# Ngwathe Local Municipality elections

The Ngwathe Local Municipality council (within the South African Fezile Dabi District Municipality) consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-four seats on the council.
In the election of 1 November 2021 the ANC won a reduced majority of twenty-one seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | PAC | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 26 | 8 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| 2006 election | 30 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
| 2011 election | 28 | 9 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| 2016 election | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 36 |
| 2021 election | 21 | 7 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 37 |

## 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 | 20,632 | 71.77 | 15 | 20,474 | 71.21 | 11 | 26 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 6,480 | 22.54 | 3 | 6,461 | 22.47 | 5 | 8 |
| | Alliance 2000+ | 866 | 3.01 | 0 | 860 | 2.99 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 593 | 2.06 | 0 | 594 | 2.07 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 142 | 0.49 | 0 | 209 | 0.73 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | | | | 153 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 35 | 0.12 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 28,748 | 100.00 | 18 | 28,751 | 100.00 | 18 | 36 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 28,748 | 98.16 | | 28,751 | 98.10 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 538 | 1.84 | | 558 | 1.90 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 29,286 | 100.00 | | 29,309 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 58,418 | 50.13 | | 58,418 | 50.17 | | |

## 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 | 23,642 | 77.41 | 17 | 23,504 | 77.44 | 13 | 30 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,875 | 12.69 | 2 | 3,833 | 12.63 | 3 | 5 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,156 | 3.79 | 0 | 1,029 | 3.39 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,043 | 3.42 | 0 | 1,025 | 3.38 | 1 | 1 |
| | Belastingbetalersverening van Parys | 706 | 2.31 | 0 | 731 | 2.41 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 80 | 0.26 | 0 | 231 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 38 | 0.12 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 30,540 | 100.00 | 19 | 30,353 | 100.00 | 19 | 38 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 30,540 | 98.27 | | 30,353 | 98.07 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 538 | 1.73 | | 597 | 1.93 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 31,078 | 100.00 | | 30,950 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 62,766 | 49.51 | | 62,766 | 49.31 | | |

## 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 | 26,581 | 71.99 | 18 | 26,603 | 71.68 | 10 | 28 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 8,283 | 22.43 | 2 | 8,081 | 21.77 | 7 | 9 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,130 | 3.06 | 0 | 959 | 2.58 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 327 | 0.89 | 0 | 971 | 2.62 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 279 | 0.76 | 0 | 182 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
| | Belastingbetalersverening van Parys | 257 | 0.70 | 0 | 87 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 66 | 0.18 | 0 | 231 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 36,923 | 100.00 | 20 | 37,114 | 100.00 | 19 | 39 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 36,923 | 98.39 | | 37,114 | 98.84 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 604 | 1.61 | | 436 | 1.16 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 37,527 | 100.00 | | 37,550 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 64,316 | 58.35 | | 64,316 | 58.38 | | |

## 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 | 25,714 | 65.49 | 17 | 25,555 | 64.99 | 7 | 24 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 8,988 | 22.89 | 1 | 8,732 | 22.21 | 7 | 8 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,635 | 6.71 | 0 | 3,248 | 8.26 | 3 | 3 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,260 | 3.21 | 0 | 1,192 | 3.03 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 409 | 1.04 | 0 | 451 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 132 | 0.34 | 0 | 144 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 129 | 0.33 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 39,267 | 100.00 | 18 | 39,322 | 100.00 | 18 | 36 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 39,267 | 98.55 | | 39,322 | 98.58 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 577 | 1.45 | | 567 | 1.42 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 39,844 | 100.00 | | 39,889 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 67,877 | 58.70 | | 67,877 | 58.77 | | |

## 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 | 15,913 | 55.51 | 18 | 16,020 | 55.80 | 3 | 21 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 5,489 | 19.15 | 1 | 5,532 | 19.27 | 6 | 7 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,764 | 13.13 | 0 | 3,913 | 13.63 | 5 | 5 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,829 | 6.38 | 0 | 1,832 | 6.38 | 3 | 3 |
| | Ngwathe Residents Association | 751 | 2.62 | 0 | 738 | 2.57 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 210 | 0.73 | 0 | 220 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 412 | 1.44 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 127 | 0.44 | 0 | 141 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 74 | 0.26 | 0 | 105 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Independent Movement | 45 | 0.16 | 0 | 55 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | Activists Movement of South Africa | 42 | 0.15 | 0 | 35 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 68 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 9 | 0.03 | 0 | 52 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 28,665 | 100.00 | 19 | 28,711 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 28,665 | 98.27 | | 28,711 | 98.20 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 506 | 1.73 | | 526 | 1.80 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 29,171 | 100.00 | | 29,237 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 63,783 | 45.73 | | 63,783 | 45.84 | | |

### 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 |
| 28 Aug 2024 | 7 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |