KwaZulu-Natal · municipality · 2026
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IEC-reported council seats
Provisional13 seats needed for a majority in a 25-seat council · One dot = one seat
100.0% of districts reporting · 103 of 103
How these seats are worked out
These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The party totals add up to all 25 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, 19:32 SAST · Source figures ↗
Municipal PR votes
100.0% of districts reporting · 103 of 103
LeadingMK
39.0%
Ahead by 2 176 votes of IFP.
Party / candidateShare · votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTYMK
39.0%12 016 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTYIFP
32.0%9 840 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSANC
22.6%6 957 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSEFF
1.3%406 votes
ACTIONSAActionSA
1.3%386 votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESSAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
0.9%280 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDA
0.7%208 votes
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KZN INDEPENDENCEKZN INDEPENDENCE
0.5%151 votes
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTYPEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
0.5%144 votes
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCEINDEPENDENT ALLIANCE
0.4%125 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTYNATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
0.3%105 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENTAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.2%56 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENTAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.2%47 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTYAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.1%40 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTYSACP
0.1%26 votes
INDEPENDENTSINDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes
30 787 PR votes
Ward results
13 wards · Ward ballot
Ward 1 ↗Lead: 526 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 2 ↗Lead: 215 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 3 ↗Lead: 55 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 4 ↗Lead: 515 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 5 ↗Lead: 391 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 6 ↗Lead: 208 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 7 ↗Lead: 372 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 8 ↗Lead: 654 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 9 ↗Lead: 228 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 10 ↗Lead: 329 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 11 ↗Lead: 193 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 12 ↗Lead: 162 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 13 ↗Lead: 252 votesReporting progress unavailable
IFP45.1%
SIFISO MKHIZEIFP45.1%
ANC24.7%
ANC42.6%
BHEKINKOSI ENOCK NGIDIANC42.6%
IFP32.9%
MK37.1%
SOLOMON PHINEAS MHLONGOMK37.1%
IFP34.1%
MK52.0%
LUCKY SIYABONGA ZULUMK52.0%
ANC30.2%
MK42.5%
MSAWENKOSI NXUMALOMK42.5%
ANC29.0%
IFP44.7%
SICELO NGCAMUIFP44.7%
MK35.7%
IFP45.5%
SKHULILE ISHMAIL MNYANDUIFP45.5%
MK29.7%
MK48.7%
THOKOZANI SIBONGISENI CHILIMK48.7%
IFP25.2%
MK40.0%
BHEKUMUZI BHONI LANGAMK40.0%
ANC30.1%
IFP44.6%
NOMZAMO NTOMBIFIKILE NGIDIIFP44.6%
MK31.7%
MK41.0%
ZILUNGISELE LEBOHANG MATHONSIMK41.0%
IFP31.6%
MK45.1%
MTHOLENI CYPRIAN MZIMELAMK45.1%
IFP37.0%
MK37.9%
THOLAMANDLA SIZWE MGENGEMK37.9%
IFP28.0%