Intsika Yethu Local Municipality elections

The Intsika Yethu Local Municipality council (within the South African Chris Hani District Municipality) consists of forty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-one wards, while the remaining twenty-one 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-five seats.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	PAC	UDM	Other	Total
2000 election	37	0	—	2	7	0	46
2006 election	41	—	—	2	3	0	46
2011 election	37	0	—	1	2	2	42
2016 election	35	1	3	1	2	0	42
2021 election	35	1	4	1	1	0	42

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.^[1]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	30,835	77.23	23	31,771	79.14	14	37
	United Democratic Movement	6,336	15.87	0	6,091	15.17	7	7
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	1,069	2.68	0	1,624	4.05	2	2
	Independent candidates	1,459	3.65	0				0
	Democratic Alliance	226	0.57	0	660	1.64	0	0
Total		39,925	100.00	23	40,146	100.00	23	46

Valid votes		39,925	96.85		40,146	96.86
Invalid/blank votes		1,299	3.15		1,303	3.14
Total votes		41,224	100.00		41,449	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		71,334	57.79		71,334	58.11

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	41,329	88.45	23	41,955	89.34	18	41
	United Democratic Movement	3,110	6.66	0	3,287	7.00	3	3
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	1,699	3.64	0	1,720	3.66	2	2
	Independent candidates	590	1.26	0				0
Total		46,728	100.00	23	46,962	100.00	23	46

Valid votes		46,728	97.60		46,962	97.46
Invalid/blank votes		1,149	2.40		1,226	2.54
Total votes		47,877	100.00		48,188	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		78,899	60.68		78,899	61.08

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	37,165	87.83	21	37,956	88.35	16	37
	Congress of the People	1,908	4.51	0	1,958	4.56	2	2
	United Democratic Movement	1,656	3.91	0	1,466	3.41	2	2
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	517	1.22	0	555	1.29	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	504	1.19	0	445	1.04	0	0
	African People's Convention	217	0.51	0	360	0.84	0	0
	Pan Africanist Movement	276	0.65	0	220	0.51	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	55	0.13	0				0
	National Freedom Party	16	0.04	0				0
Total		42,314	100.00	21	42,960	100.00	21	42

Valid votes		42,314	98.36		42,960	98.52
Invalid/blank votes		706	1.64		645	1.48
Total votes		43,020	100.00		43,605	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		72,149	59.63		72,149	60.44

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.^[4]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	35,330	80.15	21	36,163	81.82	14	35
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,755	6.25	0	2,890	6.54	3	3
	United Democratic Movement	1,409	3.20	0	2,331	5.27	2	2
	Independent candidates	2,816	6.39	0				0
	Democratic Alliance	974	2.21	0	1,027	2.32	1	1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	346	0.78	0	597	1.35	1	1
	African People's Convention	279	0.63	0	418	0.95	0	0
	Pan Africanist Movement	126	0.29	0	341	0.77	0	0
	Congress of the People	19	0.04	0	338	0.76	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	26	0.06	0	91	0.21	0	0
Total		44,080	100.00	21	44,196	100.00	21	42

Valid votes		44,080	97.65		44,196	97.97
Invalid/blank votes		1,061	2.35		914	2.03
Total votes		45,141	100.00		45,110	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		77,938	57.92		77,938	57.88

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.^[5]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	27,300	75.75	21	28,280	81.16	14	35
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,995	8.31	0	3,249	9.32	4	4
	Independent candidates	3,590	9.96	0				0
	United Democratic Movement	783	2.17	0	1,192	3.42	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	680	1.89	0	675	1.94	1	1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	369	1.02	0	767	2.20	1	1
	African Transformation Movement	321	0.89	0	489	1.40	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	2	0.01	0	192	0.55	0	0
Total		36,040	100.00	21	34,844	100.00	21	42

Valid votes		36,040	97.80		34,844	96.52
Invalid/blank votes		809	2.20		1,256	3.48
Total votes		36,849	100.00		36,100	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		75,098	49.07		75,098	48.07

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since November 2021.

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
16 March 2022^[6]	21305005		African National Congress		African National Congress

Municipal elections in the Eastern Cape

Sarah Baartman	Baviaans Blue Crane Route Camdeboo Dr Beyers Naudé Ikwezi Kou-Kamma Kouga Makana Ndlambe Sunday's River Valley
Amathole	Amahlathi Great Kei Mbhashe Mnquma Ngqushwa Raymond Mhlaba
Chris Hani	Dr AB Xuma Emalahleni Enoch Mgijima Intsika Yethu Inxuba Yethemba Sakhisizwe
Joe Gqabi	Elundini Senqu Walter Sisulu
O.R. Tambo	Ingquza Hill King Sabata Dalindyebo Mhlontlo Nyandeni Port St. Johns
Alfred Nzo	Matatiele Ntabankulu Umzimvubu Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

This page was last edited on 14 January 2023, at 23:30