# Albert Luthuli Local Municipality elections

The Albert Luthuli Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga in South Africa. The council consists of forty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-five wards, while the remaining twenty-four 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-eight seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ACDP | ANC | APC | DA | EFF | IFP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 1 | 39 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| 2006 election | 1 | 40 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| 2011 election | 0 | 44 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 49 |
| 2016 election | 0 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
| 2021 election | — | 38 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 49 |

## 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 | 29,711 | 87.67 | 22 | 30,425 | 88.47 | 17 | 39 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,406 | 7.10 | 0 | 2,223 | 6.46 | 3 | 3 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 1,032 | 3.05 | 0 | 864 | 2.51 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 349 | 1.03 | 0 | 877 | 2.55 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 392 | 1.16 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 33,890 | 100.00 | 22 | 34,389 | 100.00 | 22 | 44 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 33,890 | 95.69 | | 34,389 | 96.95 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,527 | 4.31 | | 1,082 | 3.05 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 35,417 | 100.00 | | 35,471 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 72,382 | 48.93 | | 72,382 | 49.01 | | |

## 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 | 38,044 | 89.83 | 22 | 37,918 | 89.70 | 18 | 40 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,057 | 4.86 | 0 | 2,064 | 4.88 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 1,035 | 2.44 | 0 | 970 | 2.29 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 710 | 1.68 | 0 | 669 | 1.58 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 362 | 0.85 | 0 | 303 | 0.72 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 145 | 0.34 | 0 | 350 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 42,353 | 100.00 | 22 | 42,274 | 100.00 | 22 | 44 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 42,353 | 97.95 | | 42,274 | 97.73 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 887 | 2.05 | | 983 | 2.27 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 43,240 | 100.00 | | 43,257 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 80,338 | 53.82 | | 80,338 | 53.84 | | |

## 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 | 42,676 | 89.88 | 25 | 43,291 | 90.78 | 19 | 44 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,759 | 5.81 | 0 | 2,544 | 5.33 | 3 | 3 |
| | National Freedom Party | 808 | 1.70 | 0 | 901 | 1.89 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 454 | 0.96 | 0 | 426 | 0.89 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 480 | 1.01 | 0 | 295 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 304 | 0.64 | 0 | 229 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 47,481 | 100.00 | 25 | 47,686 | 100.00 | 24 | 49 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 47,481 | 97.96 | | 47,686 | 98.38 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 988 | 2.04 | | 784 | 1.62 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 48,469 | 100.00 | | 48,470 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 83,153 | 58.29 | | 83,153 | 58.29 | | |

## 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 | 44,803 | 82.84 | 25 | 45,365 | 84.13 | 16 | 41 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,481 | 8.29 | 0 | 4,311 | 8.00 | 4 | 4 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,717 | 3.17 | 0 | 1,990 | 3.69 | 2 | 2 |
| | African People's Convention | 899 | 1.66 | 0 | 971 | 1.80 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 461 | 0.85 | 0 | 588 | 1.09 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 939 | 1.74 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 244 | 0.45 | 0 | 219 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 266 | 0.49 | 0 | 180 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 159 | 0.29 | 0 | 153 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ubuntu Party | 116 | 0.21 | 0 | 143 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 54,085 | 100.00 | 25 | 53,920 | 100.00 | 24 | 49 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 54,085 | 98.57 | | 53,920 | 98.49 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 782 | 1.43 | | 828 | 1.51 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 54,867 | 100.00 | | 54,748 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 92,592 | 59.26 | | 92,592 | 59.13 | | |

## 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 | 29,852 | 75.08 | 25 | 30,472 | 77.04 | 13 | 38 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 6,550 | 16.47 | 0 | 6,616 | 16.73 | 8 | 8 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,030 | 2.59 | 0 | 1,098 | 2.78 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,103 | 2.77 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 530 | 1.33 | 0 | 573 | 1.45 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 274 | 0.69 | 0 | 274 | 0.69 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 278 | 0.70 | 0 | 247 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 143 | 0.36 | 0 | 273 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 39,760 | 100.00 | 25 | 39,553 | 100.00 | 24 | 49 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 39,760 | 98.09 | | 39,553 | 98.05 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 776 | 1.91 | | 788 | 1.95 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 40,536 | 100.00 | | 40,341 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 92,803 | 43.68 | | 92,803 | 43.47 | | |

### 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 previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 6 July 2022 | 83001003 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |