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Milford, KwaZulu-Natal

Ward results

ANC loses its majority

2021

Council seats

ANC9 seats
IFP8 seats
EFF3 seats
ABC1 seat
CFP1 seat
Other3 seats
DA1 seat
INDEPENDENTS1 seat
TSSA1 seat
Dannhauser · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS936
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY832
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS312
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS14
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY14
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE14
INDEPENDENTS14
TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA14
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00
AFRICAN FREEDOM REVOLUTION00
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT00
KZN INDEPENDENCE00
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00
OTHER00

25 seats; 13 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
35.0%16 566 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
31.3%14 826 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
10.4%4 904 votes
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS
5.2%2 462 votes
TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA
2.9%1 382 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties15.3%7 238 votes
INDEPENDENTS
2.8%1 350 votes
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY
2.4%1 117 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
2.0%959 votes
OTHER
1.9%878 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.7%793 votes
AFRICAN FREEDOM REVOLUTION
1.5%708 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT
1.3%618 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
1.0%461 votes
KZN INDEPENDENCE
0.7%354 votes
Dannhauser · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—16 56634,9656
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY—14 82631,293
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—4 90410,3508
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS—2 4625,1965
TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA—1 3822,917
INDEPENDENTS—1 3502,8494
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY—1 1172,3576
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—9592,0241
OTHER—8781,8532
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—7931,6738
AFRICAN FREEDOM REVOLUTION—7081,4944
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT—6181,3044
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY—4610,973
KZN INDEPENDENCE—3540,7472

47378 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
IFP10—
ANC7—
NFP0—
EFF0—
DA1—

11 for a majority · 20 seats

2011Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2016Seats
IFP8—
ANC14—
EFF1—
DA1—

13 for a majority · 25 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016
IFP8
ANC9
NFP0—
EFF3
DA1

13 for a majority · 25 seats

KZN254 - Dannhauser · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY102011
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS72011
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12011
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION12011
2 006ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS12011
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY02011
2 011Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS142513
2 016INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY82513
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12513
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS12513
2 016ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS12513
2 016AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION02513
2 016INDEPENDENTS02513
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS92513
2 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY82513
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS32513
2 021ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS12513
2 021COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY12513
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12513
2 021INDEPENDENTS12513
2 021TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA12513
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY02513
2 021AFRICAN FREEDOM REVOLUTION02513
2 021AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT02513
2 021KZN INDEPENDENCE02513
2 021NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY02513
2 021OTHER02513

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 %
IFP68.6%—
ANC19.8%—
NFP0.0%—
EFF0.0%—
DA9.2%—
Other2.4%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
IFP49.5%
ANC36.2%
NFP0.0%
EFF0.0%
DA5.9%
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION5.4%
Other3.0%
2011Vote %vs 2006
IFP27.3%
ANC49.1%
NFP11.6%
EFF0.0%
DA3.2%
AZAPO4.3%
Other4.5%
2016Vote %vs 2011
IFP31.0%
ANC57.0%
NFP0.0%
EFF5.1%
DA4.7%
Other2.2%
2021Vote %vs 2016
IFP31.3%
ANC35.0%
NFP1.0%
EFF10.4%
DA2.0%
ABC5.2%
TSSA2.9%
CFP2.4%
Other9.9%
KZN254 - Dannhauser · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY21 27868,616631 010Reported
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6 13919,796831 010Reported
2 000NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0031 010No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0031 010No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 8609,222831 010Reported
2 000NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0031 010No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS0031 010No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION0031 010No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA0031 010No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY0031 010No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS0031 010No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY3611,164131 010Reported
2 000CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0031 010No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN FREEDOM REVOLUTION0031 010No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT0031 010No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000FEDERAL CONGRESS0031 010No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000GREAT KONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICA0031 010No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000KZN INDEPENDENCE0031 010No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY16 73449,511833 798Reported
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS12 22536,170833 798Reported
2 006NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0033 798No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0033 798No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 9895,88533 798Reported
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION1 8205,384933 798Reported
2 006ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS0033 798No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION0033 798No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA0033 798No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY0033 798No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS6741,994233 798Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY3561,053333 798Reported
2 006CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0033 798No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN FREEDOM REVOLUTION0033 798No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT0033 798No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006FEDERAL CONGRESS0033 798No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006GREAT KONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICA0033 798No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006KZN INDEPENDENCE0033 798No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY13 28527,338248 595Reported
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS23 86049,099748 595Reported
2 011NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY5 63211,589748 595Reported
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0048 595No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 5553,199948 595Reported
2 011NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0048 595No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS0048 595No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION2 0934,30748 595Reported
2 011TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA0048 595No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY0048 595No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS5331,096848 595Reported
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0048 595No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE7321,506348 595Reported
2 011AFRICAN FREEDOM REVOLUTION0048 595No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT0048 595No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011FEDERAL CONGRESS5321,094848 595Reported
2 011GREAT KONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICA3730,767648 595Reported
2 011KZN INDEPENDENCE0048 595No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY18 17831,01258 616Reported
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS33 42157,016958 616Reported
2 016NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0058 616No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2 9905,10158 616Reported
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 7534,696758 616Reported
2 016NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0058 616No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS0058 616No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION3120,532358 616Reported
2 016TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA0058 616No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY0058 616No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS7291,243758 616Reported
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0058 616No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0058 616No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN FREEDOM REVOLUTION0058 616No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT0058 616No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016FEDERAL CONGRESS0058 616No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016GREAT KONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICA0058 616No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016KZN INDEPENDENCE0058 616No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY14 82631,29347 378Reported
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS16 56634,965647 378Reported
2 021NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY4610,97347 378Reported
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS4 90410,350847 378Reported
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE9592,024147 378Reported
2 021NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONUnavailableUnavailable47 378Not separately listed in this source.
2 021ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS2 4625,196547 378Reported
2 021AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATIONUnavailableUnavailable47 378Not separately listed in this source.
2 021TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA1 3822,91747 378Reported
2 021COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY1 1172,357647 378Reported
2 021ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESSUnavailableUnavailable47 378Not separately listed in this source.
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY7931,673847 378Reported
2 021CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLEUnavailableUnavailable47 378Not separately listed in this source.
2 021AFRICAN FREEDOM REVOLUTION7081,494447 378Reported
2 021AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT6181,304447 378Reported
2 021FEDERAL CONGRESSUnavailableUnavailable47 378Not separately listed in this source.
2 021GREAT KONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICAUnavailableUnavailable47 378Not separately listed in this source.
2 021KZN INDEPENDENCE3540,747247 378Reported

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.
All parties & exact values

Council government

Who governed after 2021

ABC + CFP + EFF + IFP + TSSA30 Jan 2023
ABC + IFP + TSSA27 Jun 2023
ANC + CFP + EFF23 Feb 2026
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.

IFP

Members at formation · minority administration · Around 23 Feb 2026 · recorded active at source cutoff

Inaugural mayor: S. Kunene (IFP)

Source notes: The ABC, the CFP and the DA are coded Unknown. The motion that formed this administration needed at least four votes beyond the IFP's nine, and no source was found recording how any party voted.

4 recorded administrations · 2021–February 2026
  1. IFP

    Around 23 Feb 2026 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026

    Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: S. Kunene.

    The ABC, the CFP and the DA are coded Unknown. The motion that formed this administration needed at least four votes beyond the IFP's nine, and no source was found recording how any party voted.

  2. ANC + CFP + EFF

    27 Jun 2023 → 23 Feb 2026 · MONC

    Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: B. Hadebe.

    Speaker S. Myaka was removed by a council vote in December 2024 and S. Ndlela of the IFP, an opposition party, was elected in his place. No new administration followed, and an office won against one does not make its holder a partner.

  3. ABC + IFP + TSSA

    30 Jan 2023 → 27 Jun 2023 · MONC

    Members at formation. Outside support: DA. Inaugural mayor: S. Kunene.

    During this period, a by-election in March 2023 replaced an independent councillor with one from the IFP, taking the IFP from eight seats to nine.

    Release note: deputy mayor vacancy date conflicts with a financial statement.

  4. ABC + CFP + EFF + IFP + TSSA

    22 Nov 2021 → 30 Jan 2023 · Recomposition

    Members at formation. Outside support: DA. Inaugural mayor: S. Kunene.

MISTRA, 2026 edition v1.0

Original coalition coding: CC BY 4.0. IEC seat figures and municipal identifiers retain their original terms. Dates and party labels have been normalised. Counted clarifications are labelled and sourced; original wording and source issues are retained in the data.

Ward results

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Wards in Dannhauser

13 wards

Wards in Dannhauser ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 31841,4205
Ward 12 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY64120,1446
Ward 22 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 80241,7613
Ward 22 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY97722,6419
Ward 32 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 34533,4494
Ward 32 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 30932,5541
Ward 42 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 24346,7293
Ward 42 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY75428,3459
Ward 52 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 06330,8474
Ward 52 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 06030,7603
Ward 62 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 09332,6366
Ward 62 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS97729,1729
Ward 72 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 34636,5662
Ward 72 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS81422,1136
Ward 82 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 88549,4621
Ward 82 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS87022,8287
Ward 92 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 63838,0135
Ward 92 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 22728,4753
Ward 102 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 66543,6779
Ward 102 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY66017,3137
Ward 112 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 04751,928
Ward 112 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY85221,6134
Ward 122 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 16231,967
Ward 122 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 00927,7579
Ward 132 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 56648,7092
Ward 132 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 06933,2504

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 25 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 Dannhauser. Ward results include areas outside Milford.

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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