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Municipal council

uMfolozi

ANC gains an outright majority

17of 30 seats

2011 results

2011

Council seats

ANC17 seats54.8% of votes
IFP10 seats31.9% of votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY3 seats11.1% of votes
Vote breakdown

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
54.8%43 392 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
31.9%25 294 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
11.1%8 823 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties2.1%1 676 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
1.4%1 143 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.7%533 votes

How the vote changed

Other

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2011Vote %vs 2006
IFP31.9%
ANC54.8%
NFP11.1%
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0.0%
DA1.4%
Other0.7%
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 year selector in the results section to explore its 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.
All parties & exact values

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Wards in uMfolozi

15 wards

What is a ward?

One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.

A ward

A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.

One seat

The ward candidate with the most votes wins, even with less than half the votes.

Winning a ward does not mean winning control of the whole council. The council also includes PR councillors.

IEC guide to council seats
Ward 1
ANC51.9%Leading candidate: MATHAMSANQA EDNA NTSHANGASE
IFP32.5%
Lead: 924 votes
Ward 2
ANC47.9%Leading candidate: NKOSANA CLEOPAS MTHEMBU
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY18.2%
Lead: 1 105 votes
Ward 3
ANC73.3%Leading candidate: BHEKUMUZI MTHIYANE
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY11.1%
Lead: 2 946 votes
Ward 4
ANC73.1%Leading candidate: ZWELABO ROBERT MSANE
IFP22.5%
Lead: 2 387 votes
Ward 5
ANC66.0%Leading candidate: EMILY BUSI ZINI MBELE
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY16.5%
Lead: 2 730 votes
Ward 6
ANC59.4%Leading candidate: MAKHENI MOSES MBUYAZI
IFP34.9%
Lead: 1 631 votes
Ward 7
ANC53.6%Leading candidate: ELIJAH SGUNGWANA WELCOME MTHIMKHULU
IFP34.1%
Lead: 997 votes
Ward 8
ANC57.0%Leading candidate: SIFISO PHAZAMISA MAKHANYA
IFP24.0%
Lead: 2 083 votes
Ward 9
IFP41.6%Leading candidate: FUYINKOMO PHENUEL BHEKANI MPUNGOSE
ANC39.0%
Lead: 157 votes
Ward 10
IFP62.9%Leading candidate: BONGINHLANHLA MNQAYI
ANC28.3%
Lead: 1 413 votes
Ward 11
ANC60.0%Leading candidate: SIMANGALISO WONDER MGENGE
IFP31.5%
Lead: 1 519 votes
Ward 12
IFP49.6%Leading candidate: XOLANI MICHAEL BHENGU
ANC47.2%
Lead: 138 votes
Ward 13
IFP55.8%Leading candidate: JUSTICE MTHETHUYAHLUPHA NDIMANDE
ANC38.1%
Lead: 739 votes
Ward 14
ANC83.8%Leading candidate: NKOSINATHI RODNEY MBUYAZI
IFP10.3%
Lead: 4 589 votes
Ward 15
IFP46.9%Leading candidate: FORTUNE MTHOKOZISI THUSI
ANC33.6%
Lead: 792 votes
Local, district or metro?

Local councils and district councils share responsibilities. Metros combine both.

Your town and nearby areas

Handles local services such as refuse collection and local roads, with responsibilities shared with the district.

Several local municipalities

Coordinates planning and shared services across its area, such as bulk water infrastructure. Functions vary by area.

One council for a large city

Combines local and district responsibilities. There is no separate district council above it.

A district municipality is a level of local government. A voting district is a small voting area; it has no council of its own.

CoGTA guide to local government
Sources & result details

IEC: 25 Oct 2021, 15:03 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:48 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 30 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.

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

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