Party in council
Inkatha Freedom Party in uPhongolo
14 of 29 seats now (12 ward, 2 PR). From 2026: 10 of 29 seats (9 ward, 1 PR), as declared by the IEC.
IFP
Ward councillors now
- Ward 1 · Mthatshelwa Mthembu
- Ward 2 · Vusumuzi Reaan Buthelezi
- Ward 3 · Cynthia Ntombiyezizwe Mavundla
- Ward 4 · Bhekinkosi Jacob Thwala
- Ward 5 · Ndukisebandla Petros Mavuso
- Ward 8 · Sipho Aaron Xulu
- Ward 9 · Benson Ewart Sthembiso Ntshangase
- Ward 10 · Kwenzakakufani Ecarbord Nxumalo
- Ward 11 · Zuzile Zakhe Buthelezi
- Ward 13 · Fano Sonosakhe Masango
- Ward 14 · Mxolisi Promise Mafuleka
- Ward 15 · Lindelani Stuart Ntshangase
PR councillors now
Wards won on 4 November 2026
- Ward 1 · Sifiso Skhumbuzo Dlamini · 44.2%
- Ward 3 · Mndeni Leonard Nyandeni · 37.4%
- Ward 4 · Vusi Ishmael Mntungwa · 39.1%
- Ward 6 · Phillix Veli Sibeko · 43.0%
- Ward 8 · Delani Victor Ndwandwe · 53.7%
- Ward 11 · Roy Godfrey Buthelezi · 36.4%
- Ward 13 · Nkosinathi Napoleon Ntshangase · 39.2%
- Ward 14 · Mduduzi Mbongeni Nkosi · 32.2%
- Ward 15 · Lindelani Stuart Ntshangase · 47.4%
PR seats from 2026 · expected
- Bhekinkosi Jacob Thwala · list 1
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. New councillors take office at the council's first sitting.