Ulundi Local Municipality elections

The Ulundi Local Municipality council consists of forty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-four wards, while the remaining twenty-three 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of thirty-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	1	0	–	45	–	1	47
2006 election	2	0	–	44	–	1	47
2011 election	6	0	–	28	13	0	47
2016 election	11	0	1	35	–	1	47
2021 election	5	1	2	32	7	0	47

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.^[1]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Inkatha Freedom Party	39,441	91.36	23	42,296	96.90	22	45
	Independent candidates	2,594	6.01	1				1
	African National Congress	665	1.54	0	828	1.90	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	471	1.09	0	523	1.20	0	0
Total		43,171	100.00	24	43,647	100.00	23	47

Valid votes		43,171	97.31		43,647	98.50
Invalid/blank votes		1,195	2.69		664	1.50
Total votes		44,366	100.00		44,311	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		74,929	59.21		74,929	59.14

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.^[2]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Inkatha Freedom Party	40,100	92.63	24	40,520	93.36	20	44
	African National Congress	1,596	3.69	0	1,787	4.12	2	2
	National Democratic Convention	841	1.94	0	722	1.66	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	294	0.68	0	254	0.59	0	0
	Independent candidates	458	1.06	0				0
	Peace and Development Party	3	0.01	0	119	0.27	0	0
Total		43,292	100.00	24	43,402	100.00	23	47

Valid votes		43,292	98.63		43,402	98.86
Invalid/blank votes		601	1.37		502	1.14
Total votes		43,893	100.00		43,904	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		75,086	58.46		75,086	58.47

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.^[3]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Inkatha Freedom Party	31,957	59.16	21	31,901	59.04	7	28
	National Freedom Party	15,285	28.30	3	15,205	28.14	10	13
	African National Congress	6,599	12.22	0	6,469	11.97	6	6
	Democratic Alliance	66	0.12	0	299	0.55	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	33	0.06	0	95	0.18	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	16	0.03	0	61	0.11	0	0
	Independent candidates	64	0.12	0				0
Total		54,020	100.00	24	54,030	100.00	23	47

Valid votes		54,020	99.03		54,030	98.96
Invalid/blank votes		529	0.97		566	1.04
Total votes		54,549	100.00		54,596	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		83,874	65.04		83,874	65.09

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.^[4]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Inkatha Freedom Party	40,494	72.41	24	41,283	73.84	11	35
	African National Congress	12,994	23.24	0	12,950	23.16	11	11
	Economic Freedom Fighters	999	1.79	0	963	1.72	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	550	0.98	0	521	0.93	0	0
	Independent candidates	558	1.00	0				0
	Academic Congress Union	325	0.58	0	192	0.34	0	0
Total		55,920	100.00	24	55,909	100.00	23	47

Valid votes		55,920	98.89		55,909	99.00
Invalid/blank votes		627	1.11		562	1.00
Total votes		56,547	100.00		56,471	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		95,548	59.18		95,548	59.10

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.^[5]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Inkatha Freedom Party	29,621	63.28	24	31,729	67.76	8	32
	National Freedom Party	6,988	14.93	0	7,134	15.23	7	7
	African National Congress	5,329	11.39	0	5,145	10.99	5	5
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,034	4.35	0	2,023	4.32	2	2
	Independent candidates	2,018	4.31	0				0
	Democratic Alliance	462	0.99	0	469	1.00	1	1
	African People's Movement	184	0.39	0	110	0.23	0	0
	Academic Congress Union	63	0.13	0	47	0.10	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	50	0.11	0	41	0.09	0	0
	African Freedom Revolution	16	0.03	0	48	0.10	0	0
	Abantu Batho Congress	24	0.05	0	27	0.06	0	0
	African Security Congress	6	0.01	0	40	0.09	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	12	0.03	0	14	0.03	0	0
Total		46,807	100.00	24	46,827	100.00	23	47

Valid votes		46,807	98.59		46,827	98.53
Invalid/blank votes		671	1.41		697	1.47
Total votes		47,478	100.00		47,524	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		94,019	50.50		94,019	50.55

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^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Ulundi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Ulundi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Ulundi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ulundi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 4 February 2021.