KwaZulu-Natal · municipality · 2026
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IEC-reported council seats
Provisional6 seats needed for a majority in a 11-seat council · One dot = one seat
100.0% of districts reporting · 32 of 32
PartySeats
MK6
ANC2
DA1
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS1
IFP1
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, 19:31 SAST · Source figures ↗
Municipal PR votes
100.0% of districts reporting · 32 of 32
LeadingMK
42.8%
Ahead by 1 718 votes of ANC.
Party / candidateShare · votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTYMK
42.8%4 468 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSANC
26.4%2 750 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDA
12.3%1 282 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTYIFP
8.4%872 votes
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORSINDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS
6.7%704 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSEFF
1.6%169 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENTAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.5%53 votes
Show 5 more parties and candidates
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTYPEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
0.5%51 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENTAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.5%48 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTYSACP
0.1%13 votes
BUMBANA MZANSIBUMBANA MZANSI
0.1%12 votes
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENTORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
0.1%8 votes
10 430 PR votes
Ward results
6 wards · Ward ballot
Ward 1 ↗Lead: 114 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 2 ↗Lead: 427 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 3 ↗Lead: 274 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 4 ↗Lead: 421 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 5 ↗Lead: 214 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 6 ↗Lead: 220 votesReporting progress unavailable
MK40.3%
LUNGANI NDUMISO DLAMINIMK40.3%
ANC32.8%
MK44.2%
MBUSO PHILEMON ZONDIMK44.2%
ANC22.8%
MK42.5%
SIPHO AGRIPPA GUMEDEMK42.5%
ANC26.3%
MK45.4%
THULUBHEKE ANTON BHENGUMK45.4%
ANC22.2%
MK40.1%
PRINCE VILAKAZIMK40.1%
ANC27.5%
MK40.9%
GOODENOUGH SABELO NDLELAMK40.9%
ANC28.2%