The Umzumbe Local Municipality council consists of thirty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining nineteen 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 twenty-one seats on the council.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ANC DA EFF IFP Other Total 2000 election 12 2 - 23 0 37 2006 election 20 1 - 16 0 37 2011 election 26 1 - 2 9 38 2016 election 30 1 1 6 1 39 2021 election 21 0 2 14 2 39
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
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.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 19 Jun 2024 1 19 Jun 2024 2 19 Jun 2024 3 19 Jun 2024 4 19 Jun 2024 11 19 Jun 2024 19 11 Feb 2026 13
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