2021 · Maphumulo council results

Emtanjeni, KwaZulu-Natal

Ward results

ANC loses its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

23 seats12 for a majority

ANC11 seats

IFP10 seats

EFF1 seat

IA1 seat

Maphumulo · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11	47,8261
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	10	43,4783
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	4,3478
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	1	4,3478
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0
OTHER	0	0

23 seats; 12 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

46.9%24 831 votes

42.1%22 335 votes

3.3%1 731 votes

Other7.7%4 101 votes

1.3%701 votes

1.2%645 votes

0.9%494 votes

0.9%455 votes

0.9%453 votes

0.7%366 votes

0.7%348 votes

0.6%327 votes

0.3%163 votes

0.2%87 votes

0.1%62 votes

Maphumulo · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	24 831	46,8527
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	22 335	42,1431
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	1 731	3,2662
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	—	701	1,3227
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	645	1,217
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	—	494	0,9321
INDEPENDENTS	—	455	0,8585
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	—	453	0,8547
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	366	0,6906
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST	—	348	0,6566
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	—	327	0,617
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	163	0,3076
OTHER	—	87	0,1642
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	—	62	0,117

52998 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC needs

1seats

ANC11

for an outright majority

ANC falls

−9.7pp

201656.5%

202146.9%

Closest covering ward

90votes apart

IFP47.9%

ANC46.2%

Ward 8 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

IFP14—

ANC7—

NFP0—

EFF0—

DA0—

11 for a majority · 21 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

IFP8

ANC12

NFP2

EFF0

DA0

12 for a majority · 22 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

IFP9

ANC13

EFF0

DA0

12 for a majority · 22 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

IFP10

ANC11

NFP0—

EFF1

DA0

12 for a majority · 23 seats

KZN294 - Maphumulo · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 000	Seat allocation unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	14	21	11
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7	21	11
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	21	11
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	12	22	12
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	8	22	12
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	2	22	12
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	22	12
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	22	12
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	22	12
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	13	22	12
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	9	22	12
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	22	12
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	22	12
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	22	12
2 016	KZN INDEPENDENCE	0	22	12
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11	23	12
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	10	23	12
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	23	12
2 021	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	1	23	12
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	23	12
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	23	12
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	23	12
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST	0	23	12
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	23	12
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	23	12
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	23	12
2 021	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	23	12
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	23	12
2 021	OTHER	0	23	12

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 %

IFP80.1%—

ANC18.4%—

NFP0.0%—

EFF0.0%—

DA1.5%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

IFP64.5%

ANC33.2%

NFP0.0%

EFF0.0%

DA2.3%

2011Vote %vs 2006

IFP37.6%

ANC54.3%

NFP6.6%

EFF0.0%

DA0.4%

Other1.0%

2016Vote %vs 2011

IFP39.8%

ANC56.5%

NFP0.0%

EFF1.4%

DA0.9%

Other1.3%

2021Vote %vs 2016

IFP42.1%

ANC46.9%

NFP0.7%

EFF3.3%

DA1.2%

Other5.8%

KZN294 - Maphumulo · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	31 463	80,0545	39 302	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 237	18,4138	39 302	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	39 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	39 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	602	1,5317	39 302	Reported
2 000	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	0	0	39 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	39 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	39 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	KZN INDEPENDENCE	0	0	39 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST	0	0	39 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	39 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	39 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	39 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	39 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	27 561	64,5275	42 712	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	14 169	33,1733	42 712	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	42 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	42 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	982	2,2991	42 712	Reported
2 006	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	0	0	42 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	42 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	42 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	KZN INDEPENDENCE	0	0	42 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST	0	0	42 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	42 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	42 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	42 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	42 712	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	20 265	37,6023	53 893	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	29 289	54,3466	53 893	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	3 535	6,5593	53 893	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	53 893	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	239	0,4435	53 893	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	0	0	53 893	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	53 893	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	53 893	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	KZN INDEPENDENCE	0	0	53 893	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST	0	0	53 893	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	53 893	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	302	0,5604	53 893	Reported
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	263	0,488	53 893	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	53 893	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	24 262	39,8155	60 936	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	34 452	56,538	60 936	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	60 936	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	854	1,4015	60 936	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	573	0,9403	60 936	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	0	0	60 936	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	60 936	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	60 936	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	KZN INDEPENDENCE	435	0,7139	60 936	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST	0	0	60 936	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	60 936	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	60 936	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	60 936	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	60 936	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	22 335	42,1431	52 998	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	24 831	46,8527	52 998	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	366	0,6906	52 998	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 731	3,2662	52 998	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	645	1,217	52 998	Reported
2 021	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	701	1,3227	52 998	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	494	0,9321	52 998	Reported
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	453	0,8547	52 998	Reported
2 021	KZN INDEPENDENCE	Unavailable	Unavailable	52 998	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST	348	0,6566	52 998	Reported
2 021	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	327	0,617	52 998	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	163	0,3076	52 998	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	Unavailable	Unavailable	52 998	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	62	0,117	52 998	Reported

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.

IEC 2000 IEC 2006 IEC 2011 IEC 2016 IEC 2021

All parties & exact values

Council government

Who governed after 2021

2021EFF + IA + IFP30 Jan 2023

2023IA + IFP23 Feb 2023

2023ANC + EFF16 Aug 2024

2024ANC + IAFeb 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.

ANCIA

Members at formation · majority coalition · 16 Aug 2024 · recorded active at source cutoff

Inaugural mayor: Z. Khuzwayo-Dlamini (ANC)

4 recorded administrations · 2021–February 2026

ANC + IA
16 Aug 2024 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: Z. Khuzwayo-Dlamini.
ANC + EFF
23 Feb 2023 → 16 Aug 2024 · Recomposition
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: Z. Khuzwayo-Dlamini.
IA + IFP
30 Jan 2023 → 23 Feb 2023 · MONC
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: S. Nyatikazi.
EFF + IA + IFP
25 Nov 2021 → 30 Jan 2023 · Recomposition
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: S. Nyatikazi.

Ward results

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Wards in Maphumulo

12 wards

Ward 1

IFP47.6%Nkosinathi Sithole

ANC42.2%

Lead: 229 votes Ward 2

IFP50.9%Msawenkosi Lindokuhle Ngidi

ANC42.6%

Lead: 404 votes Ward 3

ANC49.5%Mzikayifani Patrick Bhengu

IFP29.4%

Lead: 781 votes Ward 4

IFP48.8%Isaac Mfanafuthi Biyela

ANC40.6%

Lead: 358 votes Ward 5Tied lead

ANC46.7%

IFP46.7%

Ward 6

IFP48.5%Bekithemba Ernest Gumede

ANC43.8%

Lead: 188 votes Ward 7

ANC53.1%Thokozani Christopher Mathibela

IFP29.5%

Lead: 995 votes Ward 8

IFP47.9%Welcome Mkhanyiseni Sakhile Ntanzi

ANC46.2%

Lead: 90 votes Ward 9

ANC55.4%Nkosingiphile Sphesihle Ntuli

IFP30.6%

Lead: 1 263 votes Ward 10

IFP46.7%Emmanuel Senzo Maphumulo

ANC42.5%

Lead: 178 votes Ward 11

ANC46.6%Zakhele Carlos Khuzwayo

IFP39.4%

Lead: 278 votes Ward 12

ANC52.2%Faith Bongiwe Khuzwayo

IFP37.8%

Lead: 626 votes

Wards in Maphumulo ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 002	47,61
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 773	42,1641
Ward 2	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 474	50,9368
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 070	42,6189
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 925	49,5495
Ward 3	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 144	29,4466
Ward 4	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 136	48,756
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 778	40,5843
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 175	46,6638
Ward 5	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 175	46,6638
Ward 6	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 965	48,4587
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 777	43,8224
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 240	53,0806
Ward 7	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 245	29,5024
Ward 8	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 497	47,8811
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 407	46,1553
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 826	55,39
Ward 9	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 563	30,635
Ward 10	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 985	46,7169
Ward 10	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 807	42,5277
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 785	46,6423
Ward 11	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 507	39,3781
Ward 12	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 268	52,246
Ward 12	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 642	37,8254

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 23 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

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 Maphumulo. Ward results include areas outside Emtanjeni.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 2 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 2021.

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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