Richmond Local Municipality elections

The Richmond Local Municipality council consists of fourteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven 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	IFP	UDM	Other	Total
2000 election	9	1	-	2	1	0	13
2006 election	10	1	-	1	1	0	13
2011 election	11	1	-	0	1	1	14
2016 election	11	2	1	0	0	0	14
2021 election	9	1	2	1	0	1	14

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.^[1]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	7,166	67.01	6	7,320	68.24	3	9
	Inkatha Freedom Party	1,246	11.65	0	1,248	11.63	2	2
	United Democratic Movement	1,050	9.82	1	1,106	10.31	0	1
	Democratic Alliance	969	9.06	0	1,053	9.82	1	1
	Independent candidates	263	2.46	0				0
Total		10,694	100.00	7	10,727	100.00	6	13

Valid votes		10,694	95.70		10,727	96.05
Invalid/blank votes		480	4.30		441	3.95
Total votes		11,174	100.00		11,168	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		22,248	50.22		22,248	50.20

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.^[2]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	9,155	73.02	7	9,310	73.80	3	10
	United Democratic Movement	1,198	9.56	0	1,259	9.98	1	1
	Inkatha Freedom Party	1,198	9.56	0	1,179	9.35	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	718	5.73	0	743	5.89	1	1
	Independent candidates	214	1.71	0				0
	National Democratic Convention	54	0.43	0	124	0.98	0	0
Total		12,537	100.00	7	12,615	100.00	6	13

Valid votes		12,537	96.39		12,615	96.76
Invalid/blank votes		469	3.61		422	3.24
Total votes		13,006	100.00		13,037	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		25,240	51.53		25,240	51.65

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.^[3]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	11,923	69.62	6	13,029	82.23	5	11
	Independent candidates	2,373	13.86	1				1
	Democratic Alliance	1,034	6.04	0	1,071	6.76	1	1
	United Democratic Movement	816	4.76	0	756	4.77	1	1
	Inkatha Freedom Party	534	3.12	0	536	3.38	0	0
	National Freedom Party	430	2.51	0	396	2.50	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	17	0.10	0	56	0.35	0	0
Total		17,127	100.00	7	15,844	100.00	7	14

Valid votes		17,127	97.08		15,844	89.79
Invalid/blank votes		515	2.92		1,801	10.21
Total votes		17,642	100.00		17,645	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		28,729	61.41		28,729	61.42

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.^[4]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	14,240	75.39	7	14,532	76.68	4	11
	Democratic Alliance	2,106	11.15	0	2,060	10.87	2	2
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,174	6.22	0	1,085	5.72	1	1
	United Democratic Movement	627	3.32	0	617	3.26	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	619	3.28	0	569	3.00	0	0
	People's Revolutionary Movement	61	0.32	0	89	0.47	0	0
	Independent candidates	61	0.32	0				0
Total		18,888	100.00	7	18,952	100.00	7	14

Valid votes		18,888	98.10		18,952	98.23
Invalid/blank votes		366	1.90		341	1.77
Total votes		19,254	100.00		19,293	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		32,165	59.86		32,165	59.98

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.^[5]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	11,027	68.68	6	11,244	70.86	3	9
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,889	11.77	0	1,961	12.36	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	1,051	6.55	0	1,120	7.06	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,251	7.79	1				1
	Inkatha Freedom Party	231	1.44	0	836	5.27	1	1
	Patriotic Alliance	156	0.97	0	202	1.27	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	135	0.84	0	135	0.85	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	125	0.78	0	142	0.89	0	0
	People's Freedom Party	110	0.69	0	127	0.80	0	0
	Abantu Batho Congress	80	0.50	0	102	0.64	0	0
Total		16,055	100.00	7	15,869	100.00	7	14

Valid votes		16,055	98.06		15,869	97.69
Invalid/blank votes		318	1.94		375	2.31
Total votes		16,373	100.00		16,244	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		32,562	50.28		32,562	49.89

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.^[6]

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
12 Mar 2025^[7]	2		African National Congress		uMkhonto weSizwe

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