2026 · iNkosi Langalibalele council results

Emadolobwe, KwaZulu-Natal

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2016 2021 2026

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47 seats24 for a majority

IFP19 seats

MK13 seats

ANC7 seats

DA4 seats

EFF1 seat

Other3 seats

INDEPENDENTS1 seat

NFP1 seat

NPA1 seat

iNkosi Langalibalele · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	19	40,4255
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	13	27,6596
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7	14,8936
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	8,5106
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	2,1277
INDEPENDENTS	1	2,1277
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1	2,1277
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	1	2,1277
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY	0	0
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	0	0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0
BUMBANA MZANSI	0	0
MINORITY FRONT	0	0
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0
UNITED CULTURAL MOVEMENT	0	0

47 seats; 24 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

41.4%26 423 votes

28.4%18 135 votes

15.5%9 908 votes

8.9%5 668 votes

1.9%1 211 votes

Other4.0%2 539 votes

1.4%903 votes

0.8%492 votes

0.4%287 votes

0.2%152 votes

0.2%137 votes

0.2%131 votes

0.2%123 votes

0.2%117 votes

0.2%116 votes

0.1%58 votes

0.0%23 votes

0.0%0 votes

iNkosi Langalibalele · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	26 423	41,3609
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	18 135	28,3874
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	9 908	15,5094
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	5 668	8,8723
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	1 211	1,8956
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	—	903	1,4135
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	492	0,7701
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	—	287	0,4493
UNITED CULTURAL MOVEMENT	—	152	0,2379
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	137	0,2145
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	131	0,2051
MINORITY FRONT	—	123	0,1925
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY	—	117	0,1831
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	116	0,1816
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	—	58	0,0908
BUMBANA MZANSI	—	23	0,036
INDEPENDENTS	—	0	0
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	—	0	0

63884 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Ward ballot votes

40.3%25 750 votes

26.7%17 057 votes

15.7%10 042 votes

8.9%5 702 votes

2.2%1 407 votes

Other6.2%3 975 votes

2.0%1 300 votes

1.5%943 votes

0.7%460 votes

0.4%282 votes

0.4%228 votes

0.3%165 votes

0.2%103 votes

0.2%102 votes

0.2%97 votes

0.1%89 votes

0.1%86 votes

0.1%85 votes

0.1%35 votes

iNkosi Langalibalele · 2026 · Ward ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	25 750	40,2765
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	17 057	26,6795
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	10 042	15,7071
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	5 702	8,9187
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	1 407	2,2007
INDEPENDENTS	—	1 300	2,0334
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	—	943	1,475
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	460	0,7195
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	—	282	0,4411
ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY	—	228	0,3566
MINORITY FRONT	—	165	0,2581
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	—	103	0,1611
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	102	0,1595
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	97	0,1517
UNITED CULTURAL MOVEMENT	—	89	0,1392
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	86	0,1345
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	—	85	0,133
BUMBANA MZANSI	—	35	0,0547

63933 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Past coalition partners

24 for a majority

IFP needs

5seats

IFP19

for an outright majority

ANC falls

−19.6pp

202135.3%

202615.6%

Closest covering ward

651votes apart

IFP48.6%

DA22.1%

Ward 1 · Ward votes

How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2016Seats

ANC23—

IFP18—

DA2—

24 for a majority · 46 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC17

IFP21

DA3

NFP3—

24 for a majority · 47 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021

ANC7

IFP19

MKP13—

DA4

NFP1

24 for a majority · 47 seats

KZN237 - iNkosi Langalibalele · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	23	46	24
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	18	46	24
2 016	AL JAMA-AH	2	46	24
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	46	24
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	46	24
2 016	AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	0	46	24
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	46	24
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	46	24
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	46	24
2 016	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	46	24
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	21	47	24
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	17	47	24
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3	47	24
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	3	47	24
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	47	24
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	1	47	24
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	47	24
2 021	AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	0	47	24
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	47	24
2 021	AL JAMA-AH	0	47	24
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	47	24
2 021	OTHER	0	47	24
2 021	UNITED CULTURAL MOVEMENT	0	47	24
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	47	24
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	19	47	24
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	13	47	24
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7	47	24
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	47	24
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	47	24
2 026	INDEPENDENTS	1	47	24
2 026	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1	47	24
2 026	NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	1	47	24
2 026	ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY	0	47	24
2 026	AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	0	47	24
2 026	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	47	24
2 026	AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	0	47	24
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	47	24
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	47	24
2 026	BUMBANA MZANSI	0	47	24
2 026	MINORITY FRONT	0	47	24
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	47	24
2 026	UNITED CULTURAL MOVEMENT	0	47	24

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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2016Vote %

ANC49.5%—

IFP39.7%—

MKP0.0%—

DA4.2%—

NFP0.0%—

Other6.6%—

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC35.3%

IFP44.1%

DA5.1%

NFP5.7%

EFF5.0%

Other4.8%

2026Vote %vs 2021

ANC15.6%

IFP40.8%

MKP27.5%—

DA8.9%

NFP2.0%

Other5.1%—

KZN237 - iNkosi Langalibalele · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	61 558	49,476	124 420	Reported
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	49 429	39,7275	124 420	Reported
2 016	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	124 420	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 179	4,1625	124 420	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	124 420	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 018	1,6219	124 420	Reported
2 016	AL JAMA-AH	4 243	3,4102	124 420	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	0	0	124 420	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	124 420	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED CULTURAL MOVEMENT	0	0	124 420	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	783	0,6293	124 420	Reported
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	124 420	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY	0	0	124 420	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	187	0,1503	124 420	Reported
2 016	MINORITY FRONT	0	0	124 420	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	124 420	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	222	0,1784	124 420	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	124 420	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	124 420	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	124 420	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	43	0,0346	124 420	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	0	0	124 420	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	BUMBANA MZANSI	0	0	124 420	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	37 793	35,2524	107 207	Reported
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	47 311	44,1305	107 207	Reported
2 021	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	107 207	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 464	5,0967	107 207	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	6 107	5,6965	107 207	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	5 401	5,0379	107 207	Reported
2 021	AL JAMA-AH	250	0,2332	107 207	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	Unavailable	Unavailable	107 207	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	873	0,8143	107 207	Reported
2 021	UNITED CULTURAL MOVEMENT	694	0,6473	107 207	Reported
2 021	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	107 207	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	440	0,4104	107 207	Reported
2 021	ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY	Unavailable	Unavailable	107 207	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	282	0,263	107 207	Reported
2 021	MINORITY FRONT	Unavailable	Unavailable	107 207	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	107 207	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	Unavailable	Unavailable	107 207	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	107 207	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	107 207	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	168	0,1567	107 207	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	167	0,1558	107 207	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	Unavailable	Unavailable	107 207	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	BUMBANA MZANSI	Unavailable	Unavailable	107 207	Not separately listed in this source.
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	19 950	15,6083	127 817	Reported
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	52 173	40,8185	127 817	Reported
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	35 192	27,5331	127 817	Reported
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	11 370	8,8955	127 817	Reported
2 026	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	2 618	2,0482	127 817	Reported
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	952	0,7448	127 817	Reported
2 026	AL JAMA-AH	0	0	127 817	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	1 846	1,4443	127 817	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	569	0,4452	127 817	Reported
2 026	UNITED CULTURAL MOVEMENT	241	0,1886	127 817	Reported
2 026	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	0	127 817	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	127 817	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY	345	0,2699	127 817	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	143	0,1119	127 817	Reported
2 026	MINORITY FRONT	288	0,2253	127 817	Reported
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	239	0,187	127 817	Reported
2 026	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	127 817	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	228	0,1784	127 817	Reported
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	202	0,158	127 817	Reported
2 026	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	127 817	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	127 817	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	103	0,0806	127 817	Reported
2 026	BUMBANA MZANSI	58	0,0454	127 817	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.
Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow.
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 has governed here

Last recordedIFPJan 2023After electionPending

2021EFF + IFP30 Jan 2023

2023IFPFeb 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.

IFP

Members at formation · minority administration · 30 Jan 2023 · recorded active at source cutoff

Outside support at formation: DA. Supporters are separate from governing members.

Inaugural mayor: M. T. Myeza (IFP)

Source notes: A by-election in June 2023 moved a seat from the IFP to the ANC during this administration, taking the IFP and DA together below the votes needed to carry a motion.

The recorded partners in 2026

19 / 47 seats

5 short of a seat majority · 24 needed

Hypothetical total for the recorded members at formation. Excludes outside supporters. It does not establish a current agreement, government retention, or a takeover.

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2 recorded administrations · 2021–February 2026

IFP
30 Jan 2023 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026
Members at formation. Outside support: DA. Inaugural mayor: M. T. Myeza.
A by-election in June 2023 moved a seat from the IFP to the ANC during this administration, taking the IFP and DA together below the votes needed to carry a motion.
EFF + IFP
22 Nov 2021 → 30 Jan 2023 · Recomposition
Members at formation. Outside support: DA. Inaugural mayor: M. T. Myeza.

Ward results

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Wards covering Emadolobwe

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Ward 1

IFP48.6%Makhosonke Justice Khumalo

DA22.1%

Lead: 651 votes

Wards covering Emadolobwe ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 193	48,6343
Ward 1	2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	542	22,0954

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Sources & result details

IEC: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · checked 09 Nov 2026, 20:22 SAST

Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow. Reporting progress measures voting districts, not turnout.

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.

Government comparisons use the confirmed pre-election administration when available, otherwise the latest dated record. The new government appears when its membership is confirmed. A retained or changed government requires confirmed records on both sides; seats alone cannot establish it.

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 47 council seats. Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow. A seat majority does not establish a governing agreement or who will become mayor.

IEC result time: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · Source figures ↗

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This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 1 of the 2026 wards; the everyday town boundary may differ.

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