Richmond Local Municipality elections
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The Richmond Local Municipality council consists of fourteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining seven 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 nine seats.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | UDM | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election | 9 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2006 election | 10 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2011 election | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 2016 election | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 election | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 7,166 | 67.01 | 6 | 7,320 | 68.24 | 3 | 9 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,246 | 11.65 | 0 | 1,248 | 11.63 | 2 | 2 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 1,050 | 9.82 | 1 | 1,106 | 10.31 | 0 | 1 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 969 | 9.06 | 0 | 1,053 | 9.82 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 263 | 2.46 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10,694 | 100.00 | 7 | 10,727 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 | |
| Valid votes | 10,694 | 95.70 | 10,727 | 96.05 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 480 | 4.30 | 441 | 3.95 | ||||
| Total votes | 11,174 | 100.00 | 11,168 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 22,248 | 50.22 | 22,248 | 50.20 | ||||
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 9,155 | 73.02 | 7 | 9,310 | 73.80 | 3 | 10 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 1,198 | 9.56 | 0 | 1,259 | 9.98 | 1 | 1 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,198 | 9.56 | 0 | 1,179 | 9.35 | 1 | 1 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 718 | 5.73 | 0 | 743 | 5.89 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 214 | 1.71 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| National Democratic Convention | 54 | 0.43 | 0 | 124 | 0.98 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 12,537 | 100.00 | 7 | 12,615 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 | |
| Valid votes | 12,537 | 96.39 | 12,615 | 96.76 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 469 | 3.61 | 422 | 3.24 | ||||
| Total votes | 13,006 | 100.00 | 13,037 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 25,240 | 51.53 | 25,240 | 51.65 | ||||
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 11,923 | 69.62 | 6 | 13,029 | 82.23 | 5 | 11 | |
| Independent candidates | 2,373 | 13.86 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Democratic Alliance | 1,034 | 6.04 | 0 | 1,071 | 6.76 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 816 | 4.76 | 0 | 756 | 4.77 | 1 | 1 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 534 | 3.12 | 0 | 536 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Freedom Party | 430 | 2.51 | 0 | 396 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 17 | 0.10 | 0 | 56 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 17,127 | 100.00 | 7 | 15,844 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 | |
| Valid votes | 17,127 | 97.08 | 15,844 | 89.79 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 515 | 2.92 | 1,801 | 10.21 | ||||
| Total votes | 17,642 | 100.00 | 17,645 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 28,729 | 61.41 | 28,729 | 61.42 | ||||
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