KwaShukela, KwaZulu-Natal

Ward results

ANC loses its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

39 seats20 for a majority

ANC18 seats

IFP15 seats

EFF2 seats

ABMM1 seat

ACDP1 seat

Other2 seats

DA1 seat

NFP1 seat

uMhlabuyalingana · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	18	46,1538
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	15	38,4615
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	5,1282
ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT	1	2,5641
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	2,5641
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	2,5641
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1	2,5641
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0
BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0
OTHER	0	0
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0

39 seats; 20 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

45.6%43 503 votes

36.2%34 516 votes

4.5%4 245 votes

3.1%2 950 votes

2.3%2 155 votes

Other8.3%7 958 votes

1.9%1 839 votes

1.5%1 452 votes

1.4%1 340 votes

1.3%1 206 votes

1.2%1 189 votes

0.3%329 votes

0.3%301 votes

0.2%176 votes

0.1%126 votes

uMhlabuyalingana · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	43 503	45,6355
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	34 516	36,208
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	4 245	4,4531
INDEPENDENTS	—	2 950	3,0946
ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT	—	2 155	2,2606
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	1 839	1,9291
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	1 452	1,5232
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	1 340	1,4057
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	—	1 206	1,2651
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	—	1 189	1,2473
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	—	329	0,3451
OTHER	—	301	0,3158
BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST	—	176	0,1846
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	126	0,1322

95327 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC needs

2seats

ANC18

for an outright majority

ANC falls

−12.7pp

201658.3%

202145.6%

Closest covering ward

57votes apart

IFP48.4%

ANC47.2%

Ward 9 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

IFP14—

ANC12—

NFP0—

EFF0—

AIC0—

14 for a majority · 26 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

IFP8

ANC22

NFP4

EFF0

AIC0

18 for a majority · 34 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

IFP10

ANC22

EFF1

AIC1

18 for a majority · 35 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

IFP15

ANC18

NFP1—

EFF2

AIC0

20 for a majority · 39 seats

KZN271 - uMhlabuyalingana · 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	26	14
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	12	26	14
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	26	14
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	22	34	18
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	8	34	18
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	4	34	18
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	34	18
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	34	18
2 011	FEDERAL CONGRESS	0	34	18
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	0	34	18
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	22	35	18
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	10	35	18
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	35	18
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	35	18
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	35	18
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	35	18
2 016	ZULU ROYAL PROPERTY	0	35	18
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	18	39	20
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	15	39	20
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	39	20
2 021	ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT	1	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	39	20
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	39	20
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1	39	20
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	39	20
2 021	BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST	0	39	20
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	39	20
2 021	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	39	20
2 021	OTHER	0	39	20
2 021	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	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 %

IFP80.3%—

ANC19.4%—

NFP0.0%—

EFF0.0%—

AIC0.0%—

Other0.3%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

IFP53.7%

ANC45.4%

NFP0.0%

EFF0.0%

AIC0.0%

Other0.9%

2011Vote %vs 2006

IFP23.1%

ANC64.0%

NFP11.1%

EFF0.0%

AIC0.0%

Other1.9%

2016Vote %vs 2011

IFP27.9%

ANC58.3%

NFP0.0%

EFF2.1%

AIC4.0%

Other7.6%

2021Vote %vs 2016

IFP36.2%

ANC45.6%

NFP1.5%

EFF4.5%

AIC1.2%

ABMM2.3%

Other8.7%

KZN271 - uMhlabuyalingana · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	33 991	80,3266	42 316	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 219	19,4229	42 316	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	FEDERAL CONGRESS	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ZULU ROYAL PROPERTY	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	32 198	53,7323	59 923	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	27 211	45,4099	59 923	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	514	0,8578	59 923	Reported
2 006	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	FEDERAL CONGRESS	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ZULU ROYAL PROPERTY	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	18 570	23,0583	80 535	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	51 536	63,9921	80 535	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	8 911	11,0648	80 535	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	520	0,6457	80 535	Reported
2 011	ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	528	0,6556	80 535	Reported
2 011	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	FEDERAL CONGRESS	270	0,3353	80 535	Reported
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	200	0,2483	80 535	Reported
2 011	BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ZULU ROYAL PROPERTY	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	27 201	27,9423	97 347	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	56 748	58,2946	97 347	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 045	2,1007	97 347	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	3 930	4,0371	97 347	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 211	2,2713	97 347	Reported
2 016	ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	FEDERAL CONGRESS	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ZULU ROYAL PROPERTY	0	0	97 347	Reported
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	34 516	36,208	95 327	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	43 503	45,6355	95 327	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1 452	1,5232	95 327	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4 245	4,4531	95 327	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1 189	1,2473	95 327	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 839	1,9291	95 327	Reported
2 021	ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT	2 155	2,2606	95 327	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 340	1,4057	95 327	Reported
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	1 206	1,2651	95 327	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	329	0,3451	95 327	Reported
2 021	FEDERAL CONGRESS	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST	176	0,1846	95 327	Reported
2 021	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	126	0,1322	95 327	Reported
2 021	ZULU ROYAL PROPERTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	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.

IEC 2000 IEC 2006 IEC 2011 IEC 2016 IEC 2021

All parties & exact values

Council government

Who governed after 2021

2021EFF + IFP30 Jan 2023

2023IFP + 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.

IFPNFP

Members at formation · minority administration · 30 Jan 2023 · recorded active at source cutoff

Outside support at formation: ABMM + ACDP + DA. Supporters are separate from governing members.

Inaugural mayor: T. Khumalo (IFP)

Source notes: By-elections in April 2023 and February 2025 each moved a seat from the ANC to the IFP during this administration, taking the IFP to seventeen seats and the ANC to sixteen.

2 recorded administrations · 2021–February 2026

IFP + NFP
30 Jan 2023 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026
Members at formation. Outside support: ABMM + ACDP + DA. Inaugural mayor: T. Khumalo.
By-elections in April 2023 and February 2025 each moved a seat from the ANC to the IFP during this administration, taking the IFP to seventeen seats and the ANC to sixteen.
EFF + IFP
Around 22 Nov 2021 → 30 Jan 2023 · Recomposition
Members at formation. Outside support: ABMM + ACDP + DA. Inaugural mayor: T. Khumalo.
Deputy Mayor M. Z. Mhlongo resigned on 2 June 2022 and E. Z. Mtshali was appointed in his place the same day.

Ward results

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Wards in uMhlabuyalingana

20 wards

Ward 1

ANC54.1%Thabisile Primrose Manzini

IFP28.7%

Lead: 1 048 votes Ward 2

IFP50.5%Jabulile Precious Zikhali

ANC29.7%

Lead: 1 313 votes Ward 3

ANC44.5%Thabani Mngomezulu

IFP42.7%

Lead: 96 votes Ward 4

ANC76.3%Lucky Dennis Tembe

IFP12.3%

Lead: 4 140 votes Ward 5

IFP59.2%Senzeni Moses Manukuza

ANC27.1%

Lead: 1 178 votes Ward 6

ANC41.3%Fanozi Sbusiso Mpanza

IFP29.6%

Lead: 523 votes Ward 7

IFP55.3%Bonginkosi Khulekani Mbuyazi

ANC40.1%

Lead: 724 votes Ward 8

ANC42.4%Simphiwe Msongi Tembe

IFP22.2%

Lead: 957 votes Ward 9

IFP48.4%Makapane Vetty Mahamba

ANC47.2%

Lead: 57 votes Ward 10

ANC64.7%Sakhile Jacob Mabika

IFP24.4%

Lead: 1 809 votes Ward 11

ANC50.1%Lindelani Sizwe Ntuli

IFP27.9%

Lead: 768 votes Ward 12

ANC62.3%Bhekizenzo Dingaan Mtshali

IFP26.4%

Lead: 1 549 votes Ward 13

IFP38.8%Innocent Thabane Gwala

ANC33.7%

Lead: 269 votes Ward 14

IFP50.2%Petros Velempini Khathwane

ANC25.0%

Lead: 1 392 votes Ward 15

ANC51.7%Ndukuzakhe Clarence Mdletshe

IFP33.7%

Lead: 705 votes Ward 16

IFP54.3%Nkosingiphile John Khumalo

ANC33.9%

Lead: 938 votes Ward 17

ANC62.0%Khonangenkosi Aubrey Buthelezi

IFP9.5%

Lead: 2 394 votes Ward 18

IFP56.1%Bongani Eric Biyela

ANC38.1%

Lead: 957 votes Ward 19

ANC41.3%Aubrey Thokozane Nxumalo

IFP37.3%

Lead: 197 votes Ward 20

ANC49.4%Senzo Sipho Mkhumbuzi

NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY27.2%

Lead: 878 votes

Wards in uMhlabuyalingana ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 233	54,0678
Ward 1	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 185	28,6925
Ward 2	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3 181	50,5482
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 868	29,6838
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 477	44,4544
Ward 3	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 381	42,7315
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 938	76,2625
Ward 4	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	798	12,3243
Ward 5	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 172	59,2148
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	994	27,0992
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 844	41,3175
Ward 6	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 321	29,5989
Ward 7	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 640	55,2532
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 916	40,1005
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 003	42,4364
Ward 8	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 046	22,161
Ward 9	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 426	48,3749
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 369	47,2383
Ward 10	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 903	64,7413
Ward 10	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 094	24,3979
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 732	50,1012
Ward 11	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	964	27,8854
Ward 12	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 688	62,3088
Ward 12	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 139	26,4024
Ward 13	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 028	38,806
Ward 13	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 759	33,6586
Ward 14	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 776	50,1626
Ward 14	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 384	25,009
Ward 15	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 029	51,6811
Ward 15	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 324	33,7239
Ward 16	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 488	54,3469
Ward 16	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 550	33,8576
Ward 17	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 825	62,0334
Ward 17	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	431	9,4642
Ward 18	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 990	56,0765
Ward 18	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 033	38,1283
Ward 19	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 006	41,3267
Ward 19	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 809	37,2682
Ward 20	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 952	49,3677
Ward 20	2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1 074	27,1624

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 uMhlabuyalingana. Ward results include areas outside KwaShukela.

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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