# EMadlangeni Local Municipality elections

The eMadlangeni Local Municipality (previously known as Utrecht Local Municipality) council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of six seats on the council. In the election of 1 November 2021 the ANC lost its majority, with both the ANC and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) winning four 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 | 1 | - | 5 | - | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 election | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 0 | 7 |
| 2011 election | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 election | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 election | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 |

## 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 | 2,635 | 64.08 | 4 | 2,475 | 59.84 | 1 | 5 |
| | African National Congress | 644 | 15.66 | 0 | 768 | 18.57 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 611 | 14.86 | 0 | 760 | 18.38 | 1 | 1 |
| | Vukani Utrecht Ratepayers Association | 222 | 5.40 | 0 | 133 | 3.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 4,112 | 100.00 | 4 | 4,136 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 4,112 | 96.80 | | 4,136 | 97.25 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 136 | 3.20 | | 117 | 2.75 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 4,248 | 100.00 | | 4,253 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 11,093 | 38.29 | | 11,093 | 38.34 | | |

## 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 | 2,340 | 47.15 | 3 | 2,289 | 45.90 | 0 | 3 |
| | African National Congress | 1,796 | 36.19 | 1 | 1,844 | 36.98 | 2 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 394 | 7.94 | 0 | 406 | 8.14 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 187 | 3.77 | 0 | 201 | 4.03 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 144 | 2.90 | 0 | 164 | 3.29 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 102 | 2.06 | 0 | 83 | 1.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 4,963 | 100.00 | 4 | 4,987 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 4,963 | 97.54 | | 4,987 | 97.19 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 125 | 2.46 | | 144 | 2.81 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 5,088 | 100.00 | | 5,131 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 10,880 | 46.76 | | 10,880 | 47.16 | | |

## 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 | 2,815 | 40.50 | 4 | 2,860 | 41.12 | −1 | 3 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,685 | 24.24 | 0 | 1,662 | 23.90 | 2 | 2 |
| | National Freedom Party | 1,239 | 17.83 | 0 | 1,233 | 17.73 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 599 | 8.62 | 0 | 608 | 8.74 | 1 | 1 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 285 | 4.10 | 0 | 300 | 4.31 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 120 | 1.73 | 0 | 99 | 1.42 | 0 | 0 |
| | Royal Loyal Progress | 70 | 1.01 | 0 | 65 | 0.93 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 74 | 1.06 | 0 | 58 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 49 | 0.71 | 0 | 43 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 |
| | Great Kongress of South Africa | 14 | 0.20 | 0 | 27 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 6,950 | 100.00 | 4 | 6,955 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 6,950 | 97.65 | | 6,955 | 97.67 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 167 | 2.35 | | 166 | 2.33 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 7,117 | 100.00 | | 7,121 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 11,587 | 61.42 | | 11,587 | 61.46 | | |

## 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 | 4,788 | 53.54 | 6 | 5,167 | 58.01 | 0 | 6 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,977 | 22.11 | 0 | 1,986 | 22.30 | 3 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 759 | 8.49 | 0 | 789 | 8.86 | 1 | 1 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 588 | 6.57 | 0 | 608 | 6.83 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 537 | 6.00 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 119 | 1.33 | 0 | 124 | 1.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 92 | 1.03 | 0 | 117 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 |
| | Royal Loyal Progress | 83 | 0.93 | 0 | 116 | 1.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 8,943 | 100.00 | 6 | 8,907 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 8,943 | 97.57 | | 8,907 | 97.20 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 223 | 2.43 | | 257 | 2.80 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 9,166 | 100.00 | | 9,164 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 14,331 | 63.96 | | 14,331 | 63.95 | | |

## 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 | 2,601 | 32.94 | 3 | 2,930 | 37.06 | 1 | 4 |
| | African National Congress | 2,269 | 28.74 | 2 | 2,320 | 29.34 | 2 | 4 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 773 | 9.79 | 1 | 879 | 11.12 | 0 | 1 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 729 | 9.23 | 0 | 800 | 10.12 | 1 | 1 |
| | National Freedom Party | 377 | 4.77 | 0 | 353 | 4.46 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 585 | 7.41 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 181 | 2.29 | 0 | 166 | 2.10 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 113 | 1.43 | 0 | 95 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 |
| | Team Sugar South Africa | 70 | 0.89 | 0 | 101 | 1.28 | 0 | 0 |
| | KZN Independence | 29 | 0.37 | 0 | 98 | 1.24 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 39 | 0.49 | 0 | 40 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 |
| | Royal Loyal Progress | 37 | 0.47 | 0 | 40 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Movement | 39 | 0.49 | 0 | 33 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Mantungwa Community | 31 | 0.39 | 0 | 23 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Freedom Revolution | 23 | 0.29 | 0 | 29 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 7,896 | 100.00 | 6 | 7,907 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 7,896 | 97.04 | | 7,907 | 97.09 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 241 | 2.96 | | 237 | 2.91 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 8,137 | 100.00 | | 8,144 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 15,019 | 54.18 | | 15,019 | 54.22 | | |