# King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality elections

The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality council consists of seventy-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-seven wards, while the remaining thirty-six 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 forty-eight seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | PAC | UDM | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 28 | 0 | — | 2 | 33 | 1 | 64 |
| 2006 election | 47 | 0 | — | 1 | 16 | 0 | 64 |
| 2011 election | 46 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 4 | 70 |
| 2016 election | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 72 |
| 2021 election | 48 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 73 |

## 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 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 30,225 | 47.80 | 17 | 32,751 | 50.41 | 16 | 33 |
| | African National Congress | 27,034 | 42.75 | 15 | 28,473 | 43.82 | 13 | 28 |
| | Independent candidates | 3,831 | 6.06 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,707 | 2.70 | 0 | 1,555 | 2.39 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 202 | 0.32 | 0 | 1,224 | 1.88 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 234 | 0.37 | 0 | 967 | 1.49 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 63,233 | 100.00 | 32 | 64,970 | 100.00 | 32 | 64 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 63,233 | 96.45 | | 64,970 | 96.46 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,326 | 3.55 | | 2,381 | 3.54 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 65,559 | 100.00 | | 67,351 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 147,728 | 44.38 | | 147,728 | 45.59 | | |

## 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 | 62,838 | 72.31 | 32 | 63,132 | 72.50 | 15 | 47 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 20,919 | 24.07 | 0 | 21,072 | 24.20 | 16 | 16 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,729 | 1.99 | 0 | 1,505 | 1.73 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Independent Front | 414 | 0.48 | 0 | 551 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 382 | 0.44 | 0 | 575 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent Democrats | 200 | 0.23 | 0 | 245 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 415 | 0.48 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 86,897 | 100.00 | 32 | 87,080 | 100.00 | 32 | 64 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 86,897 | 97.94 | | 87,080 | 97.97 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,824 | 2.06 | | 1,801 | 2.03 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 88,721 | 100.00 | | 88,881 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 178,964 | 49.57 | | 178,964 | 49.66 | | |

## 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 | 59,025 | 65.14 | 33 | 60,412 | 66.04 | 13 | 46 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 23,441 | 25.87 | 1 | 22,861 | 24.99 | 17 | 18 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,596 | 2.86 | 0 | 2,641 | 2.89 | 2 | 2 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,454 | 1.60 | 0 | 3,086 | 3.37 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,037 | 2.25 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Civic Alliance of South Africa | 1,192 | 1.32 | 0 | 819 | 0.90 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 477 | 0.53 | 0 | 382 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 307 | 0.34 | 0 | 500 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 |
| | Civic Independent | 5 | 0.01 | 0 | 480 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 29 | 0.03 | 0 | 210 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Independent Front | 49 | 0.05 | 0 | 83 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 90,612 | 100.00 | 35 | 91,474 | 100.00 | 35 | 70 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 90,612 | 97.85 | | 91,474 | 98.32 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,988 | 2.15 | | 1,560 | 1.68 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 92,600 | 100.00 | | 93,034 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 194,640 | 47.58 | | 194,640 | 47.80 | | |

## 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 | 58,835 | 62.79 | 35 | 59,144 | 63.31 | 11 | 46 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 20,245 | 21.61 | 1 | 20,571 | 22.02 | 15 | 16 |
| | Mthatha Ratepayers and Residents Association | 4,520 | 4.82 | 0 | 4,143 | 4.44 | 4 | 4 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,168 | 4.45 | 0 | 4,165 | 4.46 | 3 | 3 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,915 | 4.18 | 0 | 4,159 | 4.45 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,001 | 1.07 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 270 | 0.29 | 0 | 504 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Independent Congress | 575 | 0.61 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | South African Security Organisation | 108 | 0.12 | 0 | 419 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 |
| | Civic Alliance of South Africa | 62 | 0.07 | 0 | 310 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 93,699 | 100.00 | 36 | 93,415 | 100.00 | 36 | 72 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 93,699 | 98.11 | | 93,415 | 97.94 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,809 | 1.89 | | 1,965 | 2.06 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 95,508 | 100.00 | | 95,380 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 211,426 | 45.17 | | 211,426 | 45.11 | | |

## 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 | 51,561 | 64.89 | 36 | 50,270 | 63.63 | 12 | 48 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 10,795 | 13.59 | 0 | 12,887 | 16.31 | 11 | 11 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 5,515 | 6.94 | 0 | 5,533 | 7.00 | 5 | 5 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 3,476 | 4.37 | 0 | 3,937 | 4.98 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 4,326 | 5.44 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,460 | 1.84 | 0 | 1,562 | 1.98 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Independent Congress | 50 | 0.06 | 0 | 1,616 | 2.05 | 1 | 1 |
| | Civic Independent | 441 | 0.56 | 0 | 938 | 1.19 | 1 | 1 |
| | Mthatha Ratepayers and Residents Association | 555 | 0.70 | 0 | 811 | 1.03 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 748 | 0.94 | 0 | 603 | 0.76 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 506 | 0.64 | 0 | 500 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 |
| | South African Security Organisation | 21 | 0.03 | 0 | 200 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | God Save Africa | | | | 148 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 79,454 | 100.00 | 37 | 79,005 | 100.00 | 36 | 73 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 79,454 | 97.74 | | 79,005 | 97.03 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,836 | 2.26 | | 2,415 | 2.97 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 81,290 | 100.00 | | 81,420 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 206,563 | 39.35 | | 206,563 | 39.42 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021. In ward seven, a by-election was held in October 2022 after the death of the previous councillor, with the African National Congress retaining its seat. The Economic Freedom Fighters, with 19%, took second spot from the United Democratic Movement, which dropped from 18% to 3%. Turnout was an exceptionally low 17%, with only 3% of registered voters in the Mthatha City district voting.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 26 October 2022 | 7 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |