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The [[Msunduzi Local Municipality]] council consists of eighty-one members elected by [[mixed-member proportional representation]]. Forty-one councillors are elected by [[first-past-the-post voting]] in forty-one [[ward (South Africa)|wards]], while the remaining forty are chosen from [[party list]]s so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the [[2021 South African municipal election|election of 1 November 2021]] the [[African National Congress]] (ANC) lost its majority, obtaining a plurality of forty seats.
== Results ==
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Event
! [[African Christian Democratic Party|ACDP]]
! [[African Independent Congress|AIC]]
! [[African National Congress|ANC]]
! [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|DA]]
! [[Economic Freedom Fighters|EFF]]
! [[Inkatha Freedom Party|IFP]]
! [[Minority Front|MF]]
! [[National Freedom Party|NFP]]
! Other
! Total
|-
| [[2000 South African municipal elections|2000 election]]
| 1 || - || 41 || 17 || - || 13 || 1 || - || 0 ||'''73'''
|-
| [[2006 South African municipal elections|2006 election]]
| 1 || - || 48 || 12 || - || 11 || 1 || - || 0 ||'''73'''
|-
| [[2011 South African municipal elections|2011 election]]
| 0 || - || 49 || 15 || - || 4 || 1 || 4 || 0 ||'''73'''
|-
| [[2016 South African municipal elections|2016 election]]
| 1 || 1 || 52 || 15 || 3 || 5 || 0 || - || 1 ||'''78'''
|-
| [[2021 South African municipal elections|2021 election]]
| 1 || 1 || 40 || 16 || 10 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 5 ||'''81'''
|-
|}
==December 2000 election==
{{main|2000 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Msunduzi |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2000/KZ225 |access-date=2021-12-09 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}</ref>
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=[[African National Congress]] |votes1=58565 |votes1_2=58605 |seats1=23 |seats1_2=18 |totseats1=41
|party2=[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] |votes2=24425 |votes2_2=24674 |seats2=9 |seats2_2=8 |totseats2=17
|party3=[[Inkatha Freedom Party]] |votes3=18431 |votes3_2=18134 |seats3=5 |seats3_2=8 |totseats3=13
|party4=[[Minority Front]] |votes4=1087 |votes4_2=917 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=[[African Christian Democratic Party]] |votes5=268 |votes5_2=1457 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|party6=[[Independent candidates]] |votes6=801 |votes6_2= |seats6=0 |seats6_2= |totseats6=0
|invalid=2194 |invalid2=1897
|electorate=220082 |electorate2=220082
}}
==March 2006 election==
{{main|2006 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Msunduzi |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2006/KZN225 |access-date=2021-12-09 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}</ref>
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=[[African National Congress]] |votes1=68863 |votes1_2=72548 |seats1=26 |seats1_2=22 |totseats1=48
|party2=[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] |votes2=17048 |votes2_2=16948 |seats2=6 |seats2_2=6 |totseats2=12
|party3=[[Inkatha Freedom Party]] |votes3=15236 |votes3_2=16003 |seats3=5 |seats3_2=6 |totseats3=11
|party4=[[Independent candidates]] |votes4=4784 |votes4_2= |seats4=0 |seats4_2= |totseats4=0
|party5=[[African Christian Democratic Party]] |votes5=1497 |votes5_2=1770 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|party6=[[Minority Front]] |votes6=1189 |votes6_2=1273 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=1 |totseats6=1
|party7=[[National Democratic Convention (South Africa)|National Democratic Convention]] |votes7=747 |votes7_2=851 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|party8=[[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania]] |votes8=89 |votes8_2= |seats8=0 |seats8_2= |totseats8=0
|invalid=2329 |invalid2=1980
|electorate=233512 |electorate2=233512
}}
==May 2011 election==
{{main|2011 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Msunduzi |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2011/KZN225 |access-date=2021-12-09 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}</ref>
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=[[African National Congress]] |votes1=107441 |votes1_2=116571 |seats1=28 |seats1_2=21 |totseats1=49
|party2=[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] |votes2=32481 |votes2_2=33244 |seats2=9 |seats2_2=6 |totseats2=15
|party3=[[National Freedom Party]] |votes3=8690 |votes3_2=8884 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=4 |totseats3=4
|party4=[[Inkatha Freedom Party]] |votes4=7952 |votes4_2=8144 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=4 |totseats4=4
|party5=[[Independent candidates]] |votes5=12160 |votes5_2= |seats5=0 |seats5_2= |totseats5=0
|party6=[[Minority Front]] |votes6=1221 |votes6_2=1212 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=1 |totseats6=1
|party7=[[African Christian Democratic Party]] |votes7=992 |votes7_2=1245 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|party8=[[Azanian People's Organisation]] |votes8=523 |votes8_2=590 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=0 |totseats8=0
|party9=[[Congress of the People (South African political party)|Congress of the People]] |votes9=461 |votes9_2=484 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=0 |totseats9=0
|party10=[[National Democratic Convention (South Africa)|National Democratic Convention]] |votes10=296 |votes10_2=171 |seats10=0 |seats10_2=0 |totseats10=0
|invalid=3409 |invalid2=4073
|electorate=282708 |electorate2=282708
}}
==August 2016 election==
{{main|2016 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Msunduzi |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2016/KZN225 |access-date=2021-12-09 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}</ref>
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=[[African National Congress]] |votes1=147297 |votes1_2=146938 |seats1=30 |seats1_2=22 |totseats1=52
|party2=[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] |votes2=42732 |votes2_2=42865 |seats2=9 |seats2_2=6 |totseats2=15
|party3=[[Inkatha Freedom Party]] |votes3=14886 |votes3_2=14712 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=5 |totseats3=5
|party4=[[Economic Freedom Fighters]] |votes4=9344 |votes4_2=8927 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=3 |totseats4=3
|party5=[[African Independent Congress]] |votes5=1582 |votes5_2=4848 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1
|party6=[[Independent candidates]] |votes6=4034 |votes6_2= |seats6=0 |seats6_2= |totseats6=0
|party7=[[African Christian Democratic Party]] |votes7=913 |votes7_2=946 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=1 |totseats7=1
|party8=[[Al Jama-ah]] |votes8=908 |votes8_2=653 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=1 |totseats8=1
|party9=[[African People's Convention]] |votes9=457 |votes9_2=773 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=0 |totseats9=0
|party10=[[Minority Front]] |votes10=623 |votes10_2=585 |seats10=0 |seats10_2=0 |totseats10=0
|party11=[[Peoples Alliance (South Africa)|Peoples Alliance]] |votes11=146 |votes11_2=266 |seats11=0 |seats11_2=0 |totseats11=0
|party12=[[Congress of the People (South African political party)|Congress of the People]] |votes12=126 |votes12_2=277 |seats12=0 |seats12_2=0 |totseats12=0
|party13=[[Azanian People's Organisation]] |votes13=117 |votes13_2=254 |seats13=0 |seats13_2=0 |totseats13=0
|invalid=4399 |invalid2=4474
|electorate=340998 |electorate2=340998
}}
==November 2021 election==
{{main|2021 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Msunduzi |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/KZN225 |access-date=2021-12-09 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}</ref>
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=[[African National Congress]] |votes1=74238 |votes1_2=77703 |seats1=29 |seats1_2=11 |totseats1=40
|party2=[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] |votes2=30074 |votes2_2=30697 |seats2=10 |seats2_2=6 |totseats2=16
|party3=[[Economic Freedom Fighters]] |votes3=18262 |votes3_2=18673 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=10 |totseats3=10
|party4=[[Inkatha Freedom Party]] |votes4=13271 |votes4_2=15270 |seats4=1 |seats4_2=7 |totseats4=8
|party5=[[Independent candidates]] |votes5=7716 |votes5_2= |seats5=1 |seats5_2= |totseats5=1
|party6=[[Abantu Batho Congress]] |votes6=2914 |votes6_2=2614 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=2 |totseats6=2
|party7=[[African Independent Congress]] |votes7=1793 |votes7_2=1728 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=1 |totseats7=1
|party8=[[Patriotic Alliance (South Africa)|Patriotic Alliance]] |votes8=1537 |votes8_2=1454 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=1 |totseats8=1
|party9=[[African Christian Democratic Party]] |votes9=1006 |votes9_2=1159 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=1 |totseats9=1
|party10=[[Justice and Employment Party]] |votes10=803 |votes10_2=1111 |seats10=0 |seats10_2=1 |totseats10=1
|party11=[[National Freedom Party]] |votes11=869 |votes11_2=777 |seats11=0 |seats11_2=0 |totseats11=0
|party12=[[Devoted Citizens of Msunduzi]] |votes12=579 |votes12_2=933 |seats12=0 |seats12_2=0 |totseats12=0
|party13=[[African Transformation Movement]] |votes13=533 |votes13_2=738 |seats13=0 |seats13_2=0 |totseats13=0
|party14=[[Al Jama-ah]] |votes14=502 |votes14_2=435 |seats14=0 |seats14_2=0 |totseats14=0
