South Africa: 2011 Local election candidates by party
Updated April 2011
A total of 121 parties fielded candidates for the 2011 local government elections, compared with 97 in 2006 and 79 in 2000; only two wards were not contested (IEC 2011). A total nomber of 10 055 seats were up for contestation, 4 277 ward seats and 5 778 proportional represtation seats (Municipal Demarcation Board 2010, 2).
Note: The Independent Democrats was in the process of merging with the Democratic Alliance and fielded candidates under the Democratic Alliance banner.
| Party | No Candidates | % Seats contested |
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 9 403 | 93.52 |
| Democratic Alliance | 7 117 | 70.78 |
| Congress of the People | 5 929 | 58.97 |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 3 735 | 37.15 |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 2 985 | 29.69 |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 2 702 | 26.87 |
| National Freedom Party | 2 591 | 25.77 |
| United Democratic Movement | 2 324 | 23.11 |
| Freedom Front + | 2 303 | 22.90 |
| African People's Convention | 2 158 | 21.46 |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 1 491 | 14.83 |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 606 | 6.03 |
| Christian Democratic Party | 491 | 4.88 |
| African Christian Alliance-Afrikaner Christen Alliansie | 488 | 4.85 |
| Movement Democratic Party | 388 | 3.86 |
| Independent Ratepayers Association of SA | 359 | 3.57 |
| South African Progressive Civic Organisation | 353 | 3.51 |
| Minority Front | 355 | 3.53 |
| National People's Party | 290 | 2.88 |
| United Independent Front | 261 | 2.60 |
| Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa | 247 | 2.46 |
| Pan Africanist Movement | 244 | 2.43 |
| United Residents Front | 230 | 2.29 |
| 26 parties with 100-200 candidates | 3 583 | - |
| 19 parties with 40-99 candidates | 1 291 | - |
| 18 parties with 20-39 candidates | 518 | - |
| 21 parties with 10-19 candidates | 323 | - |
| 13 parties with 1-9 candidates | 83 | - |
| Independents | 748 | - |
| Total | 53 596 | 100.00 |
Table source
IEC 2011.
References
INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION (IEC) 2011 "Candidate statistics", [www] http://www.elections.org.za/content/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=1770 [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 15 Apr 2011).
MUNICIPAL DEMARCATION BOARD 2010 "Municipal Demarcation Board hands over municipal ward for the 2011 local government elections", [www] http://www.demarcation.org.za/pages/documents/2010_09_01%20Wards%20Press%20Statement.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 15 Apr 2011).