Emfuleni Local Municipality elections

The Emfuleni Local Municipality council consists of ninety members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Forty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-five wards, while the remaining forty-five 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) lost their majority of seats on the council for the first time.

Results

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

Event	ANC	COPE	DA	EFF	FF+	PAC	Other	Total
2000 election	62	-	18	-	1	2	2	85
2006 election	65	-	15	-	1	3	1	85
2011 election	64	1	21	-	1	1	1	89
2016 election	50	1	22	11	2	1	3	90
2021 election	38	0	24	14	6	2	6	90

December 2000 election

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	95,144	70.43	35	95,382	72.26	27	62
	Democratic Alliance	27,835	20.60	8	28,677	21.72	10	18
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	3,718	2.75	0	3,484	2.64	2	2
	Independent candidates	5,635	4.17	0				0
	United Democratic Movement	902	0.67	0	1,570	1.19	1	1
	Inkatha Freedom Party	1,023	0.76	0	1,181	0.89	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	559	0.41	0	828	0.63	1	1
	Azanian People's Organisation	281	0.21	0	885	0.67	0	0
Total		135,097	100.00	43	132,007	100.00	42	85

Valid votes		135,097	97.68		132,007	96.62
Invalid/blank votes		3,205	2.32		4,614	3.38
Total votes		138,302	100.00		136,621	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		308,632	44.81		308,632	44.27

March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	109,851	76.11	37	110,419	76.62	28	65
	Democratic Alliance	24,558	17.02	6	24,168	16.77	9	15
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	4,398	3.05	0	3,975	2.76	3	3
	Freedom Front Plus	2,118	1.47	0	1,829	1.27	1	1
	Independent Democrats	948	0.66	0	695	0.48	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	304	0.21	0	919	0.64	0	0
	Independent candidates	1,052	0.73	0				0
	Azanian People's Organisation	566	0.39	0	479	0.33	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	289	0.20	0	572	0.40	0	0
	Socialist Party of Azania	57	0.04	0	553	0.38	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	89	0.06	0	495	0.34	0	0
	Small-Farm Resident Association	98	0.07	0				0
Total		144,328	100.00	43	144,104	100.00	42	85

Valid votes		144,328	98.44		144,104	98.31
Invalid/blank votes		2,286	1.56		2,481	1.69
Total votes		146,614	100.00		146,585	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		319,623	45.87		319,623	45.86

May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	126,895	67.83	36	131,045	71.80	28	64
	Democratic Alliance	42,183	22.55	9	41,376	22.67	12	21
	Independent candidates	9,644	5.16	0				0
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	3,402	1.82	0	2,791	1.53	1	1
	African People's Convention	2,134	1.14	0	2,086	1.14	1	1
	Congress of the People	239	0.13	0	2,617	1.43	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	1,374	0.73	0	929	0.51	1	1
	United Democratic Movement	479	0.26	0	308	0.17	0	0
	Azanian People's Organisation	230	0.12	0	308	0.17	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	166	0.09	0	340	0.19	0	0
	Pan Africanist Movement	169	0.09	0	139	0.08	0	0
	National Freedom Party	7	0.00	0	269	0.15	0	0
	Socialist Party of Azania	93	0.05	0	161	0.09	0	0
	Black Economic Empowerment Party	60	0.03	0	154	0.08	0	0
Total		187,075	100.00	45	182,523	100.00	44	89

Valid votes		187,075	98.00		182,523	97.74
Invalid/blank votes		3,814	2.00		4,229	2.26
Total votes		190,889	100.00		186,752	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		342,715	55.70		342,715	54.49

August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	108,435	55.53	37	109,030	55.73	13	50
	Democratic Alliance	48,162	24.66	8	48,199	24.64	14	22
	Economic Freedom Fighters	23,865	12.22	0	23,814	12.17	11	11
	African Independent Congress	3,902	2.00	0	5,995	3.06	3	3
	Freedom Front Plus	4,354	2.23	0	4,186	2.14	2	2
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	1,857	0.95	0	1,517	0.78	1	1
	Congress of the People	2,015	1.03	0	808	0.41	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	553	0.28	0	585	0.30	0	0
	Independent candidates	1,097	0.56	0				0
	African People's Convention	218	0.11	0	501	0.26	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	296	0.15	0	385	0.20	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	147	0.08	0	330	0.17	0	0
	Azanian People's Organisation	177	0.09	0	140	0.07	0	0
	Ubuntu Party	115	0.06	0	110	0.06	0	0
	Alternative African Allegiance	79	0.04	0	39	0.02	0	0
	United Front of Civics	10	0.01	0				0
Total		195,282	100.00	45	195,639	100.00	45	90

Valid votes		195,282	98.71		195,639	98.64
Invalid/blank votes		2,543	1.29		2,696	1.36
Total votes		197,825	100.00		198,335	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		362,634	54.55		362,634	54.69

November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	60,054	39.73	38	59,891	39.69	0	38
	Democratic Alliance	40,157	26.56	7	41,134	27.26	17	24
	Economic Freedom Fighters	23,326	15.43	0	23,763	15.75	14	14
	Freedom Front Plus	10,265	6.79	0	9,201	6.10	6	6
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	2,932	1.94	0	2,862	1.90	2	2
	Community Solidarity Association	2,224	1.47	0	2,774	1.84	2	2
	New Horizon Movement	1,976	1.31	0	1,875	1.24	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	1,365	0.90	0	1,306	0.87	1	1
	Vaal Alternative Alliance Lekgotla	1,234	0.82	0	1,039	0.69	1	1
	Independent candidates	2,231	1.48	0				0
	Patriotic Alliance	732	0.48	0	815	0.54	1	1
	African Transformation Movement	580	0.38	0	691	0.46	0	0
	African Independent Congress	395	0.26	0	740	0.49	0	0
	South African Royal Kingdoms Organization	563	0.37	0	567	0.38	0	0
	Congress of the People	524	0.35	0	509	0.34	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	285	0.19	0	489	0.32	0	0
	African People's Convention	30	0.02	0	714	0.47	0	0
	Spectrum National Party	367	0.24	0	258	0.17	0	0
	Active Nation Against Corruption	334	0.22	0	179	0.12	0	0
	Black First Land First	185	0.12	0	317	0.21	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	41	0.03	0	410	0.27	0	0
	Activists Movement of South Africa	192	0.13	0	191	0.13	0	0
	National Freedom Party	155	0.10	0	221	0.15	0	0
	International Revelation Congress	153	0.10	0	219	0.15	0	0
	Azanian People's Organisation	210	0.14	0	143	0.09	0	0
	Africa Restoration Alliance	160	0.11	0	146	0.10	0	0
	Alternative African Allegiance	136	0.09	0	114	0.08	0	0
	Party of Action	100	0.07	0	134	0.09	0	0
	African Freedom Revolution	87	0.06	0	81	0.05	0	0
	National People's Front	55	0.04	0	85	0.06	0	0
	Bolsheviks Party of South Africa	83	0.05	0	46	0.03	0	0
	Land Party	36	0.02	0				0
	Voter's Independent Party - SA	1	0.00	0				0
Total		151,168	100.00	45	150,914	100.00	45	90

Valid votes		151,168	98.49		150,914	98.52
Invalid/blank votes		2,316	1.51		2,267	1.48
Total votes		153,484	100.00		153,181	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		351,544	43.66		351,544	43.57

Following the loss of its outright majority, the ANC governs in coalition with the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC), the Community Solidarity Association (CSA), as well as the Patriotic Alliance (PA), New Horizon Movement and the VAAL party.

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.

Date	Ward
13 Mar 2024	16	African National Congress	African National Congress
23 Jul 2025	35	African National Congress	African National Congress
27 May 2026	28	African National Congress	Democratic Alliance

References

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↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Emfuleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Emfuleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Emfuleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Emfuleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 Sussman, Wayne (24 July 2025). "Patriotic Alliance stuns DA in Paarl, ANC wins back Kimberley seat". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
↑ "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
↑ Sussman, Wayne (14 March 2024). "IFP trounces ANC again in KZN, sweeping three wards". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
↑ Sussman, Wayne (28 May 2026). "DA makes history with first Gauteng township ward victory in Evaton West". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 28 May 2026.

[1] "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Emfuleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[2] "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Emfuleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[3] "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Emfuleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[4] "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Emfuleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[5] "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Emfuleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[dm_2025_07-6] 1 2 Sussman, Wayne (24 July 2025). "Patriotic Alliance stuns DA in Paarl, ANC wins back Kimberley seat". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 24 July 2025.

[mbe-7] "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

[dm_2024_03-8] Sussman, Wayne (14 March 2024). "IFP trounces ANC again in KZN, sweeping three wards". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

[dm_2026_05-9] Sussman, Wayne (28 May 2026). "DA makes history with first Gauteng township ward victory in Evaton West". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 28 May 2026.