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KwaZulu-Natal

44 municipalities on the 2021 boundaries. The latest national and provincial result here is the 2024 National and Provincial Elections. Turnout in the 2021 Local Government Elections by area, from the official results.

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  • KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • 2021 boundaries
  • Turnout, 2021

Turnout, 2021 Local Government Elections

  • 40,2%–47,7%
  • 47,7%–51,1%
  • 51,1%–54,0%
  • 54,0%–55,9%
  • 55,9%–59,8%

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

2024 National and Provincial Elections

29 May 2024 · Provincial ballot · KwaZulu-Natal provincial legislature ballot · official result

Latest verified · National & Provincial
Valid votes
3 508 055
Turnout
61,8%
Registered
5 738 249
  1. UMKHONTO WESIZWE45,3%
  2. INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY18,1%
  3. AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS17,0%
  4. DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE13,4%
  5. ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2,3%
  6. All others4,0%

National and provincial elections are a different election from local ones; each is shown with its own year. Full 2024 results

2021 Local Government Elections

Municipal PR ballots across 44 municipalities · official results

Votes cast
2 613 450
Turnout
48,0%
Registered voters
5 447 815

Every voter in a municipality receives its PR ballot, so these figures cover all voters. There is no province-wide ballot in local elections.

Turnout by municipality

  1. Jozini59,8%
  2. eDumbe57,7%
  3. Mtubatuba57,3%
  4. Umhlabuyalingana57,0%
  5. Msinga56,9%
  6. Big Five Hlabisa56,6%
  7. Umvoti56,3%
  8. Impendle56,0%
  9. Nkandla55,9%
  10. uMngeni55,6%
  11. Okhahlamba55,5%
  12. Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma55,4%

All 44 municipalities

Public money

National infrastructure projects the budget places in this province; municipal finance is on each municipality's page

All projects
Projects placed in KwaZulu-NatalStated province; total budget as stated
ProjectDepartmentStage as statedTotal budget
KwaZulu-Natal: Durban*AgricultureDesignR 49 million

Representatives

Members of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature and its delegates to the National Council of Provinces, as official rosters list them

No official member list of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature is in the record yet.

Members appear here once the legislature’s own list is captured and approved; none are inferred from the 2024 candidate lists.
Permanent delegates to the National Council of Provinces · KwaZulu-Natal6 listed as current members, as at 8 October 2026
NameParty (as listed)Role (as listed)
Mzamo BillyDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEListed as “DA”–
Les GovenderINKATHA FREEDOM PARTYListed as “IFP”–
Thomas Mxolisi KaundaAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSListed as “ANC”–
Jerome Sibongiseni MajolaUMKHONTO WESIZWEListed as “MK”–
Nhlakanipho Khulezweni MaphumuloUMKHONTO WESIZWEListed as “MK”–
Lungile Precious MhlongoUMKHONTO WESIZWEListed as “MK”–

Each name opens the person’s record, with the roster it comes from. Everyone listed for KwaZulu-Natal

Municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal

2021 boundaries · turnout in the 2021 Local Government Elections

44 municipalities2021 boundaries
NameTypeTurnout
eThekwiniMetropolitan municipality41,5%
DannhauserLocal municipality48,3%
EmadlangeniLocal municipality54,2%
NewcastleLocal municipality45,5%
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini ZumaLocal municipality55,4%
Greater KokstadLocal municipality47,3%
UbuhlebezweLocal municipality52,6%
UmzimkhuluLocal municipality49,8%
KwaDukuzaLocal municipality54,0%
MandeniLocal municipality46,6%
MaphumuloLocal municipality53,9%
NdwedweLocal municipality54,8%
MfoloziLocal municipality53,1%
MthonjaneniLocal municipality51,6%
NkandlaLocal municipality55,9%
uMhlathuzeLocal municipality44,0%
uMlalaziLocal municipality50,0%
Ray NkonyeniLocal municipality47,7%
UmdoniLocal municipality48,4%
uMuziwabantuLocal municipality54,7%
UmzumbeLocal municipality51,1%
ImpendleLocal municipality56,0%
MkhambathiniLocal municipality40,2%
MpofanaLocal municipality49,7%
RichmondLocal municipality49,9%
The MsunduziLocal municipality47,7%
uMngeniLocal municipality55,6%
uMshwathiLocal municipality52,7%
Big Five HlabisaLocal municipality56,6%
JoziniLocal municipality59,8%
MtubatubaLocal municipality57,3%
UmhlabuyalinganaLocal municipality57,0%
EndumeniLocal municipality50,3%
MsingaLocal municipality56,9%
NqutuLocal municipality53,7%
UmvotiLocal municipality56,3%
Alfred DumaLocal municipality53,7%
Inkosi LangalibaleleLocal municipality55,4%
OkhahlambaLocal municipality55,5%
AbaqulusiLocal municipality47,6%
eDumbeLocal municipality57,7%
NongomaLocal municipality51,7%
UlundiLocal municipality50,5%
uPhongoloLocal municipality54,9%

Province record and boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) · MDB Provinces (provincial boundaries, ArcGIS item 2c9c5b4a166d4c6ab148119fe462c127), GeoJSON export · retrieved

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Boundary data: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB), producer and custodian. Geometry simplified for display by Mandate SA; the simplified shapes are not an MDB product.