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ProvinceKZN
KwaZulu-Natal
- Executive mayor
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- Wards
- 921
- Council seats
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- Residents (Census 2022)
- 12 423 907
Municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal
Metropolitan municipalities
KwaZulu-Natal at a glance
6 029 149 registered voters (IEC, 2026-09-09)
How the province voted in the 2024 provincial election. Context only: local elections often break differently.
- MK Party45.3%
- IFP18.1%
- ANC17.0%
- DA13.4%
- EFF2.3%
- NFP0.6%
1 metro (eThekwini), 10 district municipalities and 43 local municipalities. 921 wards for 2026 (901 in 2021). Many councils changed hands after 2024 through IFP, ANC, MK Party and NFP coalitions.
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