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iLembe

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

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  • iLembe, KwaZulu-Natal
  • 2021 boundaries
  • Turnout, 2021

Turnout, 2021 Local Government Elections

  • 46,6%–53,9%
  • 53,9%–54,0%
  • 54,0%–54,8%
  • 54,8%–54,8%

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

  1. AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS50,2%
  2. INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY21,8%
  3. ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS7,9%
  4. DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE7,5%
  5. INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE3,4%
  6. Others (13)9,2%

All contestants and the source

Turnout by municipality

  1. Ndwedwe54,8%
  2. KwaDukuza54,0%
  3. Maphumulo53,9%
  4. Mandeni46,6%

2021 Local Government Elections

Held · Official results — not current figures

District council PR ballot

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS received the most PR-ballot votes: 86 182 (50,2% of valid votes). Seats are allocated from ward and PR results together; seat totals are not shown here.

Registered voters
334 821
Votes cast
175 932
Turnout
52,5%
Spoilt ballots
4 305
How many votes did each contestant receive?18 contestants · 171 627 valid votes · totals of 371 voting districts · final results
Party or contestantVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS86 18250,2%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY37 38721,8%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS13 5327,9%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12 8337,5%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE5 8913,4%
ACTIONSA5 8683,4%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS2 6941,6%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1 1760,7%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 0990,6%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY1 0660,6%
Others (8 contestants together)3 8992,3%
Show all 18 contestants
All 18 contestants18 contestants · 171 627 valid votes · totals of 371 voting districts · final results
Party or contestantVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS86 18250,2%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY37 38721,8%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS13 5327,9%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12 8337,5%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE5 8913,4%
ACTIONSA5 8683,4%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS2 6941,6%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1 1760,7%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 0990,6%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY1 0660,6%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY8870,5%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS8240,5%
AFRICAN FREEDOM REVOLUTION6480,4%
AFRICAN PEOPLE FIRST4230,2%
AL JAMA-AH3510,2%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS3190,2%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT2950,2%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1520,1%

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

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Source
IEC 2021 Local Government Elections — downloadable detailed results, KwaZulu-Natal (CSV) (external site)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)
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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

iLembe 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
PartySeats
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY3
ACTIONSA1
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE1
Total14

2021 seat calculation

Elected seats
14
Quota
12 260
Valid votes counted
171 627

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

iLembe’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

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IEC — Seat Calculation Detail, 2021 Local Government Elections, KwaZulu-Natal (54 councils) (external site)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)
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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 496 0002023/24
Audit opinionUnqualified - Emphasis of Matter items2023/24 · Auditor-General

13 closed tender notices · 0 awards published · all notices

  • TS/271/2026Closed as published on 11 October 2026

    PROVISION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AS A TURNKEY: VIP SANITATION PROJECT: NDWEDWE AREA (WSIG)

    advertised 30 July 2026 · closes 31 August 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

  • TS/270/2026Closed as published on 11 October 2026

    PROVISION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AS A TURNKEY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS: VIP SANITATION PROJECT: NDWEDWE AREA

    advertised 30 July 2026 · closes 31 August 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

  • TS/269/2026Closed as published on 11 October 2026

    PROVISION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AS A TURNKEY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS: VIP SANITATION PROJECT: MAPHUMULO AREA

    advertised 30 July 2026 · closes 31 August 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

  • TS/268/2026Closed as published on 11 October 2026

    PROVISION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AS A TURNKEY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS: VIP SANITATION PROJECT: MANDENI AREA

    advertised 30 July 2026 · closes 31 August 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

  • TS/263/2026Closed as published on 11 October 2026

    REQUEST FOR INCLUSION TO THE PANEL OF SERVICE PROVIDERS: PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES WITHIN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT TO THE MUNICIPALITY FOR THREE (3) YEAR PERIOD

    advertised 4 May 2026 · closes 5 June 2026 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

Municipalities of iLembe

2021 boundaries · turnout in the 2021 Local Government Elections

4 municipalities2021 boundaries
NameTypeTurnout
MandeniLocal municipality46,6%
KwaDukuzaLocal municipality54,0%
NdwedweLocal municipality54,8%
MaphumuloLocal municipality53,9%

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

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MDB Local Municipalities 2021 (ArcGIS item 27bbdd5b041b4ba6b5707dfed5aa3923), GeoJSON export (external site)Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB)
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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.