# Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality elections

The Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
It was established for the August 2016 local elections by the merging of The Big 5 False Bay and Hlabisa local municipalities.
In the election of 3 August 2016 the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of thirteen seats on the council. In 2021 the IFP won an increased majority of fifteen.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council and its predecessors after past elections.

### The Big Five False Bay

| Event | ANC | IFP | NFP | Other |
| 2000 election | 1 | 6 | - | - |
| 2006 election | 2 | 5 | - | 0 |
| 2011 election | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |

### Hlabisa

| Event | ANC | IFP | NFP | Other |
| 2000 election | 3 | 34 | - | - |
| 2006 election | 6 | 30 | - | 1 |
| 2011 election | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 |

### Big Five Hlabisa

| Event | ANC | IFP | NFP | Other |
| 2016 election | 11 | 13 | - | 1 |
| 2021 election | 9 | 15 | 1 | 2 |

## December 2000 election

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.

### The Big Five False Bay

| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 4,064 | 80.30 | 4 | 4,017 | 79.81 | 2 | 6 |
| | African National Congress | 997 | 19.70 | 0 | 1,016 | 20.19 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 5,061 | 100.00 | 4 | 5,033 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 5,061 | 96.81 | | 5,033 | 96.58 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 167 | 3.19 | | 178 | 3.42 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 5,228 | 100.00 | | 5,211 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 8,889 | 58.81 | | 8,889 | 58.62 | | |

### Hlabisa

| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 28,710 | 92.16 | 19 | 30,555 | 92.00 | 15 | 34 |
| | African National Congress | 2,444 | 7.84 | 0 | 2,656 | 8.00 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 31,154 | 100.00 | 19 | 33,211 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 31,154 | 97.85 | | 33,211 | 97.86 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 684 | 2.15 | | 725 | 2.14 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 31,838 | 100.00 | | 33,936 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 67,804 | 46.96 | | 67,804 | 50.05 | | |

## March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.

### The Big Five False Bay

| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 5,064 | 67.48 | 4 | 5,009 | 66.93 | 1 | 5 |
| | African National Congress | 2,080 | 27.71 | 0 | 2,124 | 28.38 | 2 | 2 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 177 | 2.36 | 0 | 195 | 2.61 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 184 | 2.45 | 0 | 156 | 2.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 7,505 | 100.00 | 4 | 7,484 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 7,505 | 98.71 | | 7,484 | 98.43 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 98 | 1.29 | | 119 | 1.57 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 7,603 | 100.00 | | 7,603 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 13,323 | 57.07 | | 13,323 | 57.07 | | |

### Hlabisa

| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 30,832 | 81.30 | 19 | 30,765 | 81.07 | 11 | 30 |
| | African National Congress | 5,871 | 15.48 | 0 | 5,998 | 15.81 | 6 | 6 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 707 | 1.86 | 0 | 816 | 2.15 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 514 | 1.36 | 0 | 368 | 0.97 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 37,924 | 100.00 | 19 | 37,947 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 37,924 | 97.62 | | 37,947 | 98.18 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 925 | 2.38 | | 702 | 1.82 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 38,849 | 100.00 | | 38,649 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 70,410 | 55.18 | | 70,410 | 54.89 | | |

## May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.

### The Big Five False Bay

| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 4,252 | 42.52 | 2 | 4,334 | 43.34 | 1 | 3 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 4,062 | 40.62 | 2 | 4,110 | 41.10 | 1 | 3 |
| | National Freedom Party | 1,526 | 15.26 | 0 | 1,458 | 14.58 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 159 | 1.59 | 0 | 98 | 0.98 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 9,999 | 100.00 | 4 | 10,000 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 9,999 | 98.36 | | 10,000 | 98.32 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 167 | 1.64 | | 171 | 1.68 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 10,166 | 100.00 | | 10,171 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 16,239 | 62.60 | | 16,239 | 62.63 | | |

### Hlabisa

In 2011 a substantial part of the Hlabisa municipality's land area, including more than half of its population, was transferred to the Mtubatuba Local Municipality. Consequently, the council was reduced from 37 seats to 16 seats.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 8,573 | 47.06 | 6 | 8,502 | 46.64 | 2 | 8 |
| | African National Congress | 5,052 | 27.73 | 1 | 5,076 | 27.85 | 3 | 4 |
| | National Freedom Party | 4,559 | 25.02 | 1 | 4,561 | 25.02 | 3 | 4 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 35 | 0.19 | 0 | 90 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 18,219 | 100.00 | 8 | 18,229 | 100.00 | 8 | 16 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 18,219 | 98.23 | | 18,229 | 98.29 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 329 | 1.77 | | 318 | 1.71 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 18,548 | 100.00 | | 18,547 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 28,299 | 65.54 | | 28,299 | 65.54 | | |

## August 2016 election

The Big Five False Bay and Hlabisa municipalities were merged at the time of the 2016 election. The following table shows the results of the election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 17,758 | 51.77 | 8 | 18,125 | 52.73 | 5 | 13 |
| | African National Congress | 14,743 | 42.98 | 5 | 14,999 | 43.63 | 6 | 11 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 769 | 2.24 | 0 | 775 | 2.25 | 1 | 1 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 603 | 1.76 | 0 | 475 | 1.38 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 430 | 1.25 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 34,303 | 100.00 | 13 | 34,374 | 100.00 | 12 | 25 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 34,303 | 98.31 | | 34,374 | 98.47 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 591 | 1.69 | | 535 | 1.53 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 34,894 | 100.00 | | 34,909 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 54,748 | 63.74 | | 54,748 | 63.76 | | |

## 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 | 16,908 | 53.93 | 13 | 17,968 | 57.25 | 2 | 15 |
| | African National Congress | 10,206 | 32.56 | 0 | 10,602 | 33.78 | 9 | 9 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,043 | 3.33 | 0 | 1,093 | 3.48 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,701 | 5.43 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | National Freedom Party | 665 | 2.12 | 0 | 630 | 2.01 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 338 | 1.08 | 0 | 360 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 |
| | KZN Independence | 211 | 0.67 | 0 | 392 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent Alliance | 130 | 0.41 | 0 | 183 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 56 | 0.18 | 0 | 45 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 56 | 0.18 | 0 | 42 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 32 | 0.10 | 0 | 39 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 3 | 0.01 | 0 | 29 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 31,349 | 100.00 | 14 | 31,383 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 31,349 | 98.51 | | 31,383 | 98.57 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 475 | 1.49 | | 455 | 1.43 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 31,824 | 100.00 | | 31,838 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 56,212 | 56.61 | | 56,212 | 56.64 | | |