# Mandeni Local Municipality elections

The Mandeni Local Municipality (formerly eNdondakusuka 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. In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-five seats on the council.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | AIC | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | - | 12 | 2 | - | 18 | 0 | 32 |
| 2006 election | - | 17 | 1 | - | 13 | 1 | 32 |
| 2011 election | - | 23 | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | 34 |
| 2016 election | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| 2021 election | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 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 | 11,745 | 57.61 | 10 | 12,107 | 56.89 | 8 | 18 |
| | African National Congress | 7,594 | 37.25 | 6 | 7,842 | 36.85 | 6 | 12 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 841 | 4.13 | 0 | 976 | 4.59 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 85 | 0.42 | 0 | 208 | 0.98 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 48 | 0.24 | 0 | 148 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 74 | 0.36 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 20,387 | 100.00 | 16 | 21,281 | 100.00 | 16 | 32 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 20,387 | 97.94 | | 21,281 | 97.90 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 428 | 2.06 | | 457 | 2.10 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 20,815 | 100.00 | | 21,738 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 54,207 | 38.40 | | 54,207 | 40.10 | | |

## 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 | 13,721 | 52.09 | 9 | 13,749 | 52.29 | 8 | 17 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 10,514 | 39.91 | 7 | 10,341 | 39.33 | 6 | 13 |
| | Ubumbano Lwesizwe Independent Residence Association | 802 | 3.04 | 0 | 877 | 3.34 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 796 | 3.02 | 0 | 785 | 2.99 | 1 | 1 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 379 | 1.44 | 0 | 402 | 1.53 | 0 | 0 |
| | Minority Front | 131 | 0.50 | 0 | 140 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 26,343 | 100.00 | 16 | 26,294 | 100.00 | 16 | 32 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 26,343 | 98.25 | | 26,294 | 97.99 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 469 | 1.75 | | 538 | 2.01 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 26,812 | 100.00 | | 26,832 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 56,283 | 47.64 | | 56,283 | 47.67 | | |

## 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 | 23,629 | 65.15 | 16 | 24,128 | 66.59 | 7 | 23 |
| | National Freedom Party | 6,230 | 17.18 | 0 | 5,853 | 16.15 | 6 | 6 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 4,596 | 12.67 | 1 | 4,558 | 12.58 | 3 | 4 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,125 | 3.10 | 0 | 1,081 | 2.98 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 283 | 0.78 | 0 | 257 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 154 | 0.42 | 0 | 160 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 118 | 0.33 | 0 | 117 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 134 | 0.37 | 0 | 81 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 36,269 | 100.00 | 17 | 36,235 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 36,269 | 98.05 | | 36,235 | 98.25 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 720 | 1.95 | | 647 | 1.75 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 36,989 | 100.00 | | 36,882 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 62,397 | 59.28 | | 62,397 | 59.11 | | |

## 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 | 31,892 | 72.44 | 17 | 30,842 | 70.42 | 8 | 25 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 8,797 | 19.98 | 1 | 8,372 | 19.12 | 6 | 7 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,548 | 3.52 | 0 | 1,521 | 3.47 | 1 | 1 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,232 | 2.80 | 0 | 1,240 | 2.83 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Independent Congress | 520 | 1.18 | 0 | 1,701 | 3.88 | 1 | 1 |
| | Academic Congress Union | 34 | 0.08 | 0 | 120 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 44,023 | 100.00 | 18 | 43,796 | 100.00 | 17 | 35 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 44,023 | 97.59 | | 43,796 | 96.80 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,088 | 2.41 | | 1,450 | 3.20 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 45,111 | 100.00 | | 45,246 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 73,103 | 61.71 | | 73,103 | 61.89 | | |

## 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 | 17,418 | 51.40 | 16 | 17,930 | 52.82 | 3 | 19 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 8,832 | 26.06 | 2 | 9,307 | 27.42 | 8 | 10 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,453 | 10.19 | 0 | 3,647 | 10.74 | 4 | 4 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 781 | 2.30 | 0 | 793 | 2.34 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,512 | 4.46 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Independent Congress | 652 | 1.92 | 0 | 680 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 |
| | Justice and Employment Party | 248 | 0.73 | 0 | 413 | 1.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 268 | 0.79 | 0 | 354 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 260 | 0.77 | 0 | 334 | 0.98 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 164 | 0.48 | 0 | 164 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 138 | 0.41 | 0 | 132 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Federal Convention | 60 | 0.18 | 0 | 55 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 |
| | Al Jama-ah | 50 | 0.15 | 0 | 38 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Movement | 26 | 0.08 | 0 | 50 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 27 | 0.08 | 0 | 48 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 33,889 | 100.00 | 18 | 33,945 | 100.00 | 17 | 35 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 33,889 | 97.53 | | 33,945 | 97.48 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 860 | 2.47 | | 876 | 2.52 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 34,749 | 100.00 | | 34,821 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 74,694 | 46.52 | | 74,694 | 46.62 | | |

### 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 |
| 24 May 2023 | 15 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |