uMzimkhulu election results 2026

Parties so far

1. African National Congress49,2%39 108 votes · ahead in 21 wards
2. uMkhonto weSizwe Party34,6%27 468 votes · ahead in 1 ward
3. South African Communist Party4,0%3 212 votes
4. Inkatha Freedom Party3,9%3 133 votes
5. Economic Freedom Fighters3,4%2 715 votes
6. Democratic Alliance2,4%1 931 votes
7. INDIndependent0,6%512 votes
8. African People'S Convention0,4%324 votes
9. African Transformation Movement0,4%295 votes
10. Afrika Mayibuye Movement0,3%256 votes
11. African Economic Freedom0,3%199 votes
12. National Freedom Party0,2%181 votes

Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 43 seats, so a party needed 22 to govern alone. The largest party then had 33: 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

Every ward in uMzimkhulu has results. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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• All counted

Results by ward in uMzimkhulu

• Ward 1ANC 50,7%
• Ward 2ANC 44,6%
• Ward 3ANC 37,6%
• Ward 4ANC 49,4%
• Ward 5ANC 54,3%
• Ward 6ANC 43,1%
• Ward 7ANC 59,4%
• Ward 8ANC 49,3%
• Ward 9ANC 48,7%
• Ward 10ANC 65,2%
• Ward 11ANC 44,2%
• Ward 12ANC 52,4%
• Ward 13ANC 61,3%
• Ward 14ANC 48,7%
• Ward 15ANC 48,8%
• Ward 16ANC 47,9%
• Ward 17ANC 42,4%
• Ward 18ANC 66,0%
• Ward 19MK Party 48,9%
• Ward 20ANC 50,0%
• Ward 21ANC 38,8%
• Ward 22ANC 49,2%

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.