# Richmond Local Municipality elections

The Richmond Local Municipality council consists of fourteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining seven 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 nine seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | UDM | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 9 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2006 election | 10 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2011 election | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 2016 election | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 election | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |

## 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 | 7,166 | 67.01 | 6 | 7,320 | 68.24 | 3 | 9 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,246 | 11.65 | 0 | 1,248 | 11.63 | 2 | 2 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,050 | 9.82 | 1 | 1,106 | 10.31 | 0 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 969 | 9.06 | 0 | 1,053 | 9.82 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 263 | 2.46 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 10,694 | 100.00 | 7 | 10,727 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 10,694 | 95.70 | | 10,727 | 96.05 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 480 | 4.30 | | 441 | 3.95 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 11,174 | 100.00 | | 11,168 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 22,248 | 50.22 | | 22,248 | 50.20 | | |

## 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 | 9,155 | 73.02 | 7 | 9,310 | 73.80 | 3 | 10 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,198 | 9.56 | 0 | 1,259 | 9.98 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,198 | 9.56 | 0 | 1,179 | 9.35 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 718 | 5.73 | 0 | 743 | 5.89 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 214 | 1.71 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 54 | 0.43 | 0 | 124 | 0.98 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12,537 | 100.00 | 7 | 12,615 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 12,537 | 96.39 | | 12,615 | 96.76 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 469 | 3.61 | | 422 | 3.24 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 13,006 | 100.00 | | 13,037 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 25,240 | 51.53 | | 25,240 | 51.65 | | |

## 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 | 11,923 | 69.62 | 6 | 13,029 | 82.23 | 5 | 11 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,373 | 13.86 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,034 | 6.04 | 0 | 1,071 | 6.76 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 816 | 4.76 | 0 | 756 | 4.77 | 1 | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 534 | 3.12 | 0 | 536 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 430 | 2.51 | 0 | 396 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 17 | 0.10 | 0 | 56 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 17,127 | 100.00 | 7 | 15,844 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 17,127 | 97.08 | | 15,844 | 89.79 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 515 | 2.92 | | 1,801 | 10.21 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 17,642 | 100.00 | | 17,645 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 28,729 | 61.41 | | 28,729 | 61.42 | | |

## 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 | 14,240 | 75.39 | 7 | 14,532 | 76.68 | 4 | 11 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,106 | 11.15 | 0 | 2,060 | 10.87 | 2 | 2 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,174 | 6.22 | 0 | 1,085 | 5.72 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 627 | 3.32 | 0 | 617 | 3.26 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 619 | 3.28 | 0 | 569 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| | People's Revolutionary Movement | 61 | 0.32 | 0 | 89 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 61 | 0.32 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 18,888 | 100.00 | 7 | 18,952 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 18,888 | 98.10 | | 18,952 | 98.23 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 366 | 1.90 | | 341 | 1.77 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 19,254 | 100.00 | | 19,293 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 32,165 | 59.86 | | 32,165 | 59.98 | | |

## 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 | 11,027 | 68.68 | 6 | 11,244 | 70.86 | 3 | 9 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,889 | 11.77 | 0 | 1,961 | 12.36 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,051 | 6.55 | 0 | 1,120 | 7.06 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,251 | 7.79 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 231 | 1.44 | 0 | 836 | 5.27 | 1 | 1 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 156 | 0.97 | 0 | 202 | 1.27 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 135 | 0.84 | 0 | 135 | 0.85 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 125 | 0.78 | 0 | 142 | 0.89 | 0 | 0 |
| | People's Freedom Party | 110 | 0.69 | 0 | 127 | 0.80 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 80 | 0.50 | 0 | 102 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 16,055 | 100.00 | 7 | 15,869 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 16,055 | 98.06 | | 15,869 | 97.69 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 318 | 1.94 | | 375 | 2.31 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 16,373 | 100.00 | | 16,244 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 32,562 | 50.28 | | 32,562 | 49.89 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from 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 |
| 12 Mar 2025 | 2 | | African National Congress | | uMkhonto weSizwe |