# Umzumbe Local Municipality elections

The Umzumbe Local Municipality council consists of thirty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining nineteen 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 twenty-one 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 | 12 | 2 | - | 23 | 0 | 37 |
| 2006 election | 20 | 1 | - | 16 | 0 | 37 |
| 2011 election | 26 | 1 | - | 2 | 9 | 38 |
| 2016 election | 30 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 39 |
| 2021 election | 21 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 39 |

## 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 | 18,737 | 60.56 | 18 | 18,956 | 61.13 | 5 | 23 |
| | African National Congress | 10,348 | 33.44 | 1 | 10,364 | 33.42 | 11 | 12 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,654 | 5.35 | 0 | 1,688 | 5.44 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 203 | 0.66 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 30,942 | 100.00 | 19 | 31,008 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 30,942 | 96.90 | | 31,008 | 97.29 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 990 | 3.10 | | 865 | 2.71 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 31,932 | 100.00 | | 31,873 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 64,479 | 49.52 | | 64,479 | 49.43 | | |

## 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 | 19,191 | 54.70 | 14 | 19,595 | 55.86 | 6 | 20 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 14,733 | 42.00 | 5 | 14,648 | 41.76 | 11 | 16 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 661 | 1.88 | 0 | 834 | 2.38 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 497 | 1.42 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 35,082 | 100.00 | 19 | 35,077 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 35,082 | 97.39 | | 35,077 | 97.29 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 942 | 2.61 | | 978 | 2.71 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 36,024 | 100.00 | | 36,055 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 68,248 | 52.78 | | 68,248 | 52.83 | | |

## 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 | 29,210 | 70.26 | 18 | 29,802 | 68.53 | 8 | 26 |
| | National Freedom Party | 9,412 | 22.64 | 0 | 7,442 | 17.11 | 8 | 8 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | | | | 4,605 | 10.59 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 815 | 1.96 | 0 | 579 | 1.33 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,110 | 2.67 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 474 | 1.14 | 0 | 472 | 1.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 434 | 1.04 | 0 | 405 | 0.93 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 119 | 0.29 | 0 | 180 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 41,574 | 100.00 | 19 | 43,485 | 100.00 | 19 | 38 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 41,574 | 93.45 | | 43,485 | 97.10 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,912 | 6.55 | | 1,299 | 2.90 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 44,486 | 100.00 | | 44,784 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 73,021 | 60.92 | | 73,021 | 61.33 | | |

## 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 | 32,816 | 74.87 | 20 | 33,309 | 76.27 | 10 | 30 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 7,500 | 17.11 | 0 | 7,097 | 16.25 | 6 | 6 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,415 | 3.23 | 0 | 1,584 | 3.63 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 685 | 1.56 | 0 | 661 | 1.51 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 587 | 1.34 | 0 | 628 | 1.44 | 1 | 1 |
| | Strength of Humanity | 320 | 0.73 | 0 | 392 | 0.90 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 509 | 1.16 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 43,832 | 100.00 | 20 | 43,671 | 100.00 | 19 | 39 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 43,832 | 97.24 | | 43,671 | 97.14 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,244 | 2.76 | | 1,284 | 2.86 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 45,076 | 100.00 | | 44,955 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 78,227 | 57.62 | | 78,227 | 57.47 | | |

## 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 | 20,335 | 53.10 | 15 | 20,544 | 53.48 | 6 | 21 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 12,875 | 33.62 | 5 | 13,134 | 34.19 | 9 | 14 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,040 | 5.33 | 0 | 2,095 | 5.45 | 2 | 2 |
| | African People's Movement | 1,316 | 3.44 | 0 | 1,096 | 2.85 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 256 | 0.67 | 0 | 266 | 0.69 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 237 | 0.62 | 0 | 238 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 195 | 0.51 | 0 | 260 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 133 | 0.35 | 0 | 266 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 335 | 0.87 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | National Religious Freedom Party | 127 | 0.33 | 0 | 112 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 126 | 0.33 | 0 | 100 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 112 | 0.29 | 0 | 113 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 120 | 0.31 | 0 | 103 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic People's Congress | 91 | 0.24 | 0 | 89 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 38,298 | 100.00 | 20 | 38,416 | 100.00 | 19 | 39 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 38,298 | 97.92 | | 38,416 | 98.03 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 815 | 2.08 | | 771 | 1.97 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 39,113 | 100.00 | | 39,187 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 76,706 | 50.99 | | 76,706 | 51.09 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 19 Jun 2024 | 1 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 19 Jun 2024 | 2 | African National Congress | Inkatha Freedom Party |
| 19 Jun 2024 | 3 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 19 Jun 2024 | 4 | African National Congress | Inkatha Freedom Party |
| 19 Jun 2024 | 11 | African National Congress | uMkhonto weSizwe |
| 19 Jun 2024 | 19 | African National Congress | Inkatha Freedom Party |