The uMhlabuyalingana Local Municipality council consists of thirty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eighteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eighteen wards, while the remaining seventeen 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 African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-two seats on the council.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ANC DA EFF IFP NFP Other Total 2000 election 5 - - 19 - 0 24 2006 election 12 - - 14 - 0 26 2011 election 22 0 - 8 4 0 34 2016 election 22 1 1 10 - 1 35 2021 election 18 1 2 15 1 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.
August 2016 to November 2021 by-elections Following a by election which took place in March 2019 the ANC won a ward previously held by the IFP, and the council was reconstituted as follows:
Party Ward PR list Total 18 5 23 0 9 9 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 Total 18 17 35
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 from the election in November 2021.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 26 Apr 2023 19 13 Feb 2025 15
Following the February 2025 by-election, the Inkatha Freedom Party became the largest party. The council composition is as follows:
Party Ward seats List seats Total seats Inkatha Freedom Party 10 7 17 African National Congress 10 6 16 Economic Freedom Fighters 0 2 2 Abahlali Base Mkhanyakude Movement 0 1 1 Democratic Alliance 0 1 1 National Freedom Party 0 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 0 1 1 Total 20 19 39
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