2021 · uMzumbe council results

KwaNjongoma, KwaZulu-Natal

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

39 seats20 for a majority

ANC21 seats

IFP14 seats

EFF2 seats

APEMO1 seat

ATM1 seat

uMzumbe · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	21	53,8462
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	14	35,8974
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	5,1282
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	1	2,5641
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	1	2,5641
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0
NATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PARTY	0	0
OTHER	0	0
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0

39 seats; 20 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

53.3%40 879 votes

33.9%26 009 votes

5.4%4 135 votes

3.1%2 412 votes

Other4.3%3 279 votes

0.7%522 votes

0.6%475 votes

0.6%455 votes

0.5%399 votes

0.4%335 votes

0.3%239 votes

0.3%226 votes

0.3%225 votes

0.3%223 votes

0.2%180 votes

uMzumbe · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	40 879	53,2875
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	26 009	33,9039
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	4 135	5,3902
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	—	2 412	3,1441
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	522	0,6804
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	475	0,6192
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	455	0,5931
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	399	0,5201
INDEPENDENTS	—	335	0,4367
NATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PARTY	—	239	0,3115
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	226	0,2946
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	225	0,2933
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	—	223	0,2907
OTHER	—	180	0,2346

76714 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

1seats

ANC21

21 of 39 council seats

ANC falls

−22.3pp

201675.6%

202153.3%

Closest covering ward

71votes apart

ANC43.0%

IFP41.3%

Ward 14 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC20—

IFP16—

DA1—

19 for a majority · 37 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC26

IFP2

NFP8—

DA1

20 for a majority · 38 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC30

IFP6

DA1

EFF1—

20 for a majority · 39 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC21

IFP14

NFP0—

DA0

EFF2

20 for a majority · 39 seats

KZN213 - uMzumbe · 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	20	37	19
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	16	37	19
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	37	19
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	37	19
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	26	38	20
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	8	38	20
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2	38	20
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	38	20
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	1	38	20
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	38	20
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	38	20
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	38	20
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	30	39	20
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	6	39	20
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	1	39	20
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	39	20
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	39	20
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	39	20
2 016	STRENGTH OF HUMANITY	0	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	21	39	20
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	14	39	20
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	1	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	1	39	20
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	39	20
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	39	20
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	39	20
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	39	20
2 021	NATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PARTY	0	39	20
2 021	OTHER	0	39	20
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	39	20

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 %

ANC33.4%—

IFP60.8%—

NFP0.0%—

DA5.4%—

EFF0.0%—

Other0.3%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC55.3%

IFP41.9%

NFP0.0%

DA2.1%

EFF0.0%

Other0.7%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC69.4%

IFP5.4%

NFP19.8%

DA1.6%

EFF0.0%

Other3.8%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC75.6%

IFP16.7%

NFP0.0%

DA1.5%

EFF3.4%

Other2.8%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC53.3%

IFP33.9%

NFP0.5%

DA0.6%

EFF5.4%

APEMO3.1%

Other3.1%

KZN213 - uMzumbe · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	20 712	33,4334	61 950	Reported
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	37 693	60,8442	61 950	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	61 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 342	5,3947	61 950	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	61 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	61 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	61 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	61 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	STRENGTH OF HUMANITY	0	0	61 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	61 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	61 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	61 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	61 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	61 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	38 786	55,283	70 159	Reported
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	29 381	41,8777	70 159	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	70 159	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 495	2,1309	70 159	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	70 159	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	70 159	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	70 159	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	70 159	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	STRENGTH OF HUMANITY	0	0	70 159	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	70 159	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	70 159	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	70 159	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	70 159	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	70 159	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	59 012	69,3777	85 059	Reported
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	4 605	5,4139	85 059	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	16 854	19,8145	85 059	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 394	1,6389	85 059	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	85 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	85 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	946	1,1122	85 059	Reported
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	839	0,9864	85 059	Reported
2 011	STRENGTH OF HUMANITY	0	0	85 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	85 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	299	0,3515	85 059	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	85 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	85 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	85 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	66 125	75,5688	87 503	Reported
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	14 597	16,6817	87 503	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	87 503	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 346	1,5382	87 503	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 999	3,4273	87 503	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	87 503	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	1 215	1,3885	87 503	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	87 503	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	STRENGTH OF HUMANITY	712	0,8137	87 503	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	87 503	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	87 503	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	87 503	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	87 503	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	87 503	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	40 879	53,2875	76 714	Reported
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	26 009	33,9039	76 714	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	399	0,5201	76 714	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	475	0,6192	76 714	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4 135	5,3902	76 714	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	2 412	3,1441	76 714	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	455	0,5931	76 714	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	Unavailable	Unavailable	76 714	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	STRENGTH OF HUMANITY	Unavailable	Unavailable	76 714	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	522	0,6804	76 714	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	225	0,2933	76 714	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PARTY	239	0,3115	76 714	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	226	0,2946	76 714	Reported
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	223	0,2907	76 714	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

2024ANC06 Aug 2024

2024ANC + IFPFeb 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.

