No majority
ANC 28 of 60 seats · 31 for a majority
Most party (PR) votes: ANC 47.3% · up 15.0 pts from 32.3% in 2000
PR ballot ? · 55 295 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress26 13447.3%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party22 45140.6%
DADemocratic Alliance3 5996.5%
NADECONational Democratic Convention1 8033.3%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party4640.8%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus3400.6%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania2930.5%
MFMinority Front2110.4%
Council seats · 60 ?
- African National Congress18 ward · 10 PR28
- Inkatha Freedom Party10 ward · 14 PR24
- Democratic Alliance2 ward · 2 PR4
- National Democratic Convention0 ward · 2 PR2
- Vryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus0 ward · 1 PR1
- African Christian Democratic Party0 ward · 1 PR1
Wards · 30
uMhlathuze (Richards Bay)'s 2006 election results: no majority, ANC 28 of 60 seats; ANC 47.3% on the PR ballot; turnout 46.0%. Official IEC results of the 2006 local government elections in uMhlathuze (Richards Bay), ward by ward.
- Ward 1 election resultsIFP 39.6%
- Ward 2 election resultsIFP 53.0%
- Ward 3 election resultsDA 45.4%
- Ward 4 election resultsDA 37.5%
- Ward 5 election resultsIFP 59.0%
- Ward 6 election resultsIFP 60.9%
- Ward 7 election resultsIFP 68.1%
- Ward 8 election resultsIFP 74.7%
- Ward 9 election resultsANC 37.0%
- Ward 10 election resultsANC 52.6%
- Ward 11 election resultsIFP 49.7%
- Ward 12 election resultsANC 60.5%
- Ward 13 election resultsANC 64.2%
- Ward 14 election resultsANC 76.9%
- Ward 15 election resultsANC 70.9%
- Ward 16 election resultsANC 67.2%
- Ward 17 election resultsANC 78.2%
- Ward 18 election resultsANC 55.4%
- Ward 19 election resultsANC 73.6%
- Ward 20 election resultsANC 65.3%
- Ward 21 election resultsANC 73.4%
- Ward 22 election resultsANC 68.7%
- Ward 23 election resultsIFP 44.6%
- Ward 24 election resultsANC 55.9%
- Ward 25 election resultsANC 52.8%
- Ward 26 election resultsIFP 41.6%
- Ward 27 election resultsANC 57.0%
- Ward 28 election resultsANC 49.2%
- Ward 29 election resultsIFP 66.4%
- Ward 30 election resultsANC 49.7%
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About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
special votes 0 · All 92 voting districts in · the IEC marks the results complete
In local elections the IEC adds votes across the ward, PR and district ballots, so we show valid votes per ballot instead of one "votes cast" total.
Turnout is calculated as PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters, from the IEC's results for the 92 voting districts here (56 235 of 122 237). The IEC publishes 138.1%.
The change beside the headline is the difference between the leading party's share here and its share in the 2000 election for the same municipality, both from the IEC's counts, with no votes re-allocated between boundaries.
Note: the IEC's published turnout for this municipality is 138.14%; its own counts give 46.00% (PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters in its voting districts); we show the calculated figure.
Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 27 Oct 2026, 20:00 SAST.