uMlalazi election results 2026

Parties so far

1. Inkatha Freedom Party42,2%21 250 votes · ahead in 8 wards
2. uMkhonto weSizwe Party39,4%19 854 votes · ahead in 11 wards
3. African National Congress9,8%4 958 votes
4. Democratic Alliance2,7%1 337 votes · ahead in 2 wards
5. UAPUbuntu Abande Political Party2,2%1 097 votes
6. Economic Freedom Fighters1,2%580 votes
7. Freedom Front Plus0,3%169 votes
8. National Freedom Party0,3%163 votes
9. INDIndependent0,3%155 votes
10. South African Communist Party0,3%147 votes
11. Afrika Mayibuye Movement0,3%139 votes
12. Labour Party of South Africa0,3%138 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 55 seats, so a party needed 28 to govern alone. The largest party then had 30: 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

7 of 28 wards in uMlalazi have no results yet. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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Results by ward in uMlalazi

• Ward 1IFP 67,0%
• Ward 2IFP 73,1%
• Ward 3MK Party 41,3%
• Ward 4MK Party 57,8%
• Ward 5MK Party 43,7%
• Ward 6IFP 55,3%
• Ward 7DA 35,3%
• Ward 8IFP 57,1%
• Ward 9IFP 64,7%
• Ward 10MK Party 52,2%
• Ward 11DA 36,9%
• Ward 13IFP 33,9%
• Ward 14MK Party 48,0%
• Ward 15MK Party 33,7%
• Ward 16MK Party 45,6%
• Ward 21IFP 69,9%
• Ward 23IFP 52,7%
• Ward 25MK Party 43,2%
• Ward 26MK Party 56,6%
• Ward 27MK Party 54,1%
• Ward 28MK Party 56,7%

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.