# Nkandla Local Municipality elections

The Nkandla 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. In the election of 1 November 2021 the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of sixteen seats on the council.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | IFP | Other |
| 2000 election | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| 2006 election | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| 2011 election | 11 | 13 | 3 |
| 2016 election | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| 2021 election | 10 | 16 | 1 |

## 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 | 22,271 | 90.05 | 13 | 23,409 | 94.45 | 12 | 25 |
| | African National Congress | 1,285 | 5.20 | 0 | 1,376 | 5.55 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,176 | 4.75 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Total | Total | 24,732 | 100.00 | 14 | 24,785 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 24,732 | 98.56 | | 24,785 | 98.38 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 362 | 1.44 | | 409 | 1.62 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 25,094 | 100.00 | | 25,194 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 44,835 | 55.97 | | 44,835 | 56.19 | | |

## 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 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 22,339 | 84.88 | 14 | 22,419 | 85.19 | 9 | 23 |
| | African National Congress | 3,131 | 11.90 | 0 | 3,267 | 12.41 | 4 | 4 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 263 | 1.00 | 0 | 286 | 1.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 164 | 0.62 | 0 | 345 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 422 | 1.60 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 26,319 | 100.00 | 14 | 26,317 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 26,319 | 98.37 | | 26,317 | 98.39 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 437 | 1.63 | | 431 | 1.61 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 26,756 | 100.00 | | 26,748 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 47,049 | 56.87 | | 47,049 | 56.85 | | |

## 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 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 13,739 | 46.39 | 8 | 13,619 | 45.96 | 5 | 13 |
| | African National Congress | 12,084 | 40.81 | 6 | 12,320 | 41.58 | 5 | 11 |
| | National Freedom Party | 3,791 | 12.80 | 0 | 3,691 | 12.46 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 29,614 | 100.00 | 14 | 29,630 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 29,614 | 98.24 | | 29,630 | 98.42 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 530 | 1.76 | | 477 | 1.58 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 30,144 | 100.00 | | 30,107 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 49,242 | 61.22 | | 49,242 | 61.14 | | |

## 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 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 20,150 | 53.76 | 11 | 20,368 | 54.24 | 4 | 15 |
| | African National Congress | 16,521 | 44.08 | 3 | 16,676 | 44.41 | 9 | 12 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 337 | 0.90 | 0 | 255 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 301 | 0.80 | 0 | 252 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 169 | 0.45 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 37,478 | 100.00 | 14 | 37,551 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 37,478 | 98.60 | | 37,551 | 98.67 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 533 | 1.40 | | 506 | 1.33 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 38,011 | 100.00 | | 38,057 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 57,706 | 65.87 | | 57,706 | 65.95 | | |

## 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 | 18,429 | 55.82 | 12 | 19,205 | 58.37 | 4 | 16 |
| | African National Congress | 11,268 | 34.13 | 2 | 11,460 | 34.83 | 8 | 10 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,809 | 5.48 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 876 | 2.65 | 0 | 811 | 2.47 | 1 | 1 |
| | KZN Independence | | | | 687 | 2.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | Justice and Employment Party | 259 | 0.78 | 0 | 329 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 133 | 0.40 | 0 | 141 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 121 | 0.37 | 0 | 139 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 112 | 0.34 | 0 | 100 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 6 | 0.02 | 0 | 28 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 33,013 | 100.00 | 14 | 32,900 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 33,013 | 98.76 | | 32,900 | 98.41 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 413 | 1.24 | | 530 | 1.59 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 33,426 | 100.00 | | 33,430 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 59,837 | 55.86 | | 59,837 | 55.87 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.
| 19 July 2023 | 6 | Inkatha Freedom Party | Inkatha Freedom Party |
| 11 Sep 2024 | 4 | Inkatha Freedom Party | Inkatha Freedom Party |