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KwaZulu-Natal · municipality · 2026

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IEC-reported council seats

Provisional

6 seats needed for a majority in a 11-seat council · One dot = one seat

100.0% of districts reporting · 32 of 32

100.0%
PartySeats
IFP4
ANC3
MK3
DA1
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How these seats are worked out

These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The party totals add up to all 11 council seats. Results remain provisional; a seat majority does not establish a governing agreement or who will become mayor.

IEC result time: 05 Nov 2026, 19:27 SAST · Source figures ↗

Municipal PR votes

100.0% of districts reporting · 32 of 32

100.0%
LeadingMK
29.0%

Ahead by 58 votes of IFP.

Party / candidateShare · votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
29.0%2 854 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
28.4%2 796 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
23.8%2 343 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
10.1%993 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
2.6%254 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
2.0%192 votes
MAJUBA PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
0.9%90 votes
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NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS FORUM
0.6%62 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.6%57 votes
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS
0.5%51 votes
AMANDLA AWETHU MOVEMENT
0.5%48 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.4%42 votes
INSIKA YESIZWE PARTY
0.2%24 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
0.2%16 votes
PEOPLE'S VOICE PARTY
0.1%11 votes

9 833 PR votes

Ward results

6 wards · Ward ballot

Ward 1 ↗
IFP38.4%
SAMKELO SAMUEL KUNENE
IFP38.4%
MK26.6%
Lead: 173 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 2 ↗
DA34.2%
BERYL GERALDINE OLIFANT
DA34.2%
ANC27.2%
Lead: 110 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 3 ↗
MK41.1%
NELISIWE LYDIA KHANYEZA
MK41.1%
IFP24.4%
Lead: 290 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 4 ↗
IFP36.4%
MBONGENI RICHARD KHUMALO
IFP36.4%
MK27.5%
Lead: 134 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 5 ↗
IFP33.6%
SIZAKELLE MARIA KHOZA
IFP33.6%
ANC31.0%
Lead: 48 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 6 ↗
IFP33.2%
SLINDOKUHLE NOMUSA GLORIA MALINGA
IFP33.2%
ANC26.6%
Lead: 109 votesReporting progress unavailable