Emthanjeni Local Municipality elections

The Emthanjeni Local Municipality council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 nine seats.

Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	Other	Total
2000 election	8	6	—	0	14
2006 election	9	2	—	3	14
2011 election	7	5	—	2	14
2016 election	9	5	1	0	15
2021 election	9	4	1	1	15

December 2000 election

Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	6,102	55.10	4	6,144	55.78	4	8
	Democratic Alliance	4,737	42.78	3	4,721	42.86	3	6
	United Democratic Movement	132	1.19	0	150	1.36	0	0
	Independent candidates	103	0.93	0				0
Total		11,074	100.00	7	11,015	100.00	7	14
Valid votes		11,074	97.70		11,015	97.66
Invalid/blank votes		261	2.30		264	2.34
Total votes		11,335	100.00		11,279	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		18,669	60.72		18,669	60.42

March 2006 election

Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	7,358	65.10	6	7,327	64.85	3	9
	Independent Democrats	2,002	17.71	0	2,100	18.59	3	3
	Democratic Alliance	1,575	13.94	1	1,628	14.41	1	2
	United Independent Front	107	0.95	0	131	1.16	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	121	1.07	0	113	1.00	0	0
	Independent candidates	139	1.23	0				0
Total		11,302	100.00	7	11,299	100.00	7	14
Valid votes		11,302	98.44		11,299	98.32
Invalid/blank votes		179	1.56		193	1.68
Total votes		11,481	100.00		11,492	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		21,157	54.27		21,157	54.32

May 2011 election

Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	6,869	51.20	5	7,233	53.22	2	7
	Democratic Alliance	4,440	33.10	1	4,569	33.62	4	5
	Congress of the People	808	6.02	0	1,789	13.16	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,298	9.68	1				1
Total		13,415	100.00	7	13,591	100.00	7	14
Valid votes		13,415	96.71		13,591	97.71
Invalid/blank votes		457	3.29		318	2.29
Total votes		13,872	100.00		13,909	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		22,239	62.38		22,239	62.54

August 2016 election

Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	8,393	58.22	7	8,264	57.42	2	9
	Democratic Alliance	4,950	34.33	1	5,004	34.77	4	5
	Economic Freedom Fighters	830	5.76	0	832	5.78	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	142	0.98	0	144	1.00	0	0
	Congress of the People	102	0.71	0	149	1.04	0	0
Total		14,417	100.00	8	14,393	100.00	7	15
Valid votes		14,417	98.88		14,393	98.71
Invalid/blank votes		163	1.12		188	1.29
Total votes		14,580	100.00		14,581	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		23,073	63.19		23,073	63.20

November 2021 election

Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	6,784	60.43	7	6,809	60.18	2	9
	Democratic Alliance	2,932	26.12	1	3,055	27.00	3	4
	Economic Freedom Fighters	484	4.31	0	548	4.84	1	1
	Patriotic Alliance	380	3.38	0	608	5.37	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	260	2.32	0	294	2.60	0	0
	Independent candidates	386	3.44	0				0
Total		11,226	100.00	8	11,314	100.00	7	15
Valid votes		11,226	98.44		11,314	98.63
Invalid/blank votes		178	1.56		157	1.37
Total votes		11,404	100.00		11,471	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		22,544	50.59		22,544	50.88

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 newly elected councillor
24 Apr 2024	3		African National Congress		African National Congress