City of Ekurhuleni elections explained

The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality council consists of 224 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. 112 are elected by first-past-the-post voting in 112 wards, while the remaining 112 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, no party obtained a majority of seats on the council.

Results

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

Event ACDPANCCOPEDAEFFFF+IFPPACOtherTotal
2000 election2 99 - 55 - 1 6 4 8 175
2006 election2 108 - 45 - 2 5 3 10 175
2011 election1 125 2 62 - 1 2 2 7 202
2016 election1 109 1 77 25 2 2 1 6 224
2021 election2 86 1 65 31 8 3 1 27 224

December 2000 election

See main article: 2000 South African municipal elections.

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

Ekurhuleni local election, 5 December 2000
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
283,150 286,003 569,153 56.5% 62 37 99
157,875 156,622 314,497 31.2% 25 30 55
16,751 15,175 31,926 3.2% 0 6 6
12,551 12,069 24,620 2.4% 1 3 4
4,945 6,064 11,009 1.1% 0 2 2
6,165 4,565 10,730 1.1% 0 2 2
5,056 5,486 10,542 1.0% 0 2 2
3,169 4,567 7,736 0.8% 0 1 1
3,161 4,479 7,640 0.8% 0 1 1
2,229 4,030 6,259 0.6% 0 1 1
1,848 2,214 4,062 0.4% 0 1 1
4,011 – 4,011 0.4% 0 – 0
2,105 1,543 3,648 0.4% 0 1 1
333 702 1,035 0.1% 0 0 0
– 413 413 0.0% – 0 0
Total503,349 503,932 1,007,281 88 87 175
Valid votes503,349 503,932 1,007,281 98.4%
Spoilt votes8,515 8,199 16,714 1.6%
Total votes cast511,864 512,131 1,023,995
Voter turnout513,676
Registered voters1,137,951
Turnout percentage45.1%

March 2006 election

See main article: 2006 South African municipal elections.

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]

Ekurhuleni local election, 1 March 2006
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
322,691 320,043 642,734 61.3% 63 45 108
135,194 135,173 270,367 25.8% 25 20 45
14,266 14,944 29,210 2.8% 0 5 5
8,814 7,472 16,286 1.6% 0 3 3
7,705 7,336 15,041 1.4% 0 3 3
4,659 6,313 10,972 1.0% 0 2 2
5,146 5,496 10,642 1.0% 0 2 2
5,130 5,105 10,235 1.0% 0 2 2
2,884 3,864 6,748 0.6% 0 1 1
2,973 1,831 4,804 0.5% 0 1 1
4,375 – 4,375 0.4% 0 – 0
1,759 1,976 3,735 0.4% 0 1 1
2,052 1,534 3,586 0.3% 0 1 1
934 1,873 2,807 0.3% 0 1 1
1,321 887 2,208 0.2% 0 0 0
995 1,200 2,195 0.2% 0 0 0
761 1,281 2,042 0.2% 0 0 0
781 1,246 2,027 0.2% 0 0 0
863 861 1,724 0.2% 0 0 0
828 894 1,722 0.2% 0 0 0
475 1,102 1,577 0.2% 0 0 0
700 689 1,389 0.1% 0 0 0
45 689 734 0.1% 0 0 0
213 364 577 0.1% 0 0 0
Total525,564 522,173 1,047,737 88 87 175
Valid votes525,564 522,173 1,047,737 98.3%
Spoilt votes7,665 9,955 17,620 1.7%
Total votes cast533,229 532,128 1,065,357
Voter turnout537,523
Registered voters1,240,348
Turnout percentage43.3%

May 2011 election

See main article: 2011 South African municipal elections.

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]

Ekurhuleni local election, 18 May 2011
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
478,068 490,234 968,302 61.6% 71 54 125
238,380 237,605 475,985 30.3% 30 32 62
9,332 8,938 18,270 1.2% 0 3 3
8,165 9,174 17,339 1.1% 0 2 2
6,206 8,579 14,785 0.9% 0 2 2
5,873 4,806 10,679 0.7% 0 2 2
5,226 4,690 9,916 0.6% 0 1 1
4,241 5,375 9,616 0.6% 0 1 1
4,655 4,011 8,666 0.6% 0 1 1
6,080 2,557 8,637 0.5% 0 1 1
4,002 3,280 7,282 0.5% 0 1 1
3,759 3,222 6,981 0.4% 0 1 1
2,391 – 2,391 0.2% 0 – 0
784 983 1,767 0.1% 0 0 0
972 603 1,575 0.1% 0 0 0
663 877 1,540 0.1% 0 0 0
873 650 1,523 0.1% 0 0 0
832 670 1,502 0.1% 0 0 0
837 643 1,480 0.1% 0 0 0
620 639 1,259 0.1% 0 0 0
572 379 951 0.1% 0 0 0
85 274 359 0.0% 0 0 0
– 355 355 0.0% – 0 0
34 – 34 0.0% 0 – 0
Total782,650 788,544 1,571,194 101 101 202
Valid votes782,650 788,544 1,571,194 98.5%
Spoilt votes14,321 9,922 24,243 1.5%
Total votes cast796,971 798,466 1,595,437
Voter turnout804,170
Registered voters1,424,392
Turnout percentage56.5%

August 2016 election

See main article: 2016 South African municipal elections.

