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The 2016 South African municipal elections were held on 3 August 2016,^[1] to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the nine provinces.^[2] It was the fifth municipal election held in South Africa since the end of apartheid in 1994; municipal elections are held every five years.

The ruling African National Congress (ANC) was the largest party overall, earning 53.9% of the total vote.^[a] It was followed by the official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) with 26.9% and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) with 8.2%. Popular support for the ANC fell to its lowest level since 1994, a shift which was most pronounced in many of the country's urban centres.^[3] Despite marginal gains in some areas, the ANC lost control of three metropolitan municipalities – namely Nelson Mandela Bay, City of Tshwane and City of Johannesburg – to opposition parties as a result of the election. The local polls were widely seen a turning point in the political landscape of South Africa, as the dominance of the ANC was greatly diminished while coalition and minority governments became more widespread.^[4]^[5]

Campaigning

File:2016 South African municipal election posters in Cape Town.jpg

2016 South African municipal election posters for the country's three most dominant political parties (ANC, DA, and EFF), in Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town.

The country's ruling party, the ANC, was reported to have spent R1 billion (US$71 million) in campaigning in the election.^[6]^[7] The Democratic Alliance (DA) was reported to have spent R350 million and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) spent between R15 million and R20 million.^[7] The United Democratic Movement (UDM) reportedly spent under R4 million contesting the election.^[7]

The top three issues of the election were the constantly high unemployment rate, corruption and poor service delivery by government.^[8] A major campaign issue during the election was corruption within the ANC, in particular President Jacob Zuma's relationship with the Gupta family^[9] and funding for the construction of his homestead at Nkandla.^[10]

The ANC was accused by commentators and the DA^[11] of trying to make racism a key electoral issue by racalising the election.^[12]

The run-up to the election was marked by a number of murders of ANC candidates allegedly by rivals within the ANC in an effort to secure lucrative positions in local government.^[13] Inter ANC rivialries^[14] also sparked protests from 20-22 June 2016 in the City of Tshwane over the ANC's selection of Thoko Didiza as mayoral candidate for the city^[15] that left 5 people dead.^[16]

Municipal demarcation changes

South Africa's Municipal Demarcation Board announced changed ward demarcations and municipal boundaries, following former Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Pravin Gordhan suggesting the redrawing of boundaries to make municipalities more sustainable and financially viable. There are 34 cases that affect 90 municipalities.^[17] The DA objected, and MP James Selfe has announced that the DA would take the Board to court over what it says is clear party-motivated and irrational boundary determinations.^[18]

Target municipalities

The two major political parties announced that they were specifically targeting certain municipalities for the 2016 election. The African National Congress (ANC) claimed that, in addition to maintaining control of certain municipalities, it would also take control of the City of Cape Town.^[19] The Democratic Alliance announced a "big five" plan to target specific municipalities: three metropolitan; Tshwane, Johannesburg, Nelson Mandela Bay, and Tlokwe Local Municipality for takeover, and an increased majority in Cape Town.^[20]

Nelson Mandela Bay

Danny Jordaan was appointed Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay in 2015 and also ran for the ANC in the 2016 election.^[21] On April 13, 2015, the Democratic Alliance selected former DA Parliamentary Leader Athol Trollip as its mayoral candidate.^[22]

Johannesburg

Incumbent Mayor Parks Tau represented the African National Congress in the election as its mayoral candidate,^[23] despite some ANC members having suggested Geoff Makhubo as a potential alternative.^[24] The Democratic Alliance selected businessman Herman Mashaba over Wits professor and DA councillor Rabelani Dagada as its mayoral candidate on January 16, 2016.^[25] The EFF did not announce a mayoral candidate, but deployed Floyd Shivambu to build EFF election machinery in Johannesburg for the upcoming election.^[26]

Tshwane

The incumbent mayor of Tshwane was Kgosientso (Sputla) Ramokgopa of the African National Congress. On 20 June 2016 riots broke out in Tshwane over the ANC's selection of Thoko Didiza as mayoral candidate for Tshwane.^[27] On 5 September 2015 the Democratic Alliance selected MPL Solly Msimanga over 2011 mayoral candidate Brandon Topham and councillor Bronwyn Engelbrecht.^[28]

Cape Town

Incumbent DA Mayor Patricia de Lille was renominated in January 2016 as her party's mayoral candidate.^[29]

Election results

The statistics in this section are all sourced from the Independent Electoral Commission's official website unless specified otherwise.

National results by party


Party		Ward		PR		Ward + PR		DC		Total
Party		Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
	ANC	7,978,983	53.34%	8,124,223	54.49%	16,103,206	53.91%	5,347,126	61.68%	21,450,332	55.65%
	DA	4,004,865	26.77%	4,028,765	27.02%	8,033,630	26.90%	1,429,868	16.52%	9,463,498	24.57%
	EFF	1,217,805	8.14%	1,229,548	8.25%	2,447,353	8.19%	755,326	8.73%	3,202,679	8.31%
	IFP	632,102	4.23%	636,722	4.27%	1,268,824	4.25%	554,558	6.41%	1,823,382	4.73%
	AIC	88,501	0.59%	145,759	0.98%	234,260	0.78%	99,395	1.15%	333,655	0.87%
	VF+	115,993	0.78%	113,288	0.76%	229,281	0.77%	78,268	0.90%	307,549	0.80%
	UDM	76,351	0.51%	91,271	0.61%	167,622	0.56%	70,378	0.81%	238,000	0.62%
	COPE	62,582	0.42%	67,779	0.45%	130,361	0.44%	55,824	0.65%	186,185	0.48%
	ACDP	61,966	0.41%	62,463	0.42%	124,429	0.42%	26,536	0.31%	150,965	0.39%
	Forum 4 Service Delivery	28,638	0.19%	28,849	0.19%	57,487	0.19%	29,180	0.34%	86,667	0.22%
	APC	24,819	0.17%	40,758	0.27%	65,577	0.22%	19,002	0.22%	84,579	0.22%
	PAC	28,171	0.19%	29,807	0.20%	57,978	0.19%	16,629	0.19%	74,607	0.19%
	Bushbuckridge Residents' Association	24,592	0.16%	24,889	0.17%	49,481	0.17%	23,987	0.28%	73,468	0.19%
	Independent Civic Organisation	15,240	0.10%	15,239	0.10%	30,479	0.10%	13,762	0.16%	44,241	0.11%
	Al Jama-ah	19,030	0.13%	17,223	0.12%	36,243	0.12%	648	0.01%	36,891	0.10%
	UCDP	7,975	0.05%	9,695	0.07%	17,670	0.06%	10,571	0.12%	28,241	0.07%
	AZAPO	9,801	0.07%	10,126	0.07%	19,927	0.07%	8,122	0.09%	28,049	0.07%
	Independent	341,030	2.28%	N/A		341,030	1.14%	N/A		341,030	0.89%
Total		14,959,033		14,910,817		29,869,850		8,654,209		38,524,059

* PR=Proportional representation DC=District Council

Results by Municipal Type

Metropolitan Municipalities

Party		Type of Control	Municipalities	Change
	African National Congress	ANC Majority	3	4
		ANC Coalition	1	1
		Total	4	3
rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Centre-right Coalition/meta/color;"\|	Democratic Alliance	DA Majority	1	0
DA Coalition		1	1
DA Minority		2	2
Total		4	3

District Municipalities

Local Municipalities

Party		Type of Control	Municipalities	Change
	African National Congress	ANC Majority	158	5 1/6 ^[b]
		ANC Coalition	3	18 1/2 ^[c]
		ANC Minority	2	1
		Total	163	13 2/3
rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Centre-right Coalition/meta/color;"\|	Democratic Alliance	DA Majority	17	5 2/3 ^[d]
DA Coalition		8	2
DA Minority		4	4
Total		29	7 2/3
	Inkatha Freedom Party	IFP Majority	6	4
		IFP Minority	5	5
		Total	11	9
	COPE	COPE Coalition	0	1
	COPE	Total	0	1
	ICOSA	ICOSA Coalition	0	1
	ICOSA	Total	0	1
	National Freedom Party	INFP Majority	0	1
		INFP Coalition	0	1
		Total	0	2

Seats won by province

Seat allocations in local and metropolitan councils, sorted by province.

Eastern Cape

In the following table, green rows indicate those won by the ANC with a majority, blue rows indicate municipalities won by the DA with a majority, and light blue rows indicate a DA minority.

Municipality	ANC	DA	EFF	Others	Total	Prior Control	New Control
Metropolitan Municipalities
Buffalo City	60	24	8	8	100	ANC majority	ANC majority
Nelson Mandela Bay	50	57	6	7	120	ANC majority	DA-UDM-COPE-ACDP coalition^[30]
District Municipalities
Sarah Baartman						ANC majority	ANC majority
Amothole						ANC majority	ANC majority
Chris Hani						ANC majority	ANC majority
Joe Gqabi						ANC majority	ANC majority
OR Tambo						ANC majority	ANC majority
Alfred Nzo						ANC majority	ANC majority
Local Municipalities
Dr Beyers Naudé	14	13	0	0	27	New municipality^[e]	ANC majority
Blue Crane Route	7	4	0	0	11	ANC majority	ANC majority
Makana	17	8	2	0	27	ANC majority	ANC majority
Ndlambe	13	6	1	0	20	ANC majority	ANC majority
Sundays River Valley	11	4	1	0	16	ANC majority	ANC majority
Kouga	12	17	0	0	29	ANC majority	DA majority
Kou-Kamma	6	5	0	0	11	ANC majority	ANC majority
Mbhashe	47	2	2	12	63	ANC majority	ANC majority
Mnquma	48	3	3	8	62	ANC majority	ANC majority
Great Kei	9	2	1	1	13	ANC majority	ANC majority
Amahlathi	24	3	3	0	30	ANC majority	ANC majority
Ngqushwa	20	2	1	0	23	ANC majority	ANC majority
Raymond Mhlaba	38	5	3	0	46	ANC majority^[f]	ANC majority
Inxuba Yethemba	11	7	0	0	18	ANC majority	ANC majority
Intsika Yethu	35	1	3	3	42	ANC majority	ANC majority
Emalahleni	28	4	1	1	34	ANC majority	ANC majority
Engcobo	33	1	2	3	39	ANC majority	ANC majority
Sakhisizwe	14	1	1	1	17	ANC majority	ANC majority
Enoch Mgijima	50	9	6	3	68	ANC majority^[g]	ANC majority
Elundini	28	2	1	3	34	ANC majority	ANC majority
Senqu	23	2	1	8	34	ANC majority	ANC majority
Walter Sisulu	15	5	1	1	22	ANC majority^[h]	ANC majority
Ngquza Hill	53	2	4	4	63	ANC majority	ANC majority
Port St Johns	31	2	1	5	39	ANC majority	ANC majority
Nyandeni	54	3	3	3	63	ANC majority	ANC majority
Mhlontlo	40	2	2	7	51	ANC majority	ANC majority
King Sabata Dalindyebo	46	3	3	20	72	ANC majority	ANC majority
Matatiele	38	5	3	5	51	ANC majority	ANC majority
Umzimvubu	41	4	3	5	53	ANC majority	ANC majority
Mbizana	50	2	4	6	62	ANC majority	ANC majority
Ntabankulu	29	2	2	1	34	ANC majority	ANC majority

Free State

In the following table, green cells indicate those municipalities won by the ANC with Majorities. Light blue cells indicate those won by the DA with a minority or coalition.

Municipality	ANC	DA	EFF	Others	Total	Prior Control	New Control
Metropolitan Municipalities
Mangaung	58	27	9	6	100	ANC majority	ANC majority
District Municipalities
Fezile Dabi						ANC majority	ANC majority
Lejweleputswa						ANC majority	ANC majority
Thabo Mofutsanyana						ANC majority	ANC majority
Xhariep						ANC majority	ANC majority
Local Municipalities
Dihlabeng	25	8	3	3	39	ANC majority	ANC majority
Kopanong	11	3	1	0	15	ANC majority	ANC majority
Letsemeng	8	2	1		11	ANC majority	ANC majority
Mafube	13	2	1	1	17	ANC majority	ANC majority
Maluti-a-Phofung	47	5	9	8	69	ANC majority	ANC majority
Mantsopa	11	3	2	1	17	ANC majority	ANC majority
Masilonyana	12	4	2	1	19	ANC majority	ANC majority
Matjhabeng	46	16	6	4	72	ANC majority	ANC majority
Metsimaholo	19	12	8	3	42	ANC majority	DA minority
Mohokare	7	2	2	0	11	ANC majority	ANC majority
Moqhaka	27	11	4	3	45	ANC majority	ANC majority
Nala	15	3	5	1	24	ANC majority	ANC majority
Ngwathe	24	8	3	1	36	ANC majority	ANC majority
Nketoana	13	3	1	1	18	ANC majority	ANC majority
Phumelela	12	2	1		15	ANC majority	ANC majority
Setsoto	21	5	3	4	33	ANC majority	ANC majority
Tokologo	5	1	1	1	8	ANC majority	ANC majority
Tswelopele	11	3	1	0	15	ANC majority	ANC majority

Gauteng

In the following table, green cells indicate those municipalities won by the ANC with Majorities, light green cells indicate municipalities won by the ANC with Minorities or Coalitions. blue cells indicate municipalities won by the DA with a majority, light blue cells indicate those won by the DA with a minority or coalition.

Municipality	ANC	DA	EFF	Others	Total	Prior Control	New Control
Metropolitan Municipalities
City of Johannesburg	121	104	30	15	270	ANC majority	DA minority ^[31]
Ekurhuleni	109	77	25	13	224	ANC majority	ANC-AIC-PAC-PA coalition ^[32]^[33]
City of Tshwane	89	93	25	7	214	ANC majority	DA minority ^[34]
District Municipalities
Sedibeng						ANC majority
West Rand						ANC majority
Local Municipalities
Emfuleni	50	22	11	7	90	ANC majority	ANC majority
Lesedi	16	6	3	1	26	ANC majority	ANC majority
Merafong City	30	12	9	4	55	ANC majority	ANC majority
Midvaal	9	17	2	1	29	DA majority	DA majority
Mogale City	38	27	9	3	77	ANC majority	DA minority ^[35]
Rand West City	37	19	8	5	69	ANC majority	ANC majority

KwaZulu-Natal

In the following table, green rows indicate those won by the ANC with a majority, green rows indicate those won by the ANC with a minority or coalition, red rows indicate those won by the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) with a majority, and pink rows indicate lead by a IFP minority.

Municipality	ANC	DA	IFP	Others	Total	Prior Control	New Control
Metropolitan Municipalities
eThekwini	126	61	10	22	219	ANC majority	ANC majority
District Municipalities
Amajuba
Harry Gwala
iLembe
Ugu
uMgungundlovu
uMkhanyakude
uMzinyathi
AuThukela
uThungulu
Zululand
Local Municipalities
Greater Kokstad	13	3	0	3	19	ANC majority	ANC majority
Umuziwabantu	14	1	4	1	20	ANC majority	ANC majority
Ray Nkonyeni	47	14	5	5	71	ANC majority	ANC majority
Umzumbe	30	1	6	2	39	ANC majority	ANC majority
Umzimkhulu	38	1	1	3	43	ANC majority	ANC majority
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma	23	3	2	1	29	ANC majority	ANC majority
Ubuhlebezwe	20	1	2	4	27	ANC majority	ANC majority
Umdoni	23	7	3	4	37	ANC majority	ANC majority
Mkhambathini	9	1	3	1	14	ANC majority	ANC majority
Richmond	11	2	0	1	14	ANC majority	ANC majority
Impendle	6	0	1	0	7	ANC majority	ANC majority
Okhahlamba	15	2	7	5	29	ANC-NFP coalition	ANC majority
Inkosi Langalibalele	23	2	18	3	46	ANC-NFP coalition	ANC-Ind coalition ^[36]
Mooi Mpofana	7	1	1	0	9	ANC majority	ANC majority
uMngeni	13	10	0	0	23	ANC majority	ANC majority
Msunduzi	52	15	5	6	78	ANC majority	ANC majority
Mkhambathini	9	1	3	1	14	ANC majority	ANC majority
uMshwathi	20	2	4	1	27	ANC majority	ANC majority
Alfred Duma	46	4	16	6	72	New municipality^[i]	ANC majority
Endumeni	6	2	4	1	13	ANC-NFP coalition	IFP minority ^[37]
Nqutu	14	1	15	3	33	ANC-NFP coalition	IFP minority ^[37]
Msinga	12	0	24	0	36	IFP majority	IFP majority
Umvoti	15	1	11	0	27	ANC-NFP coalition	ANC majority
Newcastle	41	6	11	9	67	ANC majority	ANC majority
eMadlangeni	6	1	3	1	11	ANC-NFP coalition	ANC majority
Dannhauser	14	1	8	2	25	ANC-NFP coalition	ANC majority
eDumbe	8	5	3	0	16	NFP majority	ANC minority
UPhongolo	15	2	10	2	29	ANC-NFP coalition	ANC majority
AbaQulusi	21	3	19	1	44	ANC-NFP coalition	IFP minority ^[37]
Nongoma	13	5	22	2	42	NFP-ANC coalition	IFP majority
Ulundi	11	0	35	1	47	IFP majority	IFP majority
Jozini	19	1	18	2	40	ANC-NFP coalition	No Leadership Elected ^[38]
Mtubatuba	18	2	18	2	40	ANC-NFP coalition	IFP minority ^[37]
uMhlabuyalingana	22	1	10	2	35	ANC majority	ANC majority
Big Five Hlabisa	11	1	13	0	25	ANC-NFP coalition	IFP majority
uMhlathuze	43	8	13	3	67	ANC majority	ANC majority
Mfolozi	17	0	15	1	33	ANC majority	ANC majority
uMlalazi	30	1	22	1	54	ANC-NFP coalition	ANC majority
Mthonjaneni	10	0	14	1	25	ANC-NFP coalition	IFP majority
Nkandla	12	0	15	0	27	ANC-NFP coalition	IFP majority
KwaDukuza	36	11	4	6	57	ANC majority	ANC majority
Mandeni	25	1	7	2	35	ANC majority	ANC majority
Maphumulo	13	0	9	0	22	ANC majority	ANC majority
Ndwedwe	27	1	8	1	37	ANC majority	ANC majority

Limpopo

In the following table, green rows indicate those won by the ANC, and grey rows indicate those with no majority party.

Municipality	ANC	EFF	DA	Others	Total	Prior Control	New Control
Local Municipalities
Blouberg	33	8	2	1	44	ANC majority	ANC majority
Lepele-Nkumpi	40	15	3	2	60	ANC majority	ANC majority
Polokwane	52	26	10	2	90	ANC majority	ANC majority
Ba-Phalaborwa	26	6	4	1	37	ANC majority	ANC majority
Greater Giyani	51	5	2	4	62	ANC majority	ANC majority
Greater Letaba	46	9	2	3	60	ANC majority	ANC majority
Greater Tzaneen	52	8	7	2	69	ANC majority	ANC majority
Maruleng	15	5	3	4	27	ANC majority	ANC majority
Elias Motsoaledi	41	10	5	4	61	ANC majority	ANC majority
Ephraim Mogale	20	7	3	2	32	ANC majority	ANC majority
Greater Tubatse	54	15	4	4	77	ANC majority	ANC majority
Makhuduthamaga	43	14	2	3	62	ANC majority	ANC majority
Makhado	56	7	9	3	75	ANC majority	ANC majority
Musina	18	3	3	0	24	ANC majority	ANC majority
Thulamela	64	8	4	5	81	ANC majority	ANC majority
Bela-Bela	9	2	5	1	17	ANC majority	ANC majority
Lephalale	17	5	4	0	26	ANC majority	ANC majority
Molemole	23	7	2	0	32	ANC majority	ANC majority
Mogalakwena	41	13	6	4	64	ANC majority	ANC majority
Modimolle/Mookgopong	13	6	7	2	28	ANC majority	DA minority ^[39]
Thabazimbi	10	5	5	3	23	ANC majority	DA minority ^[39]

Mpumalanga

The ANC's control of the municipalities in this province was not significantly challenged with the party winning over 55% support in every municipality. The DA failed to make any progress in this historically strongly ANC region, with the party's vote share shrinking by a few percentage points overall against a national backdrop of gains for the party. Due in large part to the lack of substantial DA support across the province, the EFF was able to become the main opposition to the ANC in four of the seventeen municipalities.

In the following table, green rows indicate those won by the ANC.

Municipality	ANC	EFF	DA	Others	Total	Prior Control	New Control
Local Municipalities
Albert Luthuli	41	4	2	2	49	ANC majority	ANC majority
Msukaligwa	29	3	5	1	38	ANC majority	ANC majority
Mkhondo	29	3	4	2	38	ANC majority	ANC majority
Pixley ka Seme	17	1	2	1	21	ANC majority	ANC majority
Lekwa	20	2	5	3	30	ANC majority	ANC majority
Dipaleseng	9	1	2	0	12	ANC majority	ANC majority
Govan Mbeki	36	9	15	3	63	ANC majority	ANC majority
Victor Khanye	11	2	4	0	17	ANC majority	ANC majority
Emalahleni	41	8	17	2	68	ANC majority	ANC majority
Steve Tshwete	32	7	17	2	58	ANC majority	ANC majority
Emakhazeni	11	1	3	0	15	ANC majority	ANC majority
Thembisile Hani	49	9	3	3	64	ANC majority	ANC majority
Dr JS Moroka	43	10	4	5	62	ANC majority	ANC majority
Thaba Chweu	17	2	7	1	27	ANC majority	ANC majority
Nkomazi	54	7	4	0	65	ANC majority	ANC majority
Bushbuckridge	53	4	3	16	76	ANC majority	ANC majority
Mbombela	69	6	13	2	90	ANC majority	ANC majority

North West

In the following table, green rows indicate those won by the ANC, and grey rows indicate those with no majority party.

Municipality	ANC	EFF	DA	Others	Total	Prior Control	New Control
Local Municipalities
Ditsobotla	25	5	7	3	40	ANC majority	ANC majority
Kagisano-Molopo	22	2	2	3	29	ANC majority	ANC majority
Greater Taung	34	6	2	6	48	ANC majority	ANC majority
Kgetlengrivier	8	3	3	1	15	ANC majority	ANC majority
Lekwa-Teemane	10	1	3	2	16	ANC majority	ANC majority
Madibeng	45	14	16	6	81	ANC majority	ANC majority
Mafikeng	43	12	7	7	69	ANC majority	ANC majority
Mamusa	11	2	1	4	18	ANC majority	ANC majority
Maquassi Hills	14	2	3	3	22	ANC majority	ANC majority
Matlosana	46	7	17	7	77	ANC majority	ANC majority
Moretele	38	8	4	2	52	ANC majority	ANC majority
Moses Kotane	45	15	4	4	68	ANC majority	ANC majority
Naledi	13	2	5	0	20	ANC majority	ANC majority
Ramotshere Moiloa	23	6	2	7	38	ANC majority	ANC majority
Ratlou	20	3	2	3	28	ANC majority	ANC majority
Rustenburg	43	24	14	8	89	ANC majority	ANC-AIC-BCM coalition
Tswaing	20	3	5	1	29	ANC majority	ANC majority
Ventersdorp/Tlokwe	34	5	22	6	67	ANC majority	ANC majority

Northern Cape

In the following table, green rows indicate those won by the ANC, and grey rows indicate those with no majority party.

Municipality	ANC	EFF	DA	Others	Total	Prior Control	New Control
Local Municipalities
Richtersveld	4	0	3	0	7	ANC majority	ANC majority
Nama Khoi	8	0	7	2	17	DA-COPE coalition	ANC-KSR coalition^[40]
Kamiesberg	4	1	2	0	7	ANC majority	ANC majority
Hantam	5	0	4	0	9	DA-COPE coalition	ANC majority
Karoo Hoogland	4	0	2	1	7	COPE-DA coalition	ANC majority
Khâi-Ma	4	0	2	1	7	ANC majority	ANC majority
Ubuntu	3	0	2	2	7	ANC minority^[41]	Ind-DA coalition^[42]
Umsobomvu	7	1	3	0	11	ANC majority	ANC majority
Emthanjeni	9	1	5	0	15	ANC-Ind coalition	ANC majority
Kareeberg	4	1	2	0	7	ANC majority	ANC majority
Renosterberg	4	0	3	0	7	ANC majority	ANC majority
Thembelihle	4	1	2	0	7	ANC majority	ANC majority
Siyathemba	6	0	3	0	9	ANC majority	ANC majority
Siyancuma	8	2	3	0	13	ANC majority	ANC majority
Kai !Garib	11	1	5	2	19	ANC majority	ANC majority
!Kheis	4	0	1	2	7	ANC majority	ANC majority
Tsantsabane	7	1	2	3	13	ANC majority	ANC majority
Kgatelopele	3	0	2	2	7	ANC majority	KGF-DA coalition (in doubt ^[43])
Dawid Kruiper	18	1	10	2	31	New municipality^[j]	ANC majority
Sol Plaatje	38	5	19	3	65	ANC majority	ANC majority
Dikgatlong	9	2	2	0	13	ANC majority	ANC majority
Magareng	5	2	2	0	9	ANC majority	ANC majority
Phokwane	12	3	3	1	19	ANC majority	ANC majority
Joe Morolong	21	6	1	1	29	ANC majority	ANC majority
Ga-Segonyana	18	5	3	1	27	ANC majority	ANC majority
Gamagara	7	1	5	0	13	ANC majority	ANC majority

Western Cape

In the following table, green cells indicate those municipalities won by the ANC with Majorities, light green cells indicate municipalities won by the ANC with Minorities or Coalitions. blue cells indicate municipalities won by the DA with a majority, light blue cells indicate those won by the DA with a minority or coalition.

Municipality	ANC	DA	EFF	Others	Total	Prior Control	New Control
Metropolitan Municipalities
City of Cape Town	57	154	7	13	231	DA majority	DA majority
District Municipalities
West Coast						DA majority	DA majority
Cape Winelands						DA majority	DA majority
Overberg						DA majority	DA majority
Eden						DA-led Coalition	DA majority
Central Karoo						ANC-KGP Coalition	DA-KGP Coalition
Local Municipalities
Beaufort West	6	6	0	1	13	ANC majority	DA-KDF coalition^[44]
Bergrivier	4	9	0	0	13	DA majority	DA majority
Breede Valley	12	22	1	6	41	DA majority	DA majority
Bitou	6	6	0	1	13	DA-COPE coalition	ANC-AUF coalition^[45]
Cape Agulhas	3	6	0	2	11	ANC-Ind coalition	DA majority
Cederberg	4	6	0	1	11	ANC majority	DA majority
Drakenstein	15	43	2	5	65	DA majority	DA majority
George	16	29	1	7	53	DA majority	DA majority
Hessequa	8	8	0	1	17	DA-COPE coalition	DA-FF+ coalition
Kannaland	2	2	0	3	7	ICOSA-ANC coalition	ANC minority ^[46] (in doubt ^[47])
Knysna	7	10	0	4	21	DA majority	DA-Ind coalition^[48]
Laingsburg	3	3	0	1	7	DA-COPE coalition	DA-KOP coalition^[44]
Langeberg	6	12	1	4	23	DA-COPE coalition	DA majority
Matzikama	5	8	1	1	15	ANC-led coalition	DA majority
Mossel Bay	7	17	0	3	27	DA majority	DA majority
Oudtshoorn	7	14	1	3	25	DA-COPE coalition	DA majority
Overstrand	8	16	1	0	25	DA majority	DA majority
Prince Albert	2	3	0	2	7	KGP-ANC coalition	DA-KGP coalition^[44]
Saldanha Bay	8	17	1	1	27	DA majority	DA majority
Stellenbosch	8	30	2	3	43	DA majority	DA majority
Swartland	6	16	1	0	23	DA majority	DA majority
Swellendam	5	6	0	0	11	DA-ACDP coalition	DA majority
Theewaterskloof	10	14	1	2	27	DA majority	DA majority
Witzenberg	8	11	1	3	23	DA-COPE-Ind-DCP coalition	DA-COPE coalition

Significance

In December 2017, the African National Congress (ANC), which is the majority party in most of the municipalities, will hold its 57th National Conference, in which the party will elect new incumbents for its National Executive Committee. It will be the second National Conference since Thabo Mbeki was recalled as president of South Africa in 2009.^[49] It has been suggested, however, that the ANC has lost support, especially in metropolitan areas, since the last round of elections.^[50]
It is the first held since Helen Zille, the leader of the Official Opposition, the Democratic Alliance (DA) from 2007 to 2015, stepped down and was succeeded by Mmusi Maimane.
The results are the worst performance in local elections by the ANC since municipal elections were first instituted in 2000. Conversely, the DA has held its best local electoral performance since the 2000 elections.
The pluralities gained by the DA in Tshwane and Nelson Mandela Bay are the first by the DA in a metropolitan municipality outside of the Western Cape. The pluralities gained by the ANC in the City of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni are the first time that the ANC has lost the outright majority in these metropolitan municipalities.

Political parties

The National Freedom Party failed to pay its registration fee to the Independent Electoral Commission and has been barred from participating in the elections.^[51] The party, a breakaway from the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), gained much of its support in areas where the IFP had been strong, and governs a number of municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal in coalition with the African National Congress.

Notes

^ Ward + PR total, the figure used by most publications when reporting on the results. This figure provides the most accurate representation of the election outcome, as district municipality results (which favour rural areas) are not taken into account
^ Not a whole number due to merged municipalities
^ Not a whole number due to merged municipalities
^ Not a while number due to merged municipalities
^ This municipality was formed by the merger of three smaller municipalities, two had ANC majorities and one a DA majority
^ This municipality was formed by the merger of two smaller municipalities, both of which had ANC majorities.
^ This municipality was formed by the merger of three smaller municipalities, all of which had ANC majorities.
^ This municipality was formed by the merger of two smaller municipalities, both of which had ANC majorities.
^ This municipality was formed by the merger of two municipalities, one of which was governed by an ANC-NFP Coaltion, the other by an ANC majority.
^ This municipality was formed by the merger of two municipalities, both governed by an ANC majority.

References

^ "Local government election date announced". News24. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ "Electoral Commission: Introduction to 2016 Municipal Elections". www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
^ "As urban voters desert the ANC, it will need to keep rural supporters sweet". Business Day. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^ "South Africa has broken the post-colonial narrative. It's a thrilling turning point". The Guardian. 6 August 2016. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ "Political parties will have to adjust to many more coalitions". Times Live. 04 August, 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "Elections in South Africa: A Referendum on the ANC". The American Interest. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c QAANITAH HUNTER, THABO MOKONE, BABALO NDENZE & THANDUXOLO JIKA (31 July 2016). "Elections: It's a megabucks poll cliffhanger". Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "South African local elections: ANC at a crossroads". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ "'Gupta family just caught in South Africa's political crossfire'". www.enca.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ Manyathela, Clement. "Nkandla issue affected ANC's support in urban areas - Mantashe". Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ "ANC is running a racist election campaign, DA's Mmusi Maimane states". Business Day. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ Fakir, Ebrahim (19 February 2016). "It's easy for the ANC to use race as a campaign issue but it's a very bad idea". Daily Vox. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ CNN, David McKenzie. "South African politicians on election hit-list?". CNN. Retrieved 8 August 2016. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "Tshwane crisis: When factionalism runs riot | Daily Maverick". www.dailymaverick.co.za. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
^ Mataboge, Mmanaledi. "ANC's 2016 headache – retaining the Big 5". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
^ Rahlaga, Masego. "Death toll in Tshwane unrest rises to 5". Retrieved 11 August 2016.
^ "SA municipal boundaries changed ahead of 2016 elections". Businesstech.co.za. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ Kingdom Mabuza (28 August 2015). "Boundary battle rages". Times LIVE. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ "More of the same for ANC in the Western Cape with Fransman at the helm? | Politics". RDM. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
^ Qaanitah Hunter. "DA has the 'big five' metros in its sights | News | National | M&G". Mg.co.za. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ Letsoalo, Matuma; Gqirana, Thulani; Kings, Sipho; Hunter, Qaanitah (8 May 2015). "Desperate ANC wants Danny Jordaan as PE mayor". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
^ "Trollip is DA mayoral candidate for Mandela Bay". IOL. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
^ "Analysis: DA's Herman Mashaba is a strong alternative to ANC's Parks Tau". Daily Maverick. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ Letsoalo, Matuma (20 January 2016). "Who will lead the ANC's election charge?". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
^ Quintal, Genevieve. "Herman Mashaba announced as DA's Joburg mayoral candidate". Times Live. The Times/Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
^ "Malema not endorsed as Polokwane mayor - EFF". News24. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ Mataboge, Mmanaledi. "ANC's 2016 headache – retaining the Big 5". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
^ Patel, Faizel (5 September 2015). "DA CHOOSES TSHWANE'S SOLLY MSIMANGA AS 2016 MAYORAL CANDIDATE". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
^ "De Lille named DA's mayoral candidate for Cape Town". Ewn.co.za. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ "DA locks down Nelson Mandela Bay with multi-party coalition". News24. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^ "EFF will vote for Mashaba, says Malema". Retrieved 18 August 2016.
^ "AIC agrees on coalition with ANC in Ekurhuleni | IOL". Retrieved 18 August 2016.
^ Genevieve Quintal (19 August 2016). "AIC finalises ANC coalition deal but 'still doesn't trust' ruling party". Times LIVE. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^ "Green light for DA-led govt in Tshwane, Nelson Mandela Bay". eNCA. 17 August 2016.
^ "Mogale City elects a DA mayor and ANC speaker". Business Day Live. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
^ Paddy Harper (21 August 2016). "'Flip of a coin' will settle eDumbe politics | City Press". City-press.news24.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Chantall Presence (17 August 2016). "IFP scores in cooperation pact with DA, EFF". IOL. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^ http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/nfp-urges-rerun-of-elections-in-jozini-2063547
^ ^a ^b "ANC loses Modimolle mayor post to DA". 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
^ "Khoi Revolution, ANC form coalition in Springbok". News24. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ "'Ancestors' shine on ANC's coin toss". News24. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ "Paula Jantjies is burgemeester". Messenger (in Afrikaans). 26 August 2016. p. 1.
^ Sando Kwon Hoo (19 August 2016). "DA ward councillor bound, shot and dumped". IOL. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "First coalition deal sees DA take four municipalities | Politics". RDM. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
^ "AUF to form coalition with ANC in Bitou Municipality". Ewn.co.za. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
^ "DA and ANC in surprise alliance". iol.co.za. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
^ Xolani Koyana (17 August 2016). "DA councillors who voted with ANC could face disciplinary action". Ewn.co.za. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^ "Coalition deal gives DA another 5 years in Knysna". Ewn.co.za. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
^ "ANC dumps Mbeki, moves to 'heal rift'". Retrieved 5 August 2016.
^ "2016 municipal elections". Retrieved 25 June 2015.
^ "NFP to approach ConCourt to fight disqualification from elections". News24. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

[3] Ward + PR total, the figure used by most publications when reporting on the results. This figure provides the most accurate representation of the election outcome, as district municipality results (which favour rural areas) are not taken into account

[31] Not a whole number due to merged municipalities

[32] Not a whole number due to merged municipalities

[33] Not a while number due to merged municipalities

[35] This municipality was formed by the merger of three smaller municipalities, two had ANC majorities and one a DA majority

[36] This municipality was formed by the merger of two smaller municipalities, both of which had ANC majorities.

[37] This municipality was formed by the merger of three smaller municipalities, all of which had ANC majorities.

[38] This municipality was formed by the merger of two smaller municipalities, both of which had ANC majorities.

[45] This municipality was formed by the merger of two municipalities, one of which was governed by an ANC-NFP Coaltion, the other by an ANC majority.

[53] This municipality was formed by the merger of two municipalities, both governed by an ANC majority.

[1] "Local government election date announced". News24. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[2] "Electoral Commission: Introduction to 2016 Municipal Elections". www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

[4] "As urban voters desert the ANC, it will need to keep rural supporters sweet". Business Day. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

[5] "South Africa has broken the post-colonial narrative. It's a thrilling turning point". The Guardian. 6 August 2016. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[6] "Political parties will have to adjust to many more coalitions". Times Live. 04 August, 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[7] "Elections in South Africa: A Referendum on the ANC". The American Interest. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[:0-8] QAANITAH HUNTER, THABO MOKONE, BABALO NDENZE & THANDUXOLO JIKA (31 July 2016). "Elections: It's a megabucks poll cliffhanger". Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[9] "South African local elections: ANC at a crossroads". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[10] "'Gupta family just caught in South Africa's political crossfire'". www.enca.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[11] Manyathela, Clement. "Nkandla issue affected ANC's support in urban areas - Mantashe". Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[12] "ANC is running a racist election campaign, DA's Mmusi Maimane states". Business Day. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[13] Fakir, Ebrahim (19 February 2016). "It's easy for the ANC to use race as a campaign issue but it's a very bad idea". Daily Vox. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

[14] CNN, David McKenzie. "South African politicians on election hit-list?". CNN. Retrieved 8 August 2016. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[15] "Tshwane crisis: When factionalism runs riot | Daily Maverick". www.dailymaverick.co.za. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

[Retaining_the_Big_52-16] Mataboge, Mmanaledi. "ANC's 2016 headache – retaining the Big 5". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

[17] Rahlaga, Masego. "Death toll in Tshwane unrest rises to 5". Retrieved 11 August 2016.

[18] "SA municipal boundaries changed ahead of 2016 elections". Businesstech.co.za. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[19] Kingdom Mabuza (28 August 2015). "Boundary battle rages". Times LIVE. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[20] "More of the same for ANC in the Western Cape with Fransman at the helm? | Politics". RDM. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[21] Qaanitah Hunter. "DA has the 'big five' metros in its sights | News | National | M&G". Mg.co.za. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[22] Letsoalo, Matuma; Gqirana, Thulani; Kings, Sipho; Hunter, Qaanitah (8 May 2015). "Desperate ANC wants Danny Jordaan as PE mayor". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

[23] "Trollip is DA mayoral candidate for Mandela Bay". IOL. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

[24] "Analysis: DA's Herman Mashaba is a strong alternative to ANC's Parks Tau". Daily Maverick. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[25] Letsoalo, Matuma (20 January 2016). "Who will lead the ANC's election charge?". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

[Herman_Mashaba_Announced-26] Quintal, Genevieve. "Herman Mashaba announced as DA's Joburg mayoral candidate". Times Live. The Times/Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

[27] "Malema not endorsed as Polokwane mayor - EFF". News24. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[Retaining_the_Big_5-28] Mataboge, Mmanaledi. "ANC's 2016 headache – retaining the Big 5". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

[29] Patel, Faizel (5 September 2015). "DA CHOOSES TSHWANE'S SOLLY MSIMANGA AS 2016 MAYORAL CANDIDATE". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

[30] "De Lille named DA's mayoral candidate for Cape Town". Ewn.co.za. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[34] "DA locks down Nelson Mandela Bay with multi-party coalition". News24. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[39] "EFF will vote for Mashaba, says Malema". Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[40] "AIC agrees on coalition with ANC in Ekurhuleni | IOL". Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[41] Genevieve Quintal (19 August 2016). "AIC finalises ANC coalition deal but 'still doesn't trust' ruling party". Times LIVE. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[42] "Green light for DA-led govt in Tshwane, Nelson Mandela Bay". eNCA. 17 August 2016.

[43] "Mogale City elects a DA mayor and ANC speaker". Business Day Live. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[44] Paddy Harper (21 August 2016). "'Flip of a coin' will settle eDumbe politics | City Press". City-press.news24.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

[autogenerated1-46] Chantall Presence (17 August 2016). "IFP scores in cooperation pact with DA, EFF". IOL. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[47] ttp://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/nfp-urges-rerun-of-elections-in-jozini-2063547

[autogenerated2-48] "ANC loses Modimolle mayor post to DA". 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

[49] "Khoi Revolution, ANC form coalition in Springbok". News24. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

[50] "'Ancestors' shine on ANC's coin toss". News24. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[51] "Paula Jantjies is burgemeester". Messenger (in Afrikaans). 26 August 2016. p. 1.

[52] Sando Kwon Hoo (19 August 2016). "DA ward councillor bound, shot and dumped". IOL. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[Karoo-54] "First coalition deal sees DA take four municipalities | Politics". RDM. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

[55] "AUF to form coalition with ANC in Bitou Municipality". Ewn.co.za. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

[56] "DA and ANC in surprise alliance". iol.co.za. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[57] Xolani Koyana (17 August 2016). "DA councillors who voted with ANC could face disciplinary action". Ewn.co.za. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[58] "Coalition deal gives DA another 5 years in Knysna". Ewn.co.za. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

[59] "ANC dumps Mbeki, moves to 'heal rift'". Retrieved 5 August 2016.

[60] "2016 municipal elections". Retrieved 25 June 2015.

[61] "NFP to approach ConCourt to fight disqualification from elections". News24. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

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-|[[ Alfred Duma Local Municipality  | Alfred Duma ]] ||46||16||4||6||''72''|| style="background:white"|New municipality{{efn|This municipality was formed by the merger of two municipalities, one of which was governed by an ANC-NFP Coaltion, the other by an ANC majority.}} || style="background:#4CBB17;"| ANC majority
+|[[ Alfred Duma Local Municipality  | Alfred Duma ]] ||46||4||16||6||''72''|| style="background:white"|New municipality{{efn|This municipality was formed by the merger of two municipalities, one of which was governed by an ANC-NFP Coaltion, the other by an ANC majority.}} || style="background:#4CBB17;"| ANC majority
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-|[[ Endumeni Local Municipality |Endumeni   ]] ||6||4||2||1||''13''|| style="background:#cfc;"| ANC-NFP coalition || style="background:#fcc;"| IFP minority <ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|author=Chantall Presence |url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/ifp-scores-in-cooperation-pact-with-da-eff-2058211 |title=IFP scores in cooperation pact with DA, EFF |publisher=IOL |date=2016-08-17 |accessdate=2016-08-19}}</ref>
+|[[ Endumeni Local Municipality |Endumeni   ]] ||6||2||4||1||''13''|| style="background:#cfc;"| ANC-NFP coalition || style="background:#fcc;"| IFP minority <ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|author=Chantall Presence |url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/ifp-scores-in-cooperation-pact-with-da-eff-2058211 |title=IFP scores in cooperation pact with DA, EFF |publisher=IOL |date=2016-08-17 |accessdate=2016-08-19}}</ref>
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-|[[ Nqutu Local Municipality | Nqutu  ]] ||14||15||1||3||''33''|| style="background:#cfc;"|ANC-NFP coalition || style="background:#fcc;"|IFP minority <ref name="autogenerated1"/>
+|[[ Nqutu Local Municipality | Nqutu  ]] ||14||1||15||3||''33''|| style="background:#cfc;"|ANC-NFP coalition || style="background:#fcc;"|IFP minority <ref name="autogenerated1"/>
 |-
-|[[ Msinga Local Municipality | Msinga  ]] ||12||24||0||0||''36''|| style="background:#FF3800;"|IFP majority || style="background:#FF3800;"| IFP majority
+|[[ Msinga Local Municipality | Msinga  ]] ||12||0||24||0||''36''|| style="background:#FF3800;"|IFP majority || style="background:#FF3800;"| IFP majority
 |-
-|[[ Umvoti Local Municipality  | Umvoti ]] ||15||11||1||0||''27''||style="background:#cfc;"|ANC-NFP coalition || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
+|[[ Umvoti Local Municipality  | Umvoti ]] ||15||1||11||0||''27''||style="background:#cfc;"|ANC-NFP coalition || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
 |-
-|[[ Newcastle Local Municipality  | Newcastle ]] ||41||11||6||9||''67''||style="background:#4CBB17;"| ANC majority  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
+|[[ Newcastle Local Municipality  | Newcastle ]] ||41||6||11||9||''67''||style="background:#4CBB17;"| ANC majority  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
 |-
-|[[ eMadlangeni Local Municipality | eMadlangeni ]] ||6||3||1||1||''11''|| style="background:#cfc;"|ANC-NFP coalition  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
+|[[ eMadlangeni Local Municipality | eMadlangeni ]] ||6||1||3||1||''11''|| style="background:#cfc;"|ANC-NFP coalition  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
 |-
-|[[ Dannhauser Local Municipality | Dannhauser ]] ||14||8||1||2||''25''||style="background:#cfc;"|ANC-NFP coalition  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
+|[[ Dannhauser Local Municipality | Dannhauser ]] ||14||1||8||2||''25''||style="background:#cfc;"|ANC-NFP coalition  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
 |-
-|[[ eDumbe Local Municipality| eDumbe ]] ||8||3||5||0||''16''|| style="background:#fc9"|NFP majority || style="background:#cfc;"|ANC minority
+|[[ eDumbe Local Municipality| eDumbe ]] ||8||5||3||0||''16''|| style="background:#fc9"|NFP majority || style="background:#cfc;"|ANC minority
 |-
-|[[ UPhongolo Local Municipality | UPhongolo ]] ||15||10||2||2||''29''|| style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC-NFP coalition  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
+|[[ UPhongolo Local Municipality | UPhongolo ]] ||15||2||10||2||''29''|| style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC-NFP coalition  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
 |-
-|[[ Abaqulusi Local Municipality | AbaQulusi  ]] ||21||19||3||1||''44''|| style="background:#cfc;"|ANC-NFP coalition  ||style="background:#fcc;"| IFP minority <ref name="autogenerated1"/>
+|[[ Abaqulusi Local Municipality | AbaQulusi  ]] ||21||3||19||1||''44''|| style="background:#cfc;"|ANC-NFP coalition  ||style="background:#fcc;"| IFP minority <ref name="autogenerated1"/>
 |-
-|[[ Nongoma Local Municipality | Nongoma ]] ||13||22||5||2||''42''|| style="background:#fc9"|NFP-ANC coalition  || style="background:#FF3800;"| IFP majority
+|[[ Nongoma Local Municipality | Nongoma ]] ||13||5||22||2||''42''|| style="background:#fc9"|NFP-ANC coalition  || style="background:#FF3800;"| IFP majority
 |-
-|[[ Ulundi Local Municipality| Ulundi ]] ||11||35||0||1||''47''|| style="background:#FF3800;"|IFP majority || style="background:#FF3800;"|IFP majority
+|[[ Ulundi Local Municipality| Ulundi ]] ||11||0||35||1||''47''|| style="background:#FF3800;"|IFP majority || style="background:#FF3800;"|IFP majority
 |-
-|[[ Jozini Local Municipality | Jozini  ]] ||19||18||1||2||''40''|| style="background:#cfc;"| ANC-NFP coalition  || style="background:silver;"| No Leadership Elected <ref>http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/nfp-urges-rerun-of-elections-in-jozini-2063547 </ref>
+|[[ Jozini Local Municipality | Jozini  ]] ||19||1||18||2||''40''|| style="background:#cfc;"| ANC-NFP coalition  || style="background:silver;"| No Leadership Elected <ref>http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/nfp-urges-rerun-of-elections-in-jozini-2063547 </ref>
 |-
-|[[ Mtubatuba Local Municipality | Mtubatuba ]] ||18||18||2||2||''40''|| style="background:#cfc"|ANC-NFP coalition  || style="background:#fcc;"|IFP minority <ref name="autogenerated1"/>
+|[[ Mtubatuba Local Municipality | Mtubatuba ]] ||18||2||18||2||''40''|| style="background:#cfc"|ANC-NFP coalition  || style="background:#fcc;"|IFP minority <ref name="autogenerated1"/>
 |-
-|[[ uMhlabuyalingana Local  Municipality | uMhlabuyalingana ]] ||22||10||1||2||''35''|| style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
+|[[ uMhlabuyalingana Local  Municipality | uMhlabuyalingana ]] ||22||1||10||2||''35''|| style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
 |-
-|[[ Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality | Big Five Hlabisa ]] ||11||13||1||0||''25''|| style="background:#cfc"|ANC-NFP coalition  || style="background:#FF3800;"| IFP majority
+|[[ Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality | Big Five Hlabisa ]] ||11||1||13||0||''25''|| style="background:#cfc"|ANC-NFP coalition  || style="background:#FF3800;"| IFP majority
 |-
-|[[ uMhlathuze Local Municipality | uMhlathuze ]] ||43||13||8||3||''67''|| style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
+|[[ uMhlathuze Local Municipality | uMhlathuze ]] ||43||8||13||3||''67''|| style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
 |-
-|[[ Mfolozi Local Municipality |Mfolozi   ]] ||17||15||0||1||''33''|| style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
+|[[ Mfolozi Local Municipality |Mfolozi   ]] ||17||0||15||1||''33''|| style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
 |-
-|[[ uMlalazi Local Municipality | uMlalazi ]] ||30||22||1||1||''54''|| style="background:#cfc"|ANC-NFP coalition  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
+|[[ uMlalazi Local Municipality | uMlalazi ]] ||30||1||22||1||''54''|| style="background:#cfc"|ANC-NFP coalition  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
 |-
-|[[ Mthonjaneni Local Municipality |Mthonjaneni   ]] ||10||14||0||1||''25''|| style="background:#cfc"|ANC-NFP coalition  || style="background:#FF3800;"|IFP majority
+|[[ Mthonjaneni Local Municipality |Mthonjaneni   ]] ||10||0||14||1||''25''|| style="background:#cfc"|ANC-NFP coalition  || style="background:#FF3800;"|IFP majority
 |-
-|[[ Nkandla Local Municipality | Nkandla ]] ||12||15||0||0||''27''|| style="background:#cfc"|ANC-NFP coalition  || style="background:#FF3800;"|IFP majority
+|[[ Nkandla Local Municipality | Nkandla ]] ||12||0||15||0||''27''|| style="background:#cfc"|ANC-NFP coalition  || style="background:#FF3800;"|IFP majority
 |-
-|[[ KwaDukuza Local Municipality | KwaDukuza  ]] ||36||4||11||6||''57''|| style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
+|[[ KwaDukuza Local Municipality | KwaDukuza  ]] ||36||11||4||6||''57''|| style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
 |-
-|[[ Mandeni Local Municipality | Mandeni  ]] ||25||7||1||2||''35''|| style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
+|[[ Mandeni Local Municipality | Mandeni  ]] ||25||1||7||2||''35''|| style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
 |-
-|[[ Maphumulo Local Municipality | Maphumulo  ]] ||13||9||0||0||''22''|| style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
+|[[ Maphumulo Local Municipality | Maphumulo  ]] ||13||0||9||0||''22''|| style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
 |-
-|[[ Ndwedwe Local Municipality  | Ndwedwe  ]] ||27||8||1||1||''37''|| style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
+|[[ Ndwedwe Local Municipality  | Ndwedwe  ]] ||27||1||8||1||''37''|| style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority  || style="background:#4CBB17;"|ANC majority
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