2021 · uMdoni council results

Mphambanyoni, KwaZulu-Natal

Ward results

ANC loses its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

37 seats19 for a majority

ANC17 seats

DA7 seats

EFF5 seats

IFP5 seats

ABC1 seat

Other2 seats

Al Jama-ah1 seat

AM4C1 seat

uMdoni · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	17	45,9459
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7	18,9189
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	5	13,5135
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	5	13,5135
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	1	2,7027
AL JAMA-AH	1	2,7027
ALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	1	2,7027
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	0	0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0
OTHER	0	0
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0

37 seats; 19 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

44.1%30 077 votes

17.9%12 193 votes

14.0%9 553 votes

11.7%7 988 votes

3.2%2 178 votes

Other9.0%6 136 votes

2.1%1 434 votes

2.0%1 361 votes

1.6%1 061 votes

0.9%619 votes

0.7%472 votes

0.5%356 votes

0.4%293 votes

0.4%276 votes

0.4%264 votes

uMdoni · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	30 077	44,1497
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	12 193	17,898
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	9 553	14,0228
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	7 988	11,7255
ALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	—	2 178	3,1971
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	—	1 434	2,105
OTHER	—	1 361	1,9978
AL JAMA-AH	—	1 061	1,5574
INDEPENDENTS	—	619	0,9086
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	—	472	0,6928
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	—	356	0,5226
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	—	293	0,4301
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	—	276	0,4051
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	264	0,3875

68125 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC needs

2seats

ANC17

for an outright majority

ANC falls

−15.9pp

201660.0%

202144.1%

Closest covering ward

73votes apart

DA27.0%

ANC24.3%

Ward 13 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC9—

IFP3—

DA3—

RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS PARTY SIMUNYE0—

EFF0—

10 for a majority · 18 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC12

IFP1

DA4

10 for a majority · 19 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC23

IFP3

DA7

EFF1—

19 for a majority · 37 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC17

IFP5

DA7

EFF5

19 for a majority · 37 seats

KZN212 - uMdoni · 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	9	18	10
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3	18	10
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3	18	10
2 006	MINORITY FRONT	2	18	10
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	18	10
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	12	19	10
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	19	10
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1	19	10
2 011	MINORITY FRONT	1	19	10
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1	19	10
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	19	10
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	19	10
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	19	10
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	23	37	19
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7	37	19
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3	37	19
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	37	19
2 016	AL JAMA-AH	1	37	19
2 016	ALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	1	37	19
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	37	19
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	37	19
2 016	AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	0	37	19
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	37	19
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	17	37	19
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7	37	19
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	5	37	19
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	5	37	19
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	1	37	19
2 021	AL JAMA-AH	1	37	19
2 021	ALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	1	37	19
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	37	19
2 021	AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	0	37	19
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	37	19
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	37	19
2 021	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	37	19
2 021	OTHER	0	37	19
2 021	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	37	19

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 %

ANC31.9%—

IFP28.9%—

DA22.1%—

RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS PARTY SIMUNYE12.3%—

EFF0.0%—

Other4.8%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC53.4%

IFP17.1%

DA15.6%

RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS PARTY SIMUNYE0.0%

EFF0.0%

MF9.8%

ACDP4.0%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC63.2%

IFP2.9%

DA20.2%

RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS PARTY SIMUNYE0.0%

EFF0.0%

NFP5.4%

Other8.4%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC60.0%

IFP9.0%

DA17.5%

RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS PARTY SIMUNYE0.0%

EFF3.1%

AM4C2.8%

Other7.5%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC44.1%

IFP14.0%

DA17.9%

EFF11.7%

ABC2.1%

Other10.1%

KZN212 - uMdoni · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 082	31,8729	25 357	Reported
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	7 325	28,8875	25 357	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 615	22,1438	25 357	Reported
2 000	RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS PARTY SIMUNYE	3 112	12,2727	25 357	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	25 357	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	MINORITY FRONT	1 223	4,8231	25 357	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	25 357	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	25 357	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	0	0	25 357	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	25 357	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	25 357	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	25 357	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	0	0	25 357	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	25 357	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	25 357	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	25 357	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	25 357	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	15 609	53,4207	29 219	Reported
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	4 998	17,1053	29 219	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 558	15,5994	29 219	Reported
2 006	RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS PARTY SIMUNYE	0	0	29 219	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	29 219	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	MINORITY FRONT	2 874	9,8361	29 219	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	29 219	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 180	4,0385	29 219	Reported
2 006	ALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	0	0	29 219	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	29 219	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	29 219	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	29 219	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	0	0	29 219	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	29 219	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	29 219	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	29 219	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	29 219	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	30 009	63,1862	47 493	Reported
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 376	2,8973	47 493	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9 577	20,1651	47 493	Reported
2 011	RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS PARTY SIMUNYE	0	0	47 493	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	47 493	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	MINORITY FRONT	3 093	6,5125	47 493	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	2 561	5,3924	47 493	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	516	1,0865	47 493	Reported
2 011	ALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	0	0	47 493	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	47 493	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	47 493	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	47 493	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	0	0	47 493	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	47 493	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	235	0,4948	47 493	Reported
2 011	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	47 493	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	47 493	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	50 430	60,0329	84 004	Reported
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	7 561	9,0008	84 004	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	14 697	17,4956	84 004	Reported
2 016	RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS PARTY SIMUNYE	0	0	84 004	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 640	3,1427	84 004	Reported
2 016	MINORITY FRONT	0	0	84 004	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	84 004	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	404	0,4809	84 004	Reported
2 016	ALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	2 380	2,8332	84 004	Reported
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	84 004	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1 581	1,8821	84 004	Reported
2 016	AL JAMA-AH	1 335	1,5892	84 004	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	1 038	1,2357	84 004	Reported
2 016	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	84 004	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	84 004	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	84 004	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	84 004	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	30 077	44,1497	68 125	Reported
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	9 553	14,0228	68 125	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12 193	17,898	68 125	Reported
2 021	RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS PARTY SIMUNYE	Unavailable	Unavailable	68 125	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	7 988	11,7255	68 125	Reported
2 021	MINORITY FRONT	Unavailable	Unavailable	68 125	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	68 125	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	68 125	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	2 178	3,1971	68 125	Reported
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	1 434	2,105	68 125	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	472	0,6928	68 125	Reported
2 021	AL JAMA-AH	1 061	1,5574	68 125	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	293	0,4301	68 125	Reported
2 021	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	356	0,5226	68 125	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	Unavailable	Unavailable	68 125	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	276	0,4051	68 125	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	264	0,3875	68 125	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.

