Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality elections explained

The Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

It was established for the August 2016 local elections by the merging of The Big 5 False Bay and Hlabisa local municipalities.^[1]

In the election of 3 August 2016 the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of thirteen seats on the council. In 2021 the IFP won an increased majority of fifteen.

Results

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

The Big Five False Bay

Event	ANC	IFP	NFP	Other
2000 election	1	6	-	-
2006 election	2	5	-	0
2011 election	3	3	1	0

Hlabisa

Event	ANC	IFP	NFP	Other
2000 election	3	34	-	-
2006 election	6	30	-	1
2011 election	4	8	4	0

Big Five Hlabisa

Event	ANC	IFP	NFP	Other
2016 election	11	13	-	1
2021 election	9	15	1	2

December 2000 election

See main article: 2000 South African municipal elections. The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.^{[2] [3]}

Hlabisa

March 2006 election

See main article: 2006 South African municipal elections.

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.^{[4] [5]}

Hlabisa

May 2011 election

See main article: 2011 South African municipal elections.

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.^{[6] [7]}

Hlabisa

In 2011 a substantial part of the Hlabisa municipality's land area, including more than half of its population, was transferred to the Mtubatuba Local Municipality. Consequently, the council was reduced from 37 seats to 16 seats.

August 2016 election

See main article: 2016 South African municipal elections.

The Big Five False Bay and Hlabisa municipalities were merged at the time of the 2016 election. The following table shows the results of the election.^[8]

November 2021 election

See main article: 2021 South African municipal elections.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Local Government Handbook. 6 August 2016.
2. Web site: Election Result Table for LGE2000 — The Big 5 False Bay . 2021-11-19 . wikitable.frith.dev.
3. Web site: Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Hlabisa . 2021-11-19 . wikitable.frith.dev.
4. Web site: Election Result Table for LGE2006 — The Big Five False Bay . 2021-11-19 . wikitable.frith.dev.
5. Web site: Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Hlabisa . 2021-11-19 . wikitable.frith.dev.
6. Web site: Election Result Table for LGE2011 — The Big Five False Bay . 2021-11-19 . wikitable.frith.dev.
7. Web site: Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Hlabisa . 2021-11-19 . wikitable.frith.dev.
8. Web site: Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Big Five Hlabisa . 2021-11-19 . wikitable.frith.dev.
9. Web site: Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Big Five Hlabisa . 2021-11-19 . wikitable.frith.dev.