Checked 16 October 2026
Where the facts about Ulundi come from
Every fact on the Ulundi page, with the sources we used. We save a copy of each source on the day we read it.
Which party controls the council?
Dated reports
As of 16 Oct 2026: Cllr W. M. Ntshangase is mayor, according to the municipality's mayor page. The page does not state the party.
Ulundi Local Municipality. Page is undated.
Where to look: 'The Mayor' heading (page undated; accessed 2026-10-16)
As of 31 Aug 2025: Councillor W M Ntshangase was mayor and Councillor T G Madela was deputy mayor. Councillor S M Buthelezi was speaker (the councillor who chairs council meetings). This is from the audited annual financial statements (accounts checked by an auditor) for the year ended 30 June 2025. They do not state the parties.
Ulundi Local Municipality. Published 31 August 2025.
Where to look: page 1, General Information; approval on page 4 dated 31 August 2025
As of 2 May 2024: Ulundi Local Municipality mayor Wilson Ntshangase spoke at a business breakfast in Ulundi in April 2024.
Daily News. Published 2 May 2024.
Where to look: paragraphs 1-2
As of 11 Sep 2023: Wilson Ntshangase is mayor of the Ulundi Local Municipality, which is run by the IFP.
The Mercury. Published 11 September 2023.
Where to look: paragraph beginning 'So on those grounds we accept this chapter' ('Wilson Ntshangase, the mayor of Ulundi Local Municipality which is run by the IFP')
As of 9 Nov 2021: In 2021, Wilