# Ingquza Hill Local Municipality elections

The Ingquza Hill Local Municipality council consists of sixty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-two 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 forty-six seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | COPE | DA | EFF | PAC | UDM | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 40 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | 50 |
| 2006 election | 50 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 54 |
| 2011 election | 55 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| 2016 election | 53 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 63 |
| 2021 election | 46 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 64 |

## 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 | 32,219 | 79.95 | 25 | 34,058 | 80.44 | 15 | 40 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 7,327 | 18.18 | 0 | 7,498 | 17.71 | 9 | 9 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 387 | 0.96 | 0 | 782 | 1.85 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 364 | 0.90 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 40,297 | 100.00 | 25 | 42,338 | 100.00 | 25 | 50 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 40,297 | 97.29 | | 42,338 | 97.19 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,124 | 2.71 | | 1,225 | 2.81 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 41,421 | 100.00 | | 43,563 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 87,881 | 47.13 | | 87,881 | 49.57 | | |

## 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 | 53,056 | 86.70 | 27 | 54,476 | 92.80 | 23 | 50 |
| | Independent candidates | 4,742 | 7.75 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,568 | 2.56 | 0 | 2,006 | 3.42 | 2 | 2 |
| | United Independent Front | 909 | 1.49 | 0 | 962 | 1.64 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 484 | 0.79 | 0 | 652 | 1.11 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 438 | 0.72 | 0 | 608 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 61,197 | 100.00 | 27 | 58,704 | 100.00 | 27 | 54 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 61,197 | 97.90 | | 58,704 | 95.22 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,310 | 2.10 | | 2,948 | 4.78 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 62,507 | 100.00 | | 61,652 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 110,610 | 56.51 | | 110,610 | 55.74 | | |

## 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 | 56,626 | 88.66 | 31 | 56,846 | 89.36 | 24 | 55 |
| | Congress of the People | 4,151 | 6.50 | 0 | 4,046 | 6.36 | 4 | 4 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 947 | 1.48 | 0 | 967 | 1.52 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 688 | 1.08 | 0 | 1,024 | 1.61 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 923 | 1.45 | 0 | 483 | 0.76 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 537 | 0.84 | 0 | 248 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 63,872 | 100.00 | 31 | 63,614 | 100.00 | 31 | 62 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 63,872 | 97.37 | | 63,614 | 98.13 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,723 | 2.63 | | 1,210 | 1.87 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 65,595 | 100.00 | | 64,824 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 121,851 | 53.83 | | 121,851 | 53.20 | | |

## 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 | 57,013 | 83.54 | 31 | 57,800 | 83.44 | 22 | 53 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,897 | 5.71 | 0 | 4,073 | 5.88 | 4 | 4 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,491 | 3.65 | 0 | 2,345 | 3.39 | 2 | 2 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,442 | 2.11 | 1 | 1,590 | 2.30 | 0 | 1 |
| | African Independent Congress | 401 | 0.59 | 0 | 2,046 | 2.95 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,593 | 2.33 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 474 | 0.69 | 0 | 438 | 0.63 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 422 | 0.62 | 0 | 483 | 0.70 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 243 | 0.36 | 0 | 137 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Socialist Party | 193 | 0.28 | 0 | 151 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 81 | 0.12 | 0 | 208 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 68,250 | 100.00 | 32 | 69,271 | 100.00 | 31 | 63 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 68,250 | 96.70 | | 69,271 | 97.11 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,328 | 3.30 | | 2,058 | 2.89 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 70,578 | 100.00 | | 71,329 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 136,794 | 51.59 | | 136,794 | 52.14 | | |

## 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 | 41,478 | 67.23 | 28 | 44,529 | 75.84 | 18 | 46 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 5,156 | 8.36 | 0 | 5,530 | 9.42 | 6 | 6 |
| | Independent candidates | 7,658 | 12.41 | 4 | | | | 4 |
| | Civic Independent | 1,771 | 2.87 | 0 | 2,068 | 3.52 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,814 | 2.94 | 0 | 1,513 | 2.58 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 1,211 | 1.96 | 0 | 1,369 | 2.33 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,062 | 1.72 | 0 | 1,184 | 2.02 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Independent Congress | 382 | 0.62 | 0 | 972 | 1.66 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 486 | 0.79 | 0 | 411 | 0.70 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 292 | 0.47 | 0 | 392 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 184 | 0.30 | 0 | 244 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 193 | 0.31 | 0 | 185 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 6 | 0.01 | 0 | 321 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 61,693 | 100.00 | 32 | 58,718 | 100.00 | 32 | 64 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 61,693 | 97.50 | | 58,718 | 94.55 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,581 | 2.50 | | 3,383 | 5.45 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 63,274 | 100.00 | | 62,101 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 139,517 | 45.35 | | 139,517 | 44.51 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since 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 |
| 8 March 2023 | 15 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |
In a by-election in ward 15, held on 8 March 2023 after the previous ANC councillor was assassinated, the ANC candidate retained the seat for the party with a solid majority.