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Local Government Election 2026ANC leads nationally 33.1%Final resultsView overall results →

Election results: councils and wards

Local municipality · KwaZulu-Natal

uMlalazi

All results in31 voting districts counted

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 11:11

Registered voters
23,876
Votes cast
37,273
Turnout
52.2%
Spoilt votes
677
Wards
11

Wards won so far

  • MKP 6 wards (6 final)
  • IFP 3 wards (3 final)
  • DA 2 wards (2 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY11,002
IFPIFP - INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY8,035
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2,399
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1,105
UAPPUAPP - UBUNTU ABANDE POLITICAL PARTY867
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS424
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY128
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS113
NFPNFP - NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY58
MAYIBUYEMAYIBUYE - AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT51
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT48
AEFAEF - AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM36

Who leads in each ward

Each ward in the colour of the party ahead on its ward ballot; “from …” marks a ward that has changed hands since last time. Open a ward for its results and candidates.