The uMlalazi Local Municipality council consists of fifty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-eight wards, while the remaining twenty-seven 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of thirty seats on the council.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | NFP | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election | 7 | 1 | - | 44 | - | 0 | 52 |
| 2006 election | 13 | 1 | - | 37 | - | 1 | 52 |
| 2011 election | 24 | 1 | - | 18 | 9 | 0 | 52 |
| 2016 election | 30 | 1 | 1 | 22 | - | 0 | 54 |
| 2021 election | 18 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 55 |
See main article: 2000 South African municipal elections.
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
See main article: 2006 South African municipal elections.
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
See main article: 2011 South African municipal elections.
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
See main article: 2016 South African municipal elections.
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
In a by-election held on 29 November 2017, a ward previously held by an ANC councillor was won by the IFP candidate.[5] Council composition was reconfigured as seen below:
| Party | Ward | PR list | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 11 | 29 | |||
| 9 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 27 | 27 | 54 | ||
See main article: 2021 South African municipal elections.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[6]