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

Ekurhuleni local election, 3 August 2016
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
436,190 438,961 875,151 48.6% 76 33 109
307,664 306,709 614,373 34.1% 35 42 77
102,242 99,770 202,012 11.2% 1 24 25
14,709 14,810 29,519 1.6% 0 4 4
8,940 9,345 18,285 1.0% 0 2 2
7,991 8,059 16,050 0.9% 0 2 2
3,908 3,754 7,662 0.4% 0 1 1
3,836 3,743 7,579 0.4% 0 1 1
2,272 2,499 4,771 0.3% 0 1 1
2,209 2,504 4,713 0.3% 0 1 1
3,067 1,219 4,286 0.2% 0 1 1
3,675 – 3,675 0.2% 0 – 0
1,435 2,109 3,544 0.2% 0 0 0
566 2,388 2,954 0.2% 0 0 0
444 338 782 0.0% 0 0 0
109 462 571 0.0% 0 0 0
261 250 511 0.0% 0 0 0
173 230 403 0.0% 0 0 0
93 304 397 0.0% 0 0 0
199 190 389 0.0% 0 0 0
44 298 342 0.0% 0 0 0
35 252 287 0.0% 0 0 0
148 137 285 0.0% 0 0 0
72 180 252 0.0% 0 0 0
108 105 213 0.0% 0 0 0
31 164 195 0.0% 0 0 0
Total900,421 898,780 1,799,201 112 112 224
Valid votes900,421 898,780 1,799,201 98.3%
Spoilt votes16,086 15,783 31,869 1.7%
Total votes cast916,507 914,563 1,831,070
Voter turnout921,547
Registered voters1,587,116
Turnout percentage58.1%

November 2021 election

See main article: 2021 South African municipal elections.

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

Ekurhuleni local election, 1 November 2021
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
254,782 257,186 511,968 38.2% 78 8 86
194,739 190,305 385,044 28.7% 32 33 65
92,919 89,045 181,964 13.6% 0 31 31
39,089 49,395 88,484 6.6% 0 15 15
21,330 23,318 44,648 3.3% 0 8 8
12,630 12,524 25,154 1.9% 2 2 4
8,335 9,885 18,220 1.4% 0 3 3
8,193 9,125 17,318 1.3% 0 3 3
5,524 5,795 11,319 0.8% 0 2 2
8,025 – 8,025 0.6% 0 – 0
5,242 2,406 7,648 0.6% 0 1 1
2,960 3,026 5,986 0.4% 0 1 1
2,089 2,897 4,986 0.4% 0 1 1
2,133 2,204 4,337 0.3% 0 1 1
1,401 1,926 3,327 0.2% 0 1 1
1,428 1,702 3,130 0.2% 0 1 1
1,511 1,340 2,851 0.2% 0 1 1
1,090 1,013 2,103 0.2% 0 0 0
1,006 706 1,712 0.1% 0 0 0
661 828 1,489 0.1% 0 0 0
714 709 1,423 0.1% 0 0 0
936 433 1,369 0.1% 0 0 0
491 526 1,017 0.1% 0 0 0
322 680 1,002 0.1% 0 0 0
544 316 860 0.1% 0 0 0
165 606 771 0.1% 0 0 0
529 209 738 0.1% 0 0 0
243 455 698 0.1% 0 0 0
278 277 555 0.0% 0 0 0
126 401 527 0.0% 0 0 0
151 323 474 0.0% 0 0 0
100 313 413 0.0% 0 0 0
– 355 355 0.0% – 0 0
17 206 223 0.0% 0 0 0
15 165 180 0.0% 0 0 0
4 153 157 0.0% 0 0 0
138 – 138 0.0% 0 – 0
37 68 105 0.0% 0 0 0
Total669,897 670,821 1,340,718 112 112 224
Valid votes669,897 670,821 1,340,718 98.5%
Spoilt votes9,879 10,113 19,992 1.5%
Total votes cast679,776 680,934 1,360,710
Voter turnout688,479
Registered voters1,575,840
Turnout percentage43.7%

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.[6]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
24 May 2023[7] 25
25 October 2023[8] 23
14 February 2024[9] 25

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local Government Elections 2000 - Seat Calculation Detail: East Rand - Greater East Rand Metro [East Rand]]. Independent Electoral Commission . 13 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Local Government Elections 2006 - Seat Calculation Detail: Ekurhuleni . Independent Electoral Commission . 13 November 2021.
  3. Web site: Local Government Elections 2011 - Seat Calculation Detail: Ekurhuleni . Independent Electoral Commission . 13 November 2021.
  4. Web site: Local Government Elections 2016 - Seat Calculation Detail: Ekurhuleni . Independent Electoral Commission . 13 November 2021.
  5. Web site: Local Government Elections 2021 - Seat Calculation Detail: Ekurhuleni . Independent Electoral Commission . 13 November 2021.
  6. Web site: Municipal By-elections results . Electoral Commission of South Africa . 25 May 2023.
  7. Web site: Sussman . Wayne . 2023-05-25 . MAY BY-ELECTIONS: ANC, DA reassert dominance with big wins in KZN and Gauteng . 2023-05-25 . Daily Maverick . en.
  8. Web site: Sussman . Wayne . 2023-10-26 . October by-elections: ANC wins back seats in KZN, Mpumalanga . 2023-10-26 . Daily Maverick . en.
  9. Web site: Sussman . Wayne . 2024-02-15 . MK party snatches votes from ANC in second Zululand scare . 2024-02-15 . Daily Maverick . en.

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