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2021 · Msunduzi council results

Ncwadi, KwaZulu-Natal

Ward results
Parts of Ncwadi fall in other municipalities

ANC loses its majority

Results

2021

Council seats

ANC40 seats
DA16 seats
EFF10 seats
IFP8 seats
ABC2 seats
Other5 seats
ACDP1 seat
AIC1 seat
INDEPENDENTS1 seat
JEP1 seat
PA1 seat

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
48.3%151 941 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
19.3%60 771 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
11.7%36 935 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties20.6%64 818 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
9.1%28 541 votes
OTHER
2.5%8 013 votes
INDEPENDENTS
2.5%7 716 votes
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS
1.8%5 528 votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
1.1%3 521 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
1.0%2 991 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.7%2 165 votes
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
0.6%1 914 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
0.5%1 646 votes
DEVOTED CITIZENS OF MSUNDUZI
0.5%1 512 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.4%1 271 votes

How the vote changed

Other

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2021Vote %vs 2016
ANC48.3%
DA19.3%
IFP9.1%
EFF11.7%
NFP0.5%
Other11.0%
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 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

ANCFeb 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.

ANC

Members at formation · minority administration · 22 Nov 2021 · recorded active at source cutoff

Inaugural mayor: M. Thebolla (ANC)

Source notes: The Coalitions Barometer 2021-2023 describes an ANC support bloc without naming its members, so the ABC, ACDP, AIC, JEP, PA and the independent councillor are coded Unknown. Ward 2 moved to the IFP in March 2023 and back to the ANC in December 2024.

1 recorded administration · 2021–February 2026
  1. ANC

    22 Nov 2021 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026

    Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: M. Thebolla.

    The Coalitions Barometer 2021-2023 describes an ANC support bloc without naming its members, so the ABC, ACDP, AIC, JEP, PA and the independent councillor are coded Unknown. Ward 2 moved to the IFP in March 2023 and back to the ANC in December 2024.

About the government history · 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 Msunduzi

41 wards

Ward 1
ANC45.0%Leading candidate: Khulekani Msomi
IFP40.4%
Lead: 435 votes
Ward 2
ANC40.0%Leading candidate: Phumulani Emmanuel Gabuza
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS24.7%
Lead: 1 237 votes
Ward 3
ANC61.7%Leading candidate: Skhanyiso Cyril Makhaye
IFP18.6%
Lead: 3 832 votes
Ward 4
ANC45.9%Leading candidate: Hamilton Mlungisi Zondi
EFF22.9%
Lead: 1 759 votes
Ward 5
ANC59.4%Leading candidate: Nkosinathi Maxwell Mbanjwa
INDEPENDENTS12.2%
Lead: 4 525 votes
Ward 6
ANC57.8%Leading candidate: Kwazikwakhe Emmanuel Madonda
IFP12.2%
Lead: 3 834 votes
Ward 7
ANC36.3%
INDEPENDENTS24.4%
Lead: 983 votes
Ward 8
IFP57.5%Leading candidate: Mshushisi Aubrey Ngubane
ANC25.3%
Lead: 2 556 votes
Ward 9
ANC54.7%Leading candidate: Mduduzi Caswell Mshengu
IFP31.2%
Lead: 2 061 votes
Ward 10
ANC79.2%Leading candidate: Themba Cyril Ngubane
EFF13.4%
Lead: 4 575 votes
Ward 11
ANC76.4%Leading candidate: Sanele Russel Zuma
EFF12.7%
Lead: 5 942 votes
Ward 12
ANC84.8%Leading candidate: Nkosinathi Patrick Masoeu
EFF8.2%
Lead: 5 274 votes
Ward 13
ANC63.6%Leading candidate: Gladness Sibongile Mncwango
EFF22.1%
Lead: 3 212 votes
Ward 14
ANC56.4%Leading candidate: Sibusiso Alfred Mkhize
EFF19.7%
Lead: 2 653 votes
Ward 15
ANC68.3%Leading candidate: Mswawakhe Bhengu
EFF16.6%
Lead: 3 484 votes
Ward 16
ANC70.5%Leading candidate: Michael Bhekabantu Zuma
EFF19.4%
Lead: 3 256 votes
Ward 17
ANC64.5%Leading candidate: Mphilisi Instance Ndlovu
EFF29.3%
Lead: 2 352 votes
Ward 18
ANC59.6%Leading candidate: Simphiwe Samuel Buthelezi
EFF18.2%
Lead: 3 113 votes
Ward 19
ANC57.9%Leading candidate: Percival Vusi Ngwenya
IFP15.0%
Lead: 3 019 votes
Ward 20
ANC75.7%Leading candidate: Siphiwe Phungula
EFF14.3%
Lead: 4 207 votes
Ward 21
ANC83.7%Leading candidate: Sbongumusa Zuma
EFF9.7%
Lead: 5 669 votes
Ward 22
ANC71.5%Leading candidate: Thembinkosi Zondi
EFF14.5%
Lead: 4 085 votes
Ward 23
ANC66.9%Leading candidate: Dumisani Bernard Phungula
EFF24.3%
Lead: 3 027 votes
Ward 24
ANC51.2%Leading candidate: Sinothi Jerome Nkabini
DA26.9%
Lead: 1 515 votes
Ward 25
DA87.5%Leading candidate: Michael Steven Bond
ANC5.4%
Lead: 7 007 votes
Ward 26
DA77.0%Leading candidate: Ross Bryan Strachan
ANC12.0%
Lead: 6 140 votes
Ward 27
DA42.0%Leading candidate: Haroon Daniel Kemp
ANC35.1%
Lead: 299 votes
Ward 28
DA66.5%Leading candidate: Magalingam Naicker
ANC14.9%
Lead: 4 015 votes
Ward 29
ANC38.5%Leading candidate: Siphamandla Sydney Madlala
DA30.7%
Lead: 607 votes
Ward 30
DA53.3%Leading candidate: Rachel Soobiah
ANC28.9%
Lead: 2 284 votes
Ward 31
DA67.8%Leading candidate: Rooksana Ahmed
ANC16.9%
Lead: 3 985 votes
Ward 32
DA34.2%Leading candidate: Garth Frederick Wesley Middleton
ANC27.9%
Lead: 463 votes
Ward 33
DA45.7%Leading candidate: Suraya Reddy
ANC33.0%
Lead: 871 votes
Ward 34
ANC49.8%Leading candidate: Roy Ram
DA21.6%
Lead: 2 020 votes
Ward 35
ANC46.6%Leading candidate: Sandile Wellington Dlamini
DA35.3%
Lead: 1 057 votes
Ward 36
DA65.0%Leading candidate: Douglas Leslie Roberts
ANC18.9%
Lead: 2 986 votes
Ward 37
DA71.4%Leading candidate: Edith Elliott
ANC16.8%
Lead: 4 044 votes
Ward 38
ANC52.4%Leading candidate: Godman Nkosivelile Dlamini
EFF23.8%
Lead: 1 939 votes
Ward 39
ANC38.5%Leading candidate: Mbusiswa Hencefort Mkhize
EFF29.1%
Lead: 717 votes
Ward 40
ANC45.1%Leading candidate: Jabulisile Joyce Ngubo
IFP17.7%
Lead: 2 608 votes
Ward 41
ANC67.2%Leading candidate: Mabhungu Moses Mkhize
EFF15.6%
Lead: 3 216 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 81 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 Msunduzi. Ward results include areas outside Ncwadi.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 4 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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