2021 · Municipal council

uMzimkhulu

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

43 seats22 for a majority

ANC33 seats

EFF6 seats

AIC1 seat

DA1 seat

INDEPENDENTS1 seat

IFP1 seat

uMzimkhulu · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	33	76,7442
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	6	13,9535
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	2,3256
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	2,3256
INDEPENDENTS	1	2,3256
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1	2,3256
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0

43 seats; 22 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

74.2%64 794 votes

12.9%11 228 votes

4.7%4 126 votes

2.8%2 446 votes

2.6%2 278 votes

Other2.8%2 479 votes

1.6%1 412 votes

0.4%393 votes

0.4%349 votes

0.4%325 votes

uMzimkhulu · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	64 794	74,1766
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	11 228	12,8539
INDEPENDENTS	—	4 126	4,7235
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	2 446	2,8002
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	2 278	2,6079
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	—	1 412	1,6165
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	—	393	0,4499
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	349	0,3995
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	325	0,3721

87351 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

11seats

ANC33

33 of 43 council seats

ANC falls

−12.0pp

201686.2%

202174.2%

EFF gains

+7.9pp

20164.9%

202112.9%

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC33—

UDM1—

IFP2—

19 for a majority · 36 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC36

UDM0

IFP1

NFP2—

21 for a majority · 40 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC38

EFF2—

IFP1

22 for a majority · 43 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC33

EFF6

IFP1

22 for a majority · 43 seats

KZN435 - uMzimkhulu · 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	33	36	19
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2	36	19
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	36	19
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	36	19
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	36	19
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	36	40	21
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	2	40	21
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	1	40	21
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1	40	21
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	40	21
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	40	21
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	40	21
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	40	21
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	38	43	22
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	43	22
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	43	22
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	43	22
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1	43	22
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	43	22
2 016	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	43	22
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	43	22
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	33	43	22
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	6	43	22
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	43	22
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	43	22
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	1	43	22
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1	43	22
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	43	22
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	43	22
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	43	22

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 %

ANC80.4%—

EFF0.0%—

UDM9.9%—

IFP6.6%—

NFP0.0%—

Other3.2%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC91.8%

EFF0.0%

UDM3.3%

IFP3.8%

NFP0.0%

Other1.1%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC89.7%

EFF0.0%

UDM0.4%

IFP1.7%

NFP3.9%

Other4.2%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC86.2%

EFF4.9%

UDM0.0%

IFP1.3%

NFP0.0%

DA3.5%

Other4.0%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC74.2%

EFF12.9%

UDM0.0%

IFP2.8%

NFP0.0%

Other10.2%

KZN435 - uMzimkhulu · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	42 313	80,42	52 615	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	5 183	9,8508	52 615	Reported
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3 453	6,5628	52 615	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	588	1,1176	52 615	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	52 615	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	72 975	91,8317	79 466	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 585	3,253	79 466	Reported
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3 032	3,8155	79 466	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	231	0,2907	79 466	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	79 466	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	84 384	89,7139	94 059	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	94 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	422	0,4487	94 059	Reported
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 633	1,7361	94 059	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	3 648	3,8784	94 059	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 240	1,3183	94 059	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	94 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	811	0,8622	94 059	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	94 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	94 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	368	0,3912	94 059	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	94 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	94 059	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	91 508	86,2169	106 137	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	5 232	4,9295	106 137	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	106 137	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 403	1,3219	106 137	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	106 137	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 710	3,4955	106 137	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1 836	1,7298	106 137	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	106 137	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	724	0,6821	106 137	Reported
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	106 137	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	106 137	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	106 137	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	393	0,3703	106 137	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	64 794	74,1766	87 351	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	11 228	12,8539	87 351	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	87 351	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 446	2,8002	87 351	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	87 351	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 278	2,6079	87 351	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1 412	1,6165	87 351	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	87 351	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	349	0,3995	87 351	Reported
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	393	0,4499	87 351	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	87 351	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	325	0,3721	87 351	Reported
2 021	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	87 351	No votes recorded in the complete party list.

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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Ward results

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Wards in uMzimkhulu

22 wards

Ward 1

ANC64.2%Nkosinathi Joseph Madlala

INDEPENDENTS17.4%

Lead: 2 288 votes Ward 2

ANC89.0%Tshepo Solomon Mohlomi

EFF7.7%

Lead: 3 208 votes Ward 3

ANC79.3%Lizwi Mduduzi Damoyi

EFF14.4%

Lead: 2 792 votes Ward 4

ANC52.9%

INDEPENDENTS31.5%

Lead: 880 votes Ward 5

ANC82.0%Mhlangabezi Julius Didi

IFP11.4%

Lead: 2 712 votes Ward 6

ANC92.9%Sydney Ronald Lonwabo Nzimande

EFF2.7%

Lead: 3 739 votes Ward 7

ANC59.5%Luthando Ndzimande

INDEPENDENTS19.2%

Lead: 1 677 votes Ward 8

ANC84.9%Nkosiphendule Jaca

EFF7.5%

Lead: 2 951 votes Ward 9

ANC75.1%Anele Mfezeko Tshebi

INDEPENDENTS8.9%

Lead: 2 154 votes Ward 10

ANC75.8%Sizwe Mhlonishwa Longsworth Sibeni

DA17.7%

Lead: 2 740 votes Ward 11

ANC82.4%Morrison Nkululeko Mphakathi

EFF12.4%

Lead: 2 309 votes Ward 12

ANC79.3%Thozamile Alson Lugayeni

EFF14.2%

Lead: 2 415 votes Ward 13

ANC70.6%Thandeka Gladys Machi

EFF16.6%

Lead: 2 204 votes Ward 14

ANC68.4%Thokozani Mbhele

EFF23.0%

Lead: 1 844 votes Ward 15

ANC72.3%Xolani Ronald Tshazi

EFF22.5%

Lead: 2 363 votes Ward 16

ANC68.5%Hazel Khanyisile Mafuleka

EFF23.2%

Lead: 1 500 votes Ward 17

ANC58.9%Bongani Cromwell Keswa

EFF31.0%

Lead: 1 098 votes Ward 18

ANC85.4%Hlanganani Aron Lukhozi

DA5.2%

Lead: 3 064 votes Ward 19

ANC55.2%Mthokozisi Stephen Ngcongo

INDEPENDENTS20.0%

Lead: 952 votes Ward 20

ANC77.7%Armstrong Xolani Gwala

EFF17.1%

Lead: 2 685 votes Ward 21

ANC76.1%Mawande Isaac Dlamini

EFF10.8%

Lead: 2 755 votes Ward 22

ANC79.9%Mmeli Advocate Cira

EFF15.3%

Lead: 2 489 votes

Wards in uMzimkhulu ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 142	64,1879
Ward 1	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	854	17,4464
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 512	88,979
Ward 2	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	304	7,7021
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 412	79,2567
Ward 3	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	620	14,4019
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 171	52,8996
Ward 4	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	1 291	31,4571
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 151	81,9719
Ward 5	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	439	11,4204
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 849	92,9486
Ward 6	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	110	2,6564
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 476	59,4763
Ward 7	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	799	19,1929
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 235	84,9081
Ward 8	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	284	7,4541
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 443	75,0538
Ward 9	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	289	8,8786
Ward 10	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 576	75,827
Ward 10	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	836	17,7269
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 719	82,4439
Ward 11	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	410	12,4318
Ward 12	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 940	79,3094
Ward 12	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	525	14,1624
Ward 13	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 883	70,5753
Ward 13	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	679	16,6218
Ward 14	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 775	68,4172
Ward 14	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	931	22,9536
Ward 15	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 434	72,2947
Ward 15	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 071	22,5474
Ward 16	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 268	68,5403
Ward 16	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	768	23,2094
Ward 17	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 315	58,9059
Ward 17	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 217	30,9669
Ward 18	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 262	85,415
Ward 18	2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	198	5,1846
Ward 19	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 495	55,1661
Ward 19	2 021	INDEPENDENTS	543	20,0369
Ward 20	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 445	77,7126
Ward 20	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	760	17,1441
Ward 21	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 211	76,072
Ward 21	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	456	10,8031
Ward 22	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 080	79,9377
Ward 22	2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	591	15,3387

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, 15:37 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 43 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.

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Combined ballot votes

ANC above the majority

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