# Elundini Local Municipality elections

The Elundini Local Municipality council consists of thirty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining seventeen 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 twenty-eight seats.

## Results

| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | UDM | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 27 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 32 |
| 2006 election | 29 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| 2011 election | 28 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 34 |
| 2016 election | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 |
| 2021 election | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 34 |

## 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 | 10,399 | 72.76 | 15 | 21,183 | 85.08 | 12 | 27 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,687 | 11.80 | 0 | 3,715 | 14.92 | 4 | 4 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,153 | 15.06 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 53 | 0.37 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 14,292 | 100.00 | 16 | 24,898 | 100.00 | 16 | 32 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 14,292 | 96.71 | | 24,898 | 94.62 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 486 | 3.29 | | 1,416 | 5.38 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 14,778 | 100.00 | | 26,314 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 48,928 | 30.20 | | 48,928 | 53.78 | | |

## 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 | 24,423 | 84.22 | 16 | 27,116 | 88.16 | 13 | 29 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,259 | 4.34 | 0 | 2,536 | 8.25 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,467 | 8.51 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 590 | 2.03 | 0 | 571 | 1.86 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 261 | 0.90 | 0 | 534 | 1.74 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 29,000 | 100.00 | 16 | 30,757 | 100.00 | 16 | 32 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 29,000 | 96.78 | | 30,757 | 96.51 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 966 | 3.22 | | 1,111 | 3.49 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 29,966 | 100.00 | | 31,868 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 55,908 | 53.60 | | 55,908 | 57.00 | | |

## 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 | 25,851 | 80.96 | 17 | 25,181 | 80.07 | 11 | 28 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,568 | 4.91 | 0 | 2,021 | 6.43 | 2 | 2 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,497 | 4.69 | 0 | 1,465 | 4.66 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Independent Congress | 646 | 2.02 | 0 | 2,259 | 7.18 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,962 | 6.14 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 264 | 0.83 | 0 | 251 | 0.80 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 144 | 0.45 | 0 | 273 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 31,932 | 100.00 | 17 | 31,450 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 31,932 | 96.83 | | 31,450 | 96.32 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,046 | 3.17 | | 1,201 | 3.68 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 32,978 | 100.00 | | 32,651 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 58,401 | 56.47 | | 58,401 | 55.91 | | |

## 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 | 28,263 | 83.48 | 16 | 28,375 | 84.09 | 12 | 28 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,861 | 5.50 | 0 | 1,767 | 5.24 | 2 | 2 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,125 | 3.32 | 0 | 1,393 | 4.13 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Independent Congress | 922 | 2.72 | 0 | 1,196 | 3.54 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,124 | 3.32 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 405 | 1.20 | 0 | 719 | 2.13 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 77 | 0.23 | 0 | 201 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 78 | 0.23 | 0 | 93 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 33,855 | 100.00 | 17 | 33,744 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 33,855 | 97.43 | | 33,744 | 96.92 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 894 | 2.57 | | 1,072 | 3.08 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 34,749 | 100.00 | | 34,816 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 63,893 | 54.39 | | 63,893 | 54.49 | | |

## 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 | 22,994 | 80.85 | 17 | 22,590 | 80.06 | 11 | 28 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,944 | 6.84 | 0 | 2,135 | 7.57 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 932 | 3.28 | 0 | 951 | 3.37 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 798 | 2.81 | 0 | 811 | 2.87 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 509 | 1.79 | 0 | 593 | 2.10 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 896 | 3.15 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | South African Royal Kingdoms Organization | 366 | 1.29 | 0 | 432 | 1.53 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Independent Congress | | | | 706 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 28,439 | 100.00 | 17 | 28,218 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 28,439 | 97.09 | | 28,218 | 96.67 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 851 | 2.91 | | 972 | 3.33 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 29,290 | 100.00 | | 29,190 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 61,114 | 47.93 | | 61,114 | 47.76 | | |