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Mkhambathi

ANC retains its majority

46of 64 seats

2021 results

2021

Council seats

ANC46 seats71.4% of votes
EFF6 seats8.9% of votes
INDEPENDENTS4 seats6.4% of votes
Other8 seats11.8% of votes
CIVIC INDEPENDENT2 seats3.2% of votes
DA2 seats2.8% of votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS1 seat1.1% of votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION1 seat0.7% of votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1 seat2.1% of votes
UDM1 seat1.9% of votes
Vote breakdown

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
71.4%86 007 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
8.9%10 686 votes
INDEPENDENTS
6.4%7 658 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties13.3%16 060 votes
CIVIC INDEPENDENT
3.2%3 839 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
2.8%3 327 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
2.1%2 580 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
1.9%2 246 votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
1.1%1 354 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.7%897 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
0.6%684 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.4%428 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.3%378 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.3%327 votes

How the vote changed

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2021Vote %vs 2016
ANC71.4%
UDM1.9%
EFF8.9%
COPE0.6%
DA2.8%
CIVIC INDEPENDENT3.2%
ATM2.1%
Other9.2%
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 year selector in the results section to explore its 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

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Browse wards

Wards in Ngquza Hill

32 wards

What is a ward?

One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.

A ward

A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.

One seat

The ward candidate with the most votes wins, even with less than half the votes.

Winning a ward does not mean winning control of the whole council. The council also includes PR councillors.

IEC guide to council seats
Ward 1
ANC56.2%
INDEPENDENTS32.9%
Lead: 768 votes
Ward 2
ANC83.3%Leading candidate: MTUTUZELI MQOBHO
DA6.6%
Lead: 2 615 votes
Ward 3
ANC81.5%Leading candidate: MCETYISWA THEOPHILLUS NTILINI
INDEPENDENTS11.7%
Lead: 3 074 votes
Ward 4
ANC82.2%Leading candidate: MTHETHELELI KWAZA
EFF9.8%
Lead: 2 589 votes
Ward 5
ANC92.3%Leading candidate: MLULAMI ALECK GULENI
EFF5.3%
Lead: 3 794 votes
Ward 6
ANC57.7%Leading candidate: MZIKAYISE CYRIL DIDIZA
EFF16.0%
Lead: 1 559 votes
Ward 7
ANC80.1%Leading candidate: SIMNIKIWE NONTSWABU
EFF9.9%
Lead: 3 230 votes
Ward 8
ANC87.9%Leading candidate: ZUKISA ISAAC NOMAZELE
EFF4.9%
Lead: 3 365 votes
Ward 9
ANC66.5%Leading candidate: KHOLISWA VAVA
EFF12.7%
Lead: 2 292 votes
Ward 10
ANC66.4%Leading candidate: LUNGILE THIMLE
INDEPENDENTS14.2%
Lead: 1 941 votes
Ward 11
ANC89.2%Leading candidate: BONGANI NOKELE
EFF7.5%
Lead: 3 208 votes
Ward 12
ANC86.4%Leading candidate: VUMILE NONGUMZA
EFF4.5%
Lead: 2 572 votes
Ward 13
ANC68.1%Leading candidate: SINETHEMBA MBENDANA
COPE10.3%
Lead: 2 144 votes
Ward 14
ANC58.9%Leading candidate: THANDAZILE PATRICIA MGUDU
EFF21.6%
Lead: 1 109 votes
Ward 15
ANC66.9%Leading candidate: WISEMAN FUNDISILE RANAI
DA14.6%
Lead: 1 665 votes
Ward 16
ANC73.6%Leading candidate: THULISWA JOTILE
EFF11.6%
Lead: 2 325 votes
Ward 17
ANC73.8%Leading candidate: MPOFANE TENYANE
EFF8.4%
Lead: 2 553 votes
Ward 18
ANC79.2%Leading candidate: NTSIKELELO ZATHI
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION6.0%
Lead: 3 164 votes
Ward 19
ANC68.6%Leading candidate: ZAMILE MHLONGO
INDEPENDENTS10.4%
Lead: 1 773 votes
Ward 20
ANC79.7%Leading candidate: NONCEDISO NONCEDO CWECWE
EFF8.3%
Lead: 2 331 votes
Ward 21
ANC77.6%Leading candidate: LUZUKO NCEBA NTSHONGWANA
EFF10.0%
Lead: 2 391 votes
Ward 22
ANC57.6%Leading candidate: MDUDUZI PETROS SIBULALI
EFF38.0%
Lead: 883 votes
Ward 23
ANC53.7%
INDEPENDENTS26.3%
Lead: 850 votes
Ward 24
ANC50.5%
INDEPENDENTS32.0%
Lead: 812 votes
Ward 25
ANC47.3%Leading candidate: ZAMILE VATSHA
CIVIC INDEPENDENT40.5%
Lead: 286 votes
Ward 26
ANC61.1%
INDEPENDENTS29.8%
Lead: 1 104 votes
Ward 27
ANC59.9%Leading candidate: MAKHATHULA NTSHWELA
EFF17.2%
Lead: 1 302 votes
Ward 28
ANC93.1%Leading candidate: VELILE NOWA
EFF3.9%
Lead: 3 196 votes
Ward 29
ANC74.1%Leading candidate: ZOLEKA MAGEZA
CIVIC INDEPENDENT16.0%
Lead: 2 451 votes
Ward 30
ANC82.4%Leading candidate: DUMISANI THEMBELANI MCHOSINI
INDEPENDENTS10.0%
Lead: 2 818 votes
Ward 31
ANC62.0%Leading candidate: FUNDISILE NOMGCA
INDEPENDENTS17.4%
Lead: 1 659 votes
Ward 32
ANC61.6%Leading candidate: SAZI TSHABANE
CIVIC INDEPENDENT27.2%
Lead: 1 405 votes
Local, district or metro?

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Your town and nearby areas

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Several local municipalities

Coordinates planning and shared services across its area, such as bulk water infrastructure. Functions vary by area.

One council for a large city

Combines local and district responsibilities. There is no separate district council above it.

A district municipality is a level of local government. A voting district is a small voting area; it has no council of its own.

CoGTA guide to local government
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 64 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.

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

The council results cover all of Ngquza Hill. Ward results include areas outside Mkhambathi.

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 2016 Stats SA main-place polygon and the MDB 2026 ward polygons. Full-ward figures include votes outside the place; votes are never allocated by overlap area.

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