# Intsika Yethu Local Municipality elections

The Intsika Yethu Local Municipality council (within the South African Chris Hani District Municipality) 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-five seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | PAC | UDM | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 37 | 0 | — | 2 | 7 | 0 | 46 |
| 2006 election | 41 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 46 |
| 2011 election | 37 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 42 |
| 2016 election | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 |
| 2021 election | 35 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 |

## 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 | 30,835 | 77.23 | 23 | 31,771 | 79.14 | 14 | 37 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 6,336 | 15.87 | 0 | 6,091 | 15.17 | 7 | 7 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,069 | 2.68 | 0 | 1,624 | 4.05 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,459 | 3.65 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 226 | 0.57 | 0 | 660 | 1.64 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 39,925 | 100.00 | 23 | 40,146 | 100.00 | 23 | 46 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 39,925 | 96.85 | | 40,146 | 96.86 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,299 | 3.15 | | 1,303 | 3.14 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 41,224 | 100.00 | | 41,449 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 71,334 | 57.79 | | 71,334 | 58.11 | | |

## 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 | 41,329 | 88.45 | 23 | 41,955 | 89.34 | 18 | 41 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 3,110 | 6.66 | 0 | 3,287 | 7.00 | 3 | 3 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,699 | 3.64 | 0 | 1,720 | 3.66 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 590 | 1.26 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 46,728 | 100.00 | 23 | 46,962 | 100.00 | 23 | 46 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 46,728 | 97.60 | | 46,962 | 97.46 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,149 | 2.40 | | 1,226 | 2.54 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 47,877 | 100.00 | | 48,188 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 78,899 | 60.68 | | 78,899 | 61.08 | | |

## 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 | 37,165 | 87.83 | 21 | 37,956 | 88.35 | 16 | 37 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,908 | 4.51 | 0 | 1,958 | 4.56 | 2 | 2 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,656 | 3.91 | 0 | 1,466 | 3.41 | 2 | 2 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 517 | 1.22 | 0 | 555 | 1.29 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 504 | 1.19 | 0 | 445 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 217 | 0.51 | 0 | 360 | 0.84 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Movement | 276 | 0.65 | 0 | 220 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 55 | 0.13 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 16 | 0.04 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 42,314 | 100.00 | 21 | 42,960 | 100.00 | 21 | 42 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 42,314 | 98.36 | | 42,960 | 98.52 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 706 | 1.64 | | 645 | 1.48 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 43,020 | 100.00 | | 43,605 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 72,149 | 59.63 | | 72,149 | 60.44 | | |

## 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 | 35,330 | 80.15 | 21 | 36,163 | 81.82 | 14 | 35 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,755 | 6.25 | 0 | 2,890 | 6.54 | 3 | 3 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,409 | 3.20 | 0 | 2,331 | 5.27 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,816 | 6.39 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 974 | 2.21 | 0 | 1,027 | 2.32 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 346 | 0.78 | 0 | 597 | 1.35 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 279 | 0.63 | 0 | 418 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Movement | 126 | 0.29 | 0 | 341 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 19 | 0.04 | 0 | 338 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 26 | 0.06 | 0 | 91 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 44,080 | 100.00 | 21 | 44,196 | 100.00 | 21 | 42 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 44,080 | 97.65 | | 44,196 | 97.97 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,061 | 2.35 | | 914 | 2.03 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 45,141 | 100.00 | | 45,110 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 77,938 | 57.92 | | 77,938 | 57.88 | | |

## 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 | 27,300 | 75.75 | 21 | 28,280 | 81.16 | 14 | 35 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,995 | 8.31 | 0 | 3,249 | 9.32 | 4 | 4 |
| | Independent candidates | 3,590 | 9.96 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 783 | 2.17 | 0 | 1,192 | 3.42 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 680 | 1.89 | 0 | 675 | 1.94 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 369 | 1.02 | 0 | 767 | 2.20 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 321 | 0.89 | 0 | 489 | 1.40 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 2 | 0.01 | 0 | 192 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 36,040 | 100.00 | 21 | 34,844 | 100.00 | 21 | 42 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 36,040 | 97.80 | | 34,844 | 96.52 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 809 | 2.20 | | 1,256 | 3.48 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 36,849 | 100.00 | | 36,100 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 75,098 | 49.07 | | 75,098 | 48.07 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since November 2021.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 16 Mar 2022 | 21305005 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 14 Aug 2024 | 12 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 9 Oct 2024 | 12 | African National Congress | African National Congress |