IEC 2000 IEC 2006 IEC 2011 IEC 2016 IEC 2021

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Council government

Who governed after 2021

2021ANC31 Jan 2024

2024Al Jama-ah + ANC + EFFFeb 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.

Al Jama-ahANCEFF

Members at formation · majority coalition · 31 Jan 2024 · recorded active at source cutoff

Inaugural mayor: M. Cele-Luthuli (ANC)

2 recorded administrations · 2021–February 2026

Al Jama-ah + ANC + EFF
31 Jan 2024 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: M. Cele-Luthuli.
ANC
22 Nov 2021 → 31 Jan 2024 · Recomposition
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: S. Khathi.
Mayor S. Khathi resigned to take a provincial post and Deputy Mayor M. Mbutho acted from September 2023. A July 2022 by-election moved a seat from the DA to the ANC.

Ward results

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Wards in uMdoni

19 wards

Ward 1

ANC44.2%Sthandiwe Zulu

IFP22.9%

Lead: 710 votes Ward 2

ANC58.6%Mthokozisi Reginald Madlala

IFP21.3%

Lead: 1 422 votes Ward 3

ANC53.6%Mthandeni Enock Mbutho

IFP37.8%

Lead: 727 votes Ward 4

ANC52.3%Mphiwe Andreas Mbanjwa

IFP35.5%

Lead: 625 votes Ward 5

ANC51.7%Gideon Mandlenkosi Phungula

EFF23.8%

Lead: 1 203 votes Ward 6

ANC41.2%Lungisa Reggie Dlamini

EFF15.8%

Lead: 460 votes Ward 7

ANC40.1%Welcome Stembiso Mthwane

DA35.1%

Lead: 248 votes Ward 8

ANC67.3%S'phelele Ewart Horatio Mngoma

EFF20.4%

Lead: 1 611 votes Ward 9

ANC56.6%Phila Elvis Thabethe

EFF26.5%

Lead: 951 votes Ward 10

DA84.1%Edwin Victor Baptie

ANC5.3%

Lead: 3 941 votes Ward 11

ANC51.7%Princess Nonhlanhla Nombika

EFF20.4%

Lead: 917 votes Ward 12

DA37.8%Shamila Sookhraj

ALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE22.9%

Lead: 611 votes Ward 13

DA27.0%Ravinand Samlall Maharaj

ANC24.3%

Lead: 73 votes Ward 14

ANC61.9%Bhekani Antony Cele

EFF16.5%

Lead: 1 564 votes Ward 15

DA88.6%Shara Singh

ANC4.9%

Lead: 3 001 votes Ward 16

ANC59.9%Mbali Judith Cele

IFP20.5%

Lead: 1 012 votes Ward 17

ANC67.9%Nonhlanhla Lady-Peace Nkomo

EFF17.2%

Lead: 1 603 votes Ward 18

ANC43.3%Theresa Nokulunga Nzama

IFP33.1%

Lead: 440 votes Ward 19

ANC63.0%Solly Vincent Khanyile

IFP14.6%

Lead: 1 523 votes

Wards in uMdoni ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 471	44,2007
Ward 1	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	761	22,8666
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 235	58,5692
Ward 2	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	813	21,305
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 459	53,6197
Ward 3	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 732	37,7671
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 949	52,3221
Ward 4	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 324	35,5436
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 225	51,7201
Ward 5	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 022	23,7564
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	746	41,2383
Ward 6	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	286	15,8098
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 009	40,0518
Ward 7	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 761	35,1077
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 310	67,3077
Ward 8	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	699	20,3671
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 785	56,6127
Ward 9	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	834	26,451
Ward 10	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 208	84,0759
Ward 10	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	267	5,3347
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 516	51,7053
Ward 11	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	599	20,4297
Ward 12	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 545	37,8306
Ward 12	2 021	ALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	934	22,8697
Ward 13	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	737	27,026
Ward 13	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	664	24,3491
Ward 14	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 131	61,8937
Ward 14	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	567	16,4682
Ward 15	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 176	88,6161
Ward 15	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	175	4,8828
Ward 16	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 537	59,8753
Ward 16	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	525	20,4519
Ward 17	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 148	67,9317
Ward 17	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	545	17,2359
Ward 18	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 864	43,2784
Ward 18	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 424	33,0625
Ward 19	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 982	62,9806
Ward 19	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	459	14,5853

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 37 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 uMdoni. Ward results include areas outside Mphambanyoni.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 3 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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