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.[ 1]
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[ 2] [ 3]
Ethekwini local election, 5 December 2000
Party
Votes
Seats
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
505,973
507,909
1,013,882
100
100
200
Valid votes
505,973
507,909
1,013,882
98.3%
Spoilt votes
8,834
8,336
17,170
1.7%
Total votes cast
514,807
516,245
1,031,052
Voter turnout
517,341
Registered voters
1,233,786
Turnout percentage
41.9%
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[ 4] [ 5]
Ethekwini local election, 1 March 2006
Party
Votes
Seats
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
603,982
599,228
1,203,210
100
100
200
Valid votes
603,982
599,228
1,203,210
98.3%
Spoilt votes
9,939
11,331
21,270
1.7%
Total votes cast
613,921
610,559
1,224,480
Voter turnout
616,256
Registered voters
1,385,923
Turnout percentage
44.5%
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[ 6] [ 7]
eThekwini local election, 18 May 2011
Party
Votes
Seats
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
968,553
973,728
1,942,281
103
102
205
Valid votes
968,553
973,728
1,942,281
98.5%
Spoilt votes
15,755
12,864
28,619
1.5%
Total votes cast
984,308
986,592
1,970,900
Voter turnout
990,263
Registered voters
1,666,549
Turnout percentage
59.4%
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[ 8] [ 9]
eThekwini local election, 3 August 2016
Party
Votes
Seats
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
1,121,053
1,104,552
2,225,605
110
109
219
Valid votes
1,121,053
1,104,552
2,225,605
97.8%
Spoilt votes
20,298
29,978
50,276
2.2%
Total votes cast
1,141,351
1,134,530
2,275,881
Voter turnout
1,148,559
Registered voters
1,919,724
Turnout percentage
59.8%
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[ 10] [ 11]
eThekwini local election, 1 November 2021
Party
Votes
Seats
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
776,015
774,736
1,550,751
111
111
222
Valid votes
776,015
774,736
1,550,751
97.9%
Spoilt votes
14,555
18,841
33,396
2.1%
Total votes cast
790,570
793,577
1,584,147
Voter turnout
804,545
Registered voters
1,909,125
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.[ 12]
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%.[ 20]
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%.[ 21]
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