uMzumbe election results 2026

Parties so far

1. Inkatha Freedom Party48,2%11 152 votes · ahead in 7 wards
2. uMkhonto weSizwe Party24,7%5 719 votes · ahead in 2 wards
3. African National Congress18,6%4 295 votes
4. Democratic Alliance2,6%607 votes · ahead in 1 ward
5. National Freedom Party2,3%534 votes
6. Economic Freedom Fighters1,1%246 votes
7. Freedom Front Plus0,8%182 votes
8. Justice and Employment Party0,5%109 votes
9. African Transformation Movement0,4%99 votes
10. Afrika Mayibuye Movement0,2%53 votes
11. South African Communist Party0,2%45 votes
12. ANSAll Natives of South Africa0,2%41 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 39 seats, so a party needed 20 to govern alone. The largest party then had 21: African National Congress. The size of the council can change between elections, and early votes cannot tell us the final seats. The Commission announces them.

How far each ward is counted

10 of 20 wards in uMzumbe have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10
• 11
• 12
• 13
• 14
• 15
• 16
• 17
• 18
• 19
• 20

• No results yet
• Under 25%
• 25 to 49%
• 50 to 74%
• 75 to 99%
• All counted

Results by ward in uMzumbe

• Ward 4IFP 47,3%
• Ward 5DA 66,7%
• Ward 7IFP 36,0%
• Ward 9IFP 52,2%
• Ward 11MK Party 40,9%
• Ward 12MK Party 29,6%
• Ward 13IFP 65,4%
• Ward 15IFP 45,6%
• Ward 17IFP 72,7%
• Ward 18IFP 59,6%

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.