# UMfolozi Local Municipality elections

The uMfolozi Local Municipality council consists of thirty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eighteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eighteen wards, while the remaining seventeen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
The municipality was enlarged at the time of the South African municipal election, 2016 when part of the disbanded Ntambanana Local Municipality was merged into it.
In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a narrow majority of seventeen seats on the council.
In the election of 1 November 2021 the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of eighteen seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | NFP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 6 | 1 | - | 18 | - | - | 25 |
| 2006 election | 9 | 1 | - | 14 | - | 1 | 25 |
| 2011 election | 17 | 0 | - | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| 2016 election | 17 | 0 | 1 | 15 | - | 0 | 33 |
| 2021 election | 13 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 35 |

## 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 | 14,630 | 73.65 | 13 | 14,331 | 72.26 | 5 | 18 |
| | African National Congress | 5,080 | 25.58 | 0 | 4,923 | 24.82 | 6 | 6 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 153 | 0.77 | 0 | 579 | 2.92 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 19,863 | 100.00 | 13 | 19,833 | 100.00 | 12 | 25 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,863 | 96.93 | | 19,833 | 96.94 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 629 | 3.07 | | 625 | 3.06 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 20,492 | 100.00 | | 20,458 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 42,649 | 48.05 | | 42,649 | 47.97 | | |

## 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 | 15,280 | 56.66 | 9 | 14,990 | 55.75 | 5 | 14 |
| | African National Congress | 10,021 | 37.16 | 4 | 10,242 | 38.09 | 5 | 9 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 756 | 2.80 | 0 | 835 | 3.11 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 463 | 1.72 | 0 | 540 | 2.01 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 292 | 1.08 | 0 | 281 | 1.05 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 156 | 0.58 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 26,968 | 100.00 | 13 | 26,888 | 100.00 | 12 | 25 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 26,968 | 98.43 | | 26,888 | 98.27 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 431 | 1.57 | | 473 | 1.73 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 27,399 | 100.00 | | 27,361 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 47,494 | 57.69 | | 47,494 | 57.61 | | |

## 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 | 21,311 | 53.76 | 10 | 22,081 | 55.84 | 7 | 17 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 12,894 | 32.53 | 5 | 12,400 | 31.36 | 5 | 10 |
| | National Freedom Party | 4,406 | 11.12 | 0 | 4,417 | 11.17 | 3 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 495 | 1.25 | 0 | 648 | 1.64 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 533 | 1.34 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 39,639 | 100.00 | 15 | 39,546 | 100.00 | 15 | 30 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 39,639 | 98.03 | | 39,546 | 98.20 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 798 | 1.97 | | 723 | 1.80 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 40,437 | 100.00 | | 40,269 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 59,141 | 68.37 | | 59,141 | 68.09 | | |

## 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 |
| | African National Congress | 22,501 | 47.34 | 8 | 24,374 | 51.36 | 9 | 17 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 20,976 | 44.13 | 9 | 20,747 | 43.72 | 6 | 15 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,518 | 3.19 | 0 | 1,491 | 3.14 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,826 | 3.84 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 713 | 1.50 | 0 | 847 | 1.78 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 47,534 | 100.00 | 17 | 47,459 | 100.00 | 16 | 33 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 47,534 | 98.35 | | 47,459 | 98.37 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 797 | 1.65 | | 787 | 1.63 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 48,331 | 100.00 | | 48,246 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 74,341 | 65.01 | | 74,341 | 64.90 | | |

## 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 | 18,884 | 48.83 | 14 | 19,572 | 50.57 | 4 | 18 |
| | African National Congress | 14,622 | 37.81 | 4 | 14,230 | 36.77 | 9 | 13 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,223 | 8.33 | 0 | 3,359 | 8.68 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 632 | 1.63 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 292 | 0.76 | 0 | 304 | 0.79 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 303 | 0.78 | 0 | 272 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Independent Congress | 145 | 0.37 | 0 | 375 | 0.97 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 170 | 0.44 | 0 | 161 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Movement | 109 | 0.28 | 0 | 125 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 100 | 0.26 | 0 | 93 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 |
| | South Africa Vuka Movement | 87 | 0.22 | 0 | 69 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Mantungwa Community | 53 | 0.14 | 0 | 53 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 23 | 0.06 | 0 | 53 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 31 | 0.08 | 0 | 34 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 38,674 | 100.00 | 18 | 38,700 | 100.00 | 17 | 35 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 38,674 | 98.35 | | 38,700 | 98.35 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 647 | 1.65 | | 648 | 1.65 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 39,321 | 100.00 | | 39,348 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 74,081 | 53.08 | | 74,081 | 53.11 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in 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 |
| 3 August 2022 | 52801003 | | Inkatha Freedom Party | | Inkatha Freedom Party |