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Ksikotho, KwaZulu-Natal

Ward results

ANC has an outright majority

2006

Council seats

ANC14 seats
IFP5 seats
DA2 seats
ACDP1 seat
uMshwathi · 2006 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1463,6364
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY522,7273
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE29,0909
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY14,5455
INDEPENDENTS00
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION00
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00

22 seats; 12 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
63.0%25 813 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
22.3%9 149 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
6.6%2 709 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties8.1%3 299 votes
INDEPENDENTS
2.7%1 086 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
2.6%1 058 votes
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
1.9%776 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.9%379 votes
uMshwathi · 2006 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—25 81363,0046
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY—9 14922,331
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—2 7096,6122
INDEPENDENTS—1 0862,6507
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—1 0582,5824
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION—7761,8941
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—3790,9251

40970 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

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How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC14—
IFP5—
DA2—
ACDP1—

12 for a majority · 22 seats

KZ221 - uMshwathi · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS142212
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY52212
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE22212
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY12212
2 006INDEPENDENTS02212
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION02212
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA02212

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

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Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2000Vote %
ANC50.6%—
IFP31.1%—
ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ22110.2%—
DA5.6%—
ACDP0.0%—
Other2.4%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC63.0%
IFP22.3%
ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ2210.0%
DA6.6%
ACDP2.6%
Other5.5%
KZ221 - uMshwathi · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS16 06150,587431 749Reported
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY9 87931,115931 749Reported
2 000ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ2213 25110,239731 749Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 7825,612831 749Reported
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0031 749No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0031 749No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA5741,807931 749Reported
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS25 81363,004640 970Reported
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY9 14922,33140 970Reported
2 006ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ2210040 970No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 7096,612240 970Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 0582,582440 970Reported
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION7761,894140 970Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3790,925140 970Reported

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

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History data & sources

Ward + municipal PR votes. Connecting bands show the same party’s share or seats between elections, not individual voters moving between parties. Select a year to inspect its values; use the election-year selector to explore its results and places.

The chart names the five largest parties across these elections. The vote list also names parties gaining at least 2 percentage points since the previous election; remaining votes are combined under Other. Other’s change compares the same group of parties in both elections. Missing values remain unavailable.

  • All points use the same ballot basis. Ballot totals are not counts of individual voters.
  • Missing or grouped party rows remain gaps unless a complete, ungrouped list establishes zero votes.
  • Municipal boundaries can change between elections. Published area results are not boundary-adjusted.
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Ward results

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Wards in uMshwathi

11 wards

Wards in uMshwathi ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 64878,02
Ward 12 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2938,6329
Ward 22 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 93468,3151
Ward 22 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY33211,7273
Ward 32 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 59243,4261
Ward 32 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 31635,8974
Ward 42 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 37558,5119
Ward 42 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 26631,1899
Ward 52 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 93048,762
Ward 52 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 75544,3406
Ward 62 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 33978,1784
Ward 62 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY81219,0119
Ward 72 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 65148,774
Ward 72 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 28838,0502
Ward 82 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 93161,9924
Ward 82 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY82117,3646
Ward 92 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 82579,5327
Ward 92 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY49413,9077
Ward 102 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 91059,2984
Ward 102 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY88227,3828
Ward 112 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 67868,5787
Ward 112 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY91123,3291

The two largest published entries shown on each ward card. Open a ward for all entries.

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 29 Jul 2016, 09:33 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:53 SAST

Historical comparisons use published area results. Boundaries may change between elections. Vote shares use the ballot labelled on each chart; ballots are not individual voters.

Vote percentages beside council seats combine ward and municipal PR ballots. Seat counts include both ward and PR councillors.

Seat calculation & source

These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The totals add up to all 22 council seats. This is the historical election allocation, not a record of government changes during the term. Any grouped “Other” seats remain grouped.

IEC result time: 29 Jul 2016, 09:33 SAST · Source figures ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

Ward: choose a person. PR: choose a party.

Ward ballot

The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.

Municipal PR ballot

PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.

Two ballots work together

Party ward votes and municipal PR votes both count towards the party’s overall seat allocation.

Outside metros, voters also have a separate district PR ballot. An independent can stand in a ward but not on a party PR list.

Understanding the results

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

The council results cover all of uMshwathi. Ward results include areas outside Ksikotho.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 1 of the 2026 wards; the everyday town boundary may differ.

Town-to-ward mappings are available for 2026 only. The historical wards above belong to the whole municipality in 2006.

Positive-area intersections of the full-precision 2016 Stats SA main-place polygon and the MDB 2026 ward polygons. Display simplification is applied separately. Full-ward figures include votes outside the place; votes are never allocated by overlap area. Small boundary alignment differences were excluded using a 10-metre precision tolerance, a combined foreign area below 0.01% of the place, and agreement with the source municipality.

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