# EThekwini elections

The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality council consists of 222 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. 111 councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in 111 wards, while the remaining 111 are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ACDP | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | MF | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 2 | 95 | 53 | - | 35 | 10 | 5 | 200 |
| 2006 election | 3 | 117 | 34 | - | 23 | 13 | 10 | 200 |
| 2011 election | 2 | 126 | 43 | - | 9 | 11 | 14 | 205 |
| 2016 election | 1 | 126 | 61 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 219 |
| 2021 election | 2 | 96 | 59 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 24 | 222 |

## December 2000 election

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
Ethekwini local election, 5 December 2000 :
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total |
| | African National Congress | 237,855 | 237,996 | 475,851 | 46.9% | 61 | 34 | 95 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 127,028 | 137,970 | 264,998 | 26.1% | 29 | 24 | 53 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 88,073 | 88,300 | 176,373 | 17.4% | 7 | 28 | 35 |
| | Minority Front | 26,007 | 23,656 | 49,663 | 4.9% | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| | Independent candidates | 12,889 | – | 12,889 | 1.3% | 1 | – | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 3,828 | 8,114 | 11,942 | 1.2% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 3,572 | 2,509 | 6,081 | 0.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Action Independent Peoples Party | 2,544 | 2,534 | 5,078 | 0.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | ECOPEACE Party | 2,654 | 1,599 | 4,253 | 0.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | National United People's Organisation | 742 | 1,337 | 2,079 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 387 | 1,325 | 1,712 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | – | 1,662 | 1,662 | 0.2% | – | 0 | 0 |
| | Socialist Party of Azania | 394 | 907 | 1,301 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 505,973 | 507,909 | 1,013,882 | | 100 | 100 | 200 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 505,973 | 507,909 | 1,013,882 | 98.3% |
| Spoilt votes | Spoilt votes | 8,834 | 8,336 | 17,170 | 1.7% |
| Total votes cast | Total votes cast | 514,807 | 516,245 | 1,031,052 | |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 517,341 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,233,786 |
| Turnout percentage | Turnout percentage | 41.9% |

## March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.
Ethekwini local election, 1 March 2006 :
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total |
| | African National Congress | 340,307 | 352,763 | 693,070 | 57.6% | 73 | 44 | 117 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 98,986 | 101,412 | 200,398 | 16.7% | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 65,828 | 67,668 | 133,496 | 11.1% | 3 | 20 | 23 |
| | Minority Front | 37,396 | 37,384 | 74,780 | 6.2% | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| | Independent candidates | 27,439 | – | 27,439 | 2.3% | 1 | – | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 9,615 | 9,629 | 19,244 | 1.6% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 5,708 | 6,386 | 12,094 | 1.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent Democrats | 4,663 | 5,528 | 10,191 | 0.8% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | Truly Alliance | 4,239 | 4,193 | 8,432 | 0.7% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | Scara Civic Party | 1,948 | 2,047 | 3,995 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,791 | 1,931 | 3,722 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 1,428 | 1,430 | 2,858 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 889 | 1,528 | 2,417 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 972 | 1,228 | 2,200 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Independent Front | 244 | 1,757 | 2,001 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | ECOPEACE Party | 729 | 1,156 | 1,885 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | National United People's Organisation | 1,007 | 722 | 1,729 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 264 | 1,339 | 1,603 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Socialist Party of Azania | 361 | 1,127 | 1,488 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Izwi Lethu Party | 168 | – | 168 | 0.0% | 0 | – | 0 |
| Total | Total | 603,982 | 599,228 | 1,203,210 | | 100 | 100 | 200 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 603,982 | 599,228 | 1,203,210 | 98.3% |
| Spoilt votes | Spoilt votes | 9,939 | 11,331 | 21,270 | 1.7% |
| Total votes cast | Total votes cast | 613,921 | 610,559 | 1,224,480 | |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 616,256 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,385,923 |
| Turnout percentage | Turnout percentage | 44.5% |

