# Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality elections

The Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality (previously Engcobo 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 thirty-two seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | PAC | UDM | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 19 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 0 | 29 |
| 2006 election | 26 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| 2011 election | 35 | 0 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 40 |
| 2016 election | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39 |
| 2021 election | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 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 |
| | African National Congress | 14,977 | 64.33 | 14 | 15,063 | 64.99 | 5 | 19 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 5,996 | 25.75 | 1 | 6,187 | 26.69 | 7 | 8 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,927 | 8.28 | 0 | 1,927 | 8.31 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 381 | 1.64 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 23,281 | 100.00 | 15 | 23,177 | 100.00 | 14 | 29 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 23,281 | 97.34 | | 23,177 | 96.89 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 637 | 2.66 | | 743 | 3.11 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 23,918 | 100.00 | | 23,920 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 47,665 | 50.18 | | 47,665 | 50.18 | | |

## 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 | 27,542 | 81.75 | 16 | 28,081 | 83.77 | 10 | 26 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 2,832 | 8.41 | 0 | 3,234 | 9.65 | 3 | 3 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,961 | 5.82 | 0 | 1,747 | 5.21 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 981 | 2.91 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Independent Front | 375 | 1.11 | 0 | 460 | 1.37 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 33,691 | 100.00 | 16 | 33,522 | 100.00 | 15 | 31 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 33,691 | 97.28 | | 33,522 | 96.92 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 941 | 2.72 | | 1,067 | 3.08 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 34,632 | 100.00 | | 34,589 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 59,915 | 57.80 | | 59,915 | 57.73 | | |

## 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 | 32,542 | 87.55 | 20 | 32,646 | 86.98 | 15 | 35 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 2,848 | 7.66 | 0 | 2,494 | 6.64 | 3 | 3 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 798 | 2.15 | 0 | 476 | 1.27 | 1 | 1 |
| | National Freedom Party | 420 | 1.13 | 0 | 540 | 1.44 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 91 | 0.24 | 0 | 784 | 2.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Movement | 363 | 0.98 | 0 | 182 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 48 | 0.13 | 0 | 265 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Independent Front | 30 | 0.08 | 0 | 74 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 30 | 0.08 | 0 | 73 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 37,170 | 100.00 | 20 | 37,534 | 100.00 | 20 | 40 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 37,170 | 98.06 | | 37,534 | 98.40 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 734 | 1.94 | | 610 | 1.60 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 37,904 | 100.00 | | 38,144 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 69,485 | 54.55 | | 69,485 | 54.90 | | |

## 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 | 31,044 | 83.32 | 20 | 30,492 | 83.28 | 13 | 33 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 2,199 | 5.90 | 0 | 2,254 | 6.16 | 2 | 2 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,331 | 3.57 | 0 | 1,545 | 4.22 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 760 | 2.04 | 0 | 646 | 1.76 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 877 | 2.35 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Independent Congress | 317 | 0.85 | 0 | 476 | 1.30 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Front of the Eastern Cape | 154 | 0.41 | 0 | 550 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 296 | 0.79 | 0 | 222 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 226 | 0.61 | 0 | 268 | 0.73 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Movement | 56 | 0.15 | 0 | 160 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 37,260 | 100.00 | 20 | 36,613 | 100.00 | 19 | 39 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 37,260 | 97.95 | | 36,613 | 97.63 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 781 | 2.05 | | 888 | 2.37 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 38,041 | 100.00 | | 37,501 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 73,494 | 51.76 | | 73,494 | 51.03 | | |

## 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 | 26,473 | 81.92 | 20 | 26,445 | 82.07 | 12 | 32 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,774 | 5.49 | 0 | 1,804 | 5.60 | 2 | 2 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,643 | 5.08 | 0 | 1,635 | 5.07 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 965 | 2.99 | 0 | 981 | 3.04 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 506 | 1.57 | 0 | 436 | 1.35 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 256 | 0.79 | 0 | 272 | 0.84 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 251 | 0.78 | 0 | 240 | 0.74 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 151 | 0.47 | 0 | 147 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 |
| | God Save Africa | 97 | 0.30 | 0 | 130 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 141 | 0.44 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African People's Movement | 49 | 0.15 | 0 | 62 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 9 | 0.03 | 0 | 69 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 32,315 | 100.00 | 20 | 32,221 | 100.00 | 19 | 39 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 32,315 | 98.27 | | 32,221 | 98.03 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 568 | 1.73 | | 647 | 1.97 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 32,883 | 100.00 | | 32,868 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 70,369 | 46.73 | | 70,369 | 46.71 | | |

### 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 newly elected councillor |
| 16 March 2022 | 21307001 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 23 August 2023 | 8 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 23 August 2023 | 12 | African National Congress | African National Congress |