# Okhahlamba Local Municipality elections

The Okhahlamba Local Municipality council consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 no party won a majority on the council. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) obtained a plurality of nine seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | NFP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 5 | 2 | - | 18 | - | 1 | 26 |
| 2006 election | 9 | 1 | - | 16 | - | 0 | 26 |
| 2011 election | 13 | 1 | - | 8 | 6 | 0 | 28 |
| 2016 election | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7 | - | 4 | 29 |
| 2021 election | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 |

## 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 | 15,813 | 69.39 | 13 | 16,029 | 70.39 | 5 | 18 |
| | African National Congress | 4,624 | 20.29 | 0 | 4,504 | 19.78 | 5 | 5 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,182 | 5.19 | 0 | 1,244 | 5.46 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 1,168 | 5.13 | 0 | 996 | 4.37 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 22,787 | 100.00 | 13 | 22,773 | 100.00 | 13 | 26 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 22,787 | 97.21 | | 22,773 | 97.01 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 655 | 2.79 | | 701 | 2.99 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 23,442 | 100.00 | | 23,474 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 44,951 | 52.15 | | 44,951 | 52.22 | | |

## 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 | 15,867 | 59.75 | 11 | 15,732 | 59.39 | 5 | 16 |
| | African National Congress | 8,820 | 33.22 | 2 | 8,917 | 33.66 | 7 | 9 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 997 | 3.75 | 0 | 987 | 3.73 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 494 | 1.86 | 0 | 480 | 1.81 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 264 | 0.99 | 0 | 374 | 1.41 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 112 | 0.42 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 26,554 | 100.00 | 13 | 26,490 | 100.00 | 13 | 26 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 26,554 | 97.81 | | 26,490 | 97.74 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 595 | 2.19 | | 613 | 2.26 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 27,149 | 100.00 | | 27,103 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 47,521 | 57.13 | | 47,521 | 57.03 | | |

## 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 | 14,674 | 44.62 | 10 | 15,126 | 46.03 | 3 | 13 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 8,918 | 27.12 | 3 | 8,777 | 26.71 | 5 | 8 |
| | National Freedom Party | 7,490 | 22.78 | 1 | 7,272 | 22.13 | 5 | 6 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,261 | 3.83 | 0 | 1,200 | 3.65 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 242 | 0.74 | 0 | 297 | 0.90 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 192 | 0.58 | 0 | 186 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 107 | 0.33 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 32,884 | 100.00 | 14 | 32,858 | 100.00 | 14 | 28 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 32,884 | 97.96 | | 32,858 | 97.96 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 685 | 2.04 | | 683 | 2.04 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 33,569 | 100.00 | | 33,541 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 53,300 | 62.98 | | 53,300 | 62.93 | | |

## 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 | 17,722 | 50.64 | 14 | 18,697 | 53.93 | 1 | 15 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 7,844 | 22.41 | 1 | 7,869 | 22.70 | 6 | 7 |
| | Congress of the People | 3,633 | 10.38 | 0 | 3,599 | 10.38 | 3 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,984 | 5.67 | 0 | 1,990 | 5.74 | 2 | 2 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,241 | 3.55 | 0 | 1,155 | 3.33 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Independent Congress | 1,117 | 3.19 | 0 | 1,207 | 3.48 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,427 | 4.08 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | People's Revolutionary Movement | 30 | 0.09 | 0 | 149 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 34,998 | 100.00 | 15 | 34,666 | 100.00 | 14 | 29 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 34,998 | 97.08 | | 34,666 | 96.84 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,051 | 2.92 | | 1,131 | 3.16 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 36,049 | 100.00 | | 35,797 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 60,152 | 59.93 | | 60,152 | 59.51 | | |

## November 2021 election

The African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority, falling from 15 to 8 seats, but retained control in conjunction with the African People's Movement (Apemo) and National Freedom Party (NFP).
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 | 10,049 | 30.24 | 8 | 10,227 | 30.74 | 1 | 9 |
| | African National Congress | 9,634 | 28.99 | 3 | 9,751 | 29.31 | 5 | 8 |
| | African People's Movement | 6,570 | 19.77 | 3 | 6,460 | 19.41 | 3 | 6 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,017 | 6.07 | 0 | 2,040 | 6.13 | 2 | 2 |
| | National Freedom Party | 1,732 | 5.21 | 1 | 1,708 | 5.13 | 1 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,049 | 3.16 | 0 | 1,035 | 3.11 | 1 | 1 |
| | National Peoples Ambassadors | 526 | 1.58 | 0 | 515 | 1.55 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 388 | 1.17 | 0 | 318 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 291 | 0.88 | 0 | 254 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 269 | 0.81 | 0 | 223 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 |
| | National People's Front | 202 | 0.61 | 0 | 116 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 135 | 0.41 | 0 | 125 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 56 | 0.17 | 0 | 157 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 81 | 0.24 | 0 | 99 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 |
| | People's Revolutionary Movement | 75 | 0.23 | 0 | 100 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 50 | 0.15 | 0 | 58 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Mantungwa Community | 60 | 0.18 | 0 | 45 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Cultural Movement | 46 | 0.14 | 0 | 43 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 33,230 | 100.00 | 15 | 33,274 | 100.00 | 14 | 29 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 33,230 | 97.86 | | 33,274 | 98.18 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 725 | 2.14 | | 616 | 1.82 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 33,955 | 100.00 | | 33,890 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 61,114 | 55.56 | | 61,114 | 55.45 | | |

### 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 previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 2 February 2022 | 6 | | Inkatha Freedom Party | | Inkatha Freedom Party |