The KwaDukuza Local Municipality council consists of fifty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty wards, while the remaining twenty-nine 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 thirty-six seats on the council.
In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority, obtaining a plurality of twenty-nine seats on the council.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ACDP AIC ANC DA EFF IFP MF Other Total 2000 election - - 21 7 - 7 1 1 37 2006 election 0 - 27 5 - 7 1 0 40 2011 election 1 - 37 8 - 4 1 2 53 2016 election 0 1 36 11 2 4 0 3 57 2021 election 1 1 29 9 4 4 - 11 59
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 November 2021.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 11 Sep 2024 6 2 Apr 2025 28
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