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KwaZulu-Natal · municipality · 2000

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A local municipality provides local services and shares responsibilities with a district.Explain

Local, district or metro?

Your town and nearby areas

Handles local services such as refuse collection and local roads, with responsibilities shared with the district.

Several local municipalities

Coordinates planning and shared services across its area, such as bulk water infrastructure. Functions vary by area.

One council for a large city

Combines local and district responsibilities. There is no separate district council above it.

A district municipality is a level of local government. A voting district is a small voting area; it has no council of its own.

CoGTA guide to local government

2000 election outcome · Awaiting allocation

Council seats unavailable

Historical

A vote lead alone cannot tell us whether a party has a council majority.

The council size or seat progress is not available yet.

% measures votes. Seats are places on the council.Explain

Vote share vs seats

Vote share

40 out of every 100 valid votes on the ballot shown.

One councillor

A representative who votes on council decisions.

Seats decide a majority

Use the council seat total, not the percentage on a single ballot.

Ward wins and the proportional allocation determine the final seats. A party’s PR vote percentage alone is not its share of council seats.

IEC guide to council seats

Combined ballot votes

Separate PR and ward figures are unavailable for this area.

Combined ballots show votes, not council seats.Explain

Vote share vs seats

Vote share

40 out of every 100 valid votes on the ballot shown.

One councillor

A representative who votes on council decisions.

Seats decide a majority

Use the council seat total, not the percentage on a single ballot.

Ward wins and the proportional allocation determine the final seats. A party’s PR vote percentage alone is not its share of council seats.

IEC guide to council seats
Leading in votesANC
31.9%

Ahead by 757 votes of IFP.

Party / candidateVote % · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
31.9%8 082 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
28.9%7 325 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
22.1%5 615 votes
RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS PARTY SIMUNYE
12.3%3 112 votes
MINORITY FRONT
4.8%1 223 votes

25 357 combined ballot votes

Ward results

9 wards · Ward ballot

One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.Explain

What is a ward?

A ward

A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.

One seat

The ward candidate with the most votes wins, even with less than half the votes.

Winning a ward does not mean winning control of the whole council. The council also includes PR councillors.

IEC guide to council seats

Combined ballot totals · separate historical ward ballots unavailable.

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