Party in council
Democratic Alliance in uMhlathuze
8 of 67 seats now (4 ward, 4 PR). From 2026: 9 of 71 seats (5 ward, 4 PR), as declared by the IEC.
DA
Ward councillors now
- Ward 2 · Christo Marius Botha
- Ward 3 · Henning Petrus Cornelius de Wet
- Ward 4 · Rynie Frederika Kearns
- Ward 23 · Barend Jacobus de Lange
PR councillors now
Wards won on 4 November 2026
- Ward 1 · Siphesihle Lwandile Magubane · 30.7%
- Ward 2 · Jan Harm Steenkamp · 67.7%
- Ward 3 · Rynie Frederika Kearns · 59.4%
- Ward 23 · Barend Jacobus de Lange · 44.0%
- Ward 35 · Robert Sbusiso Bentele · 57.6%
PR seats from 2026 · expected
- Sthabelo Nkozenhle Ntshangase · list 3
- Mziwakhiwe Mntshali · list 4
- Amica Martinique Van den Berg · list 5
- Sfiso Sonnyboy Mbuyazi · list 8
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.