2026 · uMshwathi council results

Esthezi, KwaZulu-Natal

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27 seats14 for a majority

MK13 seats

ANC9 seats

IFP3 seats

DA2 seats

uMshwathi · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	13	48,1481
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9	33,3333
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3	11,1111
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	7,4074
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0
BUMBANA MZANSI	0	0
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	0	0
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0

27 seats; 14 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

47.2%16 374 votes

32.4%11 226 votes

9.2%3 174 votes

Other11.2%3 890 votes

6.9%2 379 votes

1.4%502 votes

1.1%383 votes

0.5%162 votes

0.3%118 votes

0.3%117 votes

0.3%112 votes

0.3%95 votes

0.1%22 votes

uMshwathi · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	16 374	47,2363
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	11 226	32,3852
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	3 174	9,1565
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	2 379	6,863
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	—	502	1,4482
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	383	1,1049
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	162	0,4673
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	118	0,3404
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	117	0,3375
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	112	0,3231
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	95	0,2741
BUMBANA MZANSI	—	22	0,0635

34664 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Ward ballot votes

46.8%16 186 votes

32.8%11 349 votes

8.9%3 077 votes

Other11.5%3 959 votes

6.9%2 379 votes

1.6%552 votes

1.1%375 votes

0.6%204 votes

0.4%150 votes

0.3%109 votes

0.3%102 votes

0.2%55 votes

0.1%33 votes

uMshwathi · 2026 · Ward ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	16 186	46,8196
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	11 349	32,8281
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	3 077	8,9005
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	2 379	6,8815
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	—	552	1,5967
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	375	1,0847
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	204	0,5901
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	150	0,4339
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	109	0,3153
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	102	0,295
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	55	0,1591
BUMBANA MZANSI	—	33	0,0955

34571 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

MK needs

1seats

MK13

for an outright majority

MK gains

+47.0pp

20210.0%

202647.0%

Closest covering ward

78votes apart

MK49.1%

ANC45.6%

Ward 13 · Ward votes

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC14—

IFP5—

12 for a majority · 22 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC19

IFP3

14 for a majority · 26 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC20

IFP4

EFF1—

14 for a majority · 27 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC16

IFP4

EFF3

14 for a majority · 27 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021

ANC9

MKP13—

IFP3

EFF0

ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ2210—

14 for a majority · 27 seats

KZN221 - uMshwathi · 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	14	22	12
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	5	22	12
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	22	12
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	22	12
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	22	12
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	22	12
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	22	12
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	19	26	14
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3	26	14
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	26	14
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	2	26	14
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	26	14
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	26	14
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	26	14
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	20	27	14
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	4	27	14
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	27	14
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	27	14
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	27	14
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	27	14
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	16	27	14
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	4	27	14
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3	27	14
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	27	14
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	1	27	14
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	1	27	14
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	27	14
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	27	14
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	27	14
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	13	27	14
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9	27	14
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3	27	14
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	27	14
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	27	14
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	27	14
2 026	BUMBANA MZANSI	0	27	14
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	27	14
2 026	INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	0	27	14
2 026	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	27	14
2 026	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	27	14
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	27	14

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 %

ANC50.6%—

MKP0.0%—

IFP31.1%—

EFF0.0%—

ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ22110.2%—

Other8.1%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC63.0%

MKP0.0%

IFP22.3%

EFF0.0%

ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ2210.0%

ACDP2.6%

Other12.1%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC72.4%

MKP0.0%

IFP10.5%

EFF0.0%

ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ2210.0%

NFP6.3%

Other10.7%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC72.7%

MKP0.0%

IFP11.9%

EFF3.3%

ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ2210.0%

Other12.2%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC58.9%

MKP0.0%

IFP14.9%

EFF12.4%

ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ2210.0%

ABC4.1%

Other9.7%

2026Vote %vs 2021

ANC32.6%

MKP47.0%

IFP9.0%

EFF1.1%

ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ2210.0%

Other10.2%

KZN221 - uMshwathi · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	16 061	50,5874	31 749	Reported
2 000	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	31 749	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	9 879	31,1159	31 749	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	31 749	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ221	3 251	10,2397	31 749	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 782	5,6128	31 749	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	31 749	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	31 749	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	31 749	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	31 749	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	574	1,8079	31 749	Reported
2 000	INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	0	0	31 749	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	31 749	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	31 749	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	31 749	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	31 749	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	BUMBANA MZANSI	0	0	31 749	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	25 813	63,0046	40 970	Reported
2 006	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	40 970	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	9 149	22,331	40 970	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	40 970	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ221	0	0	40 970	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 709	6,6122	40 970	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	40 970	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	40 970	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 058	2,5824	40 970	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	776	1,8941	40 970	Reported
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	379	0,9251	40 970	Reported
2 006	INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	0	0	40 970	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	40 970	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	40 970	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	40 970	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	40 970	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	BUMBANA MZANSI	0	0	40 970	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	46 952	72,4367	64 818	Reported
2 011	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	64 818	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	6 833	10,5418	64 818	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	64 818	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ221	0	0	64 818	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 053	6,2529	64 818	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	4 105	6,3331	64 818	Reported
2 011	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	64 818	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	718	1,1077	64 818	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	64 818	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	646	0,9966	64 818	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	0	0	64 818	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	64 818	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	64 818	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	64 818	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	64 818	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	BUMBANA MZANSI	0	0	64 818	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	53 316	72,6693	73 368	Reported
2 016	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	73 368	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	8 737	11,9085	73 368	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 387	3,2535	73 368	Reported
2 016	ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ221	0	0	73 368	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 998	8,1752	73 368	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	73 368	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	73 368	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	476	0,6488	73 368	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	73 368	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	73 368	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	0	0	73 368	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	73 368	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	73 368	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	73 368	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	73 368	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	BUMBANA MZANSI	0	0	73 368	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	34 409	58,8631	58 456	Reported
2 021	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	58 456	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	8 709	14,8984	58 456	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	7 261	12,4213	58 456	Reported
2 021	ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ221	0	0	58 456	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 918	6,7025	58 456	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	213	0,3644	58 456	Reported
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	2 406	4,1159	58 456	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	265	0,4533	58 456	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	58 456	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	58 456	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	0	0	58 456	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	879	1,5037	58 456	Reported
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	58 456	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	58 456	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	58 456	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	BUMBANA MZANSI	0	0	58 456	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	22 575	32,6063	69 235	Reported
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	32 560	47,0282	69 235	Reported
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	6 251	9,0287	69 235	Reported
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	758	1,0948	69 235	Reported
2 026	ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ221	0	0	69 235	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 758	6,8722	69 235	Reported
2 026	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	197	0,2845	69 235	Reported
2 026	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	69 235	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	69 235	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	69 235	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	69 235	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	1 054	1,5224	69 235	Reported
2 026	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	322	0,4651	69 235	Reported
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	312	0,4506	69 235	Reported
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	221	0,3192	69 235	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	172	0,2484	69 235	Reported
2 026	BUMBANA MZANSI	55	0,0794	69 235	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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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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Wards covering Esthezi

2 wards

Ward 6

MK46.8%Sthembiso Zephried Nduli

ANC41.9%

Lead: 94 votes Ward 13

MK49.1%Zakhele Wellington Sibisi

ANC45.6%

Lead: 78 votes

Wards covering Esthezi ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 6	2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	895	46,8096
Ward 6	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	801	41,8933
Ward 13	2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	1 082	49,1371
Ward 13	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 004	45,5949

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Sources & result details

IEC: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · checked 09 Nov 2026, 18:14 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 27 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 ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

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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

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The council results cover all of uMshwathi. Ward results include areas outside Esthezi.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 4 of the 2026 wards; the everyday town boundary may differ.

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.

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