Papasi, KwaZulu-Natal

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27 seats14 for a majority

IFP12 seats

ANC8 seats

MK6 seats

EFF1 seat

Big Five Hlabisa · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	12	44,4444
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8	29,6296
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	6	22,2222
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	3,7037
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS	0	0
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
JOZINI CONGRESS	0	0
NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION	0	0
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	0	0
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0

27 seats; 14 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

44.8%16 064 votes

27.2%9 760 votes

22.2%7 972 votes

Other5.8%2 076 votes

1.8%657 votes

1.4%488 votes

0.9%338 votes

0.3%119 votes

0.3%97 votes

0.2%80 votes

0.2%76 votes

0.2%70 votes

0.2%56 votes

0.1%52 votes

0.1%43 votes

0.0%0 votes

Big Five Hlabisa · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	16 064	44,7814
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	9 760	27,2079
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	7 972	22,2235
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	657	1,8315
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	488	1,3604
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	338	0,9422
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	119	0,3317
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	—	97	0,2704
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	80	0,223
NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION	—	76	0,2119
JOZINI CONGRESS	—	70	0,1951
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	—	56	0,1561
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	52	0,145
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	43	0,1199
INDEPENDENTS	—	0	0
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS	—	0	0

35872 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Ward ballot votes

43.3%15 585 votes

26.9%9 669 votes

20.9%7 529 votes

Other8.9%3 188 votes

4.3%1 542 votes

1.4%489 votes

1.2%421 votes

0.9%326 votes

0.2%82 votes

0.2%74 votes

0.2%67 votes

0.2%54 votes

0.1%38 votes

0.1%33 votes

0.1%31 votes

0.1%29 votes

0.0%2 votes

Big Five Hlabisa · 2026 · Ward ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	15 585	43,3266
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	9 669	26,88
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	7 529	20,9307
INDEPENDENTS	—	1 542	4,2868
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	489	1,3594
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	421	1,1704
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	326	0,9063
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	—	82	0,228
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	74	0,2057
NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION	—	67	0,1863
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	54	0,1501
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	38	0,1056
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	—	33	0,0917
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	31	0,0862
JOZINI CONGRESS	—	29	0,0806
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS	—	2	0,0056

35971 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

IFP needs

2seats

IFP12

for an outright majority

MK gains

+21.6pp

20210.0%

202621.6%

Closest covering ward

488votes apart

IFP44.9%

ANC25.5%

Ward 9 · Ward votes

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2016Seats

IFP13—

ANC11—

EFF0—

DA1—

13 for a majority · 25 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

IFP15

ANC9

EFF1

DA0

14 for a majority · 27 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021

IFP12

ANC8

MKP6—

EFF1

DA0

14 for a majority · 27 seats

KZN276 - Big Five Hlabisa · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	13	25	13
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11	25	13
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	25	13
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	25	13
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	25	13
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	15	27	14
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	9	27	14
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	27	14
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	1	27	14
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1	27	14
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	27	14
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	27	14
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	27	14
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	27	14
2 021	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	0	27	14
2 021	KZN INDEPENDENCE	0	27	14
2 021	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	27	14
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	12	27	14
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8	27	14
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	6	27	14
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	27	14
2 026	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	27	14
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	27	14
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	27	14
2 026	AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS	0	27	14
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	27	14
2 026	INDEPENDENTS	0	27	14
2 026	JOZINI CONGRESS	0	27	14
2 026	NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION	0	27	14
2 026	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	27	14
2 026	NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	0	27	14
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	27	14
2 026	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	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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2016Vote %

IFP52.2%—

ANC43.3%—

MKP0.0%—

EFF1.6%—

DA2.2%—

Other0.6%—

2021Vote %vs 2016

IFP55.6%

ANC33.2%

MKP0.0%

EFF3.4%

DA1.1%

NFP2.1%

Other4.7%

2026Vote %vs 2021

IFP44.1%

ANC27.0%

MKP21.6%

EFF1.5%

DA0.9%

Other4.9%

KZN276 - Big Five Hlabisa · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	35 883	52,2489	68 677	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	29 742	43,3071	68 677	Reported
2 016	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	68 677	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 078	1,5697	68 677	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 544	2,2482	68 677	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	68 677	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	KZN INDEPENDENCE	0	0	68 677	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	0	0	68 677	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	68 677	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	0	0	68 677	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION	0	0	68 677	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	68 677	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	68 677	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	68 677	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	JOZINI CONGRESS	0	0	68 677	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	0	68 677	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	68 677	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	68 677	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS	0	0	68 677	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	34 876	55,5952	62 732	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	20 808	33,1697	62 732	Reported
2 021	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	62 732	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 136	3,405	62 732	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	698	1,1127	62 732	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1 295	2,0643	62 732	Reported
2 021	KZN INDEPENDENCE	603	0,9612	62 732	Reported
2 021	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	313	0,4989	62 732	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	32	0,051	62 732	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	0	0	62 732	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION	0	0	62 732	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	71	0,1132	62 732	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	101	0,161	62 732	Reported
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	98	0,1562	62 732	Reported
2 021	JOZINI CONGRESS	0	0	62 732	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	0	62 732	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	62 732	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	62 732	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021	AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS	0	0	62 732	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	31 649	44,053	71 843	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	19 429	27,0437	71 843	Reported
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	15 501	21,5762	71 843	Reported
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 078	1,5005	71 843	Reported
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	664	0,9242	71 843	Reported
2 026	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	977	1,3599	71 843	Reported
2 026	KZN INDEPENDENCE	0	0	71 843	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE	0	0	71 843	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	193	0,2686	71 843	Reported
2 026	NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	179	0,2492	71 843	Reported
2 026	NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION	143	0,199	71 843	Reported
2 026	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	134	0,1865	71 843	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	71 843	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	71 843	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	JOZINI CONGRESS	99	0,1378	71 843	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	89	0,1239	71 843	Reported
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	83	0,1155	71 843	Reported
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	81	0,1127	71 843	Reported
2 026	AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS	2	0,0028	71 843	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 Papasi

3 wards

Ward 9

IFP44.9%Sandiso Siphelele Mdletshe

ANC25.5%

Lead: 488 votes Ward 10

IFP54.1%Muzi Pefect Zungu

MK24.4%

Lead: 644 votes Ward 11

IFP74.7%Bongani Welcome Shangase

ANC14.8%

Lead: 1 515 votes

Wards covering Papasi ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 9	2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 131	44,8988
Ward 9	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	643	25,526
Ward 10	2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 175	54,0976
Ward 10	2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	531	24,4475
Ward 11	2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 890	74,7036
Ward 11	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	375	14,8221

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

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · checked 09 Nov 2026, 18:33 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: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · Source figures ↗

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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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