ANCIFP

Members at formation · majority coalition · 06 Aug 2024 · recorded active at source cutoff

Inaugural mayor: B. Nyuswa (ANC)

2 recorded administrations · 2021–February 2026

ANC + IFP
06 Aug 2024 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: B. Nyuswa.
ANC
19 Jun 2024 → 06 Aug 2024 · Recomposition
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: B. Nyuswa.

Ward results

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Wards in uMzumbe

20 wards

Ward 1

ANC66.7%Thulo David Mkhungo

IFP24.1%

Lead: 1 700 votes Ward 2

ANC79.3%Sibonakaliso Ephraim Radebe

EFF10.3%

Lead: 2 585 votes Ward 3

ANC71.7%Bhekisisa Joseph Ngema

IFP17.6%

Lead: 1 968 votes Ward 4

ANC65.1%Mduduzi Justice Msomi

EFF16.2%

Lead: 1 764 votes Ward 5

ANC52.4%Sthembiso Combrade Ngcobo

IFP41.7%

Lead: 366 votes Ward 6

ANC66.0%Sphumezele Cyril Radebe

IFP24.3%

Lead: 1 648 votes Ward 7

ANC55.1%Jabulisile Patience Mtambo

IFP19.8%

Lead: 1 169 votes Ward 8

ANC47.3%Lungisani Schwarenengger Cele

IFP22.7%

Lead: 1 128 votes Ward 9

ANC66.9%Protas Ayanda Duma

IFP22.8%

Lead: 1 424 votes Ward 10

ANC73.7%Bernard Walter Tryon

IFP17.2%

Lead: 1 867 votes Ward 11

ANC56.8%Sbonelo Macdonald Maphumulo

IFP18.3%

Lead: 1 417 votes Ward 12

IFP44.5%Siphiwe Cyril Mtolo

ANC40.2%

Lead: 160 votes Ward 13

IFP49.8%Goodenough Doncabe

ANC45.5%

Lead: 148 votes Ward 14

ANC43.0%Sibonelo Goodman Nzimande

IFP41.3%

Lead: 71 votes Ward 15

ANC47.4%Jabulani Prince Gumede

IFP42.1%

Lead: 214 votes Ward 16

IFP46.6%Bhekani Albert Mngoma

ANC40.3%

Lead: 254 votes Ward 17

IFP74.1%Simphiwe Protas Mthethwa

ANC19.3%

Lead: 2 265 votes Ward 18

IFP62.3%Mbuyiseni Leonard Chili

ANC32.9%

Lead: 1 284 votes Ward 19

ANC56.1%Thuthukani Treasure Jeza

IFP34.5%

Lead: 830 votes Ward 20

ANC54.3%Smangele Dlamini

IFP38.7%

Lead: 682 votes

Wards in uMzumbe ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 661	66,6917
Ward 1	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	961	24,0852
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 969	79,3214
Ward 2	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	384	10,2592
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 606	71,6919
Ward 3	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	638	17,5516
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 347	65,104
Ward 4	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	583	16,172
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 788	52,4033
Ward 5	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 422	41,6764
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 605	66,0162
Ward 6	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	957	24,2524
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 824	55,0725
Ward 7	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	655	19,7766
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 167	47,3041
Ward 8	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 039	22,6806
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 162	66,8729
Ward 9	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	738	22,8271
Ward 10	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 433	73,7273
Ward 10	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	566	17,1515
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 090	56,8244
Ward 11	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	673	18,298
Ward 12	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 637	44,5442
Ward 12	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 477	40,1905
Ward 13	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 709	49,796
Ward 13	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 561	45,4837
Ward 14	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 867	42,959
Ward 14	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 796	41,3254
Ward 15	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 935	47,3568
Ward 15	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 721	42,1194
Ward 16	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 885	46,5777
Ward 16	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 631	40,3015
Ward 17	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3 063	74,075
Ward 17	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	798	19,2987
Ward 18	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 722	62,3168
Ward 18	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 438	32,9212
Ward 19	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 155	56,149
Ward 19	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 325	34,5232
Ward 20	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 365	54,3428
Ward 20	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 683	38,6719

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 39 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 uMzumbe. Ward results include areas outside KwaNjongoma.

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.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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