Are these the final 2026 local election results?

Not yet. These are running totals as the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) publishes them, and they change as more voting stations are counted. Only the Commission's declaration is final.

How do I see the results for my ward?

Use Find my ward on Mandate SA, with your location or by searching your municipality and ward number. Your ward's page shows every candidate and each voting station as it is counted.

Where do these results come from?

From the results the Electoral Commission of South Africa publishes. Mandate SA adds them up and shows them free of charge. Vote totals add the ward and party ballots together, as the Commission's dashboard does.

Does the party with the most votes run the municipality?

Not always. A party needs more than half of a council's seats to govern alone. If no party has that, the council is hung, and parties may form a coalition or a minority government.

Why do early results look different from the final picture?

Stations are counted at different speeds, so early totals lean towards the places counted first. Check how many stations are in before reading much into a figure.

KwaZulu-Natal election results 2026

uMkhonto weSizwe Party has the most votes counted so far, and no party has more than half.

1 759 of 5 028 voting stations counted, as at 05 Nov, 16:47. Provisional running totals from the Electoral Commission: these will change. Independent and neutral.

Find your ward Share on WhatsApp Download results image

Parties so far

uMkhonto weSizwe Party33,6%531 748 votes · ahead in 20 municipalities
African National Congress24,1%381 622 votes · ahead in 3 municipalities
Inkatha Freedom Party23,4%371 195 votes · ahead in 17 municipalities
Democratic Alliance10,0%158 083 votes · ahead in 2 municipalities
Economic Freedom Fighters1,9%30 490 votes
South African Communist Party0,9%13 824 votes
National Freedom Party0,8%12 823 votes
Freedom Front Plus0,5%8 532 votes
ActionSA0,4%6 584 votes
African Transformation Movement0,4%5 732 votes
Independent Alliance0,4%5 702 votes
Afrika Mayibuye Movement0,3%5 008 votes

Open KwaZulu-Natal on the live map

Results by municipality in KwaZulu-Natal

AbaQulusiIFP 45,4%
Alfred DumaIFP 35,5%
Big Five HlabisaIFP 46,4%
DannhauserIFP 29,0%
Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini ZumaMK Party 40,9%
eDumbeIFP 35,4%
eMadlangeniMK Party 29,0%
eNdumeniMK Party 33,3%
eThekwiniMK Party 40,2%
Greater KokstadANC 46,3%
iMpendleMK Party 42,8%
iNkosi LangalibaleleIFP 41,2%
Johannes Phumani PungulaMK Party 47,5%
JoziniIFP 39,9%
KwaDukuzaMK Party 38,9%
MandeniMK Party 48,9%
MaphumuloMK Party 37,4%
MkhambathiniANC 39,6%
MpofanaMK Party 33,7%
MsunduziDA 47,2%
MthonjaneniIFP 57,1%
NdwedweMK Party 41,0%
NewcastleMK Party 30,5%
NkandlaIFP 48,1%
NongomaIFP 55,5%
NqutuIFP 40,2%
OkhahlambaMK Party 29,3%
Ray NkonyeniMK Party 42,0%
RichmondMK Party 56,3%
UlundiIFP 75,0%
uMdoniMK Party 39,4%
uMfoloziIFP 53,2%
uMhlabuyalinganaMK Party 32,8%
uMhlathuzeMK Party 41,1%
uMlalaziIFP 42,2%
uMngeniDA 63,6%
uMshwathiMK Party 47,1%
uMsingaIFP 70,4%
uMuziwabantuMK Party 36,4%
uMzimkhuluANC 49,3%
uMzumbeIFP 47,8%
uPhongoloIFP 40,4%

About these results

Are these the final 2026 local election results?: Not yet. These are running totals as the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) publishes them, and they change as more voting stations are counted. Only the Commission's declaration is final.
How do I see the results for my ward?: Use Find my ward on Mandate SA, with your location or by searching your municipality and ward number. Your ward's page shows every candidate and each voting station as it is counted.
Where do these results come from?: From the results the Electoral Commission of South Africa publishes. Mandate SA adds them up and shows them free of charge. Vote totals add the ward and party ballots together, as the Commission's dashboard does.
Does the party with the most votes run the municipality?: Not always. A party needs more than half of a council's seats to govern alone. If no party has that, the council is hung, and parties may form a coalition or a minority government.
Why do early results look different from the final picture?: Stations are counted at different speeds, so early totals lean towards the places counted first. Check how many stations are in before reading much into a figure.