2021 · Richmond council results

Inkumane, KwaZulu-Natal

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

14 seats8 for a majority

ANC9 seats

EFF2 seats

DA1 seat

INDEPENDENTS1 seat

IFP1 seat

Richmond · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9	64,2857
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	14,2857
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	7,1429
INDEPENDENTS	1	7,1429
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1	7,1429
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0

14 seats; 8 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

69.8%22 271 votes

12.1%3 850 votes

6.8%2 171 votes

3.9%1 251 votes

Other7.5%2 381 votes

3.3%1 067 votes

1.1%358 votes

0.8%270 votes

0.8%267 votes

0.7%237 votes

0.6%182 votes

Richmond · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	22 271	69,7626
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	3 850	12,0599
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	2 171	6,8005
INDEPENDENTS	—	1 251	3,9187
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	1 067	3,3423
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	358	1,1214
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	270	0,8458
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	267	0,8364
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	—	237	0,7424
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	—	182	0,5701

31924 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

1seats

ANC9

9 of 14 council seats

ANC falls

−6.3pp

201676.0%

202169.8%

Closest covering ward

1 106votes apart

ANC49.2%

INDEPENDENTS26.1%

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

ANC10—

IFP1—

DA1—

UDM1—

7 for a majority · 13 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC11

IFP0

DA1

UDM1

8 for a majority · 14 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC11

EFF1—

IFP0

DA2

UDM0

8 for a majority · 14 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC9

EFF2

IFP1

DA1

UDM0

8 for a majority · 14 seats

KZN227 - Richmond · 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	10	13	7
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	13	7
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1	13	7
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	13	7
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	13	7
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	13	7
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11	14	8
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	14	8
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	1	14	8
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	14	8
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	14	8
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	14	8
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	14	8
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11	14	8
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	14	8
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	14	8
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	14	8
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	14	8
2 016	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	14	8
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	14	8
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9	14	8
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	14	8
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	14	8
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	1	14	8
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1	14	8
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	14	8
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	14	8
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	14	8
2 021	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	14	8
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	14	8

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 %

ANC67.6%—

EFF0.0%—

IFP11.6%—

DA9.4%—

UDM10.1%—

Other1.2%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC73.4%

EFF0.0%

IFP9.5%

DA5.8%

UDM9.8%

Other1.6%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC75.7%

EFF0.0%

IFP3.2%

DA6.4%

UDM4.8%

NFP2.5%

Other7.4%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC76.0%

EFF6.0%

IFP3.1%

DA11.0%

UDM3.3%

Other0.6%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC69.8%

EFF12.1%

IFP3.3%

DA6.8%

UDM0.8%

Other7.2%

KZN227 - Richmond · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	14 486	67,6252	21 421	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 494	11,6428	21 421	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 022	9,4393	21 421	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 156	10,0649	21 421	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	18 465	73,4136	25 152	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 377	9,4505	25 152	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 461	5,8087	25 152	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 457	9,7686	25 152	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	178	0,7077	25 152	Reported
2 006	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	24 952	75,6786	32 971	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	32 971	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 070	3,2453	32 971	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 105	6,3844	32 971	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 572	4,7678	32 971	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	826	2,5052	32 971	Reported
2 011	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	32 971	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	32 971	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	32 971	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	32 971	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	32 971	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	0	32 971	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	73	0,2214	32 971	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	28 772	76,0359	37 840	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 259	5,9699	37 840	Reported
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 188	3,1395	37 840	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 166	11,0095	37 840	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 244	3,2875	37 840	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	37 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	37 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	37 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	37 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	37 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	37 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	150	0,3964	37 840	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	37 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	22 271	69,7626	31 924	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3 850	12,0599	31 924	Reported
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 067	3,3423	31 924	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 171	6,8005	31 924	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	270	0,8458	31 924	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	31 924	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	358	1,1214	31 924	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	267	0,8364	31 924	Reported
2 021	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	237	0,7424	31 924	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	31 924	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	182	0,5701	31 924	Reported
2 021	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	0	31 924	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	31 924	No votes recorded in the complete party list.

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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Wards in Richmond

7 wards

Ward 1

ANC63.7%Skhumbuzo Thabiso Griffiths Mkhize

DA20.3%

Lead: 1 908 votes Ward 2

ANC83.2%Mthokozisi Hayse Madlala

EFF10.0%

Lead: 3 018 votes Ward 3

ANC53.9%Vincent Maphumulo

EFF27.6%

Lead: 1 235 votes Ward 4

ANC58.3%Khonziwe Elda Mkize

EFF28.0%

Lead: 1 441 votes Ward 5

ANC92.1%Melikhaya Knowledge Ngcongo

EFF3.3%

Lead: 4 596 votes Ward 6

ANC49.2%

INDEPENDENTS26.1%

Lead: 1 106 votes Ward 7

ANC90.6%Lungisani Ngubo

EFF5.5%

Lead: 3 394 votes

Wards in Richmond ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 803	63,6611
Ward 1	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	895	20,327
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 430	83,2322
Ward 2	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	412	9,9976
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 529	53,9003
Ward 3	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 294	27,5789
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 770	58,2912
Ward 4	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 329	27,9672
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 767	92,0804
Ward 5	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	171	3,3031
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 357	49,2272
Ward 6	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	1 251	26,1278
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 615	90,5788
Ward 7	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	221	5,5375

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 14 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 ↗

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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

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The council results cover all of Richmond. Ward results include areas outside Inkumane.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 1 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. 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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Inkumane, KwaZulu-Natal

ANC retains its majority

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ANC above the majority

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