KwaZulu-Natal · municipality · 2026
Mandeni
IEC-reported council seats
Provisional18 seats needed for a majority in a 35-seat council · One dot = one seat
100.0% of districts reporting · 69 of 69
How these seats are worked out
These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The party totals add up to all 35 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, 19:27 SAST · Source figures ↗
Municipal PR votes
100.0% of districts reporting · 69 of 69
LeadingMK
49.1%
Ahead by 12 836 votes of ANC.
Party / candidateShare · votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTYMK
49.1%22 696 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSANC
21.3%9 860 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTYIFP
20.8%9 630 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSEFF
2.5%1 172 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDA
2.4%1 109 votes
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCEINDEPENDENT ALLIANCE
0.9%412 votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESSAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
0.8%375 votes
Show 8 more parties and candidates
MKHONTO ILEMBE PARTYMKHONTO ILEMBE PARTY
0.5%229 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENTAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.3%147 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTYNATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
0.3%116 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTYSACP
0.2%104 votes
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTYUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.2%91 votes
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITYAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
0.2%90 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENTAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.2%82 votes
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOMAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
0.2%81 votes
46 194 PR votes
Ward results
18 wards · Ward ballot
Ward 1 ↗Lead: 732 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 2 ↗Lead: 504 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 3 ↗Lead: 146 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 4 ↗Lead: 1 241 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 5 ↗Lead: 607 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 6 ↗Lead: 523 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 7 ↗Lead: 242 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 8 ↗Lead: 128 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 9 ↗Lead: 271 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 10 ↗Lead: 1 582 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 11 ↗Lead: 551 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 12 ↗Lead: 346 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 13 ↗Lead: 731 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 14 ↗Lead: 79 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 15 ↗Lead: 534 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 16 ↗Lead: 1 104 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 17 ↗Lead: 1 055 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 18 ↗Lead: 419 votesReporting progress unavailable
IFP57.4%
MLUNGISI SHELEMBEIFP57.4%
MK32.6%
IFP39.3%
THABISO NXUMALOIFP39.3%
ANC23.7%
MK35.9%
CELOKUHLE RICHARD MAKHOBAMK35.9%
DA29.2%
MK60.2%
XOLANI COMFORT MSANEMK60.2%
ANC20.9%
MK48.2%
MAXWELL SIPHO MAKHOBAMK48.2%
ANC27.5%
MK55.6%
NTOKOZO BLESSING MKHIZEMK55.6%
ANC31.0%
MK43.1%
JEROME SIBUSISO ZIBANIMK43.1%
IFP32.6%
MK43.9%
MFANAWOKUTHULA ERIC KHUMALOMK43.9%
IFP38.9%
MK33.7%
DAVID SIPHO GUMEDEMK33.7%
IFP25.4%
MK68.9%
SIPHAMANDLA OTTY BONGANI MAKHOBAMK68.9%
ANC14.8%
MK53.1%
SIYABONGA THOMAS DUBAZANEMK53.1%
ANC34.0%
MK44.6%
PHINDOKUHLE MAPHUMULOMK44.6%
ANC30.3%
MK56.1%
MZWANDILE PERFECT SHABANEMK56.1%
ANC20.1%
MK41.5%
SANDILE MANGETEMK41.5%
ANC37.6%
MK51.7%
VELAPHI MOSES NYEMBEMK51.7%
ANC29.5%
MK60.7%
CEBOLENKOSI SOMANDLA NGEMAMK60.7%
ANC18.0%
MK67.3%
SPHELELE KNOWLEDGE MKHWANAZIMK67.3%
ANC18.0%
MK51.1%
LINDANI XHAKAZAMK51.1%
IFP30.6%