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KwaZulu-Natal · municipality · 2026

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Estimated council seats

Current count

Based on votes counted so far. Unfinished wards and the remaining votes can change these seats.

14 seats needed for a majority in a 27-seat council · One dot = one seat

89.4% of districts reporting · 84 of 94

89.4%
PartyEstimated seats
IFP9
ANC8
MK8
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS1
DA1
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How these seats are worked out

Based on combined ward and PR votes counted so far. Only reported ward wins and independent seats are fixed. Unfinished wards and candidate-list limits can change the allocation. This is a calculation using the current count, not a forecast of the final result.

We reserve the IEC’s reported independent ward seats, then divide the combined party votes by the remaining council seats, discard the fraction and add one. Whole quotas receive seats first, followed by the largest remainders. A tied remainder favours the party with more votes; an unresolved tie leaves the estimate unavailable.

A party keeps its reported ward seats. Where those exceed its proportional allocation, we recalculate the remaining seats for the other parties. We assume parties can fill their estimated seats. We do not predict unfinished ward contests, additional independent wins, unopposed-ward adjustments or candidate-list shortages. The remaining districts may vote differently.

Ward seats reported: 6 of 14. The IEC’s complete allocation replaces this estimate when its totals reconcile.

Method: Municipal Structures Act, Schedule 1, items 12, 13 and 16 ↗.

IEC result time: 05 Nov 2026, 21:06 SAST · Source figures ↗

Municipal PR votes

89.4% of districts reporting · 84 of 94

89.4%
LeadingIFP
32.7%

Ahead by 855 votes of ANC.

Party / candidateShare · votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
32.7%10 623 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
30.1%9 768 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
27.7%8 987 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
4.6%1 492 votes
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS
3.0%963 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
0.5%158 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
0.4%131 votes
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ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY
0.3%113 votes
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
0.2%70 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.1%48 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.1%48 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
0.1%45 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
0.1%31 votes

32 477 PR votes

Ward results

14 wards · Ward ballot