# UMngeni Local Municipality elections

The uMngeni Local Municipality council consists of twenty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councilors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
The African National Congress (ANC) won a majority in each of the 2000, 2006, 2011 and 2016 elections, while in the 2021 South African municipal elections the Democratic Alliance (DA) won a majority of thirteen seats in the council.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | Other |
| 2000 election | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 2006 election | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| 2011 election | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 election | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 election | 10 | 13 | 0 |

## December 2000 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 | 9,814 | 54.60 | 5 | 9,725 | 53.95 | 6 | 11 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 6,484 | 36.07 | 5 | 6,485 | 35.98 | 3 | 8 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,573 | 8.75 | 1 | 1,670 | 9.26 | 1 | 2 |
| | Minority Front | 75 | 0.42 | 0 | 145 | 0.80 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 30 | 0.17 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 17,976 | 100.00 | 11 | 18,025 | 100.00 | 10 | 21 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 17,976 | 98.37 | | 18,025 | 98.52 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 297 | 1.63 | | 271 | 1.48 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 18,273 | 100.00 | | 18,296 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 32,209 | 56.73 | | 32,209 | 56.80 | | |

## 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 | 11,898 | 57.65 | 7 | 11,782 | 57.35 | 5 | 12 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 7,109 | 34.45 | 4 | 7,246 | 35.27 | 4 | 8 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 810 | 3.92 | 0 | 934 | 4.55 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 300 | 1.45 | 0 | 268 | 1.30 | 0 | 0 |
| | Minority Front | 252 | 1.22 | 0 | 205 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 115 | 0.56 | 0 | 109 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 153 | 0.74 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 20,637 | 100.00 | 11 | 20,544 | 100.00 | 10 | 21 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 20,637 | 97.86 | | 20,544 | 98.31 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 452 | 2.14 | | 353 | 1.69 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 21,089 | 100.00 | | 20,897 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 36,708 | 57.45 | | 36,708 | 56.93 | | |

## 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 | 16,206 | 54.39 | 8 | 17,517 | 59.32 | 6 | 14 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 11,253 | 37.77 | 4 | 11,292 | 38.24 | 5 | 9 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,639 | 5.50 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 527 | 1.77 | 0 | 523 | 1.77 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 171 | 0.57 | 0 | 197 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 29,796 | 100.00 | 12 | 29,529 | 100.00 | 11 | 23 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 29,796 | 98.70 | | 29,529 | 98.26 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 391 | 1.30 | | 524 | 1.74 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 30,187 | 100.00 | | 30,053 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 44,832 | 67.33 | | 44,832 | 67.03 | | |

## 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 | 19,347 | 55.67 | 8 | 19,469 | 55.91 | 5 | 13 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 14,306 | 41.17 | 4 | 14,301 | 41.07 | 6 | 10 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 489 | 1.41 | 0 | 484 | 1.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 387 | 1.11 | 0 | 385 | 1.11 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 190 | 0.55 | 0 | 183 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 31 | 0.09 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 34,750 | 100.00 | 12 | 34,822 | 100.00 | 11 | 23 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 34,750 | 99.15 | | 34,822 | 99.07 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 297 | 0.85 | | 327 | 0.93 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 35,047 | 100.00 | | 35,149 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 51,564 | 67.97 | | 51,564 | 68.17 | | |

## 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 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 14,035 | 46.47 | 5 | 14,310 | 48.37 | 8 | 13 |
| | African National Congress | 11,100 | 36.75 | 8 | 12,319 | 41.64 | 2 | 10 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,122 | 7.03 | 0 | 2,019 | 6.82 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,256 | 7.47 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 277 | 0.92 | 0 | 401 | 1.36 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 270 | 0.89 | 0 | 295 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 44 | 0.15 | 0 | 73 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 44 | 0.15 | 0 | 59 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| | The Organic Humanity Movement | 39 | 0.13 | 0 | 53 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 13 | 0.04 | 0 | 54 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 30,200 | 100.00 | 13 | 29,583 | 100.00 | 12 | 25 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 30,200 | 97.86 | | 29,583 | 98.50 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 660 | 2.14 | | 450 | 1.50 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 30,860 | 100.00 | | 30,033 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 54,063 | 57.08 | | 54,063 | 55.55 | | |