# Amahlathi Local Municipality elections

The Amahlathi Local Municipality council (within the South African Amathole District Municipality) consists of thirty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fifteen 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 twenty-three seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | UDM | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 35 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 39 |
| 2006 election | 36 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| 2011 election | 33 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 40 |
| 2016 election | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2021 election | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 |

## 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 | 32,372 | 89.72 | 20 | 31,989 | 88.91 | 15 | 35 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,740 | 7.59 | 0 | 2,462 | 6.84 | 3 | 3 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 968 | 2.68 | 0 | 1,529 | 4.25 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 36,080 | 100.00 | 20 | 35,980 | 100.00 | 19 | 39 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 36,080 | 97.07 | | 35,980 | 96.61 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,090 | 2.93 | | 1,261 | 3.39 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 37,170 | 100.00 | | 37,241 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 61,657 | 60.29 | | 61,657 | 60.40 | | |

## 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 | 34,562 | 90.57 | 20 | 34,537 | 90.14 | 16 | 36 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,862 | 4.88 | 0 | 1,670 | 4.36 | 2 | 2 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 874 | 2.29 | 0 | 1,262 | 3.29 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 561 | 1.47 | 0 | 606 | 1.58 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent Democrats | 241 | 0.63 | 0 | 240 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 61 | 0.16 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 38,161 | 100.00 | 20 | 38,315 | 100.00 | 20 | 40 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 38,161 | 97.75 | | 38,315 | 98.10 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 880 | 2.25 | | 741 | 1.90 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 39,041 | 100.00 | | 39,056 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 66,240 | 58.94 | | 66,240 | 58.96 | | |

## 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 | 29,355 | 80.18 | 20 | 29,829 | 82.38 | 13 | 33 |
| | Congress of the People | 2,743 | 7.49 | 0 | 2,936 | 8.11 | 3 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,935 | 5.29 | 0 | 1,802 | 4.98 | 2 | 2 |
| | Cathcart Residents Association | 689 | 1.88 | 0 | 656 | 1.81 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,082 | 2.96 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 343 | 0.94 | 0 | 423 | 1.17 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 374 | 1.02 | 0 | 169 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 43 | 0.12 | 0 | 292 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 47 | 0.13 | 0 | 103 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 36,611 | 100.00 | 20 | 36,210 | 100.00 | 20 | 40 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 36,611 | 98.19 | | 36,210 | 98.08 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 674 | 1.81 | | 709 | 1.92 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 37,285 | 100.00 | | 36,919 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 63,773 | 58.47 | | 63,773 | 57.89 | | |

## 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 | 21,457 | 75.95 | 15 | 21,833 | 79.29 | 9 | 24 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,395 | 8.48 | 0 | 2,462 | 8.94 | 3 | 3 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,249 | 7.96 | 0 | 2,326 | 8.45 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,537 | 5.44 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 304 | 1.08 | 0 | 365 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Residents Front | 174 | 0.62 | 0 | 177 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | | | | 186 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 76 | 0.27 | 0 | 68 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Movement | 48 | 0.17 | 0 | 75 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| | Peoples Alliance | 13 | 0.05 | 0 | 42 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 28,253 | 100.00 | 15 | 27,534 | 100.00 | 15 | 30 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 28,253 | 98.16 | | 27,534 | 96.64 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 529 | 1.84 | | 957 | 3.36 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 28,782 | 100.00 | | 28,491 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 52,945 | 54.36 | | 52,945 | 53.81 | | |

## 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 | 16,049 | 70.14 | 14 | 17,236 | 76.00 | 9 | 23 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,110 | 9.22 | 0 | 2,264 | 9.98 | 3 | 3 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,431 | 6.25 | 0 | 1,660 | 7.32 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,478 | 10.83 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 369 | 1.61 | 0 | 305 | 1.34 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 84 | 0.37 | 0 | 301 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 146 | 0.64 | 0 | 236 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Independent Congress | 30 | 0.13 | 0 | 351 | 1.55 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 55 | 0.24 | 0 | 90 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 59 | 0.26 | 0 | 65 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Independent Movement | 65 | 0.28 | 0 | 57 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 2 | 0.01 | 0 | 81 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 2 | 0.01 | 0 | 34 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 22,880 | 100.00 | 15 | 22,680 | 100.00 | 15 | 30 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 22,880 | 97.79 | | 22,680 | 97.04 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 516 | 2.21 | | 691 | 2.96 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 23,396 | 100.00 | | 23,371 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 49,510 | 47.26 | | 49,510 | 47.20 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from 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 |
| 17 July 2024 | 1 | | Independent candidate | | African National Congress |
| 17 July 2024 | 11 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |