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KwaZulu-Natal · municipality · 2026

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Estimated council seats

Current count

Based on votes counted so far. Unfinished wards and the remaining votes can change these seats.

13 seats needed for a majority in a 25-seat council · One dot = one seat

87.3% of districts reporting · 55 of 63

87.3%
PartyEstimated seats
IFP7
MK7
ANC5
ActionSA1
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT1
DA1
EFF1
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT1
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT1
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How these seats are worked out

Based on combined ward and PR votes counted so far. Only reported ward wins and independent seats are fixed. Unfinished wards and candidate-list limits can change the allocation. This is a calculation using the current count, not a forecast of the final result.

We reserve the IEC’s reported independent ward seats, then divide the combined party votes by the remaining council seats, discard the fraction and add one. Whole quotas receive seats first, followed by the largest remainders. A tied remainder favours the party with more votes; an unresolved tie leaves the estimate unavailable.

A party keeps its reported ward seats. Where those exceed its proportional allocation, we recalculate the remaining seats for the other parties. We assume parties can fill their estimated seats. We do not predict unfinished ward contests, additional independent wins, unopposed-ward adjustments or candidate-list shortages. The remaining districts may vote differently.

Ward seats reported: 7 of 13. The IEC’s complete allocation replaces this estimate when its totals reconcile.

Method: Municipal Structures Act, Schedule 1, items 12, 13 and 16 ↗.

IEC result time: 05 Nov 2026, 23:16 SAST · Source figures ↗

Municipal PR votes

87.3% of districts reporting · 55 of 63

87.3%
LeadingMK
28.9%

Ahead by 296 votes of IFP.

Party / candidateShare · votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
28.9%7 420 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
27.8%7 124 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
18.3%4 686 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
4.5%1 162 votes
ACTIONSA
2.8%721 votes
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
2.5%643 votes
SISONKE SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
2.3%594 votes
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ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
2.3%579 votes
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT
1.9%484 votes
COMMUNITY FREEDOM PARTY
1.1%284 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
1.1%280 votes
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS
1.0%247 votes
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY
0.8%215 votes
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY
0.7%175 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
0.6%154 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.6%153 votes
NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM
0.5%139 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
0.5%123 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.4%111 votes
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE
0.3%87 votes
WOMEN AND YOUTH ORGANISATION
0.3%77 votes
KZN INDEPENDENCE
0.2%62 votes
AL JAMA-AH
0.2%41 votes
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
0.2%39 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.1%34 votes
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
0.1%30 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
0.0%0 votes
SOUTH AFRICA FOR SOUTH AFRICANS
0.0%0 votes

25 664 PR votes

Ward results

13 wards · Ward ballot