2026 · Richmond council results

KwaMagoda, KwaZulu-Natal

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MK has an outright majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

17 seats9 for a majority

MK10 seats

ANC5 seats

DA2 seats

Richmond · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	10	58,8235
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5	29,4118
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	11,7647
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0
BUMBANA MZANSI	0	0
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	0	0
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0

17 seats; 9 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

56.3%12 179 votes

30.1%6 521 votes

Other13.6%2 940 votes

8.6%1 865 votes

2.6%560 votes

1.0%219 votes

0.4%77 votes

0.3%64 votes

0.3%56 votes

0.1%19 votes

0.1%16 votes

Richmond · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	12 179	56,28
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	6 521	30,134
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	1 865	8,6183
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	560	2,5878
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	219	1,012
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	77	0,3558
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	64	0,2957
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	64	0,2957
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	56	0,2588
BUMBANA MZANSI	—	19	0,0878
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	—	16	0,0739

21640 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Ward ballot votes

56.3%12 183 votes

30.2%6 533 votes

Other13.6%2 939 votes

9.1%1 972 votes

2.3%488 votes

1.0%210 votes

0.4%85 votes

0.4%84 votes

0.3%60 votes

0.1%16 votes

0.1%13 votes

0.1%11 votes

Richmond · 2026 · Ward ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	12 183	56,2595
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	6 533	30,1686
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	1 972	9,1064
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	488	2,2535
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	210	0,9698
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	85	0,3925
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	84	0,3879
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	—	60	0,2771
BUMBANA MZANSI	—	16	0,0739
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	13	0,06
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	—	11	0,0508

21655 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

MK above the majority

1seats

MK10

10 of 17 council seats

MK gains

+56.3pp

20210.0%

202656.3%

Closest covering ward

353votes apart

MK47.7%

ANC32.7%

Ward 1 · Ward votes

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC10—

IFP1—

DA1—

7 for a majority · 13 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC11

IFP0

DA1

8 for a majority · 14 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC11

EFF1—

IFP0

DA2

8 for a majority · 14 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC9

EFF2

IFP1

DA1

8 for a majority · 14 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021

ANC5

MKP10—

EFF0

IFP0

DA2

9 for a majority · 17 seats

KZN227 - Richmond · 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	10	13	7
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	13	7
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1	13	7
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	13	7
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	13	7
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	13	7
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11	14	8
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	14	8
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	1	14	8
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1	14	8
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	14	8
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	14	8
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	14	8
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11	14	8
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	14	8
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	14	8
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	14	8
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	14	8
2 016	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	14	8
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	14	8
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9	14	8
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	14	8
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	14	8
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	1	14	8
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1	14	8
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	14	8
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	14	8
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	14	8
2 021	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	14	8
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	14	8
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	10	17	9
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5	17	9
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	17	9
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	17	9
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	17	9
2 026	BUMBANA MZANSI	0	17	9
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	17	9
2 026	INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	0	17	9
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	17	9
2 026	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	17	9
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	17	9

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 %

ANC67.6%—

MKP0.0%—

EFF0.0%—

IFP11.6%—

DA9.4%—

Other11.3%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC73.4%

MKP0.0%

EFF0.0%

IFP9.5%

DA5.8%

Other11.3%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC75.7%

MKP0.0%

EFF0.0%

IFP3.2%

DA6.4%

NFP2.5%

Other12.2%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC76.0%

MKP0.0%

EFF6.0%

IFP3.1%

DA11.0%

Other3.8%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC69.8%

MKP0.0%

EFF12.1%

IFP3.3%

DA6.8%

Other8.0%

2026Vote %vs 2021

ANC30.2%

MKP56.3%

EFF1.0%

IFP2.4%

DA8.9%

Other1.3%

KZN227 - Richmond · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	14 486	67,6252	21 421	Reported
2 000	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 494	11,6428	21 421	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 022	9,4393	21 421	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 156	10,0649	21 421	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	BUMBANA MZANSI	0	0	21 421	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	18 465	73,4136	25 152	Reported
2 006	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2 377	9,4505	25 152	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 461	5,8087	25 152	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 457	9,7686	25 152	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	178	0,7077	25 152	Reported
2 006	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	BUMBANA MZANSI	0	0	25 152	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	24 952	75,6786	32 971	Reported
2 011	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	32 971	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	32 971	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 070	3,2453	32 971	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 105	6,3844	32 971	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 572	4,7678	32 971	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	826	2,5052	32 971	Reported
2 011	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	32 971	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	32 971	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	32 971	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	32 971	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	32 971	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	0	32 971	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	32 971	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	32 971	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	73	0,2214	32 971	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	0	0	32 971	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	BUMBANA MZANSI	0	0	32 971	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	28 772	76,0359	37 840	Reported
2 016	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	37 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 259	5,9699	37 840	Reported
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 188	3,1395	37 840	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 166	11,0095	37 840	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 244	3,2875	37 840	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	37 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	0	0	37 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	37 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	37 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	37 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	37 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	150	0,3964	37 840	Reported
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	37 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	37 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	37 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	0	0	37 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	BUMBANA MZANSI	0	0	37 840	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	22 271	69,7626	31 924	Reported
2 021	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	31 924	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3 850	12,0599	31 924	Reported
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 067	3,3423	31 924	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 171	6,8005	31 924	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	270	0,8458	31 924	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	31 924	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	358	1,1214	31 924	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	267	0,8364	31 924	Reported
2 021	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	237	0,7424	31 924	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	31 924	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	182	0,5701	31 924	Reported
2 021	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	0	31 924	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	31 924	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	31 924	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	31 924	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	0	0	31 924	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	BUMBANA MZANSI	0	0	31 924	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	13 054	30,1513	43 295	Reported
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	24 362	56,2698	43 295	Reported
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	429	0,9909	43 295	Reported
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 048	2,4206	43 295	Reported
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 837	8,8625	43 295	Reported
2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	43 295	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	43 295	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	67	0,1548	43 295	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	77	0,1778	43 295	Reported
2 026	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	43 295	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	43 295	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	43 295	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	0	0	43 295	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	161	0,3719	43 295	Reported
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	149	0,3442	43 295	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	43 295	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	76	0,1755	43 295	Reported
2 026	BUMBANA MZANSI	35	0,0808	43 295	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 KwaMagoda

4 wards

Ward 1

MK47.7%Derrick Paul Thompson

ANC32.7%

Lead: 353 votes Ward 2

MK55.9%Reginald Sibongiseni Ngcobo

ANC31.6%

Lead: 709 votes Ward 8

MK51.1%Sinqobile Praisegod Nkabinde

DA25.6%

Lead: 655 votes Ward 9

MK60.7%Bonginkosi David Ndlovu

ANC31.8%

Lead: 792 votes

Wards covering KwaMagoda ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	1 120	47,6799
Ward 1	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	767	32,6522
Ward 2	2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	1 631	55,8753
Ward 2	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	922	31,5862
Ward 8	2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	1 311	51,1111
Ward 8	2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	656	25,575
Ward 9	2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	1 662	60,7456
Ward 9	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	870	31,7982

The two largest published entries shown on each ward card. Open a ward for all entries.

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Sources & result details

IEC: 05 Nov 2026, 19:27 SAST · checked 10 Nov 2026, 18:18 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 17 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: 05 Nov 2026, 19:27 SAST · Source figures ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

Ward: choose a person. PR: choose a party.

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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.

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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.

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The council results cover all of Richmond. Ward results include areas outside KwaMagoda.

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.

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KwaMagoda, KwaZulu-Natal

MK has an outright majority