## May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
eThekwini local election, 18 May 2011 :
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total |
| | African National Congress | 582,224 | 603,929 | 1,186,153 | 61.1% | 78 | 48 | 126 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 195,770 | 212,409 | 408,179 | 21.0% | 17 | 26 | 43 |
| | Minority Front | 54,979 | 48,064 | 103,043 | 5.3% | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| | National Freedom Party | 47,688 | 43,606 | 91,294 | 4.7% | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 41,638 | 38,532 | 80,170 | 4.1% | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| | Independent candidates | 17,226 | – | 17,226 | 0.9% | 1 | – | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 7,727 | 6,555 | 14,282 | 0.7% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | Truly Alliance | 7,994 | 6,026 | 14,020 | 0.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 3,428 | 3,882 | 7,310 | 0.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 1,914 | 3,970 | 5,884 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Action Front | 1,993 | 1,256 | 3,249 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 1,400 | 1,238 | 2,638 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,455 | 1,087 | 2,542 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Alliance-Afrikaner Christen Alliansie | 1,158 | 949 | 2,107 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 869 | 662 | 1,531 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Socialist Green Coalition | 531 | 492 | 1,023 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Black Consciousness Party | 245 | 671 | 916 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Solidarity Party | 172 | 400 | 572 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Residents Front | 142 | – | 142 | 0.0% | 0 | – | 0 |
| Total | Total | 968,553 | 973,728 | 1,942,281 | | 103 | 102 | 205 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 968,553 | 973,728 | 1,942,281 | 98.5% |
| Spoilt votes | Spoilt votes | 15,755 | 12,864 | 28,619 | 1.5% |
| Total votes cast | Total votes cast | 984,308 | 986,592 | 1,970,900 | |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 990,263 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,666,549 |
| Turnout percentage | Turnout percentage | 59.4% |

## August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.
eThekwini local election, 3 August 2016 :
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total |
| | African National Congress | 593,621 | 652,891 | 1,246,512 | 56.0% | 74 | 52 | 126 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 294,867 | 304,206 | 599,073 | 26.9% | 30 | 31 | 61 |
| | Independent candidates | 93,432 | – | 93,432 | 4.2% | 4 | – | 4 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 46,154 | 47,260 | 93,414 | 4.2% | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 36,552 | 40,087 | 76,639 | 3.4% | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| | African Independent Congress | 13,772 | 16,673 | 30,445 | 1.4% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 6,147 | 5,956 | 12,103 | 0.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Minority Front | 6,725 | 5,070 | 11,795 | 0.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Liberal Congress | 6,714 | 4,801 | 11,515 | 0.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Truly Alliance | 4,452 | 4,686 | 9,138 | 0.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Minorities of South Africa | 3,870 | 3,018 | 6,888 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 1,695 | 2,922 | 4,617 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Al Jama-ah | 2,284 | 2,003 | 4,287 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Mantungwa Community | 1,469 | 1,935 | 3,404 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Peoples Party | 1,873 | 1,469 | 3,342 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | People's Revolutionary Movement | 1,053 | 1,823 | 2,876 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent People's Party | 944 | 1,498 | 2,442 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 709 | 1,566 | 2,275 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,122 | 1,129 | 2,251 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Allied Movement for Change | 1,023 | 860 | 1,883 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 790 | 1,041 | 1,831 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 73 | 1,324 | 1,397 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent Ratepayers Association of SA | 537 | 439 | 976 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Academic Congress Union | 439 | 486 | 925 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 413 | 476 | 889 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Residents Front | 270 | 342 | 612 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | South African Political Party | 18 | 328 | 346 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | The Promise of Freedom | 35 | 263 | 298 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1,121,053 | 1,104,552 | 2,225,605 | | 110 | 109 | 219 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,121,053 | 1,104,552 | 2,225,605 | 97.8% |
| Spoilt votes | Spoilt votes | 20,298 | 29,978 | 50,276 | 2.2% |
| Total votes cast | Total votes cast | 1,141,351 | 1,134,530 | 2,275,881 | |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 1,148,559 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,919,724 |
| Turnout percentage | Turnout percentage | 59.8% |

## November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
eThekwini local election, 1 November 2021 :
| Party | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total |
| | African National Congress | 324,137 | 329,307 | 653,444 | 42.1% | 75 | 21 | 96 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 198,433 | 203,980 | 402,413 | 25.9% | 34 | 25 | 59 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 78,748 | 83,699 | 162,447 | 10.5% | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 51,725 | 57,722 | 109,447 | 7.1% | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| | Independent candidates | 32,987 | – | 32,987 | 2.1% | 0 | – | 0 |
| | ActionSA | 11,663 | 18,201 | 29,864 | 1.9% | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| | Active Citizens Coalition | 8,025 | 6,239 | 14,264 | 0.9% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 6,022 | 5,893 | 11,915 | 0.8% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 5,866 | 4,998 | 10,864 | 0.7% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Independent Congress | 2,524 | 7,809 | 10,333 | 0.7% | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 5,131 | 4,418 | 9,549 | 0.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Justice and Employment Party | 3,959 | 4,763 | 8,722 | 0.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Liberal Congress | 4,739 | 3,439 | 8,178 | 0.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Democratic Change | 4,328 | 3,507 | 7,835 | 0.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Minority Front | 3,661 | 3,900 | 7,561 | 0.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Independent Movement | 2,919 | 2,895 | 5,814 | 0.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Minorities of South Africa | 3,084 | 2,226 | 5,310 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | National Freedom Party | 2,493 | 2,782 | 5,275 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | People's Revolutionary Movement | 1,903 | 2,184 | 4,087 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,954 | 2,021 | 3,975 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Truly Alliance | 1,822 | 1,871 | 3,693 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | KZN Independence | 1,541 | 2,127 | 3,668 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | People's Freedom Party | 2,058 | 1,558 | 3,616 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People First | 829 | 2,171 | 3,000 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Al Jama-ah | 1,578 | 1,368 | 2,946 | 0.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent People's Party | 848 | 1,906 | 2,754 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 993 | 1,522 | 2,515 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Cape Coloured Congress | 2,282 | – | 2,282 | 0.1% | 0 | – | 0 |
| | Good | 1,192 | 1,071 | 2,263 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 1,193 | 962 | 2,155 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 899 | 990 | 1,889 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Activists Movement of South Africa | 917 | 603 | 1,520 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Freedom Revolution | 621 | 823 | 1,444 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Mantungwa Community | 531 | 646 | 1,177 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Black First Land First | 376 | 728 | 1,104 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 182 | 898 | 1,080 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 374 | 626 | 1,000 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Advanced Dynamic Alliance | 486 | 481 | 967 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 247 | 521 | 768 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Allied Movement for Change | 510 | 251 | 761 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | The Organic Humanity Movement | 323 | 408 | 731 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Academic Congress Union | 289 | 379 | 668 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic People's Congress | 290 | 343 | 633 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Movement | 285 | 298 | 583 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Africa Restoration Alliance | 352 | 203 | 555 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 291 | 260 | 551 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | God Save Africa | 168 | 376 | 544 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Cultural Movement | 119 | 294 | 413 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Federal Convention | 64 | 323 | 387 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | International Party | 19 | 364 | 383 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Basic Republicans | – | 207 | 207 | 0.0% | – | 0 | 0 |
| | Spectrum National Party | 19 | 175 | 194 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Federal Party SA | 12 | – | 12 | 0.0% | 0 | – | 0 |
| | Land Party | 4 | – | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | – | 0 |
| Total | Total | 776,015 | 774,736 | 1,550,751 | | 111 | 111 | 222 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 776,015 | 774,736 | 1,550,751 | 97.9% |
| Spoilt votes | Spoilt votes | 14,555 | 18,841 | 33,396 | 2.1% |
| Total votes cast | Total votes cast | 790,570 | 793,577 | 1,584,147 | |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 804,545 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,909,125 |
| Turnout percentage | Turnout percentage | 42.1% |

### 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 newly elected councillor |
| 2 Feb 2022 | 101 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 2 Nov 2022 | 10 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance |
| 14 Dec 2022 | 99 | African National Congress | Inkatha Freedom Party |
| 24 May 2023 | 73 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance |
| 28 Jun 2023 | 11 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance |
| 25 Oct 2023 | 9 | Democratic Alliance | African National Congress |
| 13 Dec 2023 | 101 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 28 Aug 2024 | 34 | Democratic Alliance | Independent politician |
| 11 Sep 2024 | 33 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance |
| 11 Sep 2024 | 35 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance |
| 11 Sep 2024 | 36 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance |
After the death of the DA councillor in ward 10, a by-election was held on 2 November 2022, consisting of candidates from the DA, ANC, IFP, EFF and eThekwini deputy mayor and Abantu Batho Congress (ABC) leader Philani Mavundla. The DA retained the seat, increasing its support from 80% to 95%, with Mavundla coming third, on 1%.
After the murder of the ANC councillor in ward 99, a by-election was held on 14 December 2022. The DA and the IFP agreed on an electoral pact, with the DA standing aside, and asking its supporters to vote for the IFP candidate. The IFP won 62% of the vote, with the ANC second on 36%.