Sihangwane, KwaZulu-Natal

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39 seats20 for a majority

MK14 seats

ANC11 seats

IFP10 seats

ACDP1 seat

DA1 seat

Other2 seats

EFF1 seat

SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY1 seat

uMhlabuyalingana · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	14	35,8974
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11	28,2051
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	10	25,641
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	2,5641
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	2,5641
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	2,5641
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY	1	2,5641
ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT	0	0
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	0
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	0	0
JOZINI CONGRESS	0	0
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY	0	0
NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION	0	0
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY	0	0
SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION	0	0
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0

39 seats; 20 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

35.1%22 042 votes

28.2%17 698 votes

26.4%16 539 votes

1.7%1 036 votes

1.5%933 votes

Other7.2%4 498 votes

1.2%765 votes

1.1%718 votes

0.8%509 votes

0.7%443 votes

0.6%368 votes

0.6%360 votes

0.3%199 votes

0.3%193 votes

0.3%187 votes

0.3%173 votes

0.2%123 votes

0.2%109 votes

0.2%106 votes

0.1%91 votes

0.1%77 votes

0.1%60 votes

0.0%17 votes

uMhlabuyalingana · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	22 042	35,1289
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	17 698	28,2058
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	16 539	26,3587
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY	—	1 036	1,6511
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	933	1,4869
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	765	1,2192
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	718	1,1443
NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION	—	509	0,8112
JOZINI CONGRESS	—	443	0,706
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY	—	368	0,5865
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	360	0,5737
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	199	0,3172
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	—	193	0,3076
ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT	—	187	0,298
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	173	0,2757
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	123	0,196
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY	—	109	0,1737
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	106	0,1689
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	—	91	0,145
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	—	77	0,1227
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	60	0,0956
SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION	—	17	0,0271

62746 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Ward ballot votes

34.9%21 934 votes

28.9%18 159 votes

26.1%16 362 votes

1.7%1 038 votes

1.5%946 votes

Other6.9%4 336 votes

1.2%777 votes

1.1%682 votes

0.9%580 votes

0.7%449 votes

0.6%368 votes

0.6%350 votes

0.3%212 votes

0.3%171 votes

0.2%155 votes

0.2%106 votes

0.2%103 votes

0.2%98 votes

0.1%76 votes

0.1%71 votes

0.1%70 votes

0.1%68 votes

0.0%0 votes

uMhlabuyalingana · 2026 · Ward ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	—	21 934	34,9407
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	18 159	28,9271
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	16 362	26,0645
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY	—	1 038	1,6535
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	946	1,507
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	777	1,2378
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	682	1,0864
NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION	—	580	0,9239
JOZINI CONGRESS	—	449	0,7153
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY	—	368	0,5862
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	—	350	0,5575
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	—	212	0,3377
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	—	171	0,2724
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	—	155	0,2469
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY	—	106	0,1689
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	—	103	0,1641
ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT	—	98	0,1561
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	—	76	0,1211
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	—	71	0,1131
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	70	0,1115
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	68	0,1083
SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION	—	0	0

62775 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Past coalition partners

20 for a majority

MK needs

6seats

MK14

for an outright majority

ANC falls

−17.1pp

202145.6%

202628.6%

Closest covering ward

52votes apart

IFP35.8%

ANC33.7%

Ward 16 · 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

IFP14—

ANC12—

MKP0—

NFP0—

EFF0—

14 for a majority · 26 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

IFP8

ANC22

MKP0

NFP4

EFF0

18 for a majority · 34 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

IFP10

ANC22

EFF1

18 for a majority · 35 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016

IFP15

ANC18

NFP1—

EFF2

20 for a majority · 39 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021

IFP10

ANC11

MKP14—

NFP0

EFF1

20 for a majority · 39 seats

KZN271 - uMhlabuyalingana · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 000	Seat allocation unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	14	26	14
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	12	26	14
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	26	14
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	22	34	18
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	8	34	18
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	4	34	18
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	34	18
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	34	18
2 011	FEDERAL CONGRESS	0	34	18
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	0	34	18
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	22	35	18
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	10	35	18
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1	35	18
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	35	18
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	35	18
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	35	18
2 016	ZULU ROYAL PROPERTY	0	35	18
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	18	39	20
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	15	39	20
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2	39	20
2 021	ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT	1	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	39	20
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	39	20
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1	39	20
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	39	20
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	39	20
2 021	BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST	0	39	20
2 021	INDEPENDENTS	0	39	20
2 021	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	39	20
2 021	OTHER	0	39	20
2 021	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	39	20
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	14	39	20
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11	39	20
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	10	39	20
2 026	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	39	20
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	39	20
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1	39	20
2 026	SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY	1	39	20
2 026	ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT	0	39	20
2 026	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	39	20
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	39	20
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	39	20
2 026	GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	0	39	20
2 026	JOZINI CONGRESS	0	39	20
2 026	MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY	0	39	20
2 026	NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION	0	39	20
2 026	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	39	20
2 026	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	39	20
2 026	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	39	20
2 026	PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY	0	39	20
2 026	SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION	0	39	20
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	39	20
2 026	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	39	20

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 %

IFP80.3%—

ANC19.4%—

MKP0.0%—

NFP0.0%—

EFF0.0%—

Other0.3%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

IFP53.7%

ANC45.4%

MKP0.0%

NFP0.0%

EFF0.0%

Other0.9%

2011Vote %vs 2006

IFP23.1%

ANC64.0%

MKP0.0%

NFP11.1%

EFF0.0%

Other1.9%

2016Vote %vs 2011

IFP27.9%

ANC58.3%

MKP0.0%

NFP0.0%

EFF2.1%

AIC4.0%

Other7.6%

2021Vote %vs 2016

IFP36.2%

ANC45.6%

NFP1.5%

EFF4.5%

ABMM2.3%

Other9.9%

2026Vote %vs 2021

IFP26.2%

ANC28.6%

MKP35.0%—

NFP0.3%

EFF1.5%

Other8.4%—

KZN271 - uMhlabuyalingana · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	33 991	80,3266	42 316	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 219	19,4229	42 316	Reported
2 000	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	JOZINI CONGRESS	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	FEDERAL CONGRESS	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ZULU ROYAL PROPERTY	0	0	42 316	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	32 198	53,7323	59 923	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	27 211	45,4099	59 923	Reported
2 006	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	514	0,8578	59 923	Reported
2 006	JOZINI CONGRESS	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	FEDERAL CONGRESS	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ZULU ROYAL PROPERTY	0	0	59 923	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	18 570	23,0583	80 535	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	51 536	63,9921	80 535	Reported
2 011	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	8 911	11,0648	80 535	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	520	0,6457	80 535	Reported
2 011	ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	528	0,6556	80 535	Reported
2 011	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	JOZINI CONGRESS	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	FEDERAL CONGRESS	270	0,3353	80 535	Reported
2 011	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	200	0,2483	80 535	Reported
2 011	BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ZULU ROYAL PROPERTY	0	0	80 535	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	27 201	27,9423	97 347	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	56 748	58,2946	97 347	Reported
2 016	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2 045	2,1007	97 347	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	3 930	4,0371	97 347	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 211	2,2713	97 347	Reported
2 016	ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	JOZINI CONGRESS	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	FEDERAL CONGRESS	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION	0	0	97 347	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ZULU ROYAL PROPERTY	0	0	97 347	Reported
2 021	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	34 516	36,208	95 327	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	43 503	45,6355	95 327	Reported
2 021	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1 452	1,5232	95 327	Reported
2 021	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	4 245	4,4531	95 327	Reported
2 021	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	1 189	1,2473	95 327	Reported
2 021	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 839	1,9291	95 327	Reported
2 021	ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT	2 155	2,2606	95 327	Reported
2 021	SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 340	1,4057	95 327	Reported
2 021	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	1 206	1,2651	95 327	Reported
2 021	NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	JOZINI CONGRESS	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	329	0,3451	95 327	Reported
2 021	FEDERAL CONGRESS	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST	176	0,1846	95 327	Reported
2 021	PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	126	0,1322	95 327	Reported
2 021	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 021	ZULU ROYAL PROPERTY	Unavailable	Unavailable	95 327	Not separately listed in this source.
2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	32 901	26,2116	125 521	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	35 857	28,5665	125 521	Reported
2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	43 976	35,0348	125 521	Reported
2 026	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	328	0,2613	125 521	Reported
2 026	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 879	1,497	125 521	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	0	0	125 521	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 400	1,1154	125 521	Reported
2 026	ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT	285	0,2271	125 521	Reported
2 026	SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY	2 074	1,6523	125 521	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 542	1,2285	125 521	Reported
2 026	ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	0	0	125 521	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION	1 089	0,8676	125 521	Reported
2 026	NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	0	0	125 521	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	JOZINI CONGRESS	892	0,7106	125 521	Reported
2 026	MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY	736	0,5864	125 521	Reported
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY	710	0,5656	125 521	Reported
2 026	JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	0	0	125 521	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	FEDERAL CONGRESS	0	0	125 521	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT	411	0,3274	125 521	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM	364	0,29	125 521	Reported
2 026	SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	0	0	125 521	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST	0	0	125 521	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026	PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY	215	0,1713	125 521	Reported
2 026	AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	199	0,1585	125 521	Reported
2 026	GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	194	0,1546	125 521	Reported
2 026	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	176	0,1402	125 521	Reported
2 026	UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	128	0,102	125 521	Reported
2 026	PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	148	0,1179	125 521	Reported
2 026	SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION	17	0,0135	125 521	Reported
2 026	ZULU ROYAL PROPERTY	0	0	125 521	No votes recorded in the complete party list.

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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.
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Council government

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Last recordedIFPNFPJan 2023After electionPending

2021EFF + IFP30 Jan 2023

2023IFP + NFPFeb 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.

IFPNFP

Members at formation · minority administration · 30 Jan 2023 · recorded active at source cutoff

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

Inaugural mayor: T. Khumalo (IFP)

Source notes: By-elections in April 2023 and February 2025 each moved a seat from the ANC to the IFP during this administration, taking the IFP to seventeen seats and the ANC to sixteen.

The recorded partners in 2026

10 / 39 seats

10 short of a seat majority · 20 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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2 recorded administrations · 2021–February 2026

IFP + NFP
30 Jan 2023 → Active at cutoff · 28 Feb 2026
Members at formation. Outside support: ABMM + ACDP + DA. Inaugural mayor: T. Khumalo.
By-elections in April 2023 and February 2025 each moved a seat from the ANC to the IFP during this administration, taking the IFP to seventeen seats and the ANC to sixteen.
EFF + IFP
Around 22 Nov 2021 → 30 Jan 2023 · Recomposition
Members at formation. Outside support: ABMM + ACDP + DA. Inaugural mayor: T. Khumalo.
Deputy Mayor M. Z. Mhlongo resigned on 2 June 2022 and E. Z. Mtshali was appointed in his place the same day.

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Wards covering Sihangwane

3 wards

Ward 6

MK41.7%Bongani Alfred Makhoba

IFP32.9%

Lead: 274 votes Ward 16

IFP35.8%Bhekani Nkosibonile Mashiyane

ANC33.7%

Lead: 52 votes Ward 18

ANC42.1%Richard Vangeli Mthembu

IFP25.6%

Lead: 490 votes

Wards covering Sihangwane ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 6	2 026	UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY	1 296	41,7123
Ward 6	2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 022	32,8935
Ward 16	2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	873	35,8374
Ward 16	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	821	33,7028
Ward 18	2 026	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 250	42,1301
Ward 18	2 026	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	760	25,6151

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Sources & result details

IEC: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · checked 09 Nov 2026, 22:10 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 39 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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