Province

KwaZulu-Natal

44 municipal councils · 1 776 councillors in office · 921 wards from 2026

Seats across the province, now and from 2026

1776 seats now · 1678 in the councils elected in 2026.

PartySeats · now, then incomingChange

5 → 585 (+580)

IFP

549 → 457 (-92)

ANC

716 → 353 (-363)

153 → 162 (+9)

EFF

145 → 34 (-111)

NFP

47 → 15 (-32)

FF Plus

5 → 9 (+4)

ActionSA

8 → 8

NPA

2 → 6 (+4)

SACP

0 → 6 (+6)

39 others

146 → 43 (-103)

now, 2021 termincoming, 2026

Council	Wards 2021 → 2026	Councillors now
eThekwini ETH	111 → 112	235

Council	Wards 2021 → 2026	Councillors now
Abaqulusi KZN263	23 → 24	45
Alfred Duma KZN238	37 → 37	73
Big Five Hlabisa KZN276	14 → 14	27
Dannhauser KZN254	13 → 13	25
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma KZN436	15 → 15	29
eDumbe KZN261	10 → 10	19
Emadlangeni KZN253	6 → 6	11
Endumeni KZN241	7 → 8	13
Greater Kokstad KZN433	10 → 11	19
Impendle KZN224	5 → 6	10
Inkosi Langalibalele KZN237	24 → 24	47
Inkosi Mtubatuba KZN275	23 → 23	45
Johannes Phumani Phungula KZN434	14 → 14	27
Jozini KZN272	23 → 25	45
KwaDukuza KZN292	30 → 30	59
Mandeni KZN291	18 → 18	35
Maphumulo KZN294	12 → 13	23
Mfolozi KZN281	18 → 18	35
Mkhambathini KZN226	7 → 10	14
Mpofana KZN223	5 → 6	10
Msinga KZN244	21 → 21	41
Mthonjaneni KZN285	13 → 13	25
Ndwedwe KZN293	19 → 19	37
Newcastle KZN252	34 → 36	67
Nkandla KZN286	14 → 14	27
Nongoma KZN265	23 → 23	45
Nqutu KZN242	19 → 20	37
Okhahlamba KZN235	15 → 15	29
Ray Nkonyeni KZN216	36 → 36	71
Richmond KZN227	7 → 9	14
The Msunduzi KZN225	41 → 41	81
Ulundi KZN266	24 → 25	47
Umdoni KZN212	19 → 19	37
Umhlabuyalingana KZN271	20 → 20	39
uMhlathuze KZN282	34 → 36	67
uMlalazi KZN284	28 → 28	55
uMngeni KZN222	13 → 13	25
uMshwathi KZN221	14 → 14	27
uMuziwabantu KZN214	11 → 11	21
Umvoti KZN245	14 → 14	27
Umzimkhulu KZN435	22 → 22	43
Umzumbe KZN213	20 → 20	39
uPhongolo KZN262	15 → 15	29