The Kou-Kamma Local Municipality council consists of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2006 election | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2011 election | 6 | 5 | — | 11 |
| 2016 election | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 election | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
December 2000 election
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 4,649 | 64.58 | 4 | 4,628 | 64.49 | 1 | 5 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,400 | 33.34 | 0 | 2,353 | 32.79 | 3 | 3 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 150 | 2.08 | 0 | 195 | 2.72 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 7,199 | 100.00 | 4 | 7,176 | 100.00 | 4 | 8 | |
| Valid votes | 7,199 | 97.91 | 7,176 | 97.71 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 154 | 2.09 | 168 | 2.29 | ||||
| Total votes | 7,353 | 100.00 | 7,344 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 12,676 | 58.01 | 12,676 | 57.94 | ||||
| Source: [1] | ||||||||
March 2006 election
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 5,577 | 66.53 | 5 | 5,616 | 67.10 | 2 | 7 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,639 | 19.55 | 0 | 1,655 | 19.77 | 2 | 2 | |
| Independent Democrats | 760 | 9.07 | 0 | 938 | 11.21 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 160 | 1.91 | 0 | 161 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 247 | 2.95 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8,383 | 100.00 | 5 | 8,370 | 100.00 | 5 | 10 | |
| Valid votes | 8,383 | 97.72 | 8,370 | 97.70 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 196 | 2.28 | 197 | 2.30 | ||||
| Total votes | 8,579 | 100.00 | 8,567 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 16,334 | 52.52 | 16,334 | 52.45 | ||||
| Source: [2] | ||||||||
May 2011 election
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 6,516 | 57.51 | 5 | 6,569 | 57.84 | 1 | 6 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 4,815 | 42.49 | 1 | 4,788 | 42.16 | 4 | 5 | |
| Total | 11,331 | 100.00 | 6 | 11,357 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 | |
| Valid votes | 11,331 | 98.78 | 11,357 | 99.07 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 140 | 1.22 | 107 | 0.93 | ||||
| Total votes | 11,471 | 100.00 | 11,464 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 18,579 | 61.74 | 18,579 | 61.70 | ||||
| Source: [3] | ||||||||
August 2016 election
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 5,972 | 50.14 | 5 | 6,134 | 51.59 | 1 | 6 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 5,109 | 42.90 | 1 | 5,281 | 44.42 | 4 | 5 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 237 | 1.99 | 0 | 308 | 2.59 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 421 | 3.53 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Koukamma Independent Party | 171 | 1.44 | 0 | 167 | 1.40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 11,910 | 100.00 | 6 | 11,890 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 | |
| Valid votes | 11,910 | 98.39 | 11,890 | 98.20 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 195 | 1.61 | 218 | 1.80 | ||||
| Total votes | 12,105 | 100.00 | 12,108 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 20,413 | 59.30 | 20,413 | 59.32 | ||||
| Source: [4] | ||||||||
By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in August 2016 and November 2021.[5]
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April 2018 | 2 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | ||
November 2021 election
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 4,595 | 44.38 | 5 | 4,957 | 48.33 | 1 | 6 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,629 | 25.39 | 0 | 3,032 | 29.56 | 3 | 3 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 1,094 | 10.57 | 0 | 1,150 | 11.21 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,280 | 12.36 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Freedom Front Plus | 270 | 2.61 | 0 | 313 | 3.05 | 1 | 1 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 257 | 2.48 | 0 | 293 | 2.86 | 0 | 0 | |
| Good | 175 | 1.69 | 0 | 309 | 3.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Compatriots of South Africa | 45 | 0.43 | 0 | 113 | 1.10 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 9 | 0.09 | 0 | 89 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 10,354 | 100.00 | 6 | 10,256 | 100.00 | 6 | 12 | |
| Valid votes | 10,354 | 97.76 | 10,256 | 97.40 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 237 | 2.24 | 274 | 2.60 | ||||
| Total votes | 10,591 | 100.00 | 10,530 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 20,645 | 51.30 | 20,645 | 51.01 | ||||
| Source: [6] | ||||||||
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.[5]
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2023 | 5 | African National Congress | African National Congress | ||
After the death of the previous ward five councillor, a by-election held on 14 June 2023 saw the African National Congress (ANC) retain its seat with 46%, with the Patriotic Alliance (PA) improving its 2021 result significantly, finishing second with 37%, up from 19%.[7]
References
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Kou-Kamma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Kou-Kamma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Kou-Kamma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Kou-Kamma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- 1 2 "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Kou-Kamma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ↑ Sussman, Wayne (15 June 2023). "JUNE BY-ELECTIONS: IFP cleans up in KZN, ANC shows Eastern durability despite impressive PA showing". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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