The Okhahlamba Local Municipality council consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 no party won a majority on the council. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) obtained a plurality of nine seats.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.
The African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority, falling from 15 to 8 seats, but retained control in conjunction with the African People's Movement (Apemo) and National Freedom Party (NFP).
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.