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Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma

KZN436 · Local council · 29 seats

Hung
Voting districts in
100%
88 of 88
Wards declared
15
of 15
Majority line
15
of 29 seats
Registered voters
61,948

IEC report

Seats (declared)

As of
The IEC has declared this council. These are the final seat numbers.
MKP: 12 seatsMKP: 12 seatsMKP: 12 seatsMKP: 12 seatsMKP: 12 seatsMKP: 12 seatsMKP: 12 seatsMKP: 12 seatsMKP: 12 seatsMKP: 12 seatsMKP: 12 seatsMKP: 12 seatsANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsANC: 11 seatsIFP: 3 seatsIFP: 3 seatsIFP: 3 seatsDA: 2 seatsDA: 2 seatsEFF: 1 seats2915 for majority
Seats by party
PartyVotesWardsSeats
MKP39.8%812
ANC36.2%511
IFP11.3%13
DA8.2%12
EFF2.1%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.

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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 83 districts counted so far that also existed in 2021 (96% 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
MKP–40.0%new
ANC53.8%36.0%−17.8
IFP14.1%11.3%−2.8
DA7.7%8.2%+0.4
EFF19.1%2.1%−17.0
SACP–1.4%new
Independents2.6%0.0%−2.6

Biggest ward swings

  1. Ward 10MKP0.0% → 53.2%+53.2
  2. Ward 15MKP0.0% → 52.5%+52.5
  3. Ward 13MKP0.0% → 51.0%+51.0
  4. Ward 11MKP0.0% → 49.6%+49.6
  5. Ward 9MKP0.0% → 49.5%+49.5
  6. Ward 12MKP0.0% → 44.4%+44.4
  7. Ward 7MKP0.0% → 42.4%+42.4
  8. Ward 1MKP0.0% → 39.9%+39.9

2021 council result: ANC 16, EFF 6, IFP 4, DA 3 of 29 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 6IFP won, ahead of MKPby 16 (0.5%) · needed 17
  2. Ward 12MKP won, ahead of ANCby 26 (1.1%) · needed 27
  3. Ward 7ANC won, ahead of MKPby 109 (4.7%) · needed 110
  4. Ward 2MKP won, ahead of ANCby 98 (4.8%) · needed 99

Wards (15)

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
1ANCHamilton Skhumbuzo Mlibeniwon8.0%2,1838/8
2MKPMdumiseni Zumawon4.8%2,0545/5
3DAPaul William Raistrick Turtonwon11.9%1,9874/4
4ANCBawinile Agrineth Jama-Mkhizewon7.3%2,4976/6
5ANCPetros Nkosinathi Mdlangathiwon8.1%2,3557/7
6IFPNhlanhla Goodman Dlaminiwon0.5%2,9677/7
7ANCSydney Sifiso Phoswawon4.7%2,2984/4
8MKPBongani Zuluwon6.7%2,4025/5
9MKPZothani Colley Dlaminiwon21.3%2,3575/5
10MKPNdumiso Bruce Jiliwon16.9%2,1465/5
11MKPQiniso Thembinkosi Harrison Lukhelewon11.2%2,3287/7
12MKPErick Thuthukani Nkomowon1.1%2,4086/6
13MKPTitsetsu Hilarius Khumalowon16.2%2,0144/4
14ANCThandazani Eric Mdladlawon6.0%2,2847/7
15MKPSiyethaba Samuel Mthembuwon14.1%2,5128/8