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IFP has an outright majority

2026

Council seats

IFP25 seats
MK12 seats
ANC3 seats
DA1 seat
uMsinga · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2560,9756
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1229,2683
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS37,3171
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12,439
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS00
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY00
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION00
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00

41 seats; 21 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

Municipal PR votes

INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
60.6%31 028 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
29.0%14 855 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties3.0%1 553 votes
uMsinga · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY—31 02860,598
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY—14 85529,012
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—3 7677,357
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—5851,1425
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—3770,7363
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY—2530,4941
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY—1300,2539
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT—860,168
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY—750,1465
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT—350,0684
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION—120,0234
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY—00

51203 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
IFP28—
ANC4—
MKP0—
NFP0—
DA1—

18 for a majority · 34 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
IFP21
ANC12
MKP0
NFP4
DA0

19 for a majority · 37 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011
IFP24
ANC12
DA0

19 for a majority · 36 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016
IFP27
ANC11
NFP0—
DA0

21 for a majority · 41 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021
IFP25
ANC3
MKP12—
NFP0
DA1

21 for a majority · 41 seats

KZN244 - uMsinga · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY283418
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS43418
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE13418
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION13418
2 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY213719
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS123719
2 011NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY43719
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE03719
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE03719
2 016INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY243619
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS123619
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE03619
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS03619
2 016INDEPENDENTS03619
2 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY274121
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS114121
2 021ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS14121
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS14121
2 021INDEPENDENTS14121
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY04121
2 021AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY04121
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT04121
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE04121
2 021JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY04121
2 021NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY04121
2 021NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT04121
2 021UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT04121
2 026INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY254121
2 026UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY124121
2 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS34121
2 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE14121
2 026AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY04121
2 026AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT04121
2 026AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT04121
2 026ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS04121
2 026JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY04121
2 026NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION04121
2 026NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY04121
2 026SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY04121

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 %
IFP83.0%—
ANC12.3%—
MKP0.0%—
NFP0.0%—
DA4.1%—
Other0.6%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
IFP82.6%
ANC12.8%
MKP0.0%
NFP0.0%
DA2.0%
Other0.0%
2011Vote %vs 2006
IFP55.8%
ANC32.3%
MKP0.0%
NFP10.1%
DA1.2%
Other0.6%
2016Vote %vs 2011
IFP66.1%
ANC31.9%
MKP0.0%
NFP0.0%
DA0.9%
Other1.1%
2021Vote %vs 2016
IFP67.0%
ANC25.8%
MKP0.0%
NFP0.3%
DA0.5%
ABC2.6%
Other3.7%
2026Vote %vs 2021
IFP60.6%
ANC7.4%
MKP28.8%
NFP0.5%
DA1.1%
Other1.5%
KZN244 - uMsinga · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY57 44683,049369 171Reported
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8 52812,328969 171Reported
2 000UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0069 171No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0069 171No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 8074,058169 171Reported
2 000NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0069 171No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS0069 171No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0069 171No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0069 171No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY0069 171No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0069 171No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0069 171No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0069 171No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY0069 171No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT0069 171No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0069 171No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0069 171No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY0069 171No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY61 26482,623974 148Reported
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9 49412,804174 148Reported
2 006UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0074 148No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0074 148No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 4781,993374 148Reported
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION1 9122,578674 148Reported
2 006ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS0074 148No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0074 148No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0074 148No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY0074 148No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0074 148No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0074 148No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0074 148No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY0074 148No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT0074 148No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0074 148No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0074 148No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY0074 148No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY56 16855,7942100 670Reported
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS32 46832,2519100 670Reported
2 011UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00100 670No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY10 19610,1281100 670Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 1991,191100 670Reported
2 011NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION00100 670No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00100 670No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS00100 670No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE6390,6347100 670Reported
2 011JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY00100 670No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00100 670No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00100 670No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00100 670No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY00100 670No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT00100 670No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00100 670No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00100 670No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00100 670No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY75 08466,1399113 523Reported
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS36 17531,8658113 523Reported
2 016UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00113 523No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00113 523No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 0080,8879113 523Reported
2 016NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION00113 523No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00113 523No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS9250,8148113 523Reported
2 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE00113 523No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY00113 523No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00113 523No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00113 523No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00113 523No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY00113 523No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT00113 523No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00113 523No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00113 523No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00113 523No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY64 65067,015796 470Reported
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS24 93125,843396 470Reported
2 021UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0096 470No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY3280,3496 470Reported
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5160,534996 470Reported
2 021NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0096 470No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS2 4852,575996 470Reported
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS8990,931996 470Reported
2 021CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0096 470No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY2700,279996 470Reported
2 021AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0096 470No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1820,188796 470Reported
2 021SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0096 470No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY1150,119296 470Reported
2 021NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT1100,11496 470Reported
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY820,08596 470Reported
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT220,022896 470Reported
2 021AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY0096 470No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY62 05860,6266102 361Reported
2 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7 6207,4442102 361Reported
2 026UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY29 51728,8362102 361Reported
2 026NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY4670,4562102 361Reported
2 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 1631,1362102 361Reported
2 026NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION280,0274102 361Reported
2 026ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS00102 361No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS7410,7239102 361Reported
2 026CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE00102 361No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY3320,3243102 361Reported
2 026AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT2340,2286102 361Reported
2 026UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00102 361No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1440,1407102 361Reported
2 026AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY00102 361No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT00102 361No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00102 361No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT520,0508102 361Reported
2 026AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY50,0049102 361Reported

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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Ward results

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Wards covering Wolwane

3 wards

Wards covering Wolwane ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 152 026INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 66066,0302
Ward 152 026UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY59323,5879
Ward 162 026INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 33461,4463
Ward 162 026UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY52624,2285
Ward 192 026INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 56074,892
Ward 192 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS25312,1459

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

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 06 Nov 2026, 18:51 SAST · checked 09 Nov 2026, 18:15 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 41 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: 06 Nov 2026, 18:51 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 uMsinga. Ward results include areas outside Wolwane.

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.

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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