2026 · uMhlathuze council results

Ovondlo, KwaZulu-Natal

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71 seats36 for a majority

MK27 seats

IFP18 seats

ANC12 seats

DA9 seats

ActionSA2 seats

Other3 seats

EFF1 seat

NFP1 seat

FF+1 seat

uMhlathuze · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	27	38,0282
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	18	25,3521
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	12	16,9014
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9	12,6761
ACTIONSA	2	2,8169
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	1,4085
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1	1,4085
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	1,4085
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION	0	0
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	0
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	0	0
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT	0	0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0
CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNITY	0	0
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	0	0
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	0	0
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	0	0
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0

71 seats; 36 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

39.0%44 312 votes

24.5%27 833 votes

15.8%17 935 votes

11.8%13 436 votes

2.3%2 607 votes

Other6.7%7 595 votes

1.8%2 092 votes

1.5%1 686 votes

0.9%1 074 votes

0.5%622 votes

0.5%532 votes

0.3%301 votes

0.2%269 votes

0.2%260 votes

0.1%159 votes

0.1%136 votes

0.1%121 votes

0.1%98 votes

0.1%92 votes

0.1%70 votes

0.0%46 votes

0.0%37 votes

0.0%0 votes

uMhlathuze · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	44 312	38,9666
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	27 833	24,4755
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	17 935	15,7715
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	13 436	11,8152
ACTIONSA	—	2 607	2,2925
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	2 092	1,8396
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	1 686	1,4826
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	1 074	0,9444
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	622	0,547
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	532	0,4678
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	—	301	0,2647
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	269	0,2366
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	260	0,2286
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	—	159	0,1398
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	—	136	0,1196
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION	—	121	0,1064
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	—	98	0,0862
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	92	0,0809
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT	—	70	0,0616
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	—	46	0,0405
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	—	37	0,0325
INDEPENDENTS	—	0	0
CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNITY	—	0	0
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	—	0	0

113718 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Ward ballot votes

36.8%41 807 votes

24.6%27 886 votes

17.6%19 982 votes

11.7%13 328 votes

2.0%2 250 votes

Other7.3%8 264 votes

2.0%2 218 votes

1.4%1 644 votes

0.9%1 055 votes

0.6%687 votes

0.5%551 votes

0.5%516 votes

0.3%290 votes

0.2%230 votes

0.2%209 votes

0.2%189 votes

0.1%169 votes

0.1%140 votes

0.1%102 votes

0.1%74 votes

0.1%71 votes

0.1%58 votes

0.0%48 votes

0.0%13 votes

0.0%0 votes

uMhlathuze · 2026 · Ward ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	41 807	36,8288
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	27 886	24,5655
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	19 982	17,6026
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	13 328	11,741
ACTIONSA	—	2 250	1,9821
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	2 218	1,9539
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	1 644	1,4482
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	1 055	0,9294
INDEPENDENTS	—	687	0,6052
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	551	0,4854
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	516	0,4546
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	290	0,2555
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	—	230	0,2026
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	—	209	0,1841
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	189	0,1665
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	—	169	0,1489
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION	—	140	0,1233
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	—	102	0,0899
CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNITY	—	74	0,0652
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT	—	71	0,0625
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	58	0,0511
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	—	48	0,0423
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	—	13	0,0115
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	—	0	0

113517 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

MK needs

9seats

MK27

for an outright majority

ANC falls

−22.8pp

202139.5%

202616.7%

Closest covering ward

27votes apart

MK41.3%

IFP40.4%

Ward 7 · Ward votes

How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC28—

IFP24—

DA4—

31 for a majority · 60 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC36

IFP10

DA6

NFP6—

31 for a majority · 60 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC43

IFP13

DA8

34 for a majority · 67 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

ANC27

IFP23

DA8

NFP1—

34 for a majority · 67 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021

ANC12

IFP18

MKP27—

DA9

NFP1

36 for a majority · 71 seats

KZN282 - uMhlathuze · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 000	Seat allocation unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	28	60	31
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	24	60	31
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4	60	31
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	2	60	31
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	60	31
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	60	31
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	60	31
2 006	MINORITY FRONT	0	60	31
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	60	31
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	36	60	31
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	10	60	31
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	6	60	31
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	6	60	31
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	2	60	31
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	60	31
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	0	60	31
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	60	31
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	43	67	34
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	13	67	34
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8	67	34
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3	67	34
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	67	34
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	67	34
2 016	ISITHUNZI SOM-AFRIKA ECONO FIGHTERS	0	67	34
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	67	34
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	27	67	34
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	23	67	34
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8	67	34
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	6	67	34
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	67	34
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1	67	34
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	67	34
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	67	34
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	67	34
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	67	34
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	67	34
2 021	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	67	34
2 021	OTHER	0	67	34
2 021	SOUTH AFRICA VUKA MOVEMENT	0	67	34
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	27	71	36
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	18	71	36
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	12	71	36
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	9	71	36
2 026	ACTIONSA	2	71	36
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	71	36
2 026	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1	71	36
2 026	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	71	36
2 026	ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION	0	71	36
2 026	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	71	36
2 026	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	71	36
2 026	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	71	36
2 026	AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	0	71	36
2 026	AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT	0	71	36
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	71	36
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	71	36
2 026	CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNITY	0	71	36
2 026	GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	0	71	36
2 026	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	0	71	36
2 026	INDEPENDENTS	0	71	36
2 026	NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	0	71	36
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	71	36
2 026	UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	0	71	36
2 026	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	71	36

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 %

ANC32.1%—

IFP50.3%—

MKP0.0%—

DA14.2%—

NFP0.0%—

Other3.4%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC46.9%

IFP40.1%

MKP0.0%

DA6.7%

NFP0.0%

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION3.6%

Other2.7%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC60.3%

IFP17.0%

MKP0.0%

DA9.9%

NFP9.5%

Other3.3%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC63.8%

IFP18.8%

MKP0.0%

DA11.6%

NFP0.0%

EFF3.7%

Other2.2%

2021Vote %vs 2016

ANC39.5%

IFP34.6%

DA11.8%

NFP0.9%

EFF9.2%

Other4.0%

2026Vote %vs 2021

ANC16.7%

IFP24.5%

MKP37.9%—

DA11.8%

NFP0.9%

Other8.2%—

KZN282 - uMhlathuze · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	24 286	32,1014	75 654	Reported
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	38 064	50,3133	75 654	Reported
2 000	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	10 763	14,2266	75 654	Reported
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ACTIONSA	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 536	2,0303	75 654	Reported
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	600	0,7931	75 654	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	MINORITY FRONT	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	229	0,3027	75 654	Reported
2 000	ISITHUNZI SOM-AFRIKA ECONO FIGHTERS	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICA VUKA MOVEMENT	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNITY	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	0	0	75 654	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	51 877	46,8568	110 714	Reported
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	44 448	40,1467	110 714	Reported
2 006	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7 461	6,739	110 714	Reported
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	3 958	3,575	110 714	Reported
2 006	ACTIONSA	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	828	0,7479	110 714	Reported
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	685	0,6187	110 714	Reported
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	579	0,523	110 714	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	MINORITY FRONT	441	0,3983	110 714	Reported
2 006	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ISITHUNZI SOM-AFRIKA ECONO FIGHTERS	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICA VUKA MOVEMENT	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNITY	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	0	0	110 714	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	107 100	60,2864	177 652	Reported
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	30 213	17,0068	177 652	Reported
2 011	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	17 620	9,9183	177 652	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	16 797	9,455	177 652	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ACTIONSA	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	869	0,4892	177 652	Reported
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 034	0,582	177 652	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	MINORITY FRONT	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ISITHUNZI SOM-AFRIKA ECONO FIGHTERS	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICA VUKA MOVEMENT	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	346	0,1948	177 652	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNITY	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	0	0	177 652	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	147 324	63,7667	231 036	Reported
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	43 449	18,8062	231 036	Reported
2 016	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	26 739	11,5735	231 036	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	8 511	3,6838	231 036	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ACTIONSA	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	835	0,3614	231 036	Reported
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 062	0,4597	231 036	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	MINORITY FRONT	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ISITHUNZI SOM-AFRIKA ECONO FIGHTERS	570	0,2467	231 036	Reported
2 016	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	SOUTH AFRICA VUKA MOVEMENT	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNITY	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	0	0	231 036	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	66 223	39,4993	167 656	Reported
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	58 017	34,6048	167 656	Reported
2 021	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	19 743	11,7759	167 656	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1 531	0,9132	167 656	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	15 395	9,1825	167 656	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ACTIONSA	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 442	0,8601	167 656	Reported
2 021	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 149	0,6853	167 656	Reported
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	903	0,5386	167 656	Reported
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	MINORITY FRONT	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	591	0,3525	167 656	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	586	0,3495	167 656	Reported
2 021	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	556	0,3316	167 656	Reported
2 021	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ISITHUNZI SOM-AFRIKA ECONO FIGHTERS	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	SOUTH AFRICA VUKA MOVEMENT	363	0,2165	167 656	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNITY	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	Unavailable	Unavailable	167 656	Not separately listed in this source.
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	37 917	16,6862	227 235	Reported
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	55 719	24,5204	227 235	Reported
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	86 119	37,8987	227 235	Reported
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	26 764	11,7781	227 235	Reported
2 026	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	2 129	0,9369	227 235	Reported
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4 310	1,8967	227 235	Reported
2 026	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	227 235	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	ACTIONSA	4 857	2,1374	227 235	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 173	0,5162	227 235	Reported
2 026	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	3 330	1,4654	227 235	Reported
2 026	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	227 235	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	227 235	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	1 048	0,4612	227 235	Reported
2 026	MINORITY FRONT	0	0	227 235	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	227 235	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	0	0	227 235	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	227 235	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	227 235	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	ISITHUNZI SOM-AFRIKA ECONO FIGHTERS	0	0	227 235	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	550	0,242	227 235	Reported
2 026	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	531	0,2337	227 235	Reported
2 026	SOUTH AFRICA VUKA MOVEMENT	0	0	227 235	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	458	0,2016	227 235	Reported
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	0	0	227 235	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS	368	0,1619	227 235	Reported
2 026	NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	305	0,1342	227 235	Reported
2 026	ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION	261	0,1149	227 235	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	200	0,088	227 235	Reported
2 026	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	150	0,066	227 235	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT	141	0,0621	227 235	Reported
2 026	GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	85	0,0374	227 235	Reported
2 026	CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNITY	74	0,0326	227 235	Reported
2 026	UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION	46	0,0202	227 235	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	13	0,0057	227 235	Reported

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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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2021EFF + IFP30 Jan 2023

2023IFP10 Aug 2023

2023DA + IFPFeb 2026

Administrations & sources

MISTRA records the administrations that governed after the 2021 election, through 28 February 2026. The latest recorded administration is shown below, followed by its predecessors. Party roles and officeholders are recorded at formation; later changes may appear in the notes.

DAIFP

Members at formation · minority administration · 10 Aug 2023 · recorded active at source cutoff

Outside support at formation: ACDP + FF+. Supporters are separate from governing members.

Inaugural mayor: X. Ngwezi (IFP)

Source notes: The Coalitions Barometer 2023-2025 is silent on the NFP's role while other sources list it as a member, so the NFP is coded Unknown. A September 2023 by-election moved a seat from the ANC to the IFP.

3 recorded administrations · 2021–February 2026

DA + IFP
10 Aug 2023 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026
Members at formation. Outside support: ACDP + FF+. Inaugural mayor: X. Ngwezi.
The Coalitions Barometer 2023-2025 is silent on the NFP's role while other sources list it as a member, so the NFP is coded Unknown. A September 2023 by-election moved a seat from the ANC to the IFP.
IFP
30 Jan 2023 → 10 Aug 2023 · Recomposition
Members at formation. Outside support: ACDP + DA + FF+. Inaugural mayor: X. Ngwezi.
The Coalitions Barometer 2021-2023 names the blocs on either side of this council, but does not place the NFP in either of them. It is therefore coded as Unknown.
EFF + IFP
23 Nov 2021 → 30 Jan 2023 · Recomposition
Members at formation. Outside support: DA. Inaugural mayor: N. Dando.
A by-election in September 2022 moved a seat from the ANC to the IFP during this administration, taking the IFP from twenty-three seats to twenty-four. Mayor N. Dando resigned two weeks after taking office and X. Ngwezi, also of the IFP, was elected in December 2021.

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2 wards

Ward 7

MK41.3%Timothy Simanga Tembe

IFP40.4%

Lead: 27 votes Ward 8

MK43.0%Sandile Innocent Mthimkhulu

IFP30.5%

Lead: 315 votes

Wards covering Ovondlo ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 7	2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	1 256	41,3158
Ward 7	2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 229	40,4276
Ward 8	2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	1 084	42,9988
Ward 8	2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	769	30,5038

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Sources & result details

IEC: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · checked 09 Nov 2026, 18:37 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 71 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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Outside metros, voters also have a separate district PR ballot. An independent can stand in a ward but not on a party PR list.

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The council results cover all of uMhlathuze. Ward results include areas outside Ovondlo.

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.

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