Mtubatuba Local Municipality elections

The Mtubatuba Local Municipality council consists of forty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-three councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-three wards, while the remaining twenty-two 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 obtained a majority. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) received the most seats with nineteen.

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

Event	AIC	ANC	DA	EFF	IFP	NFP	Other	Total
2000 election	-	2	1	-	7	-	0	10
2006 election	-	4	0	-	5	-	1	10
2011 election	-	16	0	-	15	7	0	38
2016 election	1	18	2	1	18	-	0	40
2021 election	1	16	1	4	19	1	3	45

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	3,222	66.08	5	3,244	66.48	2	7
	African National Congress	911	18.68	0	920	18.85	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	589	12.08	0	604	12.38	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	90	1.85	0	112	2.30	0	0
	Independent candidates	64	1.31	0				0
Total		4,876	100.00	5	4,880	100.00	5	10

Valid votes		4,876	97.95		4,880	98.03
Invalid/blank votes		102	2.05		98	1.97
Total votes		4,978	100.00		4,978	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		13,768	36.16		13,768	36.16

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	3,469	49.35	4	3,464	49.23	1	5
	African National Congress	2,545	36.20	1	2,627	37.33	3	4
	National Democratic Convention	501	7.13	0	479	6.81	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	369	5.25	0	467	6.64	0	0
	Independent candidates	146	2.08	0				0
Total		7,030	100.00	5	7,037	100.00	5	10

Valid votes		7,030	97.27		7,037	97.36
Invalid/blank votes		197	2.73		191	2.64
Total votes		7,227	100.00		7,228	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		17,431	41.46		17,431	41.47

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	17,476	40.59	10	17,718	41.14	6	16
	Inkatha Freedom Party	17,290	40.15	9	17,057	39.60	6	15
	National Freedom Party	7,554	17.54	0	7,204	16.73	7	7
	Democratic Alliance	83	0.19	0	790	1.83	0	0
	South African Democratic Congress	324	0.75	0	186	0.43	0	0
	Independent candidates	227	0.53	0				0
	African Christian Democratic Party	105	0.24	0	114	0.26	0	0
Total		43,059	100.00	19	43,069	100.00	19	38

Valid votes		43,059	98.33		43,069	98.47
Invalid/blank votes		730	1.67		669	1.53
Total votes		43,789	100.00		43,738	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		73,367	59.68		73,367	59.62

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Inkatha Freedom Party	24,558	44.63	10	24,812	45.08	8	18
	African National Congress	24,180	43.94	10	24,219	44.01	8	18
	Democratic Alliance	2,118	3.85	0	2,089	3.80	2	2
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,969	3.58	0	1,964	3.57	1	1
	African Independent Congress	1,237	2.25	0	1,769	3.21	1	1
	Independent candidates	962	1.75	0				0
	Peoples Alliance	1	0.00	0	181	0.33	0	0
Total		55,025	100.00	20	55,034	100.00	20	40

Valid votes		55,025	97.57		55,034	97.31
Invalid/blank votes		1,368	2.43		1,522	2.69
Total votes		56,393	100.00		56,556	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		90,718	62.16		90,718	62.34

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Inkatha Freedom Party	23,138	40.72	15	25,053	44.16	4	19
	African National Congress	19,903	35.03	7	20,949	36.92	9	16
	Economic Freedom Fighters	5,148	9.06	0	5,146	9.07	4	4
	Independent candidates	3,202	5.63	1				1
	African Christian Democratic Party	1,192	2.10	0	1,263	2.23	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	1,065	1.87	0	1,119	1.97	1	1
	African Independent Congress	656	1.15	0	588	1.04	1	1
	United Democratic Movement	533	0.94	0	531	0.94	1	1
	National Freedom Party	493	0.87	0	494	0.87	1	1
	United Christian Democratic Party	502	0.88	0	457	0.81	0	0
	African People's Movement	281	0.49	0	325	0.57	0	0
	African People's Convention	164	0.29	0	227	0.40	0	0
	Abantu Batho Congress	186	0.33	0	159	0.28	0	0
	Al Jama-ah	99	0.17	0	95	0.17	0	0
	Democratic Union Plus	111	0.20	0	81	0.14	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	89	0.16	0	102	0.18	0	0
	Black First Land First	34	0.06	0	50	0.09	0	0
	National People's Front	19	0.03	0	60	0.11	0	0
	Patriotic Alliance	10	0.02	0	37	0.07	0	0
Total		56,825	100.00	23	56,736	100.00	22	45

Valid votes		56,825	98.07		56,736	98.04
Invalid/blank votes		1,118	1.93		1,133	1.96
Total votes		57,943	100.00		57,869	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		101,008	57.36		101,008	57.29

Date	Ward
18 Jan 2023	9	African National Congress	Inkatha Freedom Party
15 Feb 2023	4	African National Congress	Inkatha Freedom Party
4 Dec 2024^[10]	16	Inkatha Freedom Party	Inkatha Freedom Party