Endumeni Local Municipality elections
The Endumeni Local Municipality council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
Results
[edit | edit source]The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 2006 election | 6 | 2 | - | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 2011 election | 6 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2016 election | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 election | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
December 2000 election
[edit | edit source]The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 2,659 | 29.67 | 1 | 2,981 | 33.84 | 3 | 4 | |
| African National Congress | 2,508 | 27.98 | 3 | 3,012 | 34.20 | 1 | 4 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,294 | 25.60 | 2 | 2,815 | 31.96 | 2 | 4 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,501 | 16.75 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8,962 | 100.00 | 6 | 8,808 | 100.00 | 6 | 12 | |
| Valid votes | 8,962 | 97.13 | 8,808 | 95.50 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 265 | 2.87 | 415 | 4.50 | ||||
| Total votes | 9,227 | 100.00 | 9,223 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 18,611 | 49.58 | 18,611 | 49.56 | ||||
March 2006 election
[edit | edit source]The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 5,024 | 47.24 | 5 | 5,053 | 47.43 | 1 | 6 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 3,333 | 31.34 | 1 | 3,307 | 31.04 | 3 | 4 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,522 | 14.31 | 0 | 1,809 | 16.98 | 2 | 2 | |
| National Democratic Convention | 397 | 3.73 | 0 | 405 | 3.80 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 346 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Royal Loyal Progress | 13 | 0.12 | 0 | 80 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 10,635 | 100.00 | 6 | 10,654 | 100.00 | 6 | 12 | |
| Valid votes | 10,635 | 97.57 | 10,654 | 97.69 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 265 | 2.43 | 252 | 2.31 | ||||
| Total votes | 10,900 | 100.00 | 10,906 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 21,425 | 50.88 | 21,425 | 50.90 | ||||
May 2011 election
[edit | edit source]The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 6,981 | 51.05 | 5 | 7,131 | 51.66 | 1 | 6 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,879 | 21.05 | 1 | 2,765 | 20.03 | 2 | 3 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 2,256 | 16.50 | 0 | 2,174 | 15.75 | 2 | 2 | |
| National Freedom Party | 1,484 | 10.85 | 0 | 1,650 | 11.95 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 71 | 0.52 | 0 | 85 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 | |
| Federal Congress | 4 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13,675 | 100.00 | 6 | 13,805 | 100.00 | 6 | 12 | |
| Valid votes | 13,675 | 98.28 | 13,805 | 98.33 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 240 | 1.72 | 235 | 1.67 | ||||
| Total votes | 13,915 | 100.00 | 14,040 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 24,500 | 56.80 | 24,500 | 57.31 | ||||
August 2016 election
[edit | edit source]The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 8,112 | 48.51 | 5 | 8,452 | 50.55 | 1 | 6 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 5,227 | 31.25 | 1 | 4,981 | 29.79 | 3 | 4 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,522 | 15.08 | 1 | 2,692 | 16.10 | 1 | 2 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 684 | 4.09 | 0 | 595 | 3.56 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 179 | 1.07 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16,724 | 100.00 | 7 | 16,720 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 | |
| Valid votes | 16,724 | 98.38 | 16,720 | 98.20 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 276 | 1.62 | 306 | 1.80 | ||||
| Total votes | 17,000 | 100.00 | 17,026 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 29,061 | 58.50 | 29,061 | 58.59 | ||||
No party obtained a majority. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) formed a government with the support of the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).[5][6]
August 2016 to November 2021 by-elections
[edit | edit source]In a by-election held in March 2019 the ANC won a ward previously held by the IFP, giving the party an outright majority. This majority was expanded further when ANC won another ward from the DA in June the same year. The council was reconstituted as seen below:
| Party | Ward | PR list | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| DA | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
November 2021 election
[edit | edit source]The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[7]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 5,322 | 36.08 | 3 | 5,350 | 36.29 | 2 | 5 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 5,084 | 34.46 | 2 | 5,314 | 36.05 | 3 | 5 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,159 | 14.64 | 1 | 2,155 | 14.62 | 1 | 2 | |
| Abantu Batho Congress | 1,137 | 7.71 | 1 | 1,076 | 7.30 | 0 | 1 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 524 | 3.55 | 0 | 511 | 3.47 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Freedom Party | 129 | 0.87 | 0 | 134 | 0.91 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 186 | 1.26 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Patriotic Alliance | 75 | 0.51 | 0 | 75 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 64 | 0.43 | 0 | 66 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | |
| African People's Movement | 51 | 0.35 | 0 | 45 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Democratic Convention | 21 | 0.14 | 0 | 16 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 14,752 | 100.00 | 7 | 14,742 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 | |
| Valid votes | 14,752 | 98.72 | 14,742 | 98.67 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 191 | 1.28 | 198 | 1.33 | ||||
| Total votes | 14,943 | 100.00 | 14,940 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 29,725 | 50.27 | 29,725 | 50.26 | ||||
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