Party in council
Inkatha Freedom Party in uMhlathuze
25 of 67 seats now (12 ward, 13 PR). From 2026: 18 of 71 seats (6 ward, 12 PR), as declared by the IEC.
IFP
Ward councillors now
- Ward 5 · Shadrack Hlalecabanga Zulu
- Ward 6 · Msawakhe Anthony Mthethwa
- Ward 7 · Isaac Ntokozo Zwane
- Ward 8 · Nkosingiphile Cyril Mdhletshe
- Ward 11 · Thembinkosi Zibani
- Ward 12 · Vincent Sgu Dludla
- Ward 13 · Sibusiso Ndunakazi
- Ward 16 · Nkonzoyakhe Godshero Donda
- Ward 26 · Jeevaruthnam Govender
- Ward 29 · Nkosinathi Simiso Mngomezulu
- Ward 32 · Zakhele Ntshaba
- Ward 33 · Muziwokuthula Mdlinzeleni Msimango
PR councillors now
Wards won on 4 November 2026
- Ward 5 · Bongiwe Sphesihle Mthembu · 31.1%
- Ward 11 · Sikhumbuzo Cedrick Mbambo · 38.2%
- Ward 13 · Nkosinathi Jabulani Mbokazi · 37.9%
- Ward 26 · Jeevaruthnam Govender · 34.8%
- Ward 29 · Mboniseni Qwabe · 46.8%
- Ward 33 · Norman Thulubheke Ziqubu · 48.4%
PR seats from 2026 · expected
- Xolani Ngwezi · list 1
- Tobias Seze Gumede · list 2
- Nkonzoyakhe Godshero Donda · list 3
- Zodwa Harriet Mkhize · list 4
- Zonita Grobbelaar · list 5
- Jabulani Livingston Nzuza · list 6
- Celinhlanhla Nicholas Mpanza · list 7
- Mhloli Thulisani Buthelezi · list 8
- Isaac Ntokozo Zwane · list 9
- Ntuthuko Sikhumbuzo Bhekani Dube · list 10
- Kingdom Mbuso Mkhwanazi · list 11
- Khululiwe Constance Mtshali · list 12
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.