# Impendle Local Municipality elections

The Impendle Local Municipality council consists of seven 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 six seats on the council.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 election | 5 | 0 | - | 2 | - | 7 |
| 2011 election | 6 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 election | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 election | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 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 | 2,756 | 53.55 | 4 | 2,770 | 53.95 | 0 | 4 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,791 | 34.80 | 0 | 1,808 | 35.22 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 308 | 5.98 | 0 | 556 | 10.83 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 292 | 5.67 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 5,147 | 100.00 | 4 | 5,134 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 5,147 | 96.15 | | 5,134 | 95.98 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 206 | 3.85 | | 215 | 4.02 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 5,353 | 100.00 | | 5,349 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 11,883 | 45.05 | | 11,883 | 45.01 | | |

## 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 | 3,844 | 69.65 | 4 | 3,816 | 69.09 | 1 | 5 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,297 | 23.50 | 0 | 1,297 | 23.48 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 378 | 6.85 | 0 | 410 | 7.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 5,519 | 100.00 | 4 | 5,523 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 5,519 | 97.08 | | 5,523 | 97.20 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 166 | 2.92 | | 159 | 2.80 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 5,685 | 100.00 | | 5,682 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 12,626 | 45.03 | | 12,626 | 45.00 | | |

## 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 | 7,948 | 84.34 | 4 | 8,247 | 86.46 | 2 | 6 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 538 | 5.71 | 0 | 561 | 5.88 | 1 | 1 |
| | National Freedom Party | 454 | 4.82 | 0 | 419 | 4.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 433 | 4.59 | 0 | 256 | 2.68 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 51 | 0.54 | 0 | 56 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 9,424 | 100.00 | 4 | 9,539 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 9,424 | 97.38 | | 9,539 | 98.35 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 254 | 2.62 | | 160 | 1.65 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 9,678 | 100.00 | | 9,699 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 15,718 | 61.57 | | 15,718 | 61.71 | | |

## 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 | 10,283 | 89.59 | 4 | 10,165 | 89.21 | 2 | 6 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 572 | 4.98 | 0 | 574 | 5.04 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 282 | 2.46 | 0 | 255 | 2.24 | 0 | 0 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 259 | 2.26 | 0 | 246 | 2.16 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 58 | 0.51 | 0 | 110 | 0.97 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 24 | 0.21 | 0 | 44 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 11,478 | 100.00 | 4 | 11,394 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 11,478 | 98.28 | | 11,394 | 98.27 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 201 | 1.72 | | 200 | 1.73 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 11,679 | 100.00 | | 11,594 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 17,015 | 68.64 | | 17,015 | 68.14 | | |

## 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 | 5,478 | 57.75 | 5 | 5,551 | 58.85 | 1 | 6 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,522 | 16.04 | 0 | 1,658 | 17.58 | 2 | 2 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,517 | 15.99 | 0 | 1,648 | 17.47 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 228 | 2.40 | 0 | 240 | 2.54 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 451 | 4.75 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 90 | 0.95 | 0 | 103 | 1.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 74 | 0.78 | 0 | 84 | 0.89 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 62 | 0.65 | 0 | 58 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Mantungwa Community | 24 | 0.25 | 0 | 43 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 23 | 0.24 | 0 | 27 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 |
| | People's Freedom Party | 17 | 0.18 | 0 | 20 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 9,486 | 100.00 | 5 | 9,432 | 100.00 | 5 | 10 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 9,486 | 97.80 | | 9,432 | 97.30 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 213 | 2.20 | | 262 | 2.70 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 9,699 | 100.00 | | 9,694 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 17,299 | 56.07 | | 17,299 | 56.04 | | |