# Mpofana Local Municipality elections

The Mpofana Local Municipality is a local municipality within the Umgungundlovu District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The council consists of ten members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five 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 seven seats on the council.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | IFP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 election | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 |
| 2011 election | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 election | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 election | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |

## 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 | 3,618 | 55.41 | 3 | 3,597 | 55.09 | 1 | 4 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,619 | 24.80 | 1 | 1,626 | 24.90 | 1 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 930 | 14.24 | 0 | 983 | 15.06 | 1 | 1 |
| | Zibambeleni Development Organisation | 362 | 5.54 | 0 | 323 | 4.95 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 6,529 | 100.00 | 4 | 6,529 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 6,529 | 97.36 | | 6,529 | 97.49 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 177 | 2.64 | | 168 | 2.51 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 6,706 | 100.00 | | 6,697 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 12,220 | 54.88 | | 12,220 | 54.80 | | |

## 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 | 3,949 | 59.63 | 3 | 3,970 | 60.00 | 1 | 4 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,828 | 27.60 | 1 | 1,745 | 26.37 | 1 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 845 | 12.76 | 0 | 902 | 13.63 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 6,622 | 100.00 | 4 | 6,617 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 6,622 | 98.37 | | 6,617 | 98.15 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 110 | 1.63 | | 125 | 1.85 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 6,732 | 100.00 | | 6,742 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 13,869 | 48.54 | | 13,869 | 48.61 | | |

## 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 | 6,602 | 69.39 | 4 | 6,721 | 70.52 | 1 | 5 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,243 | 13.06 | 0 | 1,182 | 12.40 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,113 | 11.70 | 0 | 1,141 | 11.97 | 1 | 1 |
| | National Freedom Party | 522 | 5.49 | 0 | 455 | 4.77 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 35 | 0.37 | 0 | 31 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 9,515 | 100.00 | 4 | 9,530 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 9,515 | 98.86 | | 9,530 | 99.02 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 110 | 1.14 | | 94 | 0.98 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 9,625 | 100.00 | | 9,624 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 15,870 | 60.65 | | 15,870 | 60.64 | | |

## 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 | 7,427 | 73.12 | 5 | 7,471 | 73.60 | 2 | 7 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,414 | 13.92 | 0 | 1,408 | 13.87 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,064 | 10.48 | 0 | 1,022 | 10.07 | 1 | 1 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 252 | 2.48 | 0 | 250 | 2.46 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 10,157 | 100.00 | 5 | 10,151 | 100.00 | 4 | 9 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 10,157 | 98.88 | | 10,151 | 98.95 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 115 | 1.12 | | 108 | 1.05 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 10,272 | 100.00 | | 10,259 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 16,140 | 63.64 | | 16,140 | 63.56 | | |

## 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 | 5,251 | 64.04 | 5 | 5,500 | 67.39 | 2 | 7 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,078 | 13.15 | 0 | 1,065 | 13.05 | 1 | 1 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 664 | 8.10 | 0 | 816 | 10.00 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 423 | 5.16 | 0 | 477 | 5.84 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 487 | 5.94 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 173 | 2.11 | 0 | 177 | 2.17 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 60 | 0.73 | 0 | 65 | 0.80 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Mantungwa Community | 49 | 0.60 | 0 | 62 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 14 | 0.17 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 8,199 | 100.00 | 5 | 8,162 | 100.00 | 5 | 10 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 8,199 | 98.44 | | 8,162 | 97.95 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 130 | 1.56 | | 171 | 2.05 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 8,329 | 100.00 | | 8,333 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 16,768 | 49.67 | | 16,768 | 49.70 | | |

### 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 |
| 11 Sep 2024 | 4 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |