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2026

Council seats

MK13 seats
ANC9 seats
IFP3 seats
DA2 seats
uMshwathi · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1348,1481
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS933,3333
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY311,1111
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE27,4074
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00
BUMBANA MZANSI00
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS00
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS00
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00

27 seats; 14 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

Municipal PR votes

UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
47.2%16 374 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
9.2%3 174 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties11.2%3 890 votes
uMshwathi · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY—16 37447,2363
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—11 22632,3852
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY—3 1749,1565
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—2 3796,863
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS—5021,4482
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—3831,1049
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY—1620,4673
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE—1180,3404
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT—1170,3375
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT—1120,3231
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY—950,2741
BUMBANA MZANSI—220,0635

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

IEC source

Past coalition partners

14 for a majority
Sources

These parties have governed together before. Local precedents come first, then combinations recorded most often in KwaZulu-Natal, then elsewhere. MISTRA covers November 2021 to February 2026; membership is recorded at formation. These are starting points, not likelihood estimates.

Totals use the current reported seats for uMshwathi. The line marks 14 of 27 seats.

ANC + IFP

Recorded together in uMzumbe from 2024-08-06. This membership was recorded in 2 councils. Current seats are used above; this is a historical precedent, not a prediction.

IFP + DA

Recorded together in uMvoti from 2023-04-26. Current seats are used above; this is a historical precedent, not a prediction.

MISTRA dataset and methodology

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How the vote changed

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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
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS142212
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY52212
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE22212
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY12212
2 006INDEPENDENTS02212
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION02212
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA02212
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS192614
2 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY32614
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE22614
2 011NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY22614
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY02614
2 011INDEPENDENTS02614
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA02614
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS202714
2 016INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY42714
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE22714
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS12714
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY02714
2 016INDEPENDENTS02714
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS162714
2 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY42714
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS32714
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE22714
2 021ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS12714
2 021PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE12714
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY02714
2 021INDEPENDENTS02714
2 021NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY02714
2 026UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY132714
2 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS92714
2 026INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY32714
2 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE22714
2 026AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT02714
2 026AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT02714
2 026BUMBANA MZANSI02714
2 026ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS02714
2 026INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS02714
2 026NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY02714
2 026PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE02714
2 026SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY02714

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
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS16 06150,587431 749Reported
2 000UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0031 749No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY9 87931,115931 749Reported
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0031 749No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ2213 25110,239731 749Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 7825,612831 749Reported
2 000NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0031 749No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS0031 749No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0031 749No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0031 749No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA5741,807931 749Reported
2 000INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS0031 749No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0031 749No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0031 749No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0031 749No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0031 749No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000BUMBANA MZANSI0031 749No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS25 81363,004640 970Reported
2 006UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0040 970No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY9 14922,33140 970Reported
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0040 970No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ2210040 970No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 7096,612240 970Reported
2 006NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0040 970No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS0040 970No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 0582,582440 970Reported
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION7761,894140 970Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3790,925140 970Reported
2 006INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS0040 970No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0040 970No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0040 970No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0040 970No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0040 970No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006BUMBANA MZANSI0040 970No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS46 95272,436764 818Reported
2 011UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0064 818No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY6 83310,541864 818Reported
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0064 818No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ2210064 818No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 0536,252964 818Reported
2 011NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY4 1056,333164 818Reported
2 011ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS0064 818No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY7181,107764 818Reported
2 011NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0064 818No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA6460,996664 818Reported
2 011INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS0064 818No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0064 818No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0064 818No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0064 818No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0064 818No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011BUMBANA MZANSI0064 818No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS53 31672,669373 368Reported
2 016UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0073 368No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY8 73711,908573 368Reported
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2 3873,253573 368Reported
2 016ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ2210073 368No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5 9988,175273 368Reported
2 016NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0073 368No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS0073 368No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY4760,648873 368Reported
2 016NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0073 368No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0073 368No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS0073 368No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE0073 368No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0073 368No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0073 368No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0073 368No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016BUMBANA MZANSI0073 368No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS34 40958,863158 456Reported
2 021UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0058 456No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY8 70914,898458 456Reported
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS7 26112,421358 456Reported
2 021ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ2210058 456No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 9186,702558 456Reported
2 021NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY2130,364458 456Reported
2 021ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS2 4064,115958 456Reported
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY2650,453358 456Reported
2 021NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0058 456No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0058 456No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS0058 456No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE8791,503758 456Reported
2 021SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0058 456No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0058 456No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0058 456No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021BUMBANA MZANSI0058 456No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS22 57532,606369 235Reported
2 026UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY32 56047,028269 235Reported
2 026INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY6 2519,028769 235Reported
2 026ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS7581,094869 235Reported
2 026ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ2210069 235No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 7586,872269 235Reported
2 026NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY1970,284569 235Reported
2 026ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS0069 235No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0069 235No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0069 235No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0069 235No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS1 0541,522469 235Reported
2 026PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE3220,465169 235Reported
2 026SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY3120,450669 235Reported
2 026AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT2210,319269 235Reported
2 026AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1720,248469 235Reported
2 026BUMBANA MZANSI550,079469 235Reported

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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Wards covering KwaYibusele

3 wards

Wards covering KwaYibusele ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 32 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS87833,8604
Ward 32 026INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY83432,1635
Ward 42 026UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 28551,9402
Ward 42 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS82633,3872
Ward 142 026UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY96441,1087
Ward 142 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS74131,5991

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

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · checked 09 Nov 2026, 23:46 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

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

Ward ballot

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

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

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

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 3 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. Small boundary alignment differences were excluded using a 10-metre precision tolerance, a combined foreign area below 0.01% of the place, and agreement with the source municipality.

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