5,514 | 27.85 | 2 | 4 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 3,157 | 15.95 | 0 | 3,188 | 16.10 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 895 | 4.52 | 0 | 861 | 4.35 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 8 | 0.04 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 19,793 | 100.00 | 8 | 19,800 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,793 | 98.58 | | 19,800 | 98.64 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 286 | 1.42 | | 273 | 1.36 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 20,079 | 100.00 | | 20,073 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 32,274 | 62.21 | | 32,274 | 62.20 | | |

## 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 | 11,308 | 50.15 | 7 | 11,512 | 51.16 | 1 | 8 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 6,542 | 29.01 | 1 | 6,640 | 29.51 | 4 | 5 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 3,422 | 15.18 | 0 | 3,593 | 15.97 | 3 | 3 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 466 | 2.07 | 0 | 413 | 1.84 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 524 | 2.32 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 183 | 0.81 | 0 | 186 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 104 | 0.46 | 0 | 160 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 22,549 | 100.00 | 8 | 22,504 | 100.00 | 8 | 16 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 22,549 | 98.57 | | 22,504 | 98.37 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 328 | 1.43 | | 373 | 1.63 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 22,877 | 100.00 | | 22,877 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 37,780 | 60.55 | | 37,780 | 60.55 | | |
No party obtained a council majority. Siyabonga Kunene of the African National Congress (ANC) was subsequently elected mayor and Nyanga Ndlangamandla of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) was elected deputy mayor.

## 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 |
| | National Freedom Party | 7,712 | 33.61 | 6 | 7,693 | 33.47 | 0 | 6 |
| | African National Congress | 5,361 | 23.37 | 2 | 5,445 | 23.69 | 3 | 5 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 5,233 | 22.81 | 2 | 5,448 | 23.71 | 3 | 5 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,745 | 7.61 | 0 | 1,671 | 7.27 | 1 | 1 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 1,413 | 6.16 | 0 | 1,409 | 6.13 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 794 | 3.46 | 0 | 776 | 3.38 | 1 | 1 |
| | Activists Movement of South Africa | 108 | 0.47 | 0 | 108 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 112 | 0.49 | 0 | 54 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Movement | 93 | 0.41 | 0 | 73 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 81 | 0.35 | 0 | 83 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| | National People's Front | 64 | 0.28 | 0 | 78 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 |
| | Academic Congress Union | 47 | 0.20 | 0 | 39 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 79 | 0.34 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Freedom Revolution | 36 | 0.16 | 0 | 42 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 36 | 0.16 | 0 | 31 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| | Black First Land First | 29 | 0.13 | 0 | 32 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 22,943 | 100.00 | 10 | 22,982 | 100.00 | 9 | 19 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 22,943 | 98.64 | | 22,982 | 98.51 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 317 | 1.36 | | 348 | 1.49 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 23,260 | 100.00 | | 23,330 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 40,418 | 57.55 | | 40,418 | 57.72 | | |
After the election, the National Freedom Party (NFP) and the ANC formed an arrangement, with the NFP taking the mayor and speaker positions, and the ANC taking the deputy mayor and chief whip position.