IEC-reported council seats
IFP has a majority
IFP has 35 seats. 24 seats needed in a 47-seat council.
24 seats for a majority 47-seat council
PartySeats
IFP35
ANC11
EFF1
How these seats are worked out
These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The party totals add up to all 47 council seats. Results remain provisional; a seat majority does not establish a governing agreement or who will become mayor.
IEC result time: 06 Apr 2017, 11:46 SAST · Source figures ↗
Combined ballot votes
Separate PR and ward figures are unavailable for this area.
LeadingIFP
73.1%
Ahead by 55 833 votes of ANC.
Change since 2011 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.
Party / candidateShare · votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTYIFP
73.1%81 777 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSANC
23.2%25 944 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSEFF
1.8%1 962 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDA
1.0%1 071 votes
INDEPENDENTSINDEPENDENTS
0.5%558 votes
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNIONACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION
0.5%517 votes
111 829 combined ballot votes
Ward results
24 wards · Ward ballot
Change since 2011 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.
Combined ballot totals · separate historical ward ballots unavailable.
Ward 1 ↗
IFP79.6%
PETROS MDUMISENI MTHETHWALead: 2 813 votesWard 2 ↗IFP85.7%
REGINALD BONGINKOSI NYAWOLead: 3 801 votesWard 3 ↗IFP75.1%
SENZOSENKOSI MFANISENI BUTHELEZILead: 2 175 votesWard 4 ↗IFP72.6%
NICLAS DLOKWAKHE MASONDOLead: 2 488 votesWard 5 ↗IFP84.0%
SIBEKEZELO NHLONIPHO BUTHELEZILead: 3 530 votesWard 6 ↗IFP88.8%
ZACHARIA BONGINKOSI MNCUBELead: 3 770 votesWard 7 ↗IFP79.4%
JUTSHANA EDWARD XULULead: 2 803 votesWard 8 ↗IFP80.3%
ALSON MZWANDILE SIBIYALead: 2 835 votesWard 9 ↗IFP79.3%
BENNETH LUCKY KHUMALOLead: 3 458 votesWard 10 ↗IFP83.8%
MAGNIFICENT SIFISO MHLONGOLead: 3 235 votesWard 11 ↗IFP80.3%
THEMBELIHLE GABA MADELALead: 2 836 votesWard 12 ↗IFP74.5%
THOKOZANI KENNETH MKHIZELead: 2 138 votesWard 13 ↗IFP61.1%
LINDELANI YAKALead: 1 360 votesWard 14 ↗IFP70.6%
MAXWELL SIBUSISO BUTHELEZILead: 2 398 votesWard 15 ↗IFP58.0%
SINDISIWE PEARL XIMBALead: 1 125 votesWard 16 ↗IFP51.2%
MKHAWULENI EZROM BUTHELEZILead: 230 votesWard 17 ↗IFP67.6%
KHANYISANI PRINCE NGEMALead: 1 922 votesWard 18 ↗IFP68.9%
MSAWENKOSI MDLALOSELead: 1 790 votesWard 19 ↗IFP68.0%
SIYABONGA DOCTOR SIBIYALead: 1 553 votesWard 20 ↗IFP76.0%
SHADRACK ZITHATHE MKHIZELead: 2 441 votesWard 21 ↗IFP67.6%
THULANI PATRICK KHANYILELead: 2 046 votesWard 22 ↗IFP62.1%
VINCENT NGCOBOLead: 1 273 votesWard 23 ↗IFP70.5%
JOSEPH VUSUMUZI BUTHELEZILead: 2 019 votesWard 24 ↗IFP70.5%
DUMISANI KHOZALead: 1 794 votes