2026 · Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma council results

Mqulela, KwaZulu-Natal

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29 seats15 for a majority

MK12 seats

ANC11 seats

IFP3 seats

DA2 seats

EFF1 seat

Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	12	41,3793
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11	37,931
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3	10,3448
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	6,8966
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	3,4483
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	0	0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT	0	0

29 seats; 15 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

40.1%14 020 votes

36.0%12 599 votes

11.2%3 913 votes

8.1%2 839 votes

Other4.6%1 594 votes

2.1%722 votes

1.5%522 votes

0.6%222 votes

0.3%96 votes

0.1%32 votes

0.0%0 votes

Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	14 020	40,0972
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	12 599	36,0332
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	3 913	11,1912
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	2 839	8,1195
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	722	2,0649
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	522	1,4929
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	222	0,6349
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	96	0,2746
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT	—	32	0,0915
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	—	0	0

34965 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Ward ballot votes

39.5%13 730 votes

36.3%12 630 votes

11.5%3 997 votes

8.3%2 879 votes

Other4.5%1 556 votes

2.1%731 votes

1.5%536 votes

0.5%190 votes

0.1%42 votes

0.1%29 votes

0.1%28 votes

Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma · 2026 · Ward ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	13 730	39,4631
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	12 630	36,3014
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	3 997	11,4883
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	2 879	8,2749
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	731	2,1011
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	536	1,5406
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	190	0,5461
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT	—	42	0,1207
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	—	29	0,0834
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	28	0,0805

34792 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Past coalition partners

15 for a majority

MK needs

3seats

MK12

for an outright majority

MK gains

+39.8pp

20210.0%

202639.8%

Closest covering ward

26votes apart

MK44.2%

ANC43.1%

Ward 12 · Ward votes

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2016Seats

ANC23—

EFF1—

IFP2—

DA3—

15 for a majority · 29 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC16

EFF6

IFP4

DA3

15 for a majority · 29 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021

ANC11

MKP12—

EFF1

IFP3

DA2

15 for a majority · 29 seats

KZN436 - Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	23	29	15
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3	29	15
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	2	29	15
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	29	15
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	29	15
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	16	29	15
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	6	29	15
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	4	29	15
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3	29	15
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	29	15
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	29	15
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	29	15
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	29	15
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	29	15
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	29	15
2 021	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	29	15
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	12	29	15
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11	29	15
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	3	29	15
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2	29	15
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	29	15
2 026	AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	0	29	15
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	29	15
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	29	15
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	29	15
2 026	TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT	0	29	15

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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2016Vote %

ANC80.6%—

MKP0.0%—

EFF4.1%—

IFP6.7%—

DA8.5%—

Other0.2%—

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC53.8%

MKP0.0%

EFF19.1%

IFP14.1%

DA7.8%

Other5.2%

2026Vote %vs 2021

ANC36.2%

MKP39.8%

EFF2.1%

IFP11.3%

DA8.2%

Other2.4%

KZN436 - Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	57 770	80,5943	71 680	Reported
2 016	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	71 680	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 925	4,0806	71 680	Reported
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	4 779	6,6671	71 680	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6 079	8,4807	71 680	Reported
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	71 680	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	71 680	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	71 680	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	71 680	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	71 680	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	71 680	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	71 680	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	71 680	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT	0	0	71 680	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	0	0	71 680	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	33 323	53,7902	61 950	Reported
2 021	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	61 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	11 810	19,0638	61 950	Reported
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	8 728	14,0888	61 950	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 841	7,8144	61 950	Reported
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	61 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	492	0,7942	61 950	Reported
2 021	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	61 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	329	0,5311	61 950	Reported
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	313	0,5052	61 950	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	219	0,3535	61 950	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	137	0,2211	61 950	Reported
2 021	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	126	0,2034	61 950	Reported
2 021	TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT	0	0	61 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	0	0	61 950	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	25 229	36,167	69 757	Reported
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	27 750	39,781	69 757	Reported
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 453	2,0829	69 757	Reported
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	7 910	11,3394	69 757	Reported
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 718	8,197	69 757	Reported
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	1 058	1,5167	69 757	Reported
2 026	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	69 757	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	412	0,5906	69 757	Reported
2 026	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	69 757	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	69 757	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	69 757	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	124	0,1778	69 757	Reported
2 026	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	69 757	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT	74	0,1061	69 757	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	29	0,0416	69 757	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 Mqulela

3 wards

Ward 10

MK52.3%Ndumiso Bruce Jili

ANC35.4%

Lead: 363 votes Ward 11

MK49.0%Qiniso Thembinkosi Harrison Lukhele

ANC37.8%

Lead: 260 votes Ward 12

MK44.2%Erick Thuthukani Nkomo

ANC43.1%

Lead: 26 votes

Wards covering Mqulela ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 10	2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	1 123	52,3299
Ward 10	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	760	35,4147
Ward 11	2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	1 141	49,012
Ward 11	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	881	37,8436
Ward 12	2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	1 064	44,186
Ward 12	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 038	43,1063

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Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · checked 09 Nov 2026, 21:55 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 29 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 ↗

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