The Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
It was established for the August 2016 local elections by the merging of The Big 5 False Bay and Hlabisa local municipalities.
In the election of 3 August 2016 the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of thirteen seats on the council. In 2021 the IFP won an increased majority of fifteen.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council and its predecessors after past elections.
The Big Five False Bay
Hlabisa
Big Five Hlabisa
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
The Big Five False Bay
Hlabisa
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.
The Big Five False Bay
Hlabisa
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
The Big Five False Bay
Hlabisa
In 2011 a substantial part of the Hlabisa municipality's land area, including more than half of its population, was transferred to the Mtubatuba Local Municipality. Consequently, the council was reduced from 37 seats to 16 seats.
August 2016 election
The Big Five False Bay and Hlabisa municipalities were merged at the time of the 2016 election. The following table shows the results of the election.
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.