2021 · Municipal council

eMadlangeni

Ward results

ANC loses its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

11 seats6 for a majority

ANC4 seats

IFP4 seats

DA1 seat

EFF1 seat

NFP1 seat

eMadlangeni · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4	36,3636
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	4	36,3636
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	9,0909
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	9,0909
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1	9,0909
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
KZN INDEPENDENCE	0	0
OTHER	0	0
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0
ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS	0	0
TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA	0	0

11 seats; 6 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

35.0%5 531 votes

29.0%4 589 votes

10.5%1 652 votes

9.7%1 529 votes

Other15.8%2 502 votes

4.6%730 votes

3.7%585 votes

2.2%347 votes

1.3%208 votes

1.1%171 votes

0.8%127 votes

0.7%106 votes

0.5%79 votes

0.5%77 votes

0.5%72 votes

eMadlangeni · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	5 531	34,9997
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	4 589	29,0388
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	1 652	10,4537
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	1 529	9,6754
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	730	4,6194
INDEPENDENTS	—	585	3,7018
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	347	2,1958
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	208	1,3162
TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA	—	171	1,0821
KZN INDEPENDENCE	—	127	0,8036
OTHER	—	106	0,6708
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	—	79	0,4999
ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS	—	77	0,4872
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	—	72	0,4556

15803 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Ward 6 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

IFP3—

ANC3—

NFP0—

DA1—

EFF0—

4 for a majority · 7 seats

2011Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2016Seats

IFP3—

ANC6—

DA1—

EFF1—

6 for a majority · 11 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

IFP4

ANC4

NFP1—

DA1

EFF1

6 for a majority · 11 seats

KZN253 - eMadlangeni · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 000	Seat allocation unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3	7	4
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3	7	4
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	7	4
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	7	4
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	7	4
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	7	4
2 011	Seat allocation unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6	11	6
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3	11	6
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	11	6
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	11	6
2 016	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	11	6
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	11	6
2 016	ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS	0	11	6
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	11	6
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4	11	6
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	4	11	6
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	11	6
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	11	6
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1	11	6
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	11	6
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	11	6
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	11	6
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	11	6
2 021	KZN INDEPENDENCE	0	11	6
2 021	OTHER	0	11	6
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	11	6
2 021	ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS	0	11	6
2 021	TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA	0	11	6

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 %

IFP62.0%—

ANC17.1%—

NFP0.0%—

DA16.6%—

EFF0.0%—

Other4.3%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

IFP46.5%

ANC36.6%

NFP0.0%

DA8.0%

EFF0.0%

FF+3.9%

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION3.1%

Other1.9%

2011Vote %vs 2006

IFP24.1%

ANC40.8%

NFP17.8%

DA8.7%

EFF0.0%

AZAPO4.2%

Other4.5%

2016Vote %vs 2011

IFP22.2%

ANC55.8%

NFP0.0%

DA8.7%

EFF6.7%

Other6.7%

2021Vote %vs 2016

IFP35.0%

ANC29.0%

NFP4.6%

DA10.5%

EFF9.7%

PA2.2%

Other9.0%

KZN253 - eMadlangeni · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	5 110	61,9544	8 248	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 412	17,1193	8 248	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	8 248	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 371	16,6222	8 248	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	8 248	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VUKANI UTRECHT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION	355	4,3041	8 248	Reported
2 000	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	8 248	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	8 248	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	8 248	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	8 248	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	8 248	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	8 248	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS	0	0	8 248	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	8 248	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	KZN INDEPENDENCE	0	0	8 248	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	8 248	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	8 248	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	8 248	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	GREAT KONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	8 248	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	4 629	46,5226	9 950	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 640	36,5829	9 950	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	9 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	800	8,0402	9 950	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	9 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	VUKANI UTRECHT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION	0	0	9 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	9 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	388	3,8995	9 950	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	308	3,0955	9 950	Reported
2 006	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	9 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	185	1,8593	9 950	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	9 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS	0	0	9 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	9 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	KZN INDEPENDENCE	0	0	9 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	9 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	9 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	9 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	GREAT KONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	9 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3 347	24,0705	13 905	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 675	40,8127	13 905	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	2 472	17,7778	13 905	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 207	8,6803	13 905	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	13 905	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VUKANI UTRECHT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION	0	0	13 905	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	585	4,2071	13 905	Reported
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	219	1,575	13 905	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	13 905	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	13 905	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	132	0,9493	13 905	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	13 905	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS	135	0,9709	13 905	Reported
2 011	TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	13 905	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	KZN INDEPENDENCE	0	0	13 905	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	92	0,6616	13 905	Reported
2 011	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	13 905	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	13 905	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	GREAT KONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICA	41	0,2949	13 905	Reported
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3 963	22,2017	17 850	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9 955	55,7703	17 850	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	17 850	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 548	8,6723	17 850	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 196	6,7003	17 850	Reported
2 016	VUKANI UTRECHT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION	0	0	17 850	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	209	1,1709	17 850	Reported
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	243	1,3613	17 850	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	17 850	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	17 850	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	17 850	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	17 850	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS	199	1,1148	17 850	Reported
2 016	TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	17 850	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	KZN INDEPENDENCE	0	0	17 850	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	17 850	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	17 850	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	17 850	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	GREAT KONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	17 850	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	5 531	34,9997	15 803	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 589	29,0388	15 803	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	730	4,6194	15 803	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 652	10,4537	15 803	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 529	9,6754	15 803	Reported
2 021	VUKANI UTRECHT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	15 803	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	15 803	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	Unavailable	Unavailable	15 803	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	Unavailable	Unavailable	15 803	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	347	2,1958	15 803	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	15 803	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	208	1,3162	15 803	Reported
2 021	ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS	77	0,4872	15 803	Reported
2 021	TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA	171	1,0821	15 803	Reported
2 021	KZN INDEPENDENCE	127	0,8036	15 803	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	Unavailable	Unavailable	15 803	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	79	0,4999	15 803	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	72	0,4556	15 803	Reported
2 021	GREAT KONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICA	Unavailable	Unavailable	15 803	Not separately listed in this source.

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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Council government

Who governed after 2021

2021EFF + IFP + NFP30 Jan 2023

2023DA + IFP + NFPFeb 2026

Administrations & sources

MISTRA records the administrations that governed after the 2021 election, through 28 February 2026. The latest recorded administration is shown below, followed by its predecessors. Party roles and officeholders are recorded at formation; later changes may appear in the notes.

DAIFPNFP

Members at formation · majority coalition · 30 Jan 2023 · recorded active at source cutoff

Inaugural mayor: M. Buthelezi (IFP)

Source notes: Speaker M. J. Mthethwa resigned from the office in early 2023, while remaining a councillor. P. X. Qwabe was speaker by 30 June 2023.

2 recorded administrations · 2021–February 2026

DA + IFP + NFP
30 Jan 2023 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: M. Buthelezi.
Speaker M. J. Mthethwa resigned from the office in early 2023, while remaining a councillor. P. X. Qwabe was speaker by 30 June 2023.
EFF + IFP + NFP
22 Nov 2021 → 30 Jan 2023 · Recomposition
Members at formation. Outside support: DA. Inaugural mayor: M. Buthelezi.

Ward results

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Wards in eMadlangeni

6 wards

Ward 1

ANC34.7%Khethiwe Veronica Sibisi

IFP28.9%

Lead: 138 votes Ward 2

DA33.8%Nickolaas Marthinus Dekker

IFP22.7%

Lead: 292 votes Ward 3

IFP38.0%Priscilia Xoli Qwabe

ANC28.0%

Lead: 289 votes Ward 4

ANC30.4%Njabulo Nkosi

IFP27.0%

Lead: 92 votes Ward 5

IFP52.3%Sizakelle Maria Khoza

ANC27.4%

Lead: 753 votes Ward 6

IFP38.4%Mzonjani Johann Mthethwa

ANC34.2%

Lead: 91 votes

Wards in eMadlangeni ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	827	34,6896
Ward 1	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	689	28,901
Ward 2	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	888	33,8028
Ward 2	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	596	22,6875
Ward 3	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 105	37,9595
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	816	28,0316
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	814	30,3958
Ward 4	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	722	26,9604
Ward 5	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 586	52,257
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	833	27,4465
Ward 6	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	833	38,4225
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	742	34,2251

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

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 15 Jan 2022, 17:50 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:38 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 11 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: 15 Jan 2022, 17:50 SAST · Source figures ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

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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.

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Who governed after 2021

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