# Maphumulo Local Municipality elections

The Maphumulo Local Municipality council consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining eleven 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 thirteen seats on the council. The party lost its majority in the election of 1 November 2021, obtaining a plurality of eleven seats as the council expanded from twenty-two to twenty-three members.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | IFP | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 4 | 17 | 0 | 21 |
| 2006 election | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| 2011 election | 12 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| 2016 election | 13 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| 2021 election | 11 | 10 | 2 | 23 |

## 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 | 15,822 | 80.38 | 11 | 15,641 | 79.72 | 6 | 17 |
| | African National Congress | 3,783 | 19.22 | 0 | 3,454 | 17.61 | 4 | 4 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 78 | 0.40 | 0 | 524 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 19,683 | 100.00 | 11 | 19,619 | 100.00 | 10 | 21 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,683 | 97.54 | | 19,619 | 97.42 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 496 | 2.46 | | 520 | 2.58 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 20,179 | 100.00 | | 20,139 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 36,693 | 54.99 | | 36,693 | 54.89 | | |

## 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 | 13,752 | 64.41 | 9 | 13,809 | 64.65 | 5 | 14 |
| | African National Congress | 7,076 | 33.14 | 2 | 7,093 | 33.21 | 5 | 7 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 524 | 2.45 | 0 | 458 | 2.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 21,352 | 100.00 | 11 | 21,360 | 100.00 | 10 | 21 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 21,352 | 98.01 | | 21,360 | 97.86 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 434 | 1.99 | | 468 | 2.14 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 21,786 | 100.00 | | 21,828 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 40,972 | 53.17 | | 40,972 | 53.28 | | |

## 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 | 14,489 | 53.91 | 10 | 14,800 | 54.78 | 2 | 12 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 10,177 | 37.87 | 1 | 10,088 | 37.34 | 7 | 8 |
| | National Freedom Party | 1,827 | 6.80 | 0 | 1,708 | 6.32 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 172 | 0.64 | 0 | 130 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 127 | 0.47 | 0 | 136 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 84 | 0.31 | 0 | 155 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 26,876 | 100.00 | 11 | 27,017 | 100.00 | 11 | 22 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 26,876 | 98.06 | | 27,017 | 98.40 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 533 | 1.94 | | 440 | 1.60 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 27,409 | 100.00 | | 27,457 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 43,023 | 63.71 | | 43,023 | 63.82 | | |

## 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 | 17,025 | 55.97 | 7 | 17,427 | 57.11 | 6 | 13 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 12,142 | 39.91 | 4 | 12,120 | 39.72 | 5 | 9 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 419 | 1.38 | 0 | 435 | 1.43 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 287 | 0.94 | 0 | 286 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ubumbano Lwesizwe Sabangoni | 187 | 0.61 | 0 | 248 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 360 | 1.18 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 30,420 | 100.00 | 11 | 30,516 | 100.00 | 11 | 22 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 30,420 | 98.53 | | 30,516 | 98.48 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 453 | 1.47 | | 470 | 1.52 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 30,873 | 100.00 | | 30,986 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 49,456 | 62.43 | | 49,456 | 62.65 | | |

## 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 | 12,543 | 46.97 | 6 | 12,288 | 46.74 | 5 | 11 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 11,152 | 41.76 | 6 | 11,183 | 42.54 | 4 | 10 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 861 | 3.22 | 0 | 870 | 3.31 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent Alliance | 247 | 0.92 | 0 | 454 | 1.73 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 332 | 1.24 | 0 | 313 | 1.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Independent Congress | 245 | 0.92 | 0 | 249 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 455 | 1.70 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 219 | 0.82 | 0 | 234 | 0.89 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 172 | 0.64 | 0 | 194 | 0.74 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People First | 181 | 0.68 | 0 | 167 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 |
| | Justice and Employment Party | 173 | 0.65 | 0 | 154 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 82 | 0.31 | 0 | 81 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Movement | 25 | 0.09 | 0 | 37 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 10 | 0.04 | 0 | 39 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 10 | 0.04 | 0 | 28 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 26,707 | 100.00 | 12 | 26,291 | 100.00 | 11 | 23 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 26,707 | 97.67 | | 26,291 | 97.60 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 638 | 2.33 | | 647 | 2.40 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 27,345 | 100.00 | | 26,938 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 49,978 | 54.71 | | 49,978 | 53.90 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.
After the assassination of the ANC's ward 11 councillor in September 2022, a by-election was held on 30 November. The ANC candidate won the by-election, increasing the party's share of the vote from under 50% to over 60%.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 30 November 2022 | 11 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |