# Ntabankulu Local Municipality elections

The Ntabankulu Local Municipality council consists of thirty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining nineteen 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 thirty-one seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | AIC | ANC | DA | EFF | Other | Total |
| 2011 election | - | 31 | 1 | - | 4 | 36 |
| 2016 election | 1 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 |
| 2021 election | 1 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 38 |

## 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 | 26,458 | 84.78 | 17 | 27,684 | 87.99 | 14 | 31 |
| | Congress of the People | 2,034 | 6.52 | 0 | 2,032 | 6.46 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,511 | 4.84 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 619 | 1.98 | 0 | 697 | 2.22 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 267 | 0.86 | 0 | 670 | 2.13 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Independent Front | 297 | 0.95 | 0 | 243 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 20 | 0.06 | 0 | 137 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 31,206 | 100.00 | 18 | 31,463 | 100.00 | 18 | 36 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 31,206 | 96.49 | | 31,463 | 97.23 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,135 | 3.51 | | 896 | 2.77 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 32,341 | 100.00 | | 32,359 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 59,966 | 53.93 | | 59,966 | 53.96 | | |

## 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 | 29,115 | 86.34 | 17 | 28,038 | 83.87 | 12 | 29 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,924 | 5.71 | 0 | 1,778 | 5.32 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,819 | 5.39 | 0 | 1,735 | 5.19 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Independent Congress | 284 | 0.84 | 0 | 1,347 | 4.03 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 15 | 0.04 | 0 | 391 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 400 | 1.19 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Abantu Democratic Revolution | 166 | 0.49 | 0 | 141 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 33,723 | 100.00 | 17 | 33,430 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 33,723 | 97.77 | | 33,430 | 97.44 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 769 | 2.23 | | 880 | 2.56 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 34,492 | 100.00 | | 34,310 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 64,137 | 53.78 | | 64,137 | 53.49 | | |

## 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 | 25,752 | 81.48 | 19 | 25,540 | 80.93 | 12 | 31 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,483 | 11.02 | 0 | 3,710 | 11.76 | 4 | 4 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 498 | 1.58 | 0 | 512 | 1.62 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 439 | 1.39 | 0 | 440 | 1.39 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Independent Congress | 251 | 0.79 | 0 | 499 | 1.58 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 674 | 2.13 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 271 | 0.86 | 0 | 326 | 1.03 | 0 | 0 |
| | God Save Africa | 126 | 0.40 | 0 | 194 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 |
| | Socialist Party of South Africa | 84 | 0.27 | 0 | 143 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 22 | 0.07 | 0 | 122 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 5 | 0.02 | 0 | 71 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 31,605 | 100.00 | 19 | 31,557 | 100.00 | 19 | 38 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 31,605 | 97.77 | | 31,557 | 97.28 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 721 | 2.23 | | 881 | 2.72 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 32,326 | 100.00 | | 32,438 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 67,099 | 48.18 | | 67,099 | 48.34 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since 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 |
| 4 May 2022 | 24404011 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |