The Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality council consists of forty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-four councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-four wards, while the remaining twenty-three were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received

It was established for the 2016 South African municipal elections by the merging of Imbabazane and uMtshezi local municipalities.

In the election of 1 November 2021, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a plurality of twenty-one seats on the council.

Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ANC ALJ DA EFF IFP NFP Other Total 2016 election 23 2 2 1 18 - 0 46 2021 election 17 0 3 2 21 3 1 47

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 28 Jun 2023 5 28 Jun 2023 14 28 Jun 2023 21 13 Dec 2023 11

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