KwaZulu-Natal · municipality · 2026
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IEC-reported council seats
Provisional14 seats needed for a majority in a 27-seat council · One dot = one seat
100.0% of districts reporting · 66 of 66
How these seats are worked out
These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The party totals add up to all 27 council seats. Results remain provisional; a seat majority does not establish a governing agreement or who will become mayor.
IEC result time: 06 Nov 2026, 03:01 SAST · Source figures ↗
Municipal PR votes
100.0% of districts reporting · 66 of 66
LeadingMK
47.2%
Ahead by 5 148 votes of ANC.
Party / candidateShare · votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTYMK
47.2%16 374 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSANC
32.4%11 226 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTYIFP
9.2%3 174 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDA
6.9%2 379 votes
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORSINDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS
1.4%502 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSEFF
1.1%383 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTYSACP
0.5%162 votes
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PATRIOTIC ALLIANCEPA
0.3%118 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENTAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.3%117 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENTAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.3%112 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTYNATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
0.3%95 votes
BUMBANA MZANSIBUMBANA MZANSI
0.1%22 votes
34 664 PR votes
Ward results
14 wards · Ward ballot
Ward 1 ↗Lead: 340 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 2 ↗Lead: 936 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 3 ↗Lead: 44 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 4 ↗Lead: 459 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 5 ↗Lead: 521 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 6 ↗Lead: 94 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 7 ↗Lead: 252 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 8 ↗Lead: 382 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 9 ↗Lead: 624 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 10 ↗Lead: 1 372 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 11 ↗Lead: 86 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 12 ↗Lead: 170 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 13 ↗Lead: 78 votesReporting progress unavailableWard 14 ↗Lead: 223 votesReporting progress unavailable
MK38.7%
DUMAZILE PORTIA ZOLEKA MVUYANEMK38.7%
ANC27.5%
MK60.4%
THOBANI MKHIZEMK60.4%
ANC27.6%
ANC33.9%
BONGUMUSA EPHRAIM NZAMAANC33.9%
IFP32.2%
MK51.9%
PHILANI MTHOKOZISI LANGAMK51.9%
ANC33.4%
MK53.4%
NSIKELELO QINISELA GWALAMK53.4%
ANC30.0%
MK46.8%
STHEMBISO ZEPHRIED NDULIMK46.8%
ANC41.9%
DA40.2%
RAGANIE THOMASDA40.2%
ANC30.6%
MK55.2%
KHANGELANI GASAMK55.2%
ANC37.2%
MK56.2%
NTOBEKO MKHIZEMK56.2%
ANC30.2%
MK66.5%
VUSUMUZI MTHALANEMK66.5%
ANC22.1%
ANC41.2%
AGRIPPA THULANI THUSIANC41.2%
MK38.0%
MK43.3%
SIYABONGA PRAISE-GOD KHANYEZIMK43.3%
ANC35.0%
MK49.1%
ZAKHELE WELLINGTON SIBISIMK49.1%
ANC45.6%
MK41.1%
SAKHILE BRIGHT NGCOBOMK41.1%
ANC31.6%