The council of the Johannes Phumani Phungula Local Municipality (formerly Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality) consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 eighteen seats.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ANC DA EFF IND IFP NFP Other Total 2000 election 10 1 - 0 12 - - 23 2006 election 16 1 - 0 5 - 1 23 2011 election 18 1 - - 2 3 0 24 2016 election 20 1 2 2 2 - - 27 2021 election 18 1 3 1 2 1 1 27
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 22 March 2023 8
In a by-election in ward 8, held on 22 March 2023 after the death of the previous ANC councillor, the ANC retained the seat with a 70% majority. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) took second place (20%) from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) (10%).
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