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2026

Council seats

IFP10 seats
ANC8 seats
MK8 seats
DA1 seat
NFP1 seat
FF+1 seat
uPhongolo · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1034,4828
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS827,5862
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY827,5862
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE13,4483
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY13,4483
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS13,4483
ACTIONSA00
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS00
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA00
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00
INDEPENDENTS00
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT00
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00
PONGOLA CIVIC FORUM00
PONGOLA PEOPLE'S PARTY00
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00

29 seats; 15 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

Municipal PR votes

INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
34.9%13 942 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
27.0%10 797 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
2.6%1 056 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties6.5%2 611 votes
uPhongolo · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY—13 94234,9047
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY—10 79727,031
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—10 38225,992
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY—1 1552,8916
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—1 0562,6438
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—9192,3008
PONGOLA PEOPLE'S PARTY—3850,9639
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—3810,9539
PONGOLA CIVIC FORUM—1860,4657
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY—1670,4181
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT—1190,2979
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA—950,2378
ACTIONSA—910,2278
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS—850,2128
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM—460,1152
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT—430,1077
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY—410,1026
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT—270,0676
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—260,0651
INDEPENDENTS—00

39943 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

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How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
IFP14—
ANC7—
DA1—

12 for a majority · 22 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
IFP7
ANC11
NFP8—
DA1

14 for a majority · 27 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011
IFP10
ANC15
DA2

15 for a majority · 29 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016
IFP15
ANC10
NFP2—
DA1

15 for a majority · 29 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021
IFP10
ANC8
NFP1
MKP8—
DA1

15 for a majority · 29 seats

KZN262 - uPhongolo · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY142212
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS72212
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12212
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS02212
2 006INDEPENDENTS02212
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION02212
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS112714
2 011NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY82714
2 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY72714
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12714
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY02714
2 011INDEPENDENTS02714
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS152915
2 016INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY102915
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE22915
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS12915
2 016INDEPENDENTS12915
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY02915
2 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY152915
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS102915
2 021NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY22915
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12915
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS12915
2 021ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS02915
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY02915
2 021AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY02915
2 021AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION02915
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT02915
2 021INDEPENDENTS02915
2 021NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT02915
2 021OTHER02915
2 021PONGOLA PEOPLE'S PARTY02915
2 026INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY102915
2 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS82915
2 026UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY82915
2 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12915
2 026NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY12915
2 026VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS12915
2 026ACTIONSA02915
2 026AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM02915
2 026AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT02915
2 026AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT02915
2 026ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS02915
2 026GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA02915
2 026GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY02915
2 026INDEPENDENTS02915
2 026NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT02915
2 026NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS02915
2 026PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA02915
2 026PONGOLA CIVIC FORUM02915
2 026PONGOLA PEOPLE'S PARTY02915
2 026SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY02915

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 %
IFP70.1%—
ANC20.5%—
NFP0.0%—
MKP0.0%—
DA6.8%—
Other2.5%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
IFP61.9%
ANC32.2%
NFP0.0%
MKP0.0%
DA3.6%
Other2.3%
2011Vote %vs 2006
IFP25.7%
ANC40.1%
NFP29.2%
MKP0.0%
DA4.5%
Other0.5%
2016Vote %vs 2011
IFP35.5%
ANC54.4%
NFP0.0%
MKP0.0%
DA6.1%
EFF2.1%
Other1.9%
2021Vote %vs 2016
IFP50.0%
ANC33.9%
NFP4.4%
DA3.9%
Other7.7%
2026Vote %vs 2021
IFP34.9%
ANC26.1%
NFP2.9%
MKP26.3%—
DA2.5%
Other7.3%—
KZN262 - uPhongolo · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY27 12770,148238 671Reported
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7 93520,519338 671Reported
2 000NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 6436,834638 671Reported
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PONGOLA PEOPLE'S PARTY0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PONGOLA CIVIC FORUM0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000ACTIONSA0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0038 671No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY30 54461,872549 366Reported
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS15 88032,167949 366Reported
2 006NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 7923,6349 366Reported
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS6331,282349 366Reported
2 006PONGOLA PEOPLE'S PARTY0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION2520,510549 366Reported
2 006PONGOLA CIVIC FORUM0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ACTIONSA0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0049 366No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY16 13525,671462 852Reported
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS25 18140,06462 852Reported
2 011NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY18 34429,18662 852Reported
2 011UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 8574,545662 852Reported
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PONGOLA PEOPLE'S PARTY0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY2810,447162 852Reported
2 011NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PONGOLA CIVIC FORUM0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ACTIONSA0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0062 852No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY24 55235,479369 201Reported
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS37 64354,396669 201Reported
2 016NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 2106,083769 201Reported
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1 4612,111269 201Reported
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PONGOLA PEOPLE'S PARTY0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY3580,517369 201Reported
2 016NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PONGOLA CIVIC FORUM0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ACTIONSA0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0069 201No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY34 48850,029768 935Reported
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS23 37133,90368 935Reported
2 021NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY3 0594,437568 935Reported
2 021UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTYUnavailableUnavailable68 935Not separately listed in this source.
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 7063,925468 935Reported
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2 3593,422168 935Reported
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUSUnavailableUnavailable68 935Not separately listed in this source.
2 021INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATSUnavailableUnavailable68 935Not separately listed in this source.
2 021PONGOLA PEOPLE'S PARTY2380,345368 935Reported
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY3570,517968 935Reported
2 021NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONUnavailableUnavailable68 935Not separately listed in this source.
2 021PONGOLA CIVIC FORUMUnavailableUnavailable68 935Not separately listed in this source.
2 021SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTYUnavailableUnavailable68 935Not separately listed in this source.
2 021NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT2820,409168 935Reported
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT510,07468 935Reported
2 021GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICAUnavailableUnavailable68 935Not separately listed in this source.
2 021AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION1520,220568 935Reported
2 021ACTIONSAUnavailableUnavailable68 935Not separately listed in this source.
2 021NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORSUnavailableUnavailable68 935Not separately listed in this source.
2 021AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY840,121968 935Reported
2 021AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENTUnavailableUnavailable68 935Not separately listed in this source.
2 021AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOMUnavailableUnavailable68 935Not separately listed in this source.
2 021GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTYUnavailableUnavailable68 935Not separately listed in this source.
2 021ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS660,095768 935Reported
2 021PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIAUnavailableUnavailable68 935Not separately listed in this source.
2 026INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY27 92534,940379 922Reported
2 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS20 87626,120579 922Reported
2 026NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY2 3352,921679 922Reported
2 026UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY20 99526,269479 922Reported
2 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 9682,462479 922Reported
2 026ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS7350,919679 922Reported
2 026VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1 8202,277279 922Reported
2 026INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0079 922No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026PONGOLA PEOPLE'S PARTY6860,858379 922Reported
2 026AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0079 922No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0079 922No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026PONGOLA CIVIC FORUM3560,445479 922Reported
2 026SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY3480,435479 922Reported
2 026NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT620,077679 922Reported
2 026AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT2200,275379 922Reported
2 026GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA1860,232779 922Reported
2 026AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION0079 922No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026ACTIONSA1760,220279 922Reported
2 026NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS1740,217779 922Reported
2 026AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY0079 922No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT870,108979 922Reported
2 026AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM850,106479 922Reported
2 026GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY840,105179 922Reported
2 026ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS0079 922No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA500,062679 922Reported

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

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History data & sources

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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Council government

Who has governed here

Last recordedIFPAfter electionPending
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.

IFP

Members at formation · minority administration · 02 Apr 2025 · recorded active at source cutoff

Inaugural mayor: B. J. Thwala (IFP)

The recorded partners in 2026

10 / 29 seats

5 short of a seat majority · 15 needed

Hypothetical total for the recorded members at formation. Excludes outside supporters. It does not establish a current agreement, government retention, or a takeover.

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1 recorded administration · 2021–February 2026
  1. IFP

    02 Apr 2025 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026

    Members at formation. Inaugural mayor: B. J. Thwala.

MISTRA, 2026 edition v1.0

Original coalition coding: CC BY 4.0. IEC seat figures and municipal identifiers retain their original terms. Dates and party labels have been normalised. Counted clarifications are labelled and sourced; original wording and source issues are retained in the data.

Ward results

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Wards covering Prudentie

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Wards covering Prudentie ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 32 026INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 02937,4046
Ward 32 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS70625,6634

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, 19:20 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 ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

Ward: choose a person. PR: choose a party.

Ward ballot

The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.

Municipal PR ballot

PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.

Two ballots work together

Party ward votes and municipal PR votes both count towards the party’s overall seat allocation.

Outside metros, voters also have a separate district PR ballot. An independent can stand in a ward but not on a party PR list.

Understanding the results

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

The council results cover all of uPhongolo. Ward results include areas outside Prudentie.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 1 of the 2026 wards; the everyday town boundary may differ.

Positive-area intersections of the full-precision 2016 Stats SA main-place polygon and the MDB 2026 ward polygons. Display simplification is applied separately. Full-ward figures include votes outside the place; votes are never allocated by overlap area. Small boundary alignment differences were excluded using a 10-metre precision tolerance, a combined foreign area below 0.01% of the place, and agreement with the source municipality.

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