IEC-reported council seats
IFP has a majority
IFP has 16 seats. 14 seats needed in a 27-seat council.
14 seats for a majority 27-seat council
PartySeats
IFP16
ANC10
EFF1
How these seats are worked out
These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The party totals add up to all 27 council seats. Results remain provisional; a seat majority does not establish a governing agreement or who will become mayor.
IEC result time: 15 Jan 2022, 17:50 SAST · Source figures ↗
Combined ballot votes
Separate PR and ward figures are unavailable for this area.
LeadingIFP
57.1%
Ahead by 14 906 votes of ANC.
Change since 2016 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.
Party / candidateShare · votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTYIFP
57.1%37 634 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSANC
34.5%22 728 votes
INDEPENDENTSINDEPENDENTS
2.7%1 809 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSEFF
2.6%1 687 votes
KZN INDEPENDENCEKZN INDEPENDENCE
1.0%687 votes
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTYJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
0.9%588 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTYNATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
0.4%274 votes
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ABANTU BATHO CONGRESSABANTU BATHO CONGRESS
0.4%260 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDA
0.3%212 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENTAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.1%34 votes
65 913 combined ballot votes
Ward results
14 wards · Ward ballot
Change since 2016 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.
Combined ballot totals · separate historical ward ballots unavailable.
Ward 1 ↗
IFP51.4%
NOKUBONGA PRINCESS MAHAYELead: 1 140 votesWard 2 ↗IFP70.2%
ZIMISELE MDUMISENI MBEJELead: 1 879 votesWard 3 ↗IFP70.6%
BONGEKILE THEMBELIHLE DHLOMOLead: 1 908 votesWard 4 ↗IFP48.6%
THEMBINKOSI FRANCIS NXUMALOLead: 564 votesWard 5 ↗IFP50.3%
LINDELANI NKOSINATHI NGOBESELead: 782 votesWard 6 ↗IFP52.0%
SIFISO NKOSIYAMI NGOBESELead: 1 047 votesWard 7 ↗ANC53.3%
VUKANI SAMSON NGONYAMALead: 398 votesWard 8 ↗IFP71.4%
LESTA BATHABILE MANYONILead: 1 763 votesWard 9 ↗ANC57.1%
SIYABONGA TSEPO PHILANI NGUBANELead: 774 votesWard 10 ↗IFP54.9%
NOKUTHULA PATIENCE NOKUBEKEZELA MAGUBANELead: 624 votesWard 11 ↗IFP61.2%
THOKOZANI BHEKUYISE NTOMBELALead: 1 563 votesWard 12 ↗IFP71.3%
JACOB SIBUSISO SITHOLELead: 2 155 votesWard 13 ↗IFP58.5%
CYPRIAN LINDOKUHLE JALILead: 1 210 votesWard 14 ↗IFP61.6%
PHILANI PATRICK NKWANYANALead: 1 443 votes