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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

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All results in18 voting districts counted

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 11:10

Registered voters
31,229
Votes cast
54,740
Turnout
58.9%
Spoilt votes
572
Wards
12

Wards won so far

  • MKP 7 wards (7 final)
  • ANC 2 wards (2 final)
  • IFP 2 wards (2 final)
  • DA 1 ward (1 final)

Votes (ward and party ballots together)

PartyVotes
MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY12,682
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7,390
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6,715
IFPIFP - INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY4,002
IAIA - INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE3,291
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS396
AICAIC - AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS308
NFPNFP - NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY284
ACTIONSAACTIONSA - ACTIONSA227
ACDPACDP - AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY165
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT145
VF PLUSVF PLUS - VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS128

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.