Msunduzi
All 1559 candidates certified for the local government elections of 4 November 2026: 37 parties across 41 ward ballots, and the proportional-representation council lists. Published from the IEC certified lists of 16 September 2026, exactly as they stand.
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Official IEC data / Provisional
The Msunduzi
234 of 240 voting districts completed in the IEC municipality record. Processing completion is separate from a formal declaration.
Ward ballot
Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 75 006 | 38.51% |
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 40 719 | 20.91% |
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 38 484 | 19.76% |
| INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 16 043 | 8.24% |
| INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS | 7 136 | 3.66% |
| ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 2 281 | 1.17% |
| Independents, grouped by IEC | 2 257 | 1.16% |
| ACTIONSA | 1 984 | 1.02% |
Show the remaining 29 rows
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 1 344 | 0.69% |
| VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 1 053 | 0.54% |
| AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 885 | 0.45% |
| AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | 873 | 0.45% |
| PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 787 | 0.40% |
| AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 629 | 0.32% |
| ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY | 619 | 0.32% |
| TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT | 538 | 0.28% |
| AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 500 | 0.26% |
| KZN INDEPENDENCE | 423 | 0.22% |
| AL JAMA-AH | 387 | 0.20% |
| NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY | 347 | 0.18% |
| MINORITY FRONT | 340 | 0.17% |
| ACTIVISTS MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA | 255 | 0.13% |
| JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY | 217 | 0.11% |
| AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS | 216 | 0.11% |
| BUMBANA MZANSI | 186 | 0.10% |
| NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT | 180 | 0.09% |
| ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION | 158 | 0.08% |
| AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY | 148 | 0.08% |
| AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT | 137 | 0.07% |
| ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS | 126 | 0.06% |
| PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | 119 | 0.06% |
| AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION | 114 | 0.06% |
| AFRO NATIVES | 112 | 0.06% |
| ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT | 75 | 0.04% |
| UNITY MZANSE | 55 | 0.03% |
| AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS | 20 | 0.01% |
| SOUTH AFRICA FIRST | 18 | 0.01% |
Valid ballots shown: 194 771. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.
This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.
Municipal PR ballot
Votes on the municipal proportional representation ballot.
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 76 842 | 39.39% |
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 40 229 | 20.62% |
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 39 798 | 20.40% |
| INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 15 974 | 8.19% |
| INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS | 6 693 | 3.43% |
| ACTIONSA | 2 794 | 1.43% |
| ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 2 380 | 1.22% |
| VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 1 195 | 0.61% |
Show the remaining 29 rows
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 1 169 | 0.60% |
| AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 837 | 0.43% |
| AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 825 | 0.42% |
| AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 796 | 0.41% |
| PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 591 | 0.30% |
| AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | 589 | 0.30% |
| TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT | 429 | 0.22% |
| AL JAMA-AH | 427 | 0.22% |
| ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY | 407 | 0.21% |
| MINORITY FRONT | 313 | 0.16% |
| ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS | 289 | 0.15% |
| NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY | 257 | 0.13% |
| KZN INDEPENDENCE | 256 | 0.13% |
| BUMBANA MZANSI | 247 | 0.13% |
| AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS | 240 | 0.12% |
| AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY | 239 | 0.12% |
| ACTIVISTS MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA | 221 | 0.11% |
| NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT | 219 | 0.11% |
| JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY | 218 | 0.11% |
| AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT | 143 | 0.07% |
| ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION | 137 | 0.07% |
| PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | 108 | 0.06% |
| AFRO NATIVES | 95 | 0.05% |
| SOUTH AFRICA FIRST | 49 | 0.03% |
| AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS | 32 | 0.02% |
| ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT | 31 | 0.02% |
| AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION | 16 | 0.01% |
| Independents, grouped by IEC | 0 | 0.00% |
| UNITY MZANSE | 0 | 0.00% |
Valid ballots shown: 195 085. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.
This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.
Rejected ballots across the two municipal ballots combined: 5 806.
Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.
A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.
Collector last checked: . Source publication times remain separate.
- 1559certified candidates
- 37parties
- 41ward ballots
- 262PR-list candidates
Ward ballots
41 wardsParties on the ballot
34 parties| Party | Wards contested | PR-list candidates |
|---|---|---|
 ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS | 3 | 4 |
| ABANTU BEZWELETHU CONGRESS DEMOCRACY | 41 | 4 |
 ACTIONSA | 41 | 1 |
 ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION | 41 | 7 |
 ACTIVISTS MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA | 41 | 2 |
 AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 14 | 14 |
 AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | 41 | 4 |
| AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS | 41 | 4 |
 AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 41 | 33 |
 AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT | 41 | 3 |
| AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY | 25 | 1 |
 AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 28 | 35 |
 AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 41 | 1 |
| AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS | 7 | 1 |
| AFRO NATIVES | 41 | 1 |
 AL JAMA-AH | 41 | 5 |
| BUMBANA MZANSI | 41 | 1 |
 DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 41 | 38 |
 ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 40 | 1 |
| INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS | 41 | 1 |
 INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 41 | 24 |
 JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY | 41 | 1 |
 KZN INDEPENDENCE | 41 | 1 |
 MINORITY FRONT | 41 | 5 |
 NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY | 41 | 15 |
| NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT | 41 | 1 |
 ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT | 41 | 1 |
 PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | 41 | 6 |
 PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 41 | 12 |
| SOUTH AFRICA FIRST | 18 | 3 |
 SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 41 | 1 |
| TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT | 40 | 29 |
 UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 41 | 1 |
 VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 41 | 1 |
Full PR lists in certified order are in the searchable register.
Query a record on this ballot · corrections follow the standing corrections process.
Source of record: IEC certified candidate lists, 16 September 2026 · version iec-certified-2026-09-16 · data notes on the register page
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