# Umzimkhulu Local Municipality elections

The Umzimkhulu Local Municipality council consists of forty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-two 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-three seats on the council.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | AIC | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | UDM | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | - | 27 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| 2006 election | - | 33 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| 2011 election | - | 36 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40 |
| 2016 election | 1 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 43 |
| 2021 election | 1 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 43 |

## 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 | 20,980 | 79.81 | 17 | 21,333 | 81.03 | 10 | 27 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 2,678 | 10.19 | 0 | 2,505 | 9.51 | 3 | 3 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,532 | 5.83 | 0 | 1,921 | 7.30 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,078 | 4.10 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 19 | 0.07 | 0 | 569 | 2.16 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 26,287 | 100.00 | 17 | 26,328 | 100.00 | 16 | 33 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 26,287 | 97.40 | | 26,328 | 97.70 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 703 | 2.60 | | 620 | 2.30 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 26,990 | 100.00 | | 26,948 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 55,674 | 48.48 | | 55,674 | 48.40 | | |

## 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 | 36,221 | 91.25 | 18 | 36,754 | 92.42 | 15 | 33 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,529 | 3.85 | 0 | 1,503 | 3.78 | 2 | 2 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,264 | 3.18 | 0 | 1,321 | 3.32 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 643 | 1.62 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 39 | 0.10 | 0 | 192 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 39,696 | 100.00 | 18 | 39,770 | 100.00 | 18 | 36 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 39,696 | 98.21 | | 39,770 | 98.27 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 724 | 1.79 | | 699 | 1.73 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 40,420 | 100.00 | | 40,469 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 69,922 | 57.81 | | 69,922 | 57.88 | | |

## 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 | 41,263 | 87.86 | 19 | 43,121 | 91.56 | 17 | 36 |
| | National Freedom Party | 1,844 | 3.93 | 0 | 1,804 | 3.83 | 2 | 2 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 898 | 1.91 | 0 | 735 | 1.56 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,553 | 3.31 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 673 | 1.43 | 0 | 567 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 312 | 0.66 | 0 | 499 | 1.06 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 165 | 0.35 | 0 | 257 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 255 | 0.54 | 0 | 113 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 46,963 | 100.00 | 20 | 47,096 | 100.00 | 20 | 40 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 46,963 | 97.75 | | 47,096 | 98.46 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,083 | 2.25 | | 738 | 1.54 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 48,046 | 100.00 | | 47,834 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 77,292 | 62.16 | | 77,292 | 61.89 | | |

## 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 | 45,289 | 85.79 | 22 | 46,219 | 86.64 | 16 | 38 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,626 | 4.97 | 0 | 2,606 | 4.89 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,865 | 3.53 | 0 | 1,845 | 3.46 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Independent Congress | 323 | 0.61 | 0 | 1,513 | 2.84 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 718 | 1.36 | 0 | 685 | 1.28 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,331 | 2.52 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 434 | 0.82 | 0 | 290 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 205 | 0.39 | 0 | 188 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 52,791 | 100.00 | 22 | 53,346 | 100.00 | 21 | 43 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 52,791 | 97.43 | | 53,346 | 97.19 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,395 | 2.57 | | 1,545 | 2.81 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 54,186 | 100.00 | | 54,891 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 92,362 | 58.67 | | 92,362 | 59.43 | | |

## 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 | 32,130 | 72.92 | 21 | 32,664 | 75.46 | 12 | 33 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 5,253 | 11.92 | 0 | 5,975 | 13.80 | 6 | 6 |
| | Independent candidates | 4,126 | 9.36 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,002 | 2.27 | 0 | 1,444 | 3.34 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,082 | 2.46 | 0 | 1,196 | 2.76 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Independent Congress | 48 | 0.11 | 0 | 1,364 | 3.15 | 1 | 1 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 151 | 0.34 | 0 | 242 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 190 | 0.43 | 0 | 159 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 82 | 0.19 | 0 | 243 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 44,064 | 100.00 | 22 | 43,287 | 100.00 | 21 | 43 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 44,064 | 97.64 | | 43,287 | 96.24 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,066 | 2.36 | | 1,690 | 3.76 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 45,130 | 100.00 | | 44,977 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 90,315 | 49.97 | | 90,315 | 49.80 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 24 May 2023 | 12 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |
| 19 June 2024 | 1 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |