The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality council consists of seventy-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-seven wards, while the remaining thirty-six 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-eight seats.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF PAC UDM Other Total
2000 election 280233164
2006 election 470116064
2011 election 46218470
2016 election 4633016472
2021 election 4815011873

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
United Democratic Movement30,22547.801732,75150.411633
African National Congress27,03442.751528,47343.821328
Independent candidates3,8316.0600
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1,7072.7001,5552.3922
African Christian Democratic Party2020.3201,2241.8811
Democratic Alliance2340.3709671.4900
Total63,233100.003264,970100.003264
Valid votes63,23396.4564,97096.46
Invalid/blank votes2,3263.552,3813.54
Total votes65,559100.0067,351100.00
Registered voters/turnout147,72844.38147,72845.59

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress62,83872.313263,13272.501547
United Democratic Movement20,91924.07021,07224.201616
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1,7291.9901,5051.7311
United Independent Front4140.4805510.6300
Democratic Alliance3820.4405750.6600
Independent Democrats2000.2302450.2800
Independent candidates4150.4800
Total86,897100.003287,080100.003264
Valid votes86,89797.9487,08097.97
Invalid/blank votes1,8242.061,8012.03
Total votes88,721100.0088,881100.00
Registered voters/turnout178,96449.57178,96449.66

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress59,02565.143360,41266.041346
United Democratic Movement23,44125.87122,86124.991718
Democratic Alliance2,5962.8602,6412.8922
Congress of the People1,4541.6003,0863.3722
Independent candidates2,0372.2511
Civic Alliance of South Africa1,1921.3208190.9011
African Christian Democratic Party4770.5303820.4200
African People's Convention3070.3405000.5500
Civic Independent50.0104800.5200
National Freedom Party290.0302100.2300
United Independent Front490.050830.0900
Total90,612100.003591,474100.003570
Valid votes90,61297.8591,47498.32
Invalid/blank votes1,9882.151,5601.68
Total votes92,600100.0093,034100.00
Registered voters/turnout194,64047.58194,64047.80

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress58,83562.793559,14463.311146
United Democratic Movement20,24521.61120,57122.021516
Mthatha Ratepayers and Residents Association4,5204.8204,1434.4444
Democratic Alliance4,1684.4504,1654.4633
Economic Freedom Fighters3,9154.1804,1594.4533
Independent candidates1,0011.0700
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania2700.2905040.5400
African Independent Congress5750.6100
South African Security Organisation1080.1204190.4500
Civic Alliance of South Africa620.0703100.3300
Total93,699100.003693,415100.003672
Valid votes93,69998.1193,41597.94
Invalid/blank votes1,8091.891,9652.06
Total votes95,508100.0095,380100.00
Registered voters/turnout211,42645.17211,42645.11

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress51,56164.893650,27063.631248
United Democratic Movement10,79513.59012,88716.311111
Economic Freedom Fighters5,5156.9405,5337.0055
African Transformation Movement3,4764.3703,9374.9833
Independent candidates4,3265.4411
Democratic Alliance1,4601.8401,5621.9811
African Independent Congress500.0601,6162.0511
Civic Independent4410.5609381.1911
Mthatha Ratepayers and Residents Association5550.7008111.0311
Independent South African National Civic Organisation7480.9406030.7611
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania5060.6405000.6300
South African Security Organisation210.0302000.2500
God Save Africa1480.1900
Total79,454100.003779,005100.003673
Valid votes79,45497.7479,00597.03
Invalid/blank votes1,8362.262,4152.97
Total votes81,290100.0081,420100.00
Registered voters/turnout206,56339.35206,56339.42

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.[6] In ward seven, a by-election was held in October 2022 after the death of the previous councillor, with the African National Congress retaining its seat. The Economic Freedom Fighters, with 19%, took second spot from the United Democratic Movement, which dropped from 18% to 3%. Turnout was an exceptionally low 17%, with only 3% of registered voters in the Mthatha City district voting.[7]

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
26 October 20227 African National Congress African National Congress

References

  1. "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — King Sabata Dalindyebo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — King Sabata Dalindyebo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — King Sabata Dalindyebo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — King Sabata Dalindyebo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — King Sabata Dalindyebo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  6. "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa".
  7. Sussman, Wayne (27 October 2022). "OCTOBER BY-ELECTION: ANC's Mthatha momentum continues as it retains the crown in King Sabata Dalindyebo". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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