2021 · Mandeni council results

Mathunzi, KwaZulu-Natal

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

35 seats18 for a majority

ANC19 seats

IFP10 seats

EFF4 seats

AIC1 seat

DA1 seat

Mandeni · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	19	54,2857
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	10	28,5714
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4	11,4286
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	2,8571
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	2,8571
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AFRICAN FEDERAL CONVENTION	0	0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
AL JAMA-AH	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0
OTHER	0	0

35 seats; 18 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

52.1%35 348 votes

26.7%18 139 votes

10.5%7 100 votes

2.3%1 574 votes

Other8.4%5 673 votes

2.2%1 512 votes

2.0%1 332 votes

1.0%661 votes

0.9%622 votes

0.9%594 votes

0.5%328 votes

0.4%270 votes

0.2%151 votes

0.2%115 votes

0.1%88 votes

Mandeni · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	35 348	52,1096
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	18 139	26,7403
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	7 100	10,4667
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	1 574	2,3204
INDEPENDENTS	—	1 512	2,229
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	—	1 332	1,9636
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	—	661	0,9744
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	622	0,9169
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	594	0,8757
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	328	0,4835
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	—	270	0,398
OTHER	—	151	0,2226
AFRICAN FEDERAL CONVENTION	—	115	0,1695
AL JAMA-AH	—	88	0,1297

67834 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

1seats

ANC19

19 of 35 council seats

ANC falls

−19.3pp

201671.4%

202152.1%

Closest covering ward

52votes apart

ANC44.7%

IFP43.6%

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

ANC17—

IFP13—

NFP0—

EFF0—

DA1—

17 for a majority · 32 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC23

IFP4

NFP6

EFF0

DA1

18 for a majority · 34 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC25

IFP7

NFP0

EFF1

DA1

18 for a majority · 35 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC19

IFP10

NFP0

EFF4

DA1

18 for a majority · 35 seats

KZN291 - Mandeni · 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	17	32	17
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	13	32	17
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	32	17
2 006	UBUMBANO LWESIZWE INDEPENDENT RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION	1	32	17
2 006	MINORITY FRONT	0	32	17
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	32	17
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	23	34	18
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	6	34	18
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	4	34	18
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	34	18
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	34	18
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	34	18
2 011	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	34	18
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	34	18
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	25	35	18
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	7	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	ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION	0	35	18
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	19	35	18
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	10	35	18
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4	35	18
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	35	18
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	35	18
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	35	18
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	35	18
2 021	AFRICAN FEDERAL CONVENTION	0	35	18
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	35	18
2 021	AL JAMA-AH	0	35	18
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	35	18
2 021	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	35	18
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	35	18
2 021	OTHER	0	35	18

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 %

ANC37.0%—

IFP57.2%—

NFP0.0%—

EFF0.0%—

DA4.4%—

Other1.4%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC52.2%

IFP39.6%

NFP0.0%

EFF0.0%

DA3.0%

UBUMBANO LWESIZWE INDEPENDENT RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION3.2%

Other2.0%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC65.9%

IFP12.6%

NFP16.7%

EFF0.0%

DA3.0%

Other1.8%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC71.4%

IFP19.6%

NFP0.0%

EFF2.8%

DA3.5%

AIC2.5%

Other0.2%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC52.1%

IFP26.7%

NFP0.9%

EFF10.5%

DA2.3%

Other7.5%

KZN291 - Mandeni · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	15 436	37,0452	41 668	Reported
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	23 852	57,243	41 668	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	41 668	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	41 668	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 817	4,3607	41 668	Reported
2 000	UBUMBANO LWESIZWE INDEPENDENT RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION	0	0	41 668	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	41 668	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	41 668	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	41 668	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	41 668	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	41 668	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	293	0,7032	41 668	Reported
2 000	MINORITY FRONT	0	0	41 668	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	196	0,4704	41 668	Reported
2 000	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	41 668	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	41 668	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	41 668	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION	0	0	41 668	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN FEDERAL CONVENTION	0	0	41 668	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	41 668	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	27 470	52,1876	52 637	Reported
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	20 855	39,6204	52 637	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	52 637	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	52 637	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 581	3,0036	52 637	Reported
2 006	UBUMBANO LWESIZWE INDEPENDENT RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION	1 679	3,1898	52 637	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	52 637	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	781	1,4837	52 637	Reported
2 006	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	52 637	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	52 637	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	52 637	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	52 637	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	MINORITY FRONT	271	0,5148	52 637	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	52 637	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	52 637	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	52 637	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	52 637	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION	0	0	52 637	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN FEDERAL CONVENTION	0	0	52 637	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	52 637	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	47 757	65,8681	72 504	Reported
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	9 154	12,6255	72 504	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	12 083	16,6653	72 504	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	72 504	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 206	3,0426	72 504	Reported
2 011	UBUMBANO LWESIZWE INDEPENDENT RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION	0	0	72 504	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	72 504	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	72 504	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	72 504	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	72 504	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	540	0,7448	72 504	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	235	0,3241	72 504	Reported
2 011	MINORITY FRONT	0	0	72 504	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	72 504	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	314	0,4331	72 504	Reported
2 011	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	72 504	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	215	0,2965	72 504	Reported
2 011	ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION	0	0	72 504	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN FEDERAL CONVENTION	0	0	72 504	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	72 504	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	62 734	71,4356	87 819	Reported
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	17 169	19,5504	87 819	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	87 819	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 472	2,8149	87 819	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 069	3,4947	87 819	Reported
2 016	UBUMBANO LWESIZWE INDEPENDENT RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION	0	0	87 819	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	2 221	2,5291	87 819	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	87 819	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	87 819	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	87 819	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	87 819	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	87 819	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	MINORITY FRONT	0	0	87 819	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	87 819	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	87 819	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	87 819	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	87 819	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION	154	0,1754	87 819	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN FEDERAL CONVENTION	0	0	87 819	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	87 819	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	35 348	52,1096	67 834	Reported
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	18 139	26,7403	67 834	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	594	0,8757	67 834	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	7 100	10,4667	67 834	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 574	2,3204	67 834	Reported
2 021	UBUMBANO LWESIZWE INDEPENDENT RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	67 834	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1 332	1,9636	67 834	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	Unavailable	Unavailable	67 834	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	661	0,9744	67 834	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	622	0,9169	67 834	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	Unavailable	Unavailable	67 834	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	328	0,4835	67 834	Reported
2 021	MINORITY FRONT	Unavailable	Unavailable	67 834	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	67 834	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	67 834	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	270	0,398	67 834	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	Unavailable	Unavailable	67 834	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION	Unavailable	Unavailable	67 834	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN FEDERAL CONVENTION	115	0,1695	67 834	Reported
2 021	AL JAMA-AH	88	0,1297	67 834	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.

