Nquthu Local Municipality elections

The Nquthu Local Municipality council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 IFP won a majority of nineteen seats.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	IFP	NFP	Other	Total
2000 election	4	1	-	20	-	0	25
2006 election	6	1	-	22	-	1	30
2011 election	14	1	-	14	5	0	34
2016 election	14	1	1	15	2	0	33
2021 election	14	0	1	19	0	3	37

December 2000 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Inkatha Freedom Party	17,921	78.00	13	18,769	81.70	7	20
	African National Congress	3,151	13.71	0	3,307	14.40	4	4
	Democratic Alliance	628	2.73	0	897	3.90	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,277	5.56	0				0
Total		22,977	100.00	13	22,973	100.00	12	25

Valid votes		22,977	97.59		22,973	97.67
Invalid/blank votes		567	2.41		549	2.33
Total votes		23,544	100.00		23,522	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		45,302	51.97		45,302	51.92

March 2006 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Inkatha Freedom Party	23,660	74.53	14	23,429	73.81	8	22
	African National Congress	5,908	18.61	1	6,026	18.98	5	6
	National Democratic Convention	1,136	3.58	0	1,169	3.68	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	1,043	3.29	0	1,118	3.52	1	1
Total		31,747	100.00	15	31,742	100.00	15	30

Valid votes		31,747	97.91		31,742	97.84
Invalid/blank votes		679	2.09		702	2.16
Total votes		32,426	100.00		32,444	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		58,210	55.71		58,210	55.74

May 2011 election

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	15,648	39.50	7	16,374	41.21	7	14
	Inkatha Freedom Party	15,910	40.16	8	15,886	39.99	6	14
	National Freedom Party	6,513	16.44	2	6,372	16.04	3	5
	Democratic Alliance	706	1.78	0	620	1.56	1	1
	Independent candidates	486	1.23	0				0
	African Christian Democratic Party	206	0.52	0	175	0.44	0	0
	Royal Loyal Progress	80	0.20	0	185	0.47	0	0
	Federal Congress	65	0.16	0	117	0.29	0	0
Total		39,614	100.00	17	39,729	100.00	17	34

Valid votes		39,614	98.36		39,729	98.14
Invalid/blank votes		662	1.64		754	1.86
Total votes		40,276	100.00		40,483	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		65,776	61.23		65,776	61.55

August 2016 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Inkatha Freedom Party	19,099	43.60	10	19,554	44.59	5	15
	African National Congress	17,821	40.68	7	19,018	43.37	7	14
	National Freedom Party	2,203	5.03	0	3,021	6.89	2	2
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,321	3.02	0	1,313	2.99	1	1
	Independent candidates	2,479	5.66	0				0
	Democratic Alliance	884	2.02	0	948	2.16	1	1
Total		43,807	100.00	17	43,854	100.00	16	33

Valid votes		43,807	98.04		43,854	97.93
Invalid/blank votes		878	1.96		929	2.07
Total votes		44,685	100.00		44,783	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		77,097	57.96		77,097	58.09

No party won a majority on the council. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) eventually formed a minority government, supported by the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). One member of the African National Congress (ANC), which had the support of the independent councillor, is believed to have spoilt their ballot, thereby solving the 20-20 deadlock in the council.^[5]

November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.^[6]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Inkatha Freedom Party	20,789	49.25	14	21,665	51.03	5	19
	African National Congress	15,222	36.06	5	15,385	36.23	9	14
	Abantu Batho Congress	3,030	7.18	0	2,955	6.96	3	3
	Economic Freedom Fighters	741	1.76	0	779	1.83	1	1
	Independent candidates	704	1.67	0				0
	Democratic Alliance	355	0.84	0	342	0.81	0	0
	National Freedom Party	298	0.71	0	312	0.73	0	0
	Future Generation Congress	223	0.53	0	190	0.45	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	169	0.40	0	195	0.46	0	0
	National Peoples Ambassadors	126	0.30	0	140	0.33	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	135	0.32	0	103	0.24	0	0
	African People's Movement	115	0.27	0	108	0.25	0	0
	People's Freedom Party	112	0.27	0	87	0.20	0	0
	Forum for Service Delivery	77	0.18	0	79	0.19	0	0
	African Mantungwa Community	73	0.17	0	68	0.16	0	0
	United Christian Democratic Party	42	0.10	0	51	0.12	0	0
Total		42,211	100.00	19	42,459	100.00	18	37

Valid votes		42,211	98.61		42,459	98.52
Invalid/blank votes		593	1.39		637	1.48
Total votes		42,804	100.00		43,096	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		80,324	53.29		80,324	53.65

References

^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Nquthu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Nquthu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Nquthu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
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[3] "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Nquthu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-28.

[4] "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Nquthu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-28.

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