Mnquma Local Municipality elections

The Mnquma Local Municipality council (within the South African Amathole District Municipality) consists of sixty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 forty-five seats.

Results

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

Event	AIC	ANC	COPE	DA	EFF	PAC	UDM	Other	Total
2000 election	—	40	—	1	—	3	17	0	61
2006 election	—	49	—	2	—	2	8	0	61
2011 election	—	47	7	2	—	1	4	1	62
2016 election	1	48	1	3	3	1	5	0	62
2021 election	1	45	1	1	5	2	5	3	63

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	36,167	64.05	29	37,024	65.89	11	40
	United Democratic Movement	15,371	27.22	2	14,699	26.16	15	17
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	2,013	3.57	0	2,541	4.52	3	3
	Democratic Alliance	511	0.91	0	1,924	3.42	1	1
	Independent candidates	2,402	4.25	0				0
Total		56,464	100.00	31	56,188	100.00	30	61

Valid votes		56,464	96.67		56,188	95.69
Invalid/blank votes		1,946	3.33		2,528	4.31
Total votes		58,410	100.00		58,716	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		108,102	54.03		108,102	54.32

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	53,700	78.80	31	54,233	79.67	18	49
	United Democratic Movement	8,148	11.96	0	9,393	13.80	8	8
	Democratic Alliance	2,562	3.76	0	2,608	3.83	2	2
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	1,700	2.49	0	1,834	2.69	2	2
	Independent candidates	2,034	2.98	0				0
Total		68,144	100.00	31	68,068	100.00	30	61

Valid votes		68,144	97.71		68,068	97.56
Invalid/blank votes		1,594	2.29		1,700	2.44
Total votes		69,738	100.00		69,768	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		120,953	57.66		120,953	57.68

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	48,440	73.47	31	50,346	76.44	16	47
	Congress of the People	7,296	11.07	0	7,445	11.30	7	7
	United Democratic Movement	4,192	6.36	0	3,968	6.02	4	4
	Democratic Alliance	2,287	3.47	0	2,228	3.38	2	2
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	1,225	1.86	0	1,053	1.60	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,999	3.03	0				0
	African Christian Democratic Party	422	0.64	0	290	0.44	1	1
	African People's Convention	75	0.11	0	533	0.81	0	0
Total		65,936	100.00	31	65,863	100.00	31	62

Valid votes		65,936	98.10		65,863	98.00
Invalid/blank votes		1,274	1.90		1,343	2.00
Total votes		67,210	100.00		67,206	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		123,140	54.58		123,140	54.58

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	48,249	76.54	31	46,693	74.15	17	48
	United Democratic Movement	4,492	7.13	0	4,738	7.52	5	5
	Democratic Alliance	2,993	4.75	0	2,931	4.65	3	3
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,713	4.30	0	3,183	5.05	3	3
	African Independent Congress	78	0.12	0	2,699	4.29	1	1
	Congress of the People	1,280	2.03	0	1,429	2.27	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,971	3.13	0				0
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	776	1.23	0	615	0.98	1	1
	United Congress	275	0.44	0	425	0.67	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	200	0.32	0	198	0.31	0	0
	Kingdom Governance Movement	8	0.01	0	60	0.10	0	0
Total		63,035	100.00	31	62,971	100.00	31	62

Valid votes		63,035	97.76		62,971	97.48
Invalid/blank votes		1,444	2.24		1,626	2.52
Total votes		64,479	100.00		64,597	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		126,195	51.09		126,195	51.19

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	35,150	70.00	32	35,458	70.58	13	45
	Economic Freedom Fighters	3,766	7.50	0	3,845	7.65	5	5
	United Democratic Movement	3,600	7.17	0	3,815	7.59	5	5
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	1,579	3.14	0	1,423	2.83	2	2
	African Transformation Movement	1,106	2.20	0	1,153	2.30	2	2
	Congress of the People	1,020	2.03	0	1,083	2.16	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	901	1.79	0	978	1.95	1	1
	Batho Pele Movement	915	1.82	0	803	1.60	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,506	3.00	0				0
	African Independent Congress	138	0.27	0	914	1.82	1	1
	African People's Convention	139	0.28	0	206	0.41	0	0
	African Democrats	123	0.24	0	124	0.25	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	102	0.20	0	109	0.22	0	0
	God Save Africa	81	0.16	0	114	0.23	0	0
	African Multicultural Economic Congress	65	0.13	0	114	0.23	0	0
	Independent South African National Civic Organisation	25	0.05	0	100	0.20	0	0
Total		50,216	100.00	32	50,239	100.00	31	63

Valid votes		50,216	98.21		50,239	98.07
Invalid/blank votes		915	1.79		988	1.93
Total votes		51,131	100.00		51,227	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		121,099	42.22		121,099	42.30

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
15 Jun 2022^[6]	21202003		African National Congress		African National Congress
14 Aug 2024^[7]	18		African National Congress		African National Congress

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