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

The municipality was enlarged at the time of the 2016 South African municipal elections when part of the disbanded Ntambanana Local Municipality was merged into it.

In the election of 3 August 2016 the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of fourteen seats on the council. The party lost its majority in the election of 1 November 2021, obtaining a plurality of twelve seats.

Results The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections. Event ANC EFF IFP NFP Other Total 2000 election 1 - 10 - 0 11 2006 election 3 - 8 - 0 11 2011 election 5 - 5 1 0 11 2016 election 10 1 14 - 0 25 2021 election 10 1 12 1 1 25

December 2000 election

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.

March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.

May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.

August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.

August 2016 to November 2021 by-elections

In a by-election held on 25 July 2018, a ward previously held by an ANC councillor was won by the IFP candidate. Council composition was reconfigured as seen below:

Party Ward PR list Total 12 3 15 1 8 9 0 1 1 Total 13 12 25

November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.

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

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor31 August 2022 12 19 July 2023 6 19 June 2024 10

After the August 2022 by-election, the IFP gained an outright majority by winning a ward from the ANC. As of June 2024, the IFP have won three consecutive wards off the ANC. The composition of the council is as follows:

Party Ward List TotalInkatha Freedom Party 11 4 15African National Congress 2 5 7Academic Congress Union 0 1 1Economic Freedom Fighters 0 1 1National Freedom Party 0 1 1Total 13 12 25

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