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Zululand

5 municipalities on the 2021 boundaries. Official results of the 2021 Local Government Elections below (the latest verified for this place), with their sources.

Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal
2021 boundaries
Turnout, 2021

Turnout, 2021 Local Government Elections

47,6%–50,5%
50,5%–51,7%
51,7%–54,9%
54,9%–57,7%
57,7%–57,7%

Votes cast on the municipal PR ballot ÷ registered voters. Classes split the areas shown into equal groups.

MDB 2021 boundaries · select an area to open it

Share of valid votes

District council PR ballot · 2021 Local Government Elections · official result

INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY50,1%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS22,6%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY17,0%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS4,6%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2,6%
Others (11)3,1%

All contestants and the source

Turnout by municipality

2021 Local Government Elections

Held 1 November 2021 · Official results — not current figures

District council PR ballot

INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY received the most PR-ballot votes: 100 155 (50,1% of valid votes). Seats are allocated from ward and PR results together; seat totals are not shown here.

Registered voters: 393 338
Votes cast: 202 677
Turnout: 51,5%
Spoilt ballots: 2 845

How many votes did each contestant receive?16 contestants · 199 832 valid votes · totals of 533 voting districts · final results
Party or contestant	Votes	Share	Share bar
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	100 155	50,1%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	45 218	22,6%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	33 956	17,0%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	9 096	4,6%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 219	2,6%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	1 758	0,9%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	895	0,4%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	836	0,4%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS	705	0,4%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	700	0,4%
Others (6 contestants together)	1 294	0,6%	Not compared

Show all 16 contestants

All 16 contestants16 contestants · 199 832 valid votes · totals of 533 voting districts · final results
Party or contestant	Votes	Share
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	100 155	50,1%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	45 218	22,6%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	33 956	17,0%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	9 096	4,6%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 219	2,6%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	1 758	0,9%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY	895	0,4%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	836	0,4%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS	705	0,4%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	700	0,4%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT	430	0,2%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	243	0,1%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	173	0,1%
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION	171	0,1%
ACTIVISTS MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA	154	0,1%
AFRICAN FREEDOM REVOLUTION	123	0,1%

Results: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · IEC 2021 Local Government Elections — downloadable detailed results, KwaZulu-Natal (CSV) · retrieved 7 October 2026

Details

Source: IEC 2021 Local Government Elections — downloadable detailed results, KwaZulu-Natal (CSV) (external site)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)
Retrieved: 7 October 2026, 22:38 SAST
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Data load: Loaded, checked against the source’s own totals, and approved by an editor on 19 October 2026.
Terms: IEC copyright notice (elections.org.za/pw/Copyright-Notice, read 2026-10-07): material may be reproduced in unaltered form only for personal, non-commercial use or use within your organisation; commercial use is a breach; all other rights reserved; reuse requests to the IEC Manager Legal Services. No separate terms for results data.
Attribution: Results: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), results.elections.org.za — 2021 Local Government Elections.

Totals are the sum of the IEC’s published voting-district results, checked against the IEC’s own totals when the data was loaded. Party names are shown exactly as the IEC publishes them.

Council

Zululand District Municipality Council: the seats elected on the district ballot in 2021 (40% of the council; the rest are appointed by its local councils)

Directly elected seats by party, 2021IEC seat calculation
Party	Seats	Share of seats
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	8
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	3
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1
Total	15

2021 seat calculation

Elected seats: 15
Quota: 13 323
Valid votes counted: 199 832

Seats on the district ballot are shared in proportion to votes. Appointed members are not listed here.

Mayor, speaker and other office-bearers are not on the record yet

Zululand’s office-bearers and PR councillors are not in the record yet. They appear once an authoritative source for them is captured and approved; none are inferred from party lists.

Sources: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · IEC — Seat Calculation Detail, 2021 Local Government Elections, KwaZulu-Natal (54 councils) · retrieved 9 October 2026

Details

Source: IEC — Seat Calculation Detail, 2021 Local Government Elections, KwaZulu-Natal (54 councils) (external site)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)
Retrieved: 9 October 2026, 07:19 SAST
Fingerprint: bb0023f5959f28f2e42be2398d7d54d5f07a4785f4c86fea948cb4ef057bbebbSHA-256 of the exact file we loaded. Anyone holding the same file gets the same value.
Data load: Loaded, checked against the source’s own totals, and approved by an editor on 19 October 2026.
Terms: Published by the IEC on its official websites; reproduced as published, with attribution (IEC copyright notice: www.elections.org.za/pw/Copyright-Notice).
Attribution: Seat calculations: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), results.elections.org.za.

Public money

Budgets, audited spending and audit opinions as National Treasury publishes them for the municipality; tenders it publishes under its own name

Budgets, spending and audits

Total revenue, audited actual—no audited year published

Irregular expenditure, reportedR 159 million2023/24

Audit opinionUnqualified - Emphasis of Matter items2023/24 · Auditor-General

38 closed · 1 awarded tender notices · 1 awards published · all notices

ZDM010/2026-2027Closed as published on 11 October 2026
PROVISION OF LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE SERVICES, PEST CONTROL AND GENERAL SUPPORT FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS
advertised 7 September 2026 · closes 7 October 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
ZDM 005/2026-2027Closed as published on 11 October 2026
PROVISION OF SECURITY SERVICES TO THE ZDM PROPERTIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE ALLOCATED NONGOMA FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS
advertised 7 September 2026 · closes 7 October 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
ZDM002/2026-2027Closed as published on 11 October 2026
PROVISION OF CLOSE PROTECTION (VIP) SECURITY SERVICES FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS
advertised 7 September 2026 · closes 7 October 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
ZDM 004/2026-2027Closed as published on 11 October 2026
PROVISION OF SECURITY SERVICES TO THE ZDM PROPERTIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE ALLOCATED ULUNDI FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS
advertised 7 September 2026 · closes 7 October 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
ZDM 001/2026-2027Closed as published on 11 October 2026
PROVISION OF SECURITY SERVICES TO THE ZDM PROPERTIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE ALLOCATED PRINCE MANGOSUTHU BUTHELEZI AIRPORT FOR A PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS
advertised 7 September 2026 · closes 7 October 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

Municipalities of Zululand

2021 boundaries · turnout in the 2021 Local Government Elections

5 municipalities2021 boundaries
Name	Type	Turnout
eDumbe	Local municipality	57,7%
uPhongolo	Local municipality	54,9%
Abaqulusi	Local municipality	47,6%
Nongoma	Local municipality	51,7%
Ulundi	Local municipality	50,5%

District municipality record and boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) · MDB Local Municipalities 2021 (ArcGIS item 27bbdd5b041b4ba6b5707dfed5aa3923), GeoJSON export · retrieved 7 October 2026

Details

Source: MDB Local Municipalities 2021 (ArcGIS item 27bbdd5b041b4ba6b5707dfed5aa3923), GeoJSON export (external site)Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB)
Retrieved: 7 October 2026, 22:58 SAST
Fingerprint: 71b7c5ea0ae57bcc5c729d5072de31ba49a96c11f209781e80247d36ad8e237cSHA-256 of the exact file we loaded. Anyone holding the same file gets the same value.
Data load: Loaded, checked against the source’s own totals, and approved by an editor on 19 October 2026.
Terms: MDB terms for municipal and ward boundary data : released for public use with limited restrictions; not to be sold or appropriated for commercial use; may be used in research, publications and value-added products if the MDB is acknowledged as producer and custodian; changed data must not be passed on as an MDB product; faults to be reported to the MDB (SDI Act 54 of 2003).
Attribution: Boundary data: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB), producer and custodian. Geometry simplified for display by Mandate SA; the simplified shapes are not an MDB product.