Mandeni Local Municipality elections

The Mandeni Local Municipality (formerly eNdondakusuka Local Municipality) council consists of thirty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eighteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eighteen wards, while the remaining seventeen 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-five seats on the council.

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

Event	AIC	ANC	DA	EFF	IFP	Other	Total
2000 election	-	12	2	-	18	0	32
2006 election	-	17	1	-	13	1	32
2011 election	-	23	1	-	4	6	34
2016 election	1	25	1	1	7	0	35
2021 election	1	19	1	4	10	0	35

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
	Inkatha Freedom Party	11,745	57.61	10	12,107	56.89	8	18
	African National Congress	7,594	37.25	6	7,842	36.85	6	12
	Democratic Alliance	841	4.13	0	976	4.59	2	2
	African Christian Democratic Party	85	0.42	0	208	0.98	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	48	0.24	0	148	0.70	0	0
	Independent candidates	74	0.36	0				0
Total		20,387	100.00	16	21,281	100.00	16	32

Valid votes		20,387	97.94		21,281	97.90
Invalid/blank votes		428	2.06		457	2.10
Total votes		20,815	100.00		21,738	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		54,207	38.40		54,207	40.10

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	13,721	52.09	9	13,749	52.29	8	17
	Inkatha Freedom Party	10,514	39.91	7	10,341	39.33	6	13
	Ubumbano Lwesizwe Independent Residence Association	802	3.04	0	877	3.34	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	796	3.02	0	785	2.99	1	1
	National Democratic Convention	379	1.44	0	402	1.53	0	0
	Minority Front	131	0.50	0	140	0.53	0	0
Total		26,343	100.00	16	26,294	100.00	16	32

Valid votes		26,343	98.25		26,294	97.99
Invalid/blank votes		469	1.75		538	2.01
Total votes		26,812	100.00		26,832	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		56,283	47.64		56,283	47.67

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	23,629	65.15	16	24,128	66.59	7	23
	National Freedom Party	6,230	17.18	0	5,853	16.15	6	6
	Inkatha Freedom Party	4,596	12.67	1	4,558	12.58	3	4
	Democratic Alliance	1,125	3.10	0	1,081	2.98	1	1
	African People's Convention	283	0.78	0	257	0.71	0	0
	Azanian People's Organisation	154	0.42	0	160	0.44	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	118	0.33	0	117	0.32	0	0
	Congress of the People	134	0.37	0	81	0.22	0	0
Total		36,269	100.00	17	36,235	100.00	17	34

Valid votes		36,269	98.05		36,235	98.25
Invalid/blank votes		720	1.95		647	1.75
Total votes		36,989	100.00		36,882	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		62,397	59.28		62,397	59.11

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	31,892	72.44	17	30,842	70.42	8	25
	Inkatha Freedom Party	8,797	19.98	1	8,372	19.12	6	7
	Democratic Alliance	1,548	3.52	0	1,521	3.47	1	1
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,232	2.80	0	1,240	2.83	1	1
	African Independent Congress	520	1.18	0	1,701	3.88	1	1
	Academic Congress Union	34	0.08	0	120	0.27	0	0
Total		44,023	100.00	18	43,796	100.00	17	35

Valid votes		44,023	97.59		43,796	96.80
Invalid/blank votes		1,088	2.41		1,450	3.20
Total votes		45,111	100.00		45,246	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		73,103	61.71		73,103	61.89

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	17,418	51.40	16	17,930	52.82	3	19
	Inkatha Freedom Party	8,832	26.06	2	9,307	27.42	8	10
	Economic Freedom Fighters	3,453	10.19	0	3,647	10.74	4	4
	Democratic Alliance	781	2.30	0	793	2.34	1	1
	Independent candidates	1,512	4.46	0				0
	African Independent Congress	652	1.92	0	680	2.00	1	1
	Justice and Employment Party	248	0.73	0	413	1.22	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	268	0.79	0	354	1.04	0	0
	National Freedom Party	260	0.77	0	334	0.98	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	164	0.48	0	164	0.48	0	0
	Abantu Batho Congress	138	0.41	0	132	0.39	0	0
	African Federal Convention	60	0.18	0	55	0.16	0	0
	Al Jama-ah	50	0.15	0	38	0.11	0	0
	African People's Movement	26	0.08	0	50	0.15	0	0
	United Christian Democratic Party	27	0.08	0	48	0.14	0	0
Total		33,889	100.00	18	33,945	100.00	17	35

Valid votes		33,889	97.53		33,945	97.48
Invalid/blank votes		860	2.47		876	2.52
Total votes		34,749	100.00		34,821	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		74,694	46.52		74,694	46.62

Date	Ward
24 May 2023^[7]	15	African National Congress	African National Congress
30 Apr 2025^[8]	18	African National Congress	uMkhonto weSizwe
26 Nov 2025^[9]	17	African National Congress	uMkhonto weSizwe