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.

Inkosi uMtubatuba election results 2026

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

1 of 93 voting stations counted, as at 05 Nov, 19:50. Provisional running totals from the Electoral Commission: these will change. Independent and neutral.

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Parties so far

Inkatha Freedom Party44,7%533 votes · ahead in 1 ward
Siyanqoba Independent Party17,5%209 votes
uMkhonto weSizwe Party15,4%184 votes
African National Congress8,5%101 votes
National Community Liberation8,3%99 votes
Gods Justice and Development Party1,3%15 votes
Democratic Alliance0,8%10 votes
African Christian Democratic Party0,4%5 votes
National Freedom Party0,4%5 votes
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania0,3%4 votes
African Independent Congress0,3%3 votes
Jozini Congress0,3%3 votes

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Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 45 seats, so a party needed 23 to govern alone. The largest party then had 19: Inkatha Freedom Party. 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

22 of 23 wards in Inkosi uMtubatuba have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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

Results by ward in Inkosi uMtubatuba

Ward 13IFP 48,0%

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.