Okhahlamba Local Municipality elections


The Okhahlamba Local Municipality council consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 no party won a majority on the council. The Inkatha Freedom Party obtained a plurality of nine seats.

Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
EventANCDAEFFIFPNFPOtherTotal
2000 election52-18-126
2006 election91-16-026
2011 election131-86028
2016 election15217-429
2021 election81292729

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 African National Congress lost its majority, falling from 15 to 8 seats, but retained control in conjunction with the African People's Movement and National Freedom Party.
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.