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KZN245 · Local council · 27 seats

Hung
Voting districts in
100%
94 of 94
Wards declared
14
of 14
Majority line
14
of 27 seats
Registered voters
65,647

IEC report

Seats (declared)

As of
The IEC has declared this council. These are the final seat numbers.
IFP: 9 seatsIFP: 9 seatsIFP: 9 seatsIFP: 9 seatsIFP: 9 seatsIFP: 9 seatsIFP: 9 seatsIFP: 9 seatsIFP: 9 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsANC: 8 seatsMKP: 8 seatsMKP: 8 seatsMKP: 8 seatsMKP: 8 seatsMKP: 8 seatsMKP: 8 seatsMKP: 8 seatsMKP: 8 seatsDA: 1 seatsABC: 1 seats2714 for majority
Seats by party
PartyVotesWardsSeats
IFP33.7%89
ANC30.1%28
MKP27.3%38
DA4.3%11
ABC2.6%01

Coalition calculator

As of

Tap parties to add their seats together. This is seat arithmetic only: it shows which combinations hold enough seats between them, not whether those parties would agree to govern together.

0 of 27 seats · majority line 14

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Minimal winning combinations

Every set of up to four of the ten largest parties that reaches the majority line, where dropping any one member would fall short. Independents are left out because each votes individually. Seats are final.

Ward map

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Solid: ward declared. Pale: leading while counting. Grey: no votes yet. Tap a ward for details.

Change since 2021

As of
Ward boundaries were redrawn for 2026, so we compare the same voting districts in both years: the 89 districts counted so far that also existed in 2021 (98% of the votes counted). Shares are of all valid votes, ward and PR ballots together.
Party shares on matched voting districts, 2021 and 2026
Party20212026Change
IFP33.3%33.4%+0.1
ANC36.1%30.0%−6.1
MKP–27.6%new
DA2.3%4.4%+2.0
ABC24.6%2.6%−22.0
EFF1.7%0.5%−1.2

Biggest ward swings

  1. Ward 7MKP0.0% → 55.7%+55.7
  2. Ward 7ABC46.6% → 0.8%−45.8
  3. Ward 6MKP0.0% → 41.1%+41.1
  4. Ward 3ABC40.8% → 0.4%−40.4
  5. Ward 9ABC46.1% → 10.2%−35.9
  6. Ward 1ABC31.5% → 0.3%−31.2
  7. Ward 5IFP48.4% → 17.2%−31.2
  8. Ward 9MKP0.0% → 29.4%+29.4

2021 council result: ANC 10, IFP 9, ABC 7, DA 1 of 27 seats.

Closest wards

As of
Wards decided or led by less than 5 points on the ward ballot, and how many more votes the runner-up needed.
  1. Ward 9MKP won, ahead of ANCby 26 (1.1%) · needed 27
  2. Ward 14IFP won, ahead of ANCby 64 (2.1%) · needed 65
  3. Ward 12ANC won, ahead of IFPby 58 (2.2%) · needed 59
  4. Ward 3IFP won, ahead of ANCby 63 (2.7%) · needed 64
  5. Ward 2IFP won, ahead of ANCby 95 (3.9%) · needed 96

Wards (14)

As of
Ward-ballot results. Margin is the gap between the first two candidates as a share of valid ward votes.
Wards declared
100%
Ward ballot results by ward
WardWinner or leaderMarginVotesVDs in
1IFPBonomuhle Lindokuhle Mhlongowon12.0%2,72312/12
2IFPBuhlebenkosi Mngadiwon3.9%2,4233/3
3IFPAttridge Eunice Ngcobowon2.7%2,3636/6
4IFPSilam Vincent Zondiwon34.7%2,2546/6
5ANCBongumusa Mthuseni Sitholewon32.5%3,0559/9
6MKPSelby Siyanda Bhenguwon6.3%2,27611/11
7MKPVelaphi Wiseman Ndlovuwon22.4%3,2303/3
8IFPKhulekani Ngobesewon30.8%2,1175/5
9MKPRuth Govenderwon1.1%2,4043/3
10DAStella Barbara Cockburnwon11.4%2,2628/8
11IFPMbongiseni Richard Dlaminiwon6.0%3,2687/7
12ANCSifiso Vukani Choncowon2.2%2,6209/9
13IFPMlungisi Professor Bhenguwon24.1%2,4504/4
14IFPEmmanuel Nkosikayise Mncubewon2.1%3,0728/8