2021 · uMsinga council results

Wolwane, KwaZulu-Natal

Ward results

IFP retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

41 seats21 for a majority

IFP27 seats

ANC11 seats

ABC1 seat

EFF1 seat

INDEPENDENTS1 seat

uMsinga · 2021 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	27	65,8537
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11	26,8293
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	1	2,439
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	2,439
INDEPENDENTS	1	2,439
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	0	0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	0	0
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0

41 seats; 21 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

67.0%64 650 votes

25.8%24 931 votes

2.6%2 485 votes

1.9%1 880 votes

Other2.6%2 524 votes

0.9%899 votes

0.5%516 votes

0.3%328 votes

0.3%270 votes

0.2%182 votes

0.1%115 votes

0.1%110 votes

0.1%82 votes

0.0%22 votes

uMsinga · 2021 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	64 650	67,0157
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	24 931	25,8433
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	—	2 485	2,5759
INDEPENDENTS	—	1 880	1,9488
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	899	0,9319
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	516	0,5349
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	328	0,34
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	—	270	0,2799
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	182	0,1887
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	—	115	0,1192
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	—	110	0,114
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	82	0,085
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	22	0,0228

96470 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

IFP above the majority

6seats

IFP27

27 of 41 council seats

ANC falls

−6.0pp

201631.9%

202125.8%

Closest covering ward

194votes apart

IFP39.3%

ANC35.1%

Ward 15 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

IFP28—

ANC4—

NFP0—

DA1—

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION1—

18 for a majority · 34 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

IFP21

ANC12

NFP4

DA0

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0

19 for a majority · 37 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

IFP24

ANC12

DA0

19 for a majority · 36 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

IFP27

ANC11

NFP0—

DA0

21 for a majority · 41 seats

KZN244 - uMsinga · 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	28	34	18
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4	34	18
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	34	18
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	1	34	18
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	21	37	19
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	12	37	19
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	4	37	19
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	37	19
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	37	19
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	24	36	19
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	12	36	19
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	36	19
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	36	19
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	36	19
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	27	41	21
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11	41	21
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	1	41	21
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	41	21
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	1	41	21
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	41	21
2 021	AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	0	41	21
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	41	21
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	41	21
2 021	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	41	21
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	41	21
2 021	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	0	41	21
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	41	21

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 %

IFP83.0%—

ANC12.3%—

NFP0.0%—

DA4.1%—

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0.0%—

Other0.6%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

IFP82.6%

ANC12.8%

NFP0.0%

DA2.0%

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION2.6%

Other0.0%

2011Vote %vs 2006

IFP55.8%

ANC32.3%

NFP10.1%

DA1.2%

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0.0%

Other0.6%

2016Vote %vs 2011

IFP66.1%

ANC31.9%

NFP0.0%

DA0.9%

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0.0%

Other1.1%

2021Vote %vs 2016

IFP67.0%

ANC25.8%

NFP0.3%

DA0.5%

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0.0%

ABC2.6%

Other3.7%

KZN244 - uMsinga · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	57 446	83,0493	69 171	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 528	12,3289	69 171	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	69 171	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 807	4,0581	69 171	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	69 171	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	69 171	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	69 171	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	69 171	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	69 171	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	69 171	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	0	0	69 171	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	0	0	69 171	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	69 171	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	69 171	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	61 264	82,6239	74 148	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9 494	12,8041	74 148	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	74 148	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 478	1,9933	74 148	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	1 912	2,5786	74 148	Reported
2 006	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	74 148	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	74 148	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	74 148	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	74 148	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	74 148	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	0	0	74 148	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	0	0	74 148	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	74 148	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	74 148	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	56 168	55,7942	100 670	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	32 468	32,2519	100 670	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	10 196	10,1281	100 670	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 199	1,191	100 670	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	100 670	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	100 670	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	100 670	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	639	0,6347	100 670	Reported
2 011	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	100 670	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	100 670	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	0	0	100 670	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	0	0	100 670	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	100 670	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	100 670	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	75 084	66,1399	113 523	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	36 175	31,8658	113 523	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	113 523	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 008	0,8879	113 523	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	113 523	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	113 523	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	925	0,8148	113 523	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	113 523	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	113 523	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	113 523	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	0	0	113 523	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	0	0	113 523	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	113 523	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	113 523	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	64 650	67,0157	96 470	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	24 931	25,8433	96 470	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	328	0,34	96 470	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	516	0,5349	96 470	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	96 470	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	2 485	2,5759	96 470	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	899	0,9319	96 470	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	96 470	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	270	0,2799	96 470	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	182	0,1887	96 470	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	115	0,1192	96 470	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	110	0,114	96 470	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	82	0,085	96 470	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	22	0,0228	96 470	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.

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Ward results

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Wards in uMsinga

21 wards

Ward 1

IFP76.6%Mbuso Buthelezi

ANC19.7%

Lead: 2 449 votes Ward 2

IFP60.4%Thenjiwe Busisiwe Mbatha

ANC36.2%

Lead: 1 109 votes Ward 3

IFP78.3%Ephraim Mfaniseni Mdluli

ANC14.4%

Lead: 3 881 votes Ward 4

IFP64.5%Mhawukeleni Wellington Sokhela

ANC32.0%

Lead: 1 610 votes Ward 5

IFP66.0%Vincent Sithembiso Ndlovu

ANC28.9%

Lead: 1 647 votes Ward 6

IFP69.6%Phelelani Dladla

ANC24.7%

Lead: 1 942 votes Ward 7

IFP74.9%Siyabonga Proffesor Langa

ANC22.6%

Lead: 2 541 votes Ward 8

IFP69.6%Funeyakhe Zuma

ANC29.1%

Lead: 2 086 votes Ward 9

IFP69.4%Mhlabunzima Samuel Khoza

ANC23.3%

Lead: 1 970 votes Ward 10

IFP75.9%Bongani Dumakude

ANC21.8%

Lead: 2 888 votes Ward 11

IFP60.3%Siyanda Magubane

ANC38.6%

Lead: 1 165 votes Ward 12

IFP59.6%Lungisani Blessing Ntuli

ANC27.7%

Lead: 1 615 votes Ward 13

IFP66.5%Daugras Mletheni Ndlovu

ANC29.3%

Lead: 1 783 votes Ward 14

IFP59.7%Thokozani Nduduzo Nicholus Sokhela

ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS13.5%

Lead: 2 005 votes Ward 15

IFP39.3%

ANC35.1%

Lead: 194 votes Ward 16

IFP58.2%Sifundo Gregory Masimula

ANC31.2%

Lead: 1 074 votes Ward 17

IFP87.6%Nkosikhona Mdumiseni Ximba

ANC9.8%

Lead: 3 001 votes Ward 18

IFP51.7%France Felamanda Ndlovu

ANC42.6%

Lead: 385 votes Ward 19

IFP81.8%Templeton Lindokuhle Kunene

ANC15.9%

Lead: 2 533 votes Ward 20

IFP71.2%Thokozani Moses Mabaso

ANC22.4%

Lead: 1 939 votes Ward 21

IFP66.7%Mzokhona Emmanuel Mkhize

ANC22.5%

Lead: 1 836 votes

Wards in uMsinga ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3 297	76,5854
Ward 1	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	848	19,698
Ward 2	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 767	60,3621
Ward 2	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 658	36,1693
Ward 3	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	4 758	78,2823
Ward 3	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	877	14,4291
Ward 4	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3 193	64,479
Ward 4	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 583	31,9669
Ward 5	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 934	65,9771
Ward 5	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 287	28,9409
Ward 6	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3 012	69,5933
Ward 6	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 070	24,7227
Ward 7	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3 638	74,9485
Ward 7	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 097	22,5999
Ward 8	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3 591	69,5526
Ward 8	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 505	29,1497
Ward 9	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 964	69,447
Ward 9	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	994	23,2896
Ward 10	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	4 048	75,9475
Ward 10	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 160	21,7636
Ward 11	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3 234	60,2908
Ward 11	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 069	38,572
Ward 12	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3 015	59,6321
Ward 12	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 400	27,6899
Ward 13	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3 184	66,4996
Ward 13	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 401	29,2607
Ward 14	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 591	59,673
Ward 14	2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	586	13,4961
Ward 15	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 808	39,3129
Ward 15	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 614	35,0946
Ward 16	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 317	58,2307
Ward 16	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 243	31,239
Ward 17	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3 378	87,6265
Ward 17	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	377	9,7795
Ward 18	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 179	51,7086
Ward 18	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 794	42,5724
Ward 19	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3 145	81,7945
Ward 19	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	612	15,9168
Ward 20	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 829	71,2415
Ward 20	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	890	22,4125
Ward 21	2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 768	66,731
Ward 21	2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	932	22,4687

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 41 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 uMsinga. Ward results include areas outside Wolwane.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 3 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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Wolwane, KwaZulu-Natal

IFP retains its majority

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Combined ballot votes

IFP above the majority

ANC falls

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