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Mthozelo

ANC retains its majority

40of 51 seats

2021 results

2021

Council seats

ANC40 seats74.7% of votes
EFF3 seats5.8% of votes
UDM3 seats6.0% of votes
Other5 seats13.1% of votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT2 seats4.3% of votes
DA1 seat1.5% of votes
INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION1 seat1.9% of votes
INDEPENDENTS1 seat5.4% of votes
Vote breakdown

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
74.7%61 817 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
6.0%4 967 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
5.8%4 785 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties13.5%11 183 votes
INDEPENDENTS
5.4%4 436 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
4.3%3 567 votes
INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION
1.9%1 586 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
1.5%1 221 votes
BATHO PELE MOVEMENT
0.3%218 votes
CIVIC INDEPENDENT
0.2%155 votes

How the vote changed

Other

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2021Vote %vs 2016
ANC74.7%
UDM6.0%
EFF5.8%
CIVIC INDEPENDENT0.2%
ATM4.3%
Other9.0%
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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Wards in Kumkani Mhlontlo

26 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
ANC90.0%Leading candidate: SIMPHIWE MNGCOTANA
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT5.0%
Lead: 2 914 votes
Ward 2
ANC76.0%Leading candidate: NTSIKELELO RANGA
UDM8.1%
Lead: 1 299 votes
Ward 3
ANC84.6%Leading candidate: SIMTEMBILE MBOLA
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT6.2%
Lead: 2 121 votes
Ward 4
ANC75.2%Leading candidate: SIVUYILE SYDNEY SOPANGISA
UDM9.9%
Lead: 1 707 votes
Ward 5
ANC68.0%Leading candidate: SIGCINE SIYONELISWA SINELIZWI KAHLA
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT11.1%
Lead: 2 119 votes
Ward 6
ANC68.9%Leading candidate: MBULELO JOHN VUNGUVUNGU
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT8.6%
Lead: 1 833 votes
Ward 7
ANC77.0%Leading candidate: THEMBELANI SIBONGISENI GUGA
UDM10.4%
Lead: 2 136 votes
Ward 8
ANC73.0%Leading candidate: VELISANI NODODANA
EFF19.4%
Lead: 1 566 votes
Ward 9
ANC75.2%Leading candidate: ANDILE NOMBEWU
EFF12.4%
Lead: 2 275 votes
Ward 10
ANC74.6%Leading candidate: SINETHEMBA MTHWAZI
UDM18.6%
Lead: 1 566 votes
Ward 11
ANC91.5%Leading candidate: LAWUKAZI PATRICIA DLOVA
EFF3.8%
Lead: 2 068 votes
Ward 12
ANC89.8%Leading candidate: SIMFUMENE NTUKUNTEZI
EFF5.3%
Lead: 3 462 votes
Ward 13
ANC70.3%Leading candidate: THANDIWE TITSHANA
INDEPENDENTS11.0%
Lead: 2 241 votes
Ward 14
ANC53.4%
INDEPENDENTS31.1%
Lead: 881 votes
Ward 15
ANC52.2%Leading candidate: ZIZAMELE RENENE
INDEPENDENTS22.5%
Lead: 945 votes
Ward 16
ANC84.5%Leading candidate: BONGINKOSI BEANNET MTHITSHANE
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT8.3%
Lead: 2 729 votes
Ward 17
ANC74.0%Leading candidate: MZUVUMILE PRIZEMAN BONTSA
DA9.6%
Lead: 2 152 votes
Ward 18
ANC67.1%Leading candidate: TAMSANQA WISEMAN MAGUGU
INDEPENDENTS19.4%
Lead: 1 304 votes
Ward 19
ANC66.3%Leading candidate: JEREMIAH MZIMKHULU JIKIJELA
UDM12.7%
Lead: 1 651 votes
Ward 20
ANC62.5%Leading candidate: MABIZA FAMELA
INDEPENDENTS14.4%
Lead: 1 379 votes
Ward 21
ANC81.7%Leading candidate: NIKELWA KHEMTSHE
UDM6.0%
Lead: 2 342 votes
Ward 22
ANC74.8%Leading candidate: SIPHENKOSI MASTER HLATHI
INDEPENDENTS15.0%
Lead: 1 913 votes
Ward 23
ANC85.9%Leading candidate: MKHULULI KONZA
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT8.6%
Lead: 2 879 votes
Ward 24
ANC70.4%Leading candidate: WITNESS BADANILE NTAMO
UDM18.2%
Lead: 1 557 votes
Ward 25
ANC81.1%Leading candidate: NTOMBEKHAYA VERONICA NCAPAYI
EFF11.1%
Lead: 2 847 votes
Ward 26
ANC74.5%Leading candidate: CHUMISA MAQEBULA
EFF12.1%
Lead: 1 688 votes
Local, district or metro?

Local councils and district councils share responsibilities. Metros combine both.

Your town and nearby areas

Handles local services such as refuse collection and local roads, with responsibilities shared with the district.

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 51 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 Kumkani Mhlontlo. Ward results include areas outside Mthozelo.

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 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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