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Council government

Who governed after 2021

2025ANCFeb 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.

ANC

Members at formation · minority administration · 26 Nov 2025 · recorded active at source cutoff

Inaugural mayor: T. P. Mdlalose (ANC)

1 recorded administration · 2021–February 2026

ANC
26 Nov 2025 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: T. P. Mdlalose.

Ward results

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Wards in Mandeni

18 wards

Ward 1

IFP61.0%Mlungisi Shelembe

ANC36.4%

Lead: 1 314 votes Ward 2

ANC44.3%Dumisani Genius Praiseworth Mthembu

IFP32.2%

Lead: 579 votes Ward 3

ANC42.7%Conrad Thembinkosi Mhlongo

DA29.8%

Lead: 466 votes Ward 4

ANC61.2%Sipho Thamsanqa Magwaza

EFF21.6%

Lead: 1 749 votes Ward 5

IFP42.5%Zethembe Moses Nxumalo

ANC30.7%

Lead: 564 votes Ward 6

ANC51.3%Sifiso Weekend Shandu

IFP22.4%

Lead: 1 112 votes Ward 7

ANC47.3%Nhlanhla Oswald Dladla

IFP28.0%

Lead: 722 votes Ward 8

ANC44.7%Thabani Phiwayinkosi Mdlalose

IFP43.6%

Lead: 52 votes Ward 9

ANC43.5%Sphiwe Thamsanqa Thwala

IFP35.4%

Lead: 318 votes Ward 10

ANC67.6%Simphiwe Siphamandla Mdunge

IFP12.2%

Lead: 2 635 votes Ward 11

ANC56.1%Caroline Lungile Mthembu

IFP25.3%

Lead: 1 223 votes Ward 12

ANC52.3%Mzwakhe Cornwell Mkhaliphi

IFP26.4%

Lead: 918 votes Ward 13

ANC56.7%Lucas Sduduzo Mthembu

IFP23.8%

Lead: 870 votes Ward 14

ANC65.2%Mbuyiseni Bhekizenzo Ngidi

IFP17.9%

Lead: 1 475 votes Ward 15

ANC68.2%Nkanyiso Nxumalo

IFP16.5%

Lead: 1 361 votes Ward 16

ANC69.1%Xolani Hebert Mathonsi

IFP14.8%

Lead: 1 419 votes Ward 17

ANC66.0%Sphesihle Ntuli

IFP17.0%

Lead: 1 321 votes Ward 18

ANC66.1%Senzakwenzeke Mabhida

IFP14.3%

Lead: 1 451 votes

Wards in Mandeni ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3 259	60,9843
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 945	36,396
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 115	44,321
Ward 2	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 536	32,1878
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 539	42,7026
Ward 3	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 073	29,7725
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 702	61,2421
Ward 4	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	953	21,6002
Ward 5	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 040	42,4558
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 476	30,718
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 973	51,2867
Ward 6	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	861	22,3811
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 770	47,3009
Ward 7	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 048	28,0064
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 049	44,7185
Ward 8	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 997	43,5836
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 710	43,5336
Ward 9	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 392	35,4379
Ward 10	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 214	67,6347
Ward 10	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	579	12,1843
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 229	56,1037
Ward 11	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 006	25,3209
Ward 12	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 857	52,2657
Ward 12	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	939	26,4284
Ward 13	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 502	56,6579
Ward 13	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	632	23,8401
Ward 14	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 034	65,1923
Ward 14	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	559	17,9167
Ward 15	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 796	68,1594
Ward 15	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	435	16,5085
Ward 16	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 806	69,0631
Ward 16	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	387	14,7992
Ward 17	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 780	65,9504
Ward 17	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	459	17,0063
Ward 18	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 851	66,1071
Ward 18	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	400	14,2857

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 35 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 Mandeni. Ward results include areas outside Mathunzi.

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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Mathunzi, KwaZulu-Natal

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