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Nkapha, KwaZulu-Natal

Ward results

ANC has an outright majority

2006

Council seats

ANC33 seats
IFP2 seats
UDM1 seat
uMzimkhulu · 2006 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3391,6667
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY25,5556
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT12,7778
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE00
INDEPENDENTS00

36 seats; 19 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
91.8%72 975 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
3.8%3 032 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties4.4%3 459 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
3.3%2 585 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.8%643 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
0.3%231 votes
uMzimkhulu · 2006 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—72 97591,8317
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY—3 0323,8155
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT—2 5853,253
INDEPENDENTS—6430,8092
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—2310,2907

79466 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC33—
UDM1—
IFP2—
DA0—

19 for a majority · 36 seats

KZ5a6 - Umzimkhulu · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS333619
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY23619
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT13619
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE03619
2 006INDEPENDENTS03619

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 %
ANC80.4%—
UDM9.9%—
IFP6.6%—
DA1.1%—
Other2.0%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC91.8%
UDM3.3%
IFP3.8%
DA0.3%
Other0.8%
KZ5a6 - Umzimkhulu · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS42 31380,4252 615Reported
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT5 1839,850852 615Reported
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY3 4536,562852 615Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5881,117652 615Reported
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS72 97591,831779 466Reported
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2 5853,25379 466Reported
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY3 0323,815579 466Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2310,290779 466Reported

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 uMzimkhulu

18 wards

Wards in uMzimkhulu ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 14295,9018
Ward 12 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT851,968
Ward 22 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 43996,9214
Ward 22 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1172,5546
Ward 32 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 55591,6001
Ward 32 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1844,741
Ward 42 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 15791,5603
Ward 42 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1955,6555
Ward 52 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 23093,7916
Ward 52 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2515,5654
Ward 62 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 92594,6924
Ward 62 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1112,6779
Ward 72 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 02782,9454
Ward 72 006INDEPENDENTS4198,6303
Ward 82 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 14286,4612
Ward 82 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2948,0903
Ward 92 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 70492,0368
Ward 92 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2605,0871
Ward 102 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 51479,7911
Ward 102 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY82218,6649
Ward 112 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 39391,5018
Ward 112 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2885,9988
Ward 122 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 31993,2827
Ward 122 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1464,1034
Ward 132 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 49995,8662
Ward 132 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1633,4733
Ward 142 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 40993,7487
Ward 142 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2435,1669
Ward 152 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 19191,5843
Ward 152 006INDEPENDENTS2243,952
Ward 162 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 11390,9436
Ward 162 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1514,4113
Ward 172 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 09495,1083
Ward 172 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1302,4272
Ward 182 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 12294,1741
Ward 182 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1743,9753

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, 15:51 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 36 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 uMzimkhulu. Ward results include areas outside Nkapha.

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.

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