2026 · Nkandla council results

Mabengela, KwaZulu-Natal

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IFP has an outright majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

27 seats14 for a majority

IFP14 seats

MK9 seats

ANC3 seats

DA1 seat

Nkandla · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	14	51,8519
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	9	33,3333
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3	11,1111
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	3,7037
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	0	0

27 seats; 14 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

50.0%16 778 votes

33.1%11 103 votes

11.1%3 721 votes

Other5.8%1 958 votes

2.9%984 votes

1.0%343 votes

0.8%282 votes

0.4%133 votes

0.4%125 votes

0.2%59 votes

0.1%32 votes

0.0%0 votes

Nkandla · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	16 778	49,994
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	11 103	33,084
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	3 721	11,0876
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	984	2,9321
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	343	1,0221
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	—	282	0,8403
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	133	0,3963
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	125	0,3725
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	59	0,1758
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	32	0,0954
INDEPENDENTS	—	0	0

33560 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Ward ballot votes

50.2%16 833 votes

32.5%10 920 votes

11.7%3 912 votes

Other5.7%1 898 votes

3.0%999 votes

1.1%382 votes

0.8%258 votes

0.3%114 votes

0.3%88 votes

0.1%39 votes

0.0%15 votes

0.0%3 votes

Nkandla · 2026 · Ward ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	16 833	50,1534
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	10 920	32,5358
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	3 912	11,6557
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	999	2,9765
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	382	1,1382
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	—	258	0,7687
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	114	0,3397
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	88	0,2622
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	39	0,1162
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	15	0,0447
INDEPENDENTS	—	3	0,0089

33563 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

IFP above the majority

0seats

IFP14

14 of 27 council seats

MK gains

+32.8pp

20210.0%

202632.8%

Closest covering ward

169votes apart

MK46.2%

IFP41.1%

Ward 5 · Ward votes

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

IFP23—

ANC4—

DA0—

14 for a majority · 27 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

IFP13

ANC11

MKP0—

NFP3—

DA0

14 for a majority · 27 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

IFP15

ANC12

DA0

14 for a majority · 27 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

IFP16

ANC10

NFP0—

DA0

14 for a majority · 27 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021

IFP14

ANC3

MKP9—

NFP0

DA1

14 for a majority · 27 seats

KZN286 - Nkandla · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 000	Seat allocation unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	23	27	14
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4	27	14
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	27	14
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	27	14
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	27	14
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	13	27	14
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11	27	14
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	3	27	14
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	15	27	14
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	12	27	14
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	27	14
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	27	14
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	27	14
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	16	27	14
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10	27	14
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	27	14
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	27	14
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	27	14
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	27	14
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	27	14
2 021	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	27	14
2 021	KZN INDEPENDENCE	0	27	14
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	27	14
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	14	27	14
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	9	27	14
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3	27	14
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	27	14
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	27	14
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	27	14
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	27	14
2 026	INDEPENDENTS	0	27	14
2 026	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	27	14
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	27	14
2 026	UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	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 %

IFP92.3%—

ANC5.4%—

MKP0.0%—

NFP0.0%—

DA0.0%—

Other2.4%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

IFP85.0%

ANC12.2%

MKP0.0%

NFP0.0%

DA1.0%

Other1.8%

2011Vote %vs 2006

IFP46.2%

ANC41.2%

MKP0.0%

NFP12.6%

DA0.0%

Other0.0%

2016Vote %vs 2011

IFP54.0%

ANC44.2%

MKP0.0%

NFP0.0%

DA0.7%

Other1.0%

2021Vote %vs 2016

IFP57.1%

ANC34.5%

MKP0.0%

NFP0.4%

DA0.3%

Other7.7%

2026Vote %vs 2021

IFP50.1%

ANC11.4%

MKP32.8%

NFP0.4%

DA3.0%

Other2.4%

KZN286 - Nkandla · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	45 680	92,2511	49 517	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 661	5,3739	49 517	Reported
2 000	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	49 517	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	49 517	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	49 517	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	49 517	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	49 517	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	KZN INDEPENDENCE	0	0	49 517	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	49 517	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	49 517	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	0	0	49 517	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	49 517	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	49 517	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	49 517	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	44 758	85,0331	52 636	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 398	12,1552	52 636	Reported
2 006	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	52 636	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	52 636	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	549	1,043	52 636	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	52 636	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	52 636	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	KZN INDEPENDENCE	0	0	52 636	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	509	0,967	52 636	Reported
2 006	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	52 636	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	0	0	52 636	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	52 636	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	52 636	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	52 636	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	27 358	46,1785	59 244	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	24 404	41,1924	59 244	Reported
2 011	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	59 244	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	7 482	12,6291	59 244	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	59 244	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	59 244	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	59 244	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	KZN INDEPENDENCE	0	0	59 244	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	59 244	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	59 244	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	0	0	59 244	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	59 244	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	59 244	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	59 244	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	40 518	54,0031	75 029	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	33 197	44,2456	75 029	Reported
2 016	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	75 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	75 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	553	0,737	75 029	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	592	0,789	75 029	Reported
2 016	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	75 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	KZN INDEPENDENCE	0	0	75 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	75 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	75 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	0	0	75 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	75 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	75 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	75 029	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	37 634	57,0965	65 913	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	22 728	34,4818	65 913	Reported
2 021	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	65 913	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	274	0,4157	65 913	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	212	0,3216	65 913	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 687	2,5594	65 913	Reported
2 021	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	65 913	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	KZN INDEPENDENCE	687	1,0423	65 913	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	65 913	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	588	0,8921	65 913	Reported
2 021	UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	0	0	65 913	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	260	0,3945	65 913	Reported
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	65 913	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	34	0,0516	65 913	Reported
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	33 611	50,0737	67 123	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7 633	11,3717	67 123	Reported
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	22 023	32,8099	67 123	Reported
2 026	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	239	0,3561	67 123	Reported
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 983	2,9543	67 123	Reported
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	221	0,3292	67 123	Reported
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	725	1,0801	67 123	Reported
2 026	KZN INDEPENDENCE	0	0	67 123	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	67 123	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	67 123	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	540	0,8045	67 123	Reported
2 026	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	67 123	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	98	0,146	67 123	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	47	0,07	67 123	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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Wards covering Mabengela

2 wards

Ward 5

MK46.2%Phumzile Rolca Dlamini

IFP41.1%

Lead: 169 votes Ward 6

IFP50.2%Philani Nkosinathi Mpungose

MK27.7%

Lead: 547 votes

Wards covering Mabengela ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 5	2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	1 536	46,2233
Ward 5	2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 367	41,1375
Ward 6	2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 222	50,2261
Ward 6	2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	675	27,7435

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

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 06 Nov 2026, 14:46 SAST · checked 09 Nov 2026, 22:49 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: 06 Nov 2026, 14:46 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

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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 Nkandla. Ward results include areas outside Mabengela.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 2 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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Mabengela, KwaZulu-Natal

IFP has an outright majority