# Mkhondo Local Municipality elections

The Mkhondo Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The 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 twenty-one seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | IFP | NFP | PAC | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 21 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 30 |
| 2006 election | 23 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| 2011 election | 28 | 6 | — | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| 2016 election | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 38 |
| 2021 election | 21 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 38 |

## 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 | 15,557 | 68.22 | 14 | 15,621 | 68.52 | 7 | 21 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,654 | 20.41 | 1 | 4,597 | 20.16 | 5 | 6 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 2,593 | 11.37 | 0 | 2,579 | 11.31 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 22,804 | 100.00 | 15 | 22,797 | 100.00 | 15 | 30 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 22,804 | 97.01 | | 22,797 | 97.12 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 703 | 2.99 | | 676 | 2.88 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 23,507 | 100.00 | | 23,473 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 48,235 | 48.73 | | 48,235 | 48.66 | | |

## 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 | 22,503 | 75.71 | 14 | 22,931 | 77.57 | 9 | 23 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,898 | 9.75 | 1 | 2,840 | 9.61 | 2 | 3 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 2,040 | 6.86 | 0 | 2,031 | 6.87 | 2 | 2 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 462 | 1.55 | 0 | 439 | 1.48 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 405 | 1.36 | 0 | 452 | 1.53 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 759 | 2.55 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 287 | 0.97 | 0 | 351 | 1.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent Democrats | 279 | 0.94 | 0 | 305 | 1.03 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 88 | 0.30 | 0 | 214 | 0.72 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 29,721 | 100.00 | 15 | 29,563 | 100.00 | 15 | 30 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 29,721 | 97.90 | | 29,563 | 97.53 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 636 | 2.10 | | 748 | 2.47 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 30,357 | 100.00 | | 30,311 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 57,492 | 52.80 | | 57,492 | 52.72 | | |

## 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 | 26,819 | 72.09 | 18 | 27,181 | 72.87 | 10 | 28 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 6,171 | 16.59 | 1 | 6,170 | 16.54 | 5 | 6 |
| | National Freedom Party | 1,886 | 5.07 | 0 | 1,785 | 4.79 | 2 | 2 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,336 | 3.59 | 0 | 1,267 | 3.40 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 607 | 1.63 | 0 | 428 | 1.15 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 287 | 0.77 | 0 | 234 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 96 | 0.26 | 0 | 237 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 37,202 | 100.00 | 19 | 37,302 | 100.00 | 19 | 38 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 37,202 | 98.08 | | 37,302 | 98.35 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 727 | 1.92 | | 627 | 1.65 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 37,929 | 100.00 | | 37,929 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 63,859 | 59.39 | | 63,859 | 59.39 | | |

## 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 | 30,661 | 75.86 | 18 | 31,143 | 76.96 | 11 | 29 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,120 | 10.19 | 1 | 4,196 | 10.37 | 3 | 4 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,764 | 6.84 | 0 | 2,708 | 6.69 | 3 | 3 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 985 | 2.44 | 0 | 975 | 2.41 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 684 | 1.69 | 0 | 779 | 1.93 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 462 | 1.14 | 0 | 578 | 1.43 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 683 | 1.69 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Pan African Socialist Movement of Azania | 60 | 0.15 | 0 | 88 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 40,419 | 100.00 | 19 | 40,467 | 100.00 | 19 | 38 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 40,419 | 98.18 | | 40,467 | 98.18 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 749 | 1.82 | | 752 | 1.82 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 41,168 | 100.00 | | 41,219 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 71,990 | 57.19 | | 71,990 | 57.26 | | |

## 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 | 15,043 | 50.57 | 16 | 17,048 | 57.52 | 5 | 21 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,944 | 16.62 | 0 | 5,856 | 19.76 | 7 | 7 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,634 | 8.85 | 1 | 3,115 | 10.51 | 3 | 4 |
| | Independent candidates | 4,473 | 15.04 | 2 | | | | 2 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 812 | 2.73 | 0 | 1,114 | 3.76 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 796 | 2.68 | 0 | 1,027 | 3.47 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 478 | 1.61 | 0 | 670 | 2.26 | 1 | 1 |
| | National Freedom Party | 228 | 0.77 | 0 | 393 | 1.33 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 273 | 0.92 | 0 | 245 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 68 | 0.23 | 0 | 168 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 29,749 | 100.00 | 19 | 29,636 | 100.00 | 19 | 38 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 29,749 | 97.88 | | 29,636 | 96.23 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 645 | 2.12 | | 1,160 | 3.77 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 30,394 | 100.00 | | 30,796 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 70,522 | 43.10 | | 70,522 | 43.67 | | |

### 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 |
| 23 November 2022 | 15 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 14 December 2022 | 3 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 14 December 2022 | 4 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 14 December 2022 | 13 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 14 December 2022 | 16 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 14 December 2022 | 18 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 5 April 2023 | 1 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 5 April 2023 | 2 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 5 April 2023 | 19 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
| 28 June 2023 | 12 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
Although the ANC had a majority in the council, an independent mayor and an ATM speaker were elected, after ANC factions could not agree on a single candidate for the positions. The ANC expelled 6 councillors, including the former mayor. While one was a PR councillor, and was replaced by the party, five were ward councillors, resulting in by-elections on 14 December 2022. The ANC candidates won all five seats, restoring the party's majority in the council.