Intsika Yethu Local Municipality elections

The Intsika Yethu Local Municipality council (within the South African Chris Hani District Municipality) consists of forty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-one wards, while the remaining twenty-one 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) won a majority of thirty-five seats.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	PAC	UDM	Other	Total
2000 election	37	0	—	2	7	0	46
2006 election	41	—	—	2	3	0	46
2011 election	37	0	—	1	2	2	42
2016 election	35	1	3	1	2	0	42
2021 election	35	1	4	1	1	0	42

December 2000 election

Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	30,835	77.23	23	31,771	79.14	14	37
	United Democratic Movement	6,336	15.87	0	6,091	15.17	7	7
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	1,069	2.68	0	1,624	4.05	2	2
	Independent candidates	1,459	3.65	0				0
	Democratic Alliance	226	0.57	0	660	1.64	0	0
Total		39,925	100.00	23	40,146	100.00	23	46
Valid votes		39,925	96.85		40,146	96.86
Invalid/blank votes		1,299	3.15		1,303	3.14
Total votes		41,224	100.00		41,449	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		71,334	57.79		71,334	58.11

March 2006 election

Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	41,329	88.45	23	41,955	89.34	18	41
	United Democratic Movement	3,110	6.66	0	3,287	7.00	3	3
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	1,699	3.64	0	1,720	3.66	2	2
	Independent candidates	590	1.26	0				0
Total		46,728	100.00	23	46,962	100.00	23	46
Valid votes		46,728	97.60		46,962	97.46
Invalid/blank votes		1,149	2.40		1,226	2.54
Total votes		47,877	100.00		48,188	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		78,899	60.68		78,899	61.08

May 2011 election

Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	37,165	87.83	21	37,956	88.35	16	37
	Congress of the People	1,908	4.51	0	1,958	4.56	2	2
	United Democratic Movement	1,656	3.91	0	1,466	3.41	2	2
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	517	1.22	0	555	1.29	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	504	1.19	0	445	1.04	0	0
	African People's Convention	217	0.51	0	360	0.84	0	0
	Pan Africanist Movement	276	0.65	0	220	0.51	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	55	0.13	0				0
	National Freedom Party	16	0.04	0				0
Total		42,314	100.00	21	42,960	100.00	21	42
Valid votes		42,314	98.36		42,960	98.52
Invalid/blank votes		706	1.64		645	1.48
Total votes		43,020	100.00		43,605	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		72,149	59.63		72,149	60.44

August 2016 election

Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	35,330	80.15	21	36,163	81.82	14	35
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,755	6.25	0	2,890	6.54	3	3
	United Democratic Movement	1,409	3.20	0	2,331	5.27	2	2
	Independent candidates	2,816	6.39	0				0
	Democratic Alliance	974	2.21	0	1,027	2.32	1	1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	346	0.78	0	597	1.35	1	1
	African People's Convention	279	0.63	0	418	0.95	0	0
	Pan Africanist Movement	126	0.29	0	341	0.77	0	0
	Congress of the People	19	0.04	0	338	0.76	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	26	0.06	0	91	0.21	0	0
Total		44,080	100.00	21	44,196	100.00	21	42
Valid votes		44,080	97.65		44,196	97.97
Invalid/blank votes		1,061	2.35		914	2.03
Total votes		45,141	100.00		45,110	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		77,938	57.92		77,938	57.88

November 2021 election

Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections

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

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	27,300	75.75	21	28,280	81.16	14	35
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,995	8.31	0	3,249	9.32	4	4
	Independent candidates	3,590	9.96	0				0
	United Democratic Movement	783	2.17	0	1,192	3.42	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	680	1.89	0	675	1.94	1	1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	369	1.02	0	767	2.20	1	1
	African Transformation Movement	321	0.89	0	489	1.40	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	2	0.01	0	192	0.55	0	0
Total		36,040	100.00	21	34,844	100.00	21	42
Valid votes		36,040	97.80		34,844	96.52
Invalid/blank votes		809	2.20		1,256	3.48
Total votes		36,849	100.00		36,100	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		75,098	49.07		75,098	48.07

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since November 2021.

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
16 Mar 2022[6]	21305005		African National Congress		African National Congress
14 Aug 2024[7]	12		African National Congress		African National Congress
9 Oct 2024[8]	12		African National Congress		African National Congress
2 Apr 2025[9]	13		African National Congress		African National Congress