# Ulundi Local Municipality elections

The Ulundi Local Municipality council consists of forty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-four wards, while the remaining twenty-three 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of thirty-two seats on the council.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | NFP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 1 | 0 | – | 45 | – | 1 | 47 |
| 2006 election | 2 | 0 | – | 44 | – | 1 | 47 |
| 2011 election | 6 | 0 | – | 28 | 13 | 0 | 47 |
| 2016 election | 11 | 0 | 1 | 35 | – | 1 | 47 |
| 2021 election | 5 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 47 |

## 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 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 39,441 | 91.36 | 23 | 42,296 | 96.90 | 22 | 45 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,594 | 6.01 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | African National Congress | 665 | 1.54 | 0 | 828 | 1.90 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 471 | 1.09 | 0 | 523 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 43,171 | 100.00 | 24 | 43,647 | 100.00 | 23 | 47 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 43,171 | 97.31 | | 43,647 | 98.50 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,195 | 2.69 | | 664 | 1.50 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 44,366 | 100.00 | | 44,311 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 74,929 | 59.21 | | 74,929 | 59.14 | | |

## 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 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 40,100 | 92.63 | 24 | 40,520 | 93.36 | 20 | 44 |
| | African National Congress | 1,596 | 3.69 | 0 | 1,787 | 4.12 | 2 | 2 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 841 | 1.94 | 0 | 722 | 1.66 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 294 | 0.68 | 0 | 254 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 458 | 1.06 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Peace and Development Party | 3 | 0.01 | 0 | 119 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 43,292 | 100.00 | 24 | 43,402 | 100.00 | 23 | 47 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 43,292 | 98.63 | | 43,402 | 98.86 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 601 | 1.37 | | 502 | 1.14 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 43,893 | 100.00 | | 43,904 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 75,086 | 58.46 | | 75,086 | 58.47 | | |

## 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 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 31,957 | 59.16 | 21 | 31,901 | 59.04 | 7 | 28 |
| | National Freedom Party | 15,285 | 28.30 | 3 | 15,205 | 28.14 | 10 | 13 |
| | African National Congress | 6,599 | 12.22 | 0 | 6,469 | 11.97 | 6 | 6 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 66 | 0.12 | 0 | 299 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 33 | 0.06 | 0 | 95 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 16 | 0.03 | 0 | 61 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 64 | 0.12 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 54,020 | 100.00 | 24 | 54,030 | 100.00 | 23 | 47 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 54,020 | 99.03 | | 54,030 | 98.96 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 529 | 0.97 | | 566 | 1.04 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 54,549 | 100.00 | | 54,596 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 83,874 | 65.04 | | 83,874 | 65.09 | | |

## 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 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 40,494 | 72.41 | 24 | 41,283 | 73.84 | 11 | 35 |
| | African National Congress | 12,994 | 23.24 | 0 | 12,950 | 23.16 | 11 | 11 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 999 | 1.79 | 0 | 963 | 1.72 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 550 | 0.98 | 0 | 521 | 0.93 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 558 | 1.00 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Academic Congress Union | 325 | 0.58 | 0 | 192 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 55,920 | 100.00 | 24 | 55,909 | 100.00 | 23 | 47 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 55,920 | 98.89 | | 55,909 | 99.00 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 627 | 1.11 | | 562 | 1.00 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 56,547 | 100.00 | | 56,471 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 95,548 | 59.18 | | 95,548 | 59.10 | | |

## 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 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 29,621 | 63.28 | 24 | 31,729 | 67.76 | 8 | 32 |
| | National Freedom Party | 6,988 | 14.93 | 0 | 7,134 | 15.23 | 7 | 7 |
| | African National Congress | 5,329 | 11.39 | 0 | 5,145 | 10.99 | 5 | 5 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,034 | 4.35 | 0 | 2,023 | 4.32 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,018 | 4.31 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 462 | 0.99 | 0 | 469 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Movement | 184 | 0.39 | 0 | 110 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 |
| | Academic Congress Union | 63 | 0.13 | 0 | 47 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 50 | 0.11 | 0 | 41 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Freedom Revolution | 16 | 0.03 | 0 | 48 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 24 | 0.05 | 0 | 27 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Security Congress | 6 | 0.01 | 0 | 40 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 12 | 0.03 | 0 | 14 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 46,807 | 100.00 | 24 | 46,827 | 100.00 | 23 | 47 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 46,807 | 98.59 | | 46,827 | 98.53 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 671 | 1.41 | | 697 | 1.47 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 47,478 | 100.00 | | 47,524 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 94,019 | 50.50 | | 94,019 | 50.55 | | |