Local municipality · KwaZulu-Natal

Richmond

14councillors in office
7wards · 9 from 2026
MKlargest party, 2026 · 10 of 17 seats
Hands over · first council sitting

Council now, and the council coming in

14 seats now · 17 in the incoming council. Majority is 9. MK reaches it on the official count.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange
MK
1 → 10 (+9)
ANC
8 → 5 (-3)
DA
1 → 2 (+1)
EFF
2 → 0 (-2)
IFP
1 → 0 (-1)
IND
1 → 0 (-1)
now, 2021 termincoming, 2026│ majority line

Ward councillors

7 wards

PR councillors now

7 seats

Proportional seats as elected in 2021. Parties replace PR councillors mid-term without the IEC publishing it; replacements are recorded as events where a source exists.

PR councillors from 2026 · expected

6 of 8 named

8 proportional seats in the council elected on 4 November 2026. 6 named so far; the rest follow when the IEC publishes its councillor list. Expected from the IEC certified party lists and the declared seat allocation (list order, skipping ward winners). Confirmed when the IEC publishes its councillor list.

How Richmond measures up

How we judge

Richmond meets 3 of 6 yardsticks

Judged against National Treasury's and the Auditor-General's own norms, latest figures, 2023/24. Not a rating: 6 separate answers. How we judge.

Treasury and Auditor-General detail

by financial year

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