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Harry Gwala

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

Harry Gwala, KwaZulu-Natal
2021 boundaries
Turnout, 2021

Turnout, 2021 Local Government Elections

47,3%–49,8%
49,8%–52,6%
52,6%–55,4%
55,4%–55,4%

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

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS64,8%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS16,1%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY7,2%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5,9%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS2,4%
Others (6)3,6%

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

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS received the most PR-ballot votes: 79 480 (64,8% of valid votes). Seats are allocated from ward and PR results together; seat totals are not shown here.

Registered voters: 248 893
Votes cast: 126 855
Turnout: 51,0%
Spoilt ballots: 4 257

How many votes did each contestant receive?11 contestants · 122 598 valid votes · totals of 358 voting districts · final results
Party or contestant	Votes	Share
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	79 480	64,8%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	19 701	16,1%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	8 865	7,2%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	7 275	5,9%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	2 884	2,4%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	1 244	1,0%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	733	0,6%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	713	0,6%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	655	0,5%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY	541	0,4%
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS	507	0,4%

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

Harry Gwala 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
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	2
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1
Total	12

2021 seat calculation

Elected seats: 12
Quota: 10 217
Valid votes counted: 122 598

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

Harry Gwala’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 148 million2023/24

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

30 closed · 5 awarded tender notices · 0 awards published · all notices

HGDM 816/HGDM/2023Closed as published on 11 October 2026
PANEL OF THREE (3) PROFESSIONAL SECURITY SERVICE PROVIDERS: APPOINTMENT FOR THE PROVISIONING OF SECURITY SERVICES FOR THE PREMISES OF THE HARRY GWALA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY OFFICES AND OTHER MUNICIPAL SITES FOR A PEROID OF 36 MONTHS
advertised 21 June 2023 · closes 11 July 2023 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
HGDM 815/HGDM/2023Closed as published on 11 October 2026
KHUKHULELA WATER SUPPLY PHASE 2: CONSTRUCTION OF 1ML COMMAND RESERVOIR RC
advertised 29 May 2023 · closes 22 June 2023 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
HGDM 812/HGDM/2023Closed as published on 11 October 2026
GREATER SUMMERFIELD WATER SCHEME: REFURBISHMENT AND UPGRADE OF THE GREATER SUMMERFIELD ABSTRACTION WORKS AND PUMPSTATION WITHIN HARRY GWALA DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY
advertised 29 May 2023 · closes 22 June 2023 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
HGDM 814/HGDM/2023Closed as published on 11 October 2026
CREIGHTON WATER SUPPLY PHASE 2: CONSTRUCTION OF 1.4KM LONG 350mm DIAMETER RISING MAIN PIPELINE AND 1.4 KM 300mm DIAMETER CLEAR WATER GRAVITY MAIN BETWEEN CENTOCOW-UMZIMKHULU RIVER ABSTRACTION WORKS AND CENTOCOW WTW
advertised 29 May 2023 · closes 20 June 2023 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)
. HGDM 813/HGDM/2023Closed as published on 11 October 2026
CREIGHTON WATER SUPPLY PHASE 2: CONSTRUCTION OF CENTOCOW – UMZIMKHULU RIVER ABSTRACTION WORKS: INTAKE CHAMBER, GALVANISED STEEL TANK SUMP, HIGH-LIFT PUMP STATION, AND INSTALLATION OF ASSOCIATED MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL WORKS
advertised 29 May 2023 · closes 20 June 2023 · Request for Bid(Open-Tender)

Municipalities of Harry Gwala

2021 boundaries · turnout in the 2021 Local Government Elections

4 municipalities2021 boundaries
Name	Type	Turnout
Greater Kokstad	Local municipality	47,3%
Ubuhlebezwe	Local municipality	52,6%
Umzimkhulu	Local municipality	49,8%
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma	Local municipality	55,4%

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.