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Matimatolo, KwaZulu-Natal

Ward results

IFP loses its majority

2011

Council seats

ANC10 seats
IFP9 seats
NFP2 seats
DA1 seat
uMvoti · 2011 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1045,4545
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY940,9091
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY29,0909
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE14,5455
MINORITY FRONT00

22 seats; 12 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
43.0%23 785 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
41.1%22 721 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
9.5%5 248 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties6.4%3 560 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
5.5%3 020 votes
MINORITY FRONT
1.0%540 votes
uMvoti · 2011 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—23 78543
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY—22 72141,0764
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY—5 2489,4877
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—3 0205,4597
MINORITY FRONT—5400,9762

55314 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

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How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
IFP12—
ANC8—
DA1—

11 for a majority · 21 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
IFP9
ANC10
DA1
NFP2—
ZIBAMBELENI DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION0—

12 for a majority · 22 seats

KZN245 - Umvoti · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY122111
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS82111
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12111
2 006INDEPENDENTS02111
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION02111
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS102212
2 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY92212
2 011NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY22212
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12212
2 011MINORITY FRONT02212

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 %
IFP62.4%—
ANC21.6%—
DA10.9%—
ZIBAMBELENI DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION4.4%—
Other0.7%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
IFP54.6%
ANC37.6%
DA5.7%
NFP0.0%—
ZIBAMBELENI DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION0.0%
Other2.1%—
2011Vote %vs 2006
IFP41.1%
ANC43.0%
DA5.5%
NFP9.5%
ZIBAMBELENI DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION0.0%
Other1.0%
KZN245 - Umvoti · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY18 03562,378928 912Reported
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6 24821,610428 912Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 16310,940128 912Reported
2 000NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTYUnavailableUnavailable28 912Not separately listed in this source.
2 000ZIBAMBELENI DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION1 2764,413428 912Reported
2 000NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONUnavailableUnavailable28 912Not separately listed in this source.
2 000MINORITY FRONTUnavailableUnavailable28 912Not separately listed in this source.
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY21 40754,590239 214Reported
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS14 73037,563139 214Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 2455,72539 214Reported
2 006NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0039 214No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ZIBAMBELENI DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION0039 214No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION7091,80839 214Reported
2 006MINORITY FRONT0039 214No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY22 72141,076455 314Reported
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS23 7854355 314Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 0205,459755 314Reported
2 011NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY5 2489,487755 314Reported
2 011ZIBAMBELENI DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION0055 314No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0055 314No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011MINORITY FRONT5400,976255 314Reported

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 uMvoti

11 wards

Wards in uMvoti ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 11941,8609
Ward 12 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2 10241,5251
Ward 22 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 00754,3172
Ward 22 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2 16839,1618
Ward 32 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 16249,3677
Ward 32 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 62325,3396
Ward 42 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY3 42971,512
Ward 42 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 13923,7539
Ward 52 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2 80059,3095
Ward 52 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 28127,1341
Ward 62 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2 08046,1095
Ward 62 011NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY1 37430,4589
Ward 72 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 63970,9327
Ward 72 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 73726,5596
Ward 82 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2 86452,2628
Ward 82 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 00936,6606
Ward 92 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 85651,427
Ward 92 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE71019,673
Ward 102 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 25453,2231
Ward 102 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 00523,7308
Ward 112 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2 39454,1629
Ward 112 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 31529,7511

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

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 25 Oct 2021, 15:03 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:47 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: 25 Oct 2021, 15:03 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 uMvoti. Ward results include areas outside Matimatolo.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 4 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 2011.

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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