Ntabankulu Local Municipality elections

The Ntabankulu Local Municipality council consists of thirty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining nineteen 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 thirty-one seats.

Event	AIC	ANC	DA	EFF	Other	Total
2011 election	-	31	1	-	4	36
2016 election	1	29	2	2	0	34
2021 election	1	31	1	4	1	38

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	26,458	84.78	17	27,684	87.99	14	31
	Congress of the People	2,034	6.52	0	2,032	6.46	2	2
	Independent candidates	1,511	4.84	1				1
	United Democratic Movement	619	1.98	0	697	2.22	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	267	0.86	0	670	2.13	1	1
	United Independent Front	297	0.95	0	243	0.77	0	0
	National Freedom Party	20	0.06	0	137	0.44	0	0
Total		31,206	100.00	18	31,463	100.00	18	36

Valid votes		31,206	96.49		31,463	97.23
Invalid/blank votes		1,135	3.51		896	2.77
Total votes		32,341	100.00		32,359	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		59,966	53.93		59,966	53.96

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	29,115	86.34	17	28,038	83.87	12	29
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,924	5.71	0	1,778	5.32	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	1,819	5.39	0	1,735	5.19	2	2
	African Independent Congress	284	0.84	0	1,347	4.03	1	1
	United Democratic Movement	15	0.04	0	391	1.17	0	0
	Independent candidates	400	1.19	0				0
	Abantu Democratic Revolution	166	0.49	0	141	0.42	0	0
Total		33,723	100.00	17	33,430	100.00	17	34

Valid votes		33,723	97.77		33,430	97.44
Invalid/blank votes		769	2.23		880	2.56
Total votes		34,492	100.00		34,310	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		64,137	53.78		64,137	53.49

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	25,752	81.48	19	25,540	80.93	12	31
	Economic Freedom Fighters	3,483	11.02	0	3,710	11.76	4	4
	African Transformation Movement	498	1.58	0	512	1.62	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	439	1.39	0	440	1.39	1	1
	African Independent Congress	251	0.79	0	499	1.58	1	1
	Independent candidates	674	2.13	0				0
	United Democratic Movement	271	0.86	0	326	1.03	0	0
	God Save Africa	126	0.40	0	194	0.61	0	0
	Socialist Party of South Africa	84	0.27	0	143	0.45	0	0
	Patriotic Alliance	22	0.07	0	122	0.39	0	0
	Independent South African National Civic Organisation	5	0.02	0	71	0.22	0	0
Total		31,605	100.00	19	31,557	100.00	19	38

Valid votes		31,605	97.77		31,557	97.28
Invalid/blank votes		721	2.23		881	2.72
Total votes		32,326	100.00		32,438	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		67,099	48.18		67,099	48.34

May 2011 election