uMhlathuze election results 2026

Parties so far

1. uMkhonto weSizwe Party40,5%21 891 votes · ahead in 11 wards
2. Inkatha Freedom Party31,6%17 084 votes · ahead in 3 wards
3. African National Congress13,0%7 046 votes
4. Democratic Alliance8,1%4 401 votes · ahead in 3 wards
5. Economic Freedom Fighters1,8%995 votes · ahead in 1 ward
6. ActionSA1,3%729 votes
7. Freedom Front Plus0,7%354 votes
8. African Christian Democratic Party0,6%310 votes
9. South African Communist Party0,6%299 votes
10. Afrika Mayibuye Movement0,3%176 votes
11. National Freedom Party0,3%149 votes
12. Independent Alliance0,2%119 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 67 seats, so a party needed 34 to govern alone. The largest party then had 27: 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

18 of 36 wards in uMhlathuze have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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• All counted

Results by ward in uMhlathuze

• Ward 2DA 69,2%
• Ward 4MK Party 50,4%
• Ward 5EFF 25,1%
• Ward 6IFP 41,6%
• Ward 7MK Party 41,3%
• Ward 8MK Party 42,6%
• Ward 9DA 45,4%
• Ward 10MK Party 43,0%
• Ward 11IFP 44,2%
• Ward 12MK Party 47,5%
• Ward 14MK Party 28,0%
• Ward 17MK Party 46,8%
• Ward 23DA 50,7%
• Ward 25MK Party 43,9%
• Ward 30MK Party 33,6%
• Ward 31MK Party 50,8%
• Ward 32MK Party 52,3%
• Ward 33IFP 48,4%

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.