Party in council
Inkatha Freedom Party in Umzumbe
17 of 39 seats now (8 ward, 9 PR). From 2026: 16 of 39 seats (16 ward, 0 PR), as declared by the IEC.
IFP
Ward councillors now
- Ward 2 · Phumuzile Qwabe
- Ward 9 · Sabelo Zuke
- Ward 12 · Siphiwe Cyril Mtolo
- Ward 13 · Bakhanyile Nobuhle Shozi
- Ward 16 · Bhekani Albert Mngoma
- Ward 17 · Simphiwe Protas Mthethwa
- Ward 18 · Mbuyiseni Leonard Chili
- Ward 19 · Sizwile Michael Zuma
PR councillors now
Wards won on 4 November 2026
- Ward 1 · Siphilangezwi Basil Maduna · 31.5%
- Ward 2 · Msawenkosi Sifiso Dlamini · 40.4%
- Ward 3 · Bhekabambo Germanus Mkhize · 49.7%
- Ward 4 · Ndumiso Praise Mhlongo · 51.7%
- Ward 5 · Psychology Nhlakanipho Yeni · 36.5%
- Ward 7 · Thulile Sylvia Khuzwayo · 35.6%
- Ward 9 · Sabelo Zuke · 43.2%
- Ward 12 · Siphiwe Cyril Mtolo · 35.5%
- Ward 13 · Bakhanyile Nobuhle Shozi · 56.2%
- Ward 14 · Sifiso Jerome Duma · 48.8%
- Ward 15 · Sibongiseni Msani · 45.6%
- Ward 16 · Bhekani Albert Mngoma · 36.8%
- Ward 17 · Simphiwe Protas Mthethwa · 72.7%
- Ward 18 · Bongani Ephraim Ndebele · 55.2%
- Ward 19 · Siyabonga Johannes Cele · 46.5%
- Ward 20 · Nkosikhona Goodman Mbhele · 45.9%
New councillors take office at the council's first sitting.