|party15=[[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania]] |votes15=459 |votes15_2=461 |seats15=0 |seats15_2=0 |totseats15=0
|party16=[[United Independent Movement]] |votes16=447 |votes16_2=462 |seats16=0 |seats16_2=0 |totseats16=0
|party17=[[Freedom Front Plus]] |votes17=354 |votes17_2=449 |seats17=0 |seats17_2=0 |totseats17=0
|party18=[[Minority Front]] |votes18=367 |votes18_2=376 |seats18=0 |seats18_2=0 |totseats18=0
|party19=[[Azanian People's Organisation]] |votes19=346 |votes19_2=314 |seats19=0 |seats19_2=0 |totseats19=0
|party20=[[KZN Independence]] |votes20=202 |votes20_2=425 |seats20=0 |seats20_2=0 |totseats20=0
|party21=[[African People's Convention]] |votes21=311 |votes21_2=159 |seats21=0 |seats21_2=0 |totseats21=0
|party22=[[Black First Land First]] |votes22=126 |votes22_2=205 |seats22=0 |seats22_2=0 |totseats22=0
|party23=[[Spectrum National Party]] |votes23=154 |votes23_2=160 |seats23=0 |seats23_2=0 |totseats23=0
|party24=[[African Mantungwa Community]] |votes24=129 |votes24_2=163 |seats24=0 |seats24_2=0 |totseats24=0
|party25=[[United Democratic Movement]] |votes25=16 |votes25_2=256 |seats25=0 |seats25_2=0 |totseats25=0
|party26=[[African People's Movement]] |votes26=178 |votes26_2=92 |seats26=0 |seats26_2=0 |totseats26=0
|party27=[[African People First]] |votes27=110 |votes27_2=139 |seats27=0 |seats27_2=0 |totseats27=0
|party28=[[People's Revolutionary Movement]] |votes28=132 |votes28_2=84 |seats28=0 |seats28_2=0 |totseats28=0
|invalid=3570 |invalid2=4697
|electorate=339257 |electorate2=339257
}}
===By-elections from November 2021===
The following [[by-elections]] were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.<ref name="mbe">{{cite web |url=https://results.elections.org.za/home/downloads/mbe-results |title=Municipal By-elections results |publisher=Electoral Commission of South Africa |access-date=21 January 2023}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Ward !!colspan=2| Party of the previous councillor !!colspan=2| Party of the newly elected councillor
|-
| 18 January 2023 || 28 || {{Full party name with color|Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}} || {{Full party name with color|Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}
|-
| 8 March 2023 || 2 || {{Full party name with color|African National Congress}} || {{Full party name with color|Inkatha Freedom Party}}
|-
| 8 March 2023 || 25|| {{Full party name with color|Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}} || {{Full party name with color|Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}
|-
| 22 November 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sussman |first=Wayne |date=2023-11-23 |title=Imbali by-election: ANC records resounding KZN win |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-11-23-imbali-by-election-anc-records-resounding-kzn-win/ |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}</ref> || 41 || {{Full party name with color|African National Congress}} || {{Full party name with color|African National Congress}}
|-
|}
In ward 28, a safe [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] (DA) seat, the DA councillor, Lucky Naicker, had his membership of the party terminated for sexual harassment. In the resulting by-election, Naicker stood as an independent, but the new DA candidate retained the seat for the party, winning 62% of the ward votes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sussman |first=Wayne |date=2023-01-19 |title=JANUARY BY-ELECTIONS: KZN romp – IFP, DA beat the heat, and their rivals, in Mtubatuba and Msunduzi |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-01-19-kzn-romp-ifp-da-beat-the-heat-in-mtubatuba-and-msunduzi/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}</ref>
The by-election in ward 2 on 8 March 2023, held after the death of the ANC councillor, saw a large swing to the [[Inkatha Freedom Party]] (IFP). After the 2021 election, the ANC retained control of the council with the support of the [[African Independent Congress]]. With the loss of a further seat, it will now need to rely on the [[Patriotic Alliance]] as well to retain control. In the ward 25 by-election on the same day, held after the councillor took up a vacancy in parliament, the DA retained the seat.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sussman |first=Wayne |date=2023-03-09 |title=MARCH BY-ELECTIONS: IFP gives ANC wake-up call as it makes huge inroads in KwaZulu-Natal wards |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-03-09-ifp-gives-anc-wake-up-makes-huge-inroads-in-kwazulu-natal/ |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Municipal elections in KwaZulu-Natal}}
[[Category:Municipal elections in South Africa|Msunduzi]]
[[Category:Elections in KwaZulu-Natal]]
[[Category:Umgungundlovu District Municipality]]