# Matatiele Local Municipality elections

The Matatiele Local Municipality council consists of fifty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-seven wards, while the remaining twenty-seven 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 forty seats.
In 2006 and 2011, the largest opposition party was the locally founded African Independent Congress, protesting against the inclusion of Matatiele in the Eastern Cape rather than KwaZulu-Natal.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | AIC | ANC | DA | EFF | UDM | Other | Total |
| 2006 election | 10 | 36 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| 2011 election | 7 | 39 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 52 |
| 2016 election | 4 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
| 2021 election | 2 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 54 |

## 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 | 35,443 | 74.97 | 24 | 34,902 | 72.84 | 12 | 36 |
| | African Independent Congress | 9,511 | 20.12 | 0 | 10,345 | 21.59 | 10 | 10 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,293 | 2.74 | 0 | 1,550 | 3.23 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 851 | 1.80 | 0 | 847 | 1.77 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Independent Front | | | | 274 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 177 | 0.37 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 47,275 | 100.00 | 24 | 47,918 | 100.00 | 24 | 48 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 47,275 | 96.81 | | 47,918 | 96.79 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,558 | 3.19 | | 1,587 | 3.21 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 48,833 | 100.00 | | 49,505 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 85,325 | 57.23 | | 85,325 | 58.02 | | |

## 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 | 36,000 | 69.82 | 26 | 37,786 | 74.18 | 13 | 39 |
| | African Independent Congress | 6,395 | 12.40 | 0 | 7,109 | 13.96 | 7 | 7 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,387 | 4.63 | 0 | 2,481 | 4.87 | 3 | 3 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,854 | 3.60 | 0 | 2,002 | 3.93 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 3,844 | 7.46 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,080 | 2.09 | 0 | 1,557 | 3.06 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 51,560 | 100.00 | 26 | 50,935 | 100.00 | 26 | 52 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 51,560 | 96.48 | | 50,935 | 94.58 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,882 | 3.52 | | 2,918 | 5.42 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 53,442 | 100.00 | | 53,853 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 89,856 | 59.48 | | 89,856 | 59.93 | | |

## 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 | 40,772 | 72.69 | 26 | 41,684 | 74.44 | 12 | 38 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 5,349 | 9.54 | 0 | 4,522 | 8.08 | 5 | 5 |
| | African Independent Congress | 4,068 | 7.25 | 0 | 3,918 | 7.00 | 4 | 4 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,815 | 6.80 | 0 | 3,810 | 6.80 | 3 | 3 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 631 | 1.12 | 0 | 1,536 | 2.74 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,092 | 1.95 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 320 | 0.57 | 0 | 382 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 |
| | His Lordship to Save and Lead Party | 44 | 0.08 | 0 | 145 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 56,091 | 100.00 | 26 | 55,997 | 100.00 | 25 | 51 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 56,091 | 97.00 | | 55,997 | 96.82 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,734 | 3.00 | | 1,837 | 3.18 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 57,825 | 100.00 | | 57,834 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 97,535 | 59.29 | | 97,535 | 59.30 | | |

## 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 | 36,875 | 72.88 | 27 | 36,982 | 73.04 | 13 | 40 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 6,038 | 11.93 | 0 | 5,954 | 11.76 | 7 | 7 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,616 | 5.17 | 0 | 2,640 | 5.21 | 3 | 3 |
| | African Independent Congress | 959 | 1.90 | 0 | 1,801 | 3.56 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 885 | 1.75 | 0 | 881 | 1.74 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 660 | 1.30 | 0 | 668 | 1.32 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,159 | 2.29 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Socialist Party of South Africa | 299 | 0.59 | 0 | 353 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 364 | 0.72 | 0 | 286 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 |
| | Batho Pele Movement | 349 | 0.69 | 0 | 250 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 124 | 0.25 | 0 | 168 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 244 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 77 | 0.15 | 0 | 131 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| | Arusha Economic Coalition | 38 | 0.08 | 0 | 127 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | His Lordship to Save and Lead Party | 95 | 0.19 | 0 | 60 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| | Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party | 56 | 0.11 | 0 | 88 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 50,595 | 100.00 | 27 | 50,633 | 100.00 | 27 | 54 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 50,595 | 97.70 | | 50,633 | 97.44 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,193 | 2.30 | | 1,328 | 2.56 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 51,788 | 100.00 | | 51,961 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 99,232 | 52.19 | | 99,232 | 52.36 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from 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 |
| 13 Feb 2025 | 10 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |