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2021 · uMsinga council results

Mkhupula, KwaZulu-Natal

Ward results
Parts of Mkhupula fall in other municipalities

IFP retains its majority

Results

2021

Council seats

IFP27 seats
ANC11 seats
ABC1 seat
EFF1 seat
INDEPENDENTS1 seat

Combined ballot votes

INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
67.0%64 650 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
25.8%24 931 votes
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS
2.6%2 485 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties4.6%4 404 votes
INDEPENDENTS
1.9%1 880 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
0.9%899 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
0.5%516 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
0.3%328 votes
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
0.3%270 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.2%182 votes
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
0.1%115 votes
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT
0.1%110 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.1%82 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.0%22 votes

How the vote changed

Other

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2021Vote %vs 2016
IFP67.0%
ANC25.8%
NFP0.3%
DA0.5%
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0.0%
ABC2.6%
Other3.7%
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

Ward results

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Wards in uMsinga

21 wards

Ward 1
IFP76.6%Leading candidate: Mbuso Buthelezi
ANC19.7%
Lead: 2 449 votes
Ward 2
IFP60.4%Leading candidate: Thenjiwe Busisiwe Mbatha
ANC36.2%
Lead: 1 109 votes
Ward 3
IFP78.3%Leading candidate: Ephraim Mfaniseni Mdluli
ANC14.4%
Lead: 3 881 votes
Ward 4
IFP64.5%Leading candidate: Mhawukeleni Wellington Sokhela
ANC32.0%
Lead: 1 610 votes
Ward 5
IFP66.0%Leading candidate: Vincent Sithembiso Ndlovu
ANC28.9%
Lead: 1 647 votes
Ward 6
IFP69.6%Leading candidate: Phelelani Dladla
ANC24.7%
Lead: 1 942 votes
Ward 7
IFP74.9%Leading candidate: Siyabonga Proffesor Langa
ANC22.6%
Lead: 2 541 votes
Ward 8
IFP69.6%Leading candidate: Funeyakhe Zuma
ANC29.1%
Lead: 2 086 votes
Ward 9
IFP69.4%Leading candidate: Mhlabunzima Samuel Khoza
ANC23.3%
Lead: 1 970 votes
Ward 10
IFP75.9%Leading candidate: Bongani Dumakude
ANC21.8%
Lead: 2 888 votes
Ward 11
IFP60.3%Leading candidate: Siyanda Magubane
ANC38.6%
Lead: 1 165 votes
Ward 12
IFP59.6%Leading candidate: Lungisani Blessing Ntuli
ANC27.7%
Lead: 1 615 votes
Ward 13
IFP66.5%Leading candidate: Daugras Mletheni Ndlovu
ANC29.3%
Lead: 1 783 votes
Ward 14
IFP59.7%Leading candidate: Thokozani Nduduzo Nicholus Sokhela
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS13.5%
Lead: 2 005 votes
Ward 15
IFP39.3%
ANC35.1%
Lead: 194 votes
Ward 16
IFP58.2%Leading candidate: Sifundo Gregory Masimula
ANC31.2%
Lead: 1 074 votes
Ward 17
IFP87.6%Leading candidate: Nkosikhona Mdumiseni Ximba
ANC9.8%
Lead: 3 001 votes
Ward 18
IFP51.7%Leading candidate: France Felamanda Ndlovu
ANC42.6%
Lead: 385 votes
Ward 19
IFP81.8%Leading candidate: Templeton Lindokuhle Kunene
ANC15.9%
Lead: 2 533 votes
Ward 20
IFP71.2%Leading candidate: Thokozani Moses Mabaso
ANC22.4%
Lead: 1 939 votes
Ward 21
IFP66.7%Leading candidate: Mzokhona Emmanuel Mkhize
ANC22.5%
Lead: 1 836 votes
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 41 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 uMsinga. Ward results include areas outside Mkhupula.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 6 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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