Ndlambe Local Municipality elections

The Ndlambe Local Municipality council consists of twenty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining ten 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 eleven seats.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	Other	Total
2000 election	13	4	—	0	17
2006 election	14	4	—	0	18
2011 election	13	6	—	1	20
2016 election	13	6	1	0	20
2021 election	11	6	3	0	20

December 2000 election

Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	12,374	74.61	7	12,556	75.56	6	13
	Democratic Alliance	3,555	21.43	2	3,480	20.94	2	4
	African Christian Democratic Party	469	2.83	0	312	1.88	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	188	1.13	0	269	1.62	0	0
Total		16,586	100.00	9	16,617	100.00	8	17
Valid votes		16,586	98.30		16,617	98.50
Invalid/blank votes		287	1.70		253	1.50
Total votes		16,873	100.00		16,870	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		26,668	63.27		26,668	63.26

March 2006 election

Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	14,446	77.81	8	14,391	77.58	6	14
	Democratic Alliance	3,642	19.62	1	3,679	19.83	3	4
	African Christian Democratic Party	477	2.57	0	479	2.58	0	0
Total		18,565	100.00	9	18,549	100.00	9	18
Valid votes		18,565	98.92		18,549	98.86
Invalid/blank votes		202	1.08		213	1.14
Total votes		18,767	100.00		18,762	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		29,895	62.78		29,895	62.76

May 2011 election

Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	14,168	65.97	8	14,481	68.91	5	13
	Democratic Alliance	6,016	28.01	1	6,533	31.09	5	6
	Independent candidates	1,294	6.02	1				1
Total		21,478	100.00	10	21,014	100.00	10	20
Valid votes		21,478	98.11		21,014	96.20
Invalid/blank votes		414	1.89		831	3.80
Total votes		21,892	100.00		21,845	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		32,532	67.29		32,532	67.15

August 2016 election

Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	13,818	62.05	9	13,870	62.33	4	13
	Democratic Alliance	6,823	30.64	1	6,885	30.94	5	6
	Economic Freedom Fighters	464	2.08	0	601	2.70	1	1
	Independent candidates	725	3.26	0				0
	United Democratic Movement	121	0.54	0	600	2.70	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	319	1.43	0	296	1.33	0	0
Total		22,270	100.00	10	22,252	100.00	10	20
Valid votes		22,270	98.94		22,252	99.00
Invalid/blank votes		238	1.06		224	1.00
Total votes		22,508	100.00		22,476	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		34,455	65.33		34,455	65.23

November 2021 election

Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	9,602	52.66	8	9,545	52.55	3	11
	Democratic Alliance	5,519	30.27	2	5,501	30.29	4	6
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,658	14.58	0	2,688	14.80	3	3
	African Christian Democratic Party	424	2.33	0	378	2.08	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	30	0.16	0	51	0.28	0	0
Total		18,233	100.00	10	18,163	100.00	10	20
Valid votes		18,233	98.89		18,163	98.51
Invalid/blank votes		205	1.11		275	1.49
Total votes		18,438	100.00		18,438	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		33,201	55.53		33,201	55.53