The Umzimvubu Local Municipality council consists of fifty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-eight wards, while the remaining twenty-seven 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 forty-two seats.
Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event AIC ANC DA EFF UDM Other Total 2006 election — 43 — — 3 1 47 2011 election 2 46 2 — 2 2 54 2016 election 2 41 4 3 3 0 53 2021 election 1 42 2 6 2 2 55
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.
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