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Nongoma Local Municipality elections

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The Nongoma Local Municipality council consists of forty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-one wards, while the remaining twenty-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 3 August 2016 the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of twenty-two seats on the council. The party lost its majority in the election of 1 November 2021, obtaining a plurality of twenty-one seats.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF IFP NFP Other Total
2000 election 1 0 - 37 - - 38
2006 election 2 1 - 35 - 0 38
2011 election 6 0 - 17 19 0 42
2016 election 13 5 2 22 - 0 42
2021 election 8 0 2 21 13 1 45

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party34,68196.491934,90696.941837
African National Congress7882.1906761.8811
Democratic Alliance4751.3204271.1900
Total35,944100.001936,009100.001938
Valid votes35,94498.7536,00998.82
Invalid/blank votes4541.254291.18
Total votes36,398100.0036,438100.00
Registered voters/turnout66,53854.7066,53854.76

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party39,16393.641938,98392.931635
African National Congress1,8694.4702,2545.3722
Democratic Alliance7731.8504601.1011
National Democratic Convention180.0402520.6000
Total41,823100.001941,949100.001938
Valid votes41,82398.0941,94998.38
Invalid/blank votes8131.916891.62
Total votes42,636100.0042,638100.00
Registered voters/turnout72,51758.7972,51758.80

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
National Freedom Party23,07944.491322,98444.14619
Inkatha Freedom Party21,13840.75821,27740.86917
African National Congress6,80713.1207,43514.2866
Independent candidates6751.3000
Democratic Alliance1790.3503800.7300
Total51,878100.002152,076100.002142
Valid votes51,87898.5352,07698.65
Invalid/blank votes7731.477121.35
Total votes52,651100.0052,788100.00
Registered voters/turnout81,55264.5681,55264.73

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party29,10453.192129,07352.73122
African National Congress17,02031.11016,86130.581313
Democratic Alliance6,55911.9907,47313.5555
Economic Freedom Fighters1,9703.6001,7253.1322
Independent candidates610.1100
Total54,714100.002155,132100.002142
Valid votes54,71498.2955,13298.88
Invalid/blank votes9541.716271.12
Total votes55,668100.0055,759100.00
Registered voters/turnout96,20757.8696,20757.96

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party22,37645.082023,56847.12121
National Freedom Party14,55729.33314,81929.621013
African National Congress8,45317.0308,41116.8188
Economic Freedom Fighters1,9223.8701,8853.7722
Independent candidates1,0592.1300
National People's Front4230.8505091.0211
African Christian Democratic Party3230.6503260.6500
Democratic Alliance3010.6103060.6100
Abantu Batho Congress1330.270910.1800
African Transformation Movement510.100490.1000
African People's Movement390.080580.1200
Total49,637100.002350,022100.002245
Valid votes49,63798.6450,02298.63
Invalid/blank votes6841.366971.37
Total votes50,321100.0050,719100.00
Registered voters/turnout98,13751.2898,13751.68

By-elections from November 2021

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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
2 February 2022[6] 17 National Freedom Party National Freedom Party
2 February 2022[6] 20 Inkatha Freedom Party National Freedom Party
5 April 2023[7] 6 Inkatha Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom Party
19 June 2024[8] 11 Inkatha Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom Party

The council had been governed by the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) with the support of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) since the 2021 election. The IFP lost control after the National Freedom Party's win in ward 20 and the withdrawal of EFF support, and an NFP, African National Congress (ANC) and EFF coalition took over the council in February 2023. IFP mayor Albert Mncwango was replaced by the NFP's Clifford Ndabandaba, and IFP Speaker, Prince Bheki Zulu was replaced by the ANC's Babongiwe Sithole.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Nongoma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Nongoma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Nongoma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Nongoma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Nongoma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b Sussman, Wayne (3 February 2022). "Resilient NFP makes sufficient KZN gains to worry slumping ANC and IFP". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  7. ^ Sussman, Wayne (6 April 2023). "APRIL BY-ELECTIONS: Key Tshwane win gives ANC a motivation boost while DA suffers low-turnout blow". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  8. ^ Sussman, Wayne (20 June 2024). "IFP builds on strong KZN poll showing with more solid wins". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  9. ^ Ndou, Clive (21 February 2023). "IFP booted out of power in Nongoma". Witness. Retrieved 6 December 2023.