# Nongoma Local Municipality elections

The Nongoma Local Municipality council consists of forty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-one wards, while the remaining twenty-one 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of twenty-two seats on the council. The party lost its majority in the election of 1 November 2021, obtaining a plurality of twenty-one seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | NFP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 1 | 0 | - | 37 | - | - | 38 |
| 2006 election | 2 | 1 | - | 35 | - | 0 | 38 |
| 2011 election | 6 | 0 | - | 17 | 19 | 0 | 42 |
| 2016 election | 13 | 5 | 2 | 22 | - | 0 | 42 |
| 2021 election | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 45 |

## 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 | 34,681 | 96.49 | 19 | 34,906 | 96.94 | 18 | 37 |
| | African National Congress | 788 | 2.19 | 0 | 676 | 1.88 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 475 | 1.32 | 0 | 427 | 1.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 35,944 | 100.00 | 19 | 36,009 | 100.00 | 19 | 38 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 35,944 | 98.75 | | 36,009 | 98.82 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 454 | 1.25 | | 429 | 1.18 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 36,398 | 100.00 | | 36,438 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 66,538 | 54.70 | | 66,538 | 54.76 | | |

## 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 | 39,163 | 93.64 | 19 | 38,983 | 92.93 | 16 | 35 |
| | African National Congress | 1,869 | 4.47 | 0 | 2,254 | 5.37 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 773 | 1.85 | 0 | 460 | 1.10 | 1 | 1 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 18 | 0.04 | 0 | 252 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 41,823 | 100.00 | 19 | 41,949 | 100.00 | 19 | 38 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 41,823 | 98.09 | | 41,949 | 98.38 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 813 | 1.91 | | 689 | 1.62 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 42,636 | 100.00 | | 42,638 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 72,517 | 58.79 | | 72,517 | 58.80 | | |

## 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 | 23,079 | 44.49 | 13 | 22,984 | 44.14 | 6 | 19 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 21,138 | 40.75 | 8 | 21,277 | 40.86 | 9 | 17 |
| | African National Congress | 6,807 | 13.12 | 0 | 7,435 | 14.28 | 6 | 6 |
| | Independent candidates | 675 | 1.30 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 179 | 0.35 | 0 | 380 | 0.73 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 51,878 | 100.00 | 21 | 52,076 | 100.00 | 21 | 42 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 51,878 | 98.53 | | 52,076 | 98.65 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 773 | 1.47 | | 712 | 1.35 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 52,651 | 100.00 | | 52,788 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 81,552 | 64.56 | | 81,552 | 64.73 | | |

## 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 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 29,104 | 53.19 | 21 | 29,073 | 52.73 | 1 | 22 |
| | African National Congress | 17,020 | 31.11 | 0 | 16,861 | 30.58 | 13 | 13 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 6,559 | 11.99 | 0 | 7,473 | 13.55 | 5 | 5 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,970 | 3.60 | 0 | 1,725 | 3.13 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 61 | 0.11 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 54,714 | 100.00 | 21 | 55,132 | 100.00 | 21 | 42 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 54,714 | 98.29 | | 55,132 | 98.88 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 954 | 1.71 | | 627 | 1.12 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 55,668 | 100.00 | | 55,759 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 96,207 | 57.86 | | 96,207 | 57.96 | | |

## 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 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 22,376 | 45.08 | 20 | 23,568 | 47.12 | 1 | 21 |
| | National Freedom Party | 14,557 | 29.33 | 3 | 14,819 | 29.62 | 10 | 13 |
| | African National Congress | 8,453 | 17.03 | 0 | 8,411 | 16.81 | 8 | 8 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,922 | 3.87 | 0 | 1,885 | 3.77 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,059 | 2.13 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | National People's Front | 423 | 0.85 | 0 | 509 | 1.02 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 323 | 0.65 | 0 | 326 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 301 | 0.61 | 0 | 306 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 133 | 0.27 | 0 | 91 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 51 | 0.10 | 0 | 49 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Movement | 39 | 0.08 | 0 | 58 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 49,637 | 100.00 | 23 | 50,022 | 100.00 | 22 | 45 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 49,637 | 98.64 | | 50,022 | 98.63 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 684 | 1.36 | | 697 | 1.37 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 50,321 | 100.00 | | 50,719 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 98,137 | 51.28 | | 98,137 | 51.68 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 2 February 2022 | 17 | National Freedom Party | National Freedom Party |
| 2 February 2022 | 20 | Inkatha Freedom Party | National Freedom Party |
| 5 April 2023 | 6 | Inkatha Freedom Party | Inkatha Freedom Party |
| 19 June 2024 | 11 | Inkatha Freedom Party | Inkatha Freedom Party |
The council had been governed by the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) with the support of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) since the 2021 election. The IFP lost control after the National Freedom Party's win in ward 20 and the withdrawal of EFF support, and an NFP, African National Congress (ANC) and EFF coalition took over the council in February 2023. IFP mayor Albert Mncwango was replaced by the NFP's Clifford Ndabandaba, and IFP Speaker, Prince Bheki Zulu was replaced by the ANC's Babongiwe Sithole.