Impendle Local Municipality elections

The Impendle Local Municipality council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five 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 six seats on the council.

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	IFP	Other	Total
2000 election	4	1	-	2	0	7
2006 election	5	0	-	2	-	7
2011 election	6	0	-	1	0	7
2016 election	6	0	0	1	0	7
2021 election	6	0	2	2	0	10

December 2000 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	2,756	53.55	4	2,770	53.95	0	4
	Inkatha Freedom Party	1,791	34.80	0	1,808	35.22	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	308	5.98	0	556	10.83	1	1
	Independent candidates	292	5.67	0				0
Total		5,147	100.00	4	5,134	100.00	3	7

Valid votes		5,147	96.15		5,134	95.98
Invalid/blank votes		206	3.85		215	4.02
Total votes		5,353	100.00		5,349	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		11,883	45.05		11,883	45.01

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	3,844	69.65	4	3,816	69.09	1	5
	Inkatha Freedom Party	1,297	23.50	0	1,297	23.48	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	378	6.85	0	410	7.42	0	0
Total		5,519	100.00	4	5,523	100.00	3	7

Valid votes		5,519	97.08		5,523	97.20
Invalid/blank votes		166	2.92		159	2.80
Total votes		5,685	100.00		5,682	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		12,626	45.03		12,626	45.00

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	7,948	84.34	4	8,247	86.46	2	6
	Inkatha Freedom Party	538	5.71	0	561	5.88	1	1
	National Freedom Party	454	4.82	0	419	4.39	0	0
	Democratic Alliance	433	4.59	0	256	2.68	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	51	0.54	0	56	0.59	0	0
Total		9,424	100.00	4	9,539	100.00	3	7

Valid votes		9,424	97.38		9,539	98.35
Invalid/blank votes		254	2.62		160	1.65
Total votes		9,678	100.00		9,699	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		15,718	61.57		15,718	61.71

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	10,283	89.59	4	10,165	89.21	2	6
	Inkatha Freedom Party	572	4.98	0	574	5.04	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	282	2.46	0	255	2.24	0	0
	Economic Freedom Fighters	259	2.26	0	246	2.16	0	0
	African People's Convention	58	0.51	0	110	0.97	0	0
	Congress of the People	24	0.21	0	44	0.39	0	0
Total		11,478	100.00	4	11,394	100.00	3	7

Valid votes		11,478	98.28		11,394	98.27
Invalid/blank votes		201	1.72		200	1.73
Total votes		11,679	100.00		11,594	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		17,015	68.64		17,015	68.14

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	5,478	57.75	5	5,551	58.85	1	6
	Inkatha Freedom Party	1,522	16.04	0	1,658	17.58	2	2
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,517	15.99	0	1,648	17.47	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	228	2.40	0	240	2.54	0	0
	Independent candidates	451	4.75	0				0
	African Transformation Movement	90	0.95	0	103	1.09	0	0
	National Freedom Party	74	0.78	0	84	0.89	0	0
	Abantu Batho Congress	62	0.65	0	58	0.61	0	0
	African Mantungwa Community	24	0.25	0	43	0.46	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	23	0.24	0	27	0.29	0	0
	People's Freedom Party	17	0.18	0	20	0.21	0	0
Total		9,486	100.00	5	9,432	100.00	5	10

Valid votes		9,486	97.80		9,432	97.30
Invalid/blank votes		213	2.20		262	2.70
Total votes		9,699	100.00		9,694	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		17,299	56.07		17,299	56.04