# KwaDukuza Local Municipality elections

The KwaDukuza Local Municipality council consists of fifty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty wards, while the remaining twenty-nine 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 thirty-six seats on the council.
In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority, obtaining a plurality of twenty-nine seats on the council.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ACDP | AIC | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | MF | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | - | - | 21 | 7 | - | 7 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| 2006 election | 0 | - | 27 | 5 | - | 7 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| 2011 election | 1 | - | 37 | 8 | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 53 |
| 2016 election | 0 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 57 |
| 2021 election | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 4 | - | 11 | 59 |

## 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 | 17,507 | 55.81 | 14 | 17,522 | 56.14 | 7 | 21 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 5,987 | 19.09 | 2 | 6,117 | 19.60 | 5 | 7 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 5,517 | 17.59 | 2 | 6,558 | 21.01 | 5 | 7 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,430 | 4.56 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Minority Front | 614 | 1.96 | 0 | 609 | 1.95 | 1 | 1 |
| | Dube Civic Organisation | 315 | 1.00 | 0 | 408 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 31,370 | 100.00 | 19 | 31,214 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 31,370 | 96.97 | | 31,214 | 96.57 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 981 | 3.03 | | 1,109 | 3.43 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 32,351 | 100.00 | | 32,323 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 64,718 | 49.99 | | 64,718 | 49.94 | | |

## 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 | 26,821 | 64.10 | 18 | 27,652 | 66.49 | 9 | 27 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 7,229 | 17.28 | 1 | 7,308 | 17.57 | 6 | 7 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,811 | 11.50 | 1 | 4,874 | 11.72 | 4 | 5 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,857 | 4.44 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Minority Front | 444 | 1.06 | 0 | 585 | 1.41 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent Democrats | 331 | 0.79 | 0 | 427 | 1.03 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 277 | 0.66 | 0 | 395 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ubumbano Lwesizwe Independent Residence Association | 73 | 0.17 | 0 | 349 | 0.84 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 41,843 | 100.00 | 20 | 41,590 | 100.00 | 20 | 40 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 41,843 | 97.22 | | 41,590 | 96.93 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,195 | 2.78 | | 1,318 | 3.07 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 43,038 | 100.00 | | 42,908 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 77,353 | 55.64 | | 77,353 | 55.47 | | |

## 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 |
| | African National Congress | 42,800 | 67.13 | 22 | 45,281 | 70.66 | 15 | 37 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 8,489 | 13.31 | 4 | 9,467 | 14.77 | 4 | 8 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 4,829 | 7.57 | 1 | 4,681 | 7.30 | 3 | 4 |
| | National Freedom Party | 2,328 | 3.65 | 0 | 2,331 | 3.64 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,966 | 4.65 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 1,296 | 2.03 | 0 | 1,193 | 1.86 | 1 | 1 |
| | Minority Front | 645 | 1.01 | 0 | 667 | 1.04 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 398 | 0.62 | 0 | 388 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 |
| | Federal Congress | 7 | 0.01 | 0 | 77 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 63,758 | 100.00 | 27 | 64,085 | 100.00 | 26 | 53 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 63,758 | 97.86 | | 64,085 | 98.20 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,392 | 2.14 | | 1,173 | 1.80 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 65,150 | 100.00 | | 65,258 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 103,240 | 63.11 | | 103,240 | 63.21 | | |

## 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 | 52,383 | 62.76 | 22 | 53,912 | 64.55 | 14 | 36 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 15,690 | 18.80 | 4 | 16,708 | 20.01 | 7 | 11 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 5,156 | 6.18 | 1 | 5,350 | 6.41 | 3 | 4 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,852 | 3.42 | 0 | 3,293 | 3.94 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 5,218 | 6.25 | 2 | | | | 2 |
| | African Independent Congress | 424 | 0.51 | 0 | 2,278 | 2.73 | 1 | 1 |
| | Al Jama-ah | 556 | 0.67 | 0 | 585 | 0.70 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 564 | 0.68 | 0 | 562 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 |
| | People's Revolutionary Movement | 302 | 0.36 | 0 | 383 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 |
| | Minority Front | 185 | 0.22 | 0 | 219 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Liberal Congress | 96 | 0.12 | 0 | 92 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 34 | 0.04 | 0 | 134 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 83,460 | 100.00 | 29 | 83,516 | 100.00 | 28 | 57 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 83,460 | 97.96 | | 83,516 | 97.23 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,736 | 2.04 | | 2,376 | 2.77 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 85,196 | 100.00 | | 85,892 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 128,474 | 66.31 | | 128,474 | 66.86 | | |

## 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 | 35,754 | 49.57 | 27 | 35,752 | 49.55 | 2 | 29 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 11,054 | 15.32 | 3 | 11,288 | 15.64 | 6 | 9 |
| | ActionSA | 5,516 | 7.65 | 0 | 5,812 | 8.05 | 5 | 5 |
| | Independent Alliance | 5,797 | 8.04 | 0 | 5,084 | 7.05 | 5 | 5 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,832 | 6.70 | 0 | 4,938 | 6.84 | 4 | 4 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 4,358 | 6.04 | 0 | 4,836 | 6.70 | 4 | 4 |
| | African Independent Congress | 1,216 | 1.69 | 0 | 1,343 | 1.86 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 640 | 0.89 | 0 | 579 | 0.80 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 476 | 0.66 | 0 | 534 | 0.74 | 1 | 1 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 400 | 0.55 | 0 | 405 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 792 | 1.10 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Al Jama-ah | 322 | 0.45 | 0 | 385 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 |
| | Justice and Employment Party | 299 | 0.41 | 0 | 394 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 221 | 0.31 | 0 | 215 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Movement | 207 | 0.29 | 0 | 215 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 122 | 0.17 | 0 | 175 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Freedom Revolution | 74 | 0.10 | 0 | 115 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People First | 55 | 0.08 | 0 | 84 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 72,135 | 100.00 | 30 | 72,154 | 100.00 | 29 | 59 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 72,135 | 97.82 | | 72,154 | 97.70 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,606 | 2.18 | | 1,698 | 2.30 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 73,741 | 100.00 | | 73,852 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 136,781 | 53.91 | | 136,781 | 53.99 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since 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 |
| 11 Sep 2024 | 6 | | Democratic Alliance | | Democratic Alliance |