2021 · eDumbe council results

Schuzwekrans, KwaZulu-Natal

Ward results

No party has a majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

19 seats10 for a majority

NFP6 seats

ANC5 seats

IFP5 seats

ABC1 seat

DA1 seat

EFF1 seat

eDumbe · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	6	31,5789
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5	26,3158
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	5	26,3158
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	1	5,2632
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	5,2632
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	5,2632
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION	0	0
ACTIVISTS MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	0	0
OTHER	0	0

19 seats; 10 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

33.5%15 405 votes

23.5%10 806 votes

23.3%10 681 votes

7.4%3 416 votes

6.1%2 822 votes

Other6.1%2 795 votes

3.4%1 570 votes

0.5%216 votes

0.4%206 votes

0.4%166 votes

0.4%164 votes

0.3%142 votes

0.2%86 votes

0.2%79 votes

eDumbe · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	15 405	33,5438
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	10 806	23,5297
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	10 681	23,2575
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	3 416	7,4382
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	—	2 822	6,1448
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	1 570	3,4186
ACTIVISTS MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA	—	216	0,4703
OTHER	—	206	0,4486
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	166	0,3615
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	—	166	0,3615
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	164	0,3571
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	—	142	0,3092
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION	—	86	0,1873
INDEPENDENTS	—	79	0,172

45925 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY needs

4seats

NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY6

for an outright majority

NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY gains

+33.5pp

20160.0%

202133.5%

Closest covering ward

151votes apart

ANC41.7%

NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY38.2%

Ward 1 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

IFP9—

ANC4—

DA1—

8 for a majority · 14 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

IFP2

NFP8—

ANC4

DA1

8 for a majority · 15 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

IFP3

ANC8

DA5

EFF0—

9 for a majority · 16 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

IFP5

NFP6—

ANC5

DA1

EFF1

10 for a majority · 19 seats

KZN261 - eDumbe · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 000	Seat allocation unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	9	14	8
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4	14	8
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	14	8
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	14	8
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	8	15	8
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4	15	8
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2	15	8
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	15	8
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	15	8
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8	16	9
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5	16	9
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3	16	9
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	16	9
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	16	9
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	16	9
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	16	9
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	6	19	10
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5	19	10
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	5	19	10
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	1	19	10
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	19	10
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	19	10
2 021	ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION	0	19	10
2 021	ACTIVISTS MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	19	10
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	19	10
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	19	10
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	19	10
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	19	10
2 021	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	0	19	10
2 021	OTHER	0	19	10

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 %

IFP67.1%—

NFP0.0%—

ANC25.3%—

DA7.6%—

EFF0.0%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

IFP64.3%

NFP0.0%

ANC27.0%

DA7.5%

EFF0.0%

Other1.1%

2011Vote %vs 2006

IFP16.0%

NFP51.9%

ANC27.6%

DA4.4%

EFF0.0%

Other0.0%

2016Vote %vs 2011

IFP15.6%

NFP0.0%

ANC50.7%

DA29.3%

EFF2.0%

Other2.6%

2021Vote %vs 2016

IFP23.3%

NFP33.5%

ANC23.5%

DA3.4%

EFF7.4%

ABC6.1%

Other2.7%

KZN261 - eDumbe · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	13 886	67,1048	20 693	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	20 693	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 239	25,3177	20 693	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 568	7,5774	20 693	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	20 693	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	20 693	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	20 693	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	20 693	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ACTIVISTS MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	20 693	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	20 693	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	20 693	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	0	0	20 693	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION	0	0	20 693	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	17 385	64,3341	27 023	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	27 023	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 302	27,0214	27 023	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 029	7,5084	27 023	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	27 023	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	27 023	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	27 023	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	27 023	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ACTIVISTS MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	27 023	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	27 023	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	27 023	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	0	0	27 023	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION	0	0	27 023	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	6 345	16,0256	39 593	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	20 552	51,9082	39 593	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10 932	27,6109	39 593	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 756	4,4351	39 593	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	39 593	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	39 593	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	39 593	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	39 593	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ACTIVISTS MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	39 593	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	39 593	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	39 593	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	0	0	39 593	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION	0	0	39 593	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	7 015	15,5706	45 053	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	45 053	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	22 820	50,6515	45 053	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	13 182	29,2589	45 053	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	879	1,951	45 053	Reported
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	45 053	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	369	0,819	45 053	Reported
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	264	0,586	45 053	Reported
2 016	ACTIVISTS MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	45 053	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	45 053	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	45 053	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	0	0	45 053	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION	0	0	45 053	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	10 681	23,2575	45 925	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	15 405	33,5438	45 925	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10 806	23,5297	45 925	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 570	3,4186	45 925	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3 416	7,4382	45 925	Reported
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	2 822	6,1448	45 925	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	166	0,3615	45 925	Reported
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	Unavailable	Unavailable	45 925	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ACTIVISTS MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA	216	0,4703	45 925	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	166	0,3615	45 925	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	164	0,3571	45 925	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	142	0,3092	45 925	Reported
2 021	ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION	86	0,1873	45 925	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

All parties & exact values

Council government

Who governed after 2021

2021ANC + NFPFeb 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.

ANCNFP

Members at formation · majority coalition · 22 Nov 2021 · recorded active at source cutoff

Inaugural mayor: S. Mkhabela (NFP)

Source notes: Some sources name the deputy mayor, S. J. Kunene, as Majuba Mavuso.

1 recorded administration · 2021–February 2026

ANC + NFP
22 Nov 2021 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: S. Mkhabela.
Some sources name the deputy mayor, S. J. Kunene, as Majuba Mavuso.

Ward results

Browse wards

Wards in eDumbe

10 wards

Ward 1

ANC41.7%Nokuthula Duduzile Mngomezulu

NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY38.2%

Lead: 151 votes Ward 2

NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY43.5%Musawenkosi Sibusiso Mkhabela

IFP22.4%

Lead: 1 018 votes Ward 3

ANC35.6%Velaphi Andries Mthethwa

NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY28.7%

Lead: 308 votes Ward 4

NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY38.6%Musawenkosi Vusani Sidwell Mkhwanazi

ANC30.0%

Lead: 387 votes Ward 5

IFP39.4%Zama Goodenough Masondo

ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS21.3%

Lead: 999 votes Ward 6

NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY43.4%Nboneni Simon Magagula

ANC20.7%

Lead: 1 103 votes Ward 7

IFP31.5%Celumusa Blason Mthethwa

NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY23.9%

Lead: 323 votes Ward 8

NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY41.1%Thokozani Ernest Kunene

IFP30.6%

Lead: 455 votes Ward 9

NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY31.3%Duduzile Joyce Nhlengethwa

ANC23.2%

Lead: 392 votes Ward 10

NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY33.6%Thulebona Samaria Mthethwa

IFP25.5%

Lead: 328 votes

Wards in eDumbe ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 824	41,6533
Ward 1	2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1 673	38,2051
Ward 2	2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	2 097	43,5424
Ward 2	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 079	22,4045
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 588	35,6453
Ward 3	2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1 280	28,7318
Ward 4	2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1 730	38,6419
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 343	29,9978
Ward 5	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 172	39,4479
Ward 5	2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	1 173	21,304
Ward 6	2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	2 110	43,3621
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 007	20,6946
Ward 7	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 334	31,4994
Ward 7	2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1 011	23,8725
Ward 8	2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1 785	41,0912
Ward 8	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 330	30,6169
Ward 9	2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1 503	31,3386
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 111	23,1651
Ward 10	2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1 362	33,6213
Ward 10	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 034	25,5246

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 19 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

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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 eDumbe. Ward results include areas outside Schuzwekrans.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 1 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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