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2021 · uMvoti council results

Sibuyane, KwaZulu-Natal

Ward results

ANC loses its majority

2021

Council seats

ANC10 seats
IFP9 seats
ABC7 seats
DA1 seat
uMvoti · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1037,037
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY933,3333
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS725,9259
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE13,7037
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY00
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS00
INDEPENDENTS00
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00

27 seats; 14 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
36.1%23 768 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
33.3%21 910 votes
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS
24.6%16 166 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties6.0%3 942 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
2.3%1 515 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
1.7%1 105 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.8%511 votes
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
0.6%404 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
0.4%250 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.2%157 votes
uMvoti · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—23 76836,1293
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY—21 91033,305
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS—16 16624,5736
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—1 5152,3029
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—1 1051,6797
INDEPENDENTS—5110,7768
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY—4040,6141
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY—2500,38
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT—1570,2387

65786 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC needs

4seats
ANC10

for an outright majority

ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS gains

+24.6pp
20160.0%
202124.6%

Closest covering ward

43votes apart
ANC33.1%
IFP32.3%

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
IFP12—
ANC8—
DA1—

11 for a majority · 21 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
IFP9
ANC10
ABC0—
DA1
NFP2—

12 for a majority · 22 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011
IFP11
ANC15
DA1

14 for a majority · 27 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016
IFP9
ANC10
ABC7—
DA1
NFP0—

14 for a majority · 27 seats

KZN245 - uMvoti · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY122111
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS82111
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12111
2 006INDEPENDENTS02111
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION02111
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS102212
2 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY92212
2 011NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY22212
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12212
2 011MINORITY FRONT02212
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS152714
2 016INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY112714
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12714
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS02714
2 016INDEPENDENTS02714
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS102714
2 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY92714
2 021ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS72714
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12714
2 021AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY02714
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT02714
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS02714
2 021INDEPENDENTS02714
2 021NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY02714

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

All history data (JSON)

Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2000Vote %
IFP62.4%—
ANC21.6%—
DA10.9%—
Other5.1%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
IFP54.6%
ANC37.6%
ABC0.0%—
DA5.7%
NFP0.0%—
Other2.1%—
2011Vote %vs 2006
IFP41.1%
ANC43.0%
ABC0.0%
DA5.5%
NFP9.5%
Other1.0%
2016Vote %vs 2011
IFP40.4%
ANC53.9%
ABC0.0%
DA3.6%
NFP0.0%
Other2.1%
2021Vote %vs 2016
IFP33.3%
ANC36.1%
ABC24.6%
DA2.3%
NFP0.4%
Other3.3%
KZN245 - uMvoti · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY18 03562,378928 912Reported
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6 24821,610428 912Reported
2 000ABANTU BATHO CONGRESSUnavailableUnavailable28 912Not separately listed in this source.
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 16310,940128 912Reported
2 000NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTYUnavailableUnavailable28 912Not separately listed in this source.
2 000ZIBAMBELENI DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION1 2764,413428 912Reported
2 000NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONUnavailableUnavailable28 912Not separately listed in this source.
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSUnavailableUnavailable28 912Not separately listed in this source.
2 000MINORITY FRONTUnavailableUnavailable28 912Not separately listed in this source.
2 000AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITYUnavailableUnavailable28 912Not separately listed in this source.
2 000AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENTUnavailableUnavailable28 912Not separately listed in this source.
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY21 40754,590239 214Reported
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS14 73037,563139 214Reported
2 006ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS0039 214No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 2455,72539 214Reported
2 006NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0039 214No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ZIBAMBELENI DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION0039 214No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION7091,80839 214Reported
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0039 214No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006MINORITY FRONT0039 214No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY0039 214No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0039 214No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY22 72141,076455 314Reported
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS23 7854355 314Reported
2 011ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS0055 314No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 0205,459755 314Reported
2 011NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY5 2489,487755 314Reported
2 011ZIBAMBELENI DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION0055 314No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0055 314No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0055 314No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011MINORITY FRONT5400,976255 314Reported
2 011AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY0055 314No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0055 314No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY29 93740,419974 065Reported
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS39 91053,885174 065Reported
2 016ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS0074 065No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 6903,631974 065Reported
2 016NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0074 065No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ZIBAMBELENI DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION0074 065No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0074 065No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1 0821,460974 065Reported
2 016MINORITY FRONT0074 065No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY0074 065No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0074 065No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY21 91033,30565 786Reported
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS23 76836,129365 786Reported
2 021ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS16 16624,573665 786Reported
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 5152,302965 786Reported
2 021NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY2500,3865 786Reported
2 021ZIBAMBELENI DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION0065 786No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0065 786No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1 1051,679765 786Reported
2 021MINORITY FRONT0065 786No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY4040,614165 786Reported
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1570,238765 786Reported

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

All history data (JSON)

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

ABC + DA + IFP26 Apr 2023
DA + IFP21 Jun 2023
ABC + ANC21 May 2024
ANC + IFPFeb 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.

ANCIFP

Members at formation · majority coalition · 21 May 2024 · recorded active at source cutoff

Inaugural mayor: G. Malembe (IFP)

Source notes: A by-election in June 2024 moved a seat from the ABC to the IFP during this administration, taking the IFP to eleven seats and the ABC to six. The ANC's provincial leadership directed its councillors to break with the IFP in October 2025. No withdrawal was completed and the ANC speaker continued to convene the council.

4 recorded administrations · 2021–February 2026
  1. ANC + IFP

    21 May 2024 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026

    Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: G. Malembe.

    A by-election in June 2024 moved a seat from the ABC to the IFP during this administration, taking the IFP to eleven seats and the ABC to six. The ANC's provincial leadership directed its councillors to break with the IFP in October 2025. No withdrawal was completed and the ANC speaker continued to convene the council.

  2. ABC + ANC

    21 Jun 2023 → 21 May 2024 · MONC

    Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: P. Mavundla.

  3. DA + IFP

    26 Apr 2023 → 21 Jun 2023 · MONC

    Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: G. Malembe.

    A by-election in June 2023 moved a seat from the ANC to the IFP during this administration, taking the IFP to ten seats and the ANC to nine.

  4. ABC + DA + IFP

    22 Nov 2021 → 26 Apr 2023 · Recomposition

    Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: G. Malembe.

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

Browse wards

Wards in uMvoti

14 wards

Ward 1
ANC33.1%Leading candidate: Mbongiseni Alpheus Makhaye
IFP32.3%
Lead: 43 votesWard 2
ANC47.6%Leading candidate: Mduduzi Johan Ngcobo
IFP25.5%
Lead: 860 votesWard 3
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS40.8%Leading candidate: Thulile Sarah Zuma
ANC28.5%
Lead: 558 votesWard 4
IFP60.9%Leading candidate: Silam Vincent Zondi
ANC23.6%
Lead: 1 816 votesWard 5
IFP48.2%Leading candidate: Mbangiseni Shadrack Yengwa
ANC28.5%
Lead: 928 votesWard 6
IFP47.4%Leading candidate: Zenzele Phendukani Dlomo
ANC31.7%
Lead: 765 votesWard 7
ANC48.4%Leading candidate: Sonnyboy Khawulani Ndlovu
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS46.6%
Lead: 119 votesWard 8
ANC38.7%Leading candidate: Phumezwile Sjula Myaka
IFP32.5%
Lead: 278 votesWard 9
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS42.6%Leading candidate: Lindokuhle Eugene Zondi
ANC27.0%
Lead: 689 votesWard 10
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS29.8%Leading candidate: Theresa Anne Edwards
ANC27.6%
Lead: 57 votesWard 11
IFP42.7%Leading candidate: Mbongiseni Richard Dlamini
ANC41.4%
Lead: 69 votesWard 12
IFP52.0%Leading candidate: Vukani Bhekisisa Gwala
ANC41.4%
Lead: 502 votesWard 13
ANC43.3%Leading candidate: Thembinkosi Lombo
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS31.6%
Lead: 483 votesWard 14
ANC38.6%Leading candidate: Zwakushiwo Nicholus Ndlovu
IFP36.2%
Lead: 129 votes
Wards in uMvoti ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 78733,0926
Ward 12 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 74432,2963
Ward 22 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 85547,6252
Ward 22 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY99525,5456
Ward 32 021ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS1 84640,8497
Ward 32 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 28828,5019
Ward 42 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2 96360,8544
Ward 42 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 14723,5572
Ward 52 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2 27248,2276
Ward 52 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 34428,529
Ward 62 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2 30547,3987
Ward 62 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 54031,6677
Ward 72 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 20248,3759
Ward 72 021ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS3 08346,578
Ward 82 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 74038,6667
Ward 82 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 46232,4889
Ward 92 021ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS1 88942,5642
Ward 92 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 20027,0392
Ward 102 021ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS77129,7683
Ward 102 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS71427,5676
Ward 112 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2 19442,7014
Ward 112 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 12541,3585
Ward 122 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2 46952,0228
Ward 122 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 96741,4454
Ward 132 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 78943,2544
Ward 132 021ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS1 30631,5764
Ward 142 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 07038,605
Ward 142 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 94136,1992

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 27 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 uMvoti. Ward results include areas outside Sibuyane.

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.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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