2021 · KwaDukuza council results

Umhlali, KwaZulu-Natal

Ward results

ANC loses its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

59 seats30 for a majority

ANC29 seats

DA9 seats

ActionSA5 seats

IA5 seats

EFF4 seats

Other7 seats

IFP4 seats

ACDP1 seat

AIC1 seat

ATM1 seat

KwaDukuza · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	29	49,1525
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9	15,2542
ACTIONSA	5	8,4746
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	5	8,4746
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4	6,7797
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	4	6,7797
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	1,6949
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	1,6949
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	1	1,6949
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0
AL JAMA-AH	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0
OTHER	0	0

59 seats; 30 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

49.6%71 506 votes

15.5%22 342 votes

7.9%11 328 votes

7.5%10 881 votes

6.8%9 770 votes

Other12.8%18 462 votes

6.4%9 194 votes

1.8%2 559 votes

1.0%1 483 votes

0.8%1 219 votes

0.7%1 010 votes

0.6%805 votes

0.5%792 votes

0.5%707 votes

0.5%693 votes

KwaDukuza · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	71 506	49,5575
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	22 342	15,4842
ACTIONSA	—	11 328	7,8509
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	—	10 881	7,5411
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	9 770	6,7711
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	9 194	6,3719
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	—	2 559	1,7735
OTHER	—	1 483	1,0278
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	1 219	0,8448
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	1 010	0,7
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	—	805	0,5579
INDEPENDENTS	—	792	0,5489
AL JAMA-AH	—	707	0,49
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	—	693	0,4803

144289 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC needs

1seats

ANC29

for an outright majority

ANC falls

−14.1pp

201663.7%

202149.6%

Closest covering ward

83votes apart

ANC41.4%

DA39.9%

Ward 13 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC27—

DA5—

IFP7—

21 for a majority · 40 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC37

DA8

IFP4

27 for a majority · 53 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC36

DA11

IFP4

29 for a majority · 57 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC29

DA9

IFP4

ActionSA5—

IA5—

30 for a majority · 59 seats

KZN292 - KwaDukuza · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 000	Seat allocation unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	27	40	21
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	7	40	21
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5	40	21
2 006	MINORITY FRONT	1	40	21
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	40	21
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	40	21
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	40	21
2 006	UBUMBANO LWESIZWE INDEPENDENT RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION	0	40	21
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	37	53	27
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8	53	27
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	4	53	27
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	2	53	27
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	53	27
2 011	MINORITY FRONT	1	53	27
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	53	27
2 011	FEDERAL CONGRESS	0	53	27
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	53	27
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	36	57	29
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	11	57	29
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	4	57	29
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	57	29
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	2	57	29
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	57	29
2 016	AL JAMA-AH	1	57	29
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	57	29
2 016	DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS	0	57	29
2 016	MINORITY FRONT	0	57	29
2 016	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	57	29
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	57	29
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	29	59	30
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9	59	30
2 021	ACTIONSA	5	59	30
2 021	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	5	59	30
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4	59	30
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	4	59	30
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	59	30
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	59	30
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	1	59	30
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	59	30
2 021	AL JAMA-AH	0	59	30
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	59	30
2 021	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	59	30
2 021	OTHER	0	59	30

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 %

ANC56.0%—

DA19.3%—

IFP19.3%—

ActionSA0.0%—

IA0.0%—

Other5.4%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC65.3%

DA11.6%

IFP17.4%

ActionSA0.0%

IA0.0%

Other5.7%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC68.9%

DA14.0%

IFP7.4%

ActionSA0.0%

IA0.0%

NFP3.6%

Other6.0%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC63.7%

DA19.4%

IFP6.3%

ActionSA0.0%

IA0.0%

EFF3.7%

Other7.0%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC49.6%

DA15.5%

IFP6.4%

ActionSA7.9%

IA7.5%

EFF6.8%

Other6.4%

KZN292 - KwaDukuza · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	35 029	55,9712	62 584	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12 075	19,2941	62 584	Reported
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	12 104	19,3404	62 584	Reported
2 000	ACTIONSA	0	0	62 584	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	0	0	62 584	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	62 584	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	62 584	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	MINORITY FRONT	1 223	1,9542	62 584	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	62 584	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	62 584	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DUBE CIVIC ORGANISATION	723	1,1552	62 584	Reported
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	62 584	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	62 584	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	62 584	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	62 584	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	62 584	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UBUMBANO LWESIZWE INDEPENDENT RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION	0	0	62 584	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	62 584	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	0	62 584	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS	0	0	62 584	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	62 584	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	FEDERAL CONGRESS	0	0	62 584	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	54 473	65,2895	83 433	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9 685	11,6081	83 433	Reported
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	14 537	17,4236	83 433	Reported
2 006	ACTIONSA	0	0	83 433	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	0	0	83 433	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	83 433	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	83 433	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	MINORITY FRONT	1 029	1,2333	83 433	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	672	0,8054	83 433	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	83 433	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DUBE CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	83 433	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	758	0,9085	83 433	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	83 433	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	83 433	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	83 433	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	83 433	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UBUMBANO LWESIZWE INDEPENDENT RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION	422	0,5058	83 433	Reported
2 006	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	83 433	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	0	83 433	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS	0	0	83 433	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	83 433	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	FEDERAL CONGRESS	0	0	83 433	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	88 081	68,8978	127 843	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	17 956	14,0454	127 843	Reported
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	9 510	7,4388	127 843	Reported
2 011	ACTIONSA	0	0	127 843	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	0	0	127 843	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	127 843	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	4 659	3,6443	127 843	Reported
2 011	MINORITY FRONT	1 312	1,0263	127 843	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	2 489	1,9469	127 843	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	127 843	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DUBE CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	127 843	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	127 843	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	127 843	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	127 843	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	786	0,6148	127 843	Reported
2 011	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	127 843	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UBUMBANO LWESIZWE INDEPENDENT RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION	0	0	127 843	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	127 843	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	0	127 843	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS	0	0	127 843	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	127 843	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	FEDERAL CONGRESS	84	0,0657	127 843	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	106 295	63,6588	166 976	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	32 398	19,4028	166 976	Reported
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	10 506	6,2919	166 976	Reported
2 016	ACTIONSA	0	0	166 976	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	0	0	166 976	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	6 145	3,6802	166 976	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	166 976	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	MINORITY FRONT	404	0,242	166 976	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 126	0,6743	166 976	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	2 702	1,6182	166 976	Reported
2 016	DUBE CIVIC ORGANISATION	0	0	166 976	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	166 976	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	166 976	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AL JAMA-AH	1 141	0,6833	166 976	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	166 976	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	166 976	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UBUMBANO LWESIZWE INDEPENDENT RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION	0	0	166 976	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	166 976	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	685	0,4102	166 976	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS	188	0,1126	166 976	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	168	0,1006	166 976	Reported
2 016	FEDERAL CONGRESS	0	0	166 976	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	71 506	49,5575	144 289	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	22 342	15,4842	144 289	Reported
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	9 194	6,3719	144 289	Reported
2 021	ACTIONSA	11 328	7,8509	144 289	Reported
2 021	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	10 881	7,5411	144 289	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	9 770	6,7711	144 289	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	144 289	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	MINORITY FRONT	Unavailable	Unavailable	144 289	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 010	0,7	144 289	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	2 559	1,7735	144 289	Reported
2 021	DUBE CIVIC ORGANISATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	144 289	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	Unavailable	Unavailable	144 289	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	1 219	0,8448	144 289	Reported
2 021	AL JAMA-AH	707	0,49	144 289	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	Unavailable	Unavailable	144 289	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	805	0,5579	144 289	Reported
2 021	UBUMBANO LWESIZWE INDEPENDENT RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	144 289	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	693	0,4803	144 289	Reported
2 021	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	144 289	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS	Unavailable	Unavailable	144 289	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	144 289	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	FEDERAL CONGRESS	Unavailable	Unavailable	144 289	Not separately listed in this source.

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.

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Council government

Who governed after 2021

2021ACDP + AIC + ANC + ATMFeb 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.

ACDPAICANCATM

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

Inaugural mayor: L. Nhaca (ANC)

Source notes: Mayor L. Nhaca was removed by a council vote in October 2024. M. A. Ngidi of the ANC was elected mayor days later, with N. Cele as deputy mayor.

1 recorded administration · 2021–February 2026

ACDP + AIC + ANC + ATM
22 Nov 2021 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026
Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: L. Nhaca.
Mayor L. Nhaca was removed by a council vote in October 2024. M. A. Ngidi of the ANC was elected mayor days later, with N. Cele as deputy mayor.

Ward results

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Wards in KwaDukuza

30 wards

Ward 1

ANC45.7%Scelo Kenneth Shandu

INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE29.7%

Lead: 797 votes Ward 2

ANC43.7%Dumisane Nkosinathi Ngema

INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE30.4%

Lead: 736 votes Ward 3

ANC39.4%Sifiso Obed Nxele

INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE15.4%

Lead: 1 162 votes Ward 4

ANC63.5%Jetro Mohammed Banda

EFF17.7%

Lead: 2 012 votes Ward 5

ANC48.2%Aubrey Mtolo Baardman

IFP43.4%

Lead: 272 votes Ward 6

DA57.7%Tamsyn Colley

ActionSA34.7%

Lead: 979 votes Ward 7

ANC75.1%Blessing Cebo Fakazi

EFF6.2%

Lead: 3 093 votes Ward 8

ANC64.6%Muzi Emmanuel Ngidi

INDEPENDENTS15.6%

Lead: 1 978 votes Ward 9

ANC70.3%Nkitimene Judith Mpanza

EFF8.7%

Lead: 2 889 votes Ward 10

ANC57.3%Thubelihle Trueman Dube

INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE29.7%

Lead: 1 359 votes Ward 11

ANC71.2%Sicelo Sithole

EFF7.8%

Lead: 3 660 votes Ward 12

ANC58.6%Humphrey Mbatha

EFF22.1%

Lead: 1 371 votes Ward 13

ANC41.4%Nkululeko Qwabe

DA39.9%

Lead: 83 votes Ward 14

ANC65.7%Welcome Njabulo Mntambo

INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE12.5%

Lead: 2 187 votes Ward 15

ANC52.0%Bhekuyise Petros Ndlovu

IFP23.6%

Lead: 1 552 votes Ward 16

ANC32.5%Sabelo Sanele Mthiyane

DA27.1%

Lead: 342 votes Ward 17

DA40.1%

ANC34.5%

Lead: 235 votes Ward 18

ANC82.3%Sphesihle Brian Ntuli

EFF5.6%

Lead: 3 444 votes Ward 19

ANC41.1%Govindammal Govender

DA22.5%

Lead: 842 votes Ward 20

ANC48.1%Nicholas Siniko Bhengu

DA22.9%

Lead: 1 271 votes Ward 21

ANC59.3%Nkululeko Humphrey Sithole

EFF29.7%

Lead: 1 213 votes Ward 22

DA66.5%Privashni Naidoo

ActionSA25.0%

Lead: 3 311 votes Ward 23

ANC69.6%Nkanyiso Collen Mdletshe

EFF9.8%

Lead: 3 003 votes Ward 24

ANC65.0%Virginia Mwandla

EFF17.8%

Lead: 2 082 votes Ward 25

ANC55.8%Sifiso Petros Khuzwayo

INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE19.2%

Lead: 1 579 votes Ward 26

ANC48.1%Thembinkosi Cedric Nxele

IFP20.5%

Lead: 965 votes Ward 27

ANC41.5%Samson Good-Enough Mcineka

INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE39.2%

Lead: 118 votes Ward 28

ANC74.6%Vishnugopal Govender

DA7.9%

Lead: 2 761 votes Ward 29

ANC58.5%Sicelinjabulo Lewin Cele

INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE15.7%

Lead: 1 693 votes Ward 30

DA46.9%Faghmi Abrahams

ActionSA32.5%

Lead: 714 votes

Wards in KwaDukuza ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 281	45,6657
Ward 1	2 021	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	1 484	29,7097
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 405	43,7432
Ward 2	2 021	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	1 669	30,3565
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 906	39,3639
Ward 3	2 021	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	744	15,3656
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 793	63,4628
Ward 4	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	781	17,746
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 704	48,1996
Ward 5	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 432	43,3512
Ward 6	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 455	57,7375
Ward 6	2 021	ACTIONSA	1 476	34,7131
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 371	75,1114
Ward 7	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	278	6,1943
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 610	64,572
Ward 8	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	632	15,6358
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 298	70,2749
Ward 9	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	409	8,7151
Ward 10	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 827	57,2615
Ward 10	2 021	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	1 468	29,7347
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 111	71,1738
Ward 11	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	451	7,8082
Ward 12	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 201	58,6152
Ward 12	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	830	22,1039
Ward 13	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 214	41,4452
Ward 13	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 131	39,8914
Ward 14	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 703	65,7025
Ward 14	2 021	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	516	12,5425
Ward 15	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 844	51,9927
Ward 15	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 292	23,6197
Ward 16	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 045	32,4913
Ward 16	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 703	27,0575
Ward 17	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 697	40,0992
Ward 17	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 462	34,5463
Ward 18	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 696	82,3346
Ward 18	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	252	5,6137
Ward 19	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 865	41,0612
Ward 19	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 023	22,5231
Ward 20	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 432	48,0727
Ward 20	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 161	22,9492
Ward 21	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 435	59,2746
Ward 21	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 222	29,7468
Ward 22	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 311	66,5039
Ward 22	2 021	ACTIONSA	2 000	25,0438
Ward 23	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 493	69,5678
Ward 23	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	490	9,759
Ward 24	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 865	64,9513
Ward 24	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	783	17,7511
Ward 25	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 405	55,8005
Ward 25	2 021	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	826	19,1647
Ward 26	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 679	48,1365
Ward 26	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	714	20,4702
Ward 27	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 108	41,4797
Ward 27	2 021	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	1 990	39,1578
Ward 28	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 088	74,6435
Ward 28	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	327	7,9043
Ward 29	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 317	58,4806
Ward 29	2 021	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	624	15,7496
Ward 30	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 322	46,8807
Ward 30	2 021	ACTIONSA	1 608	32,4652

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 59 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 KwaDukuza. Ward results include areas outside Umhlali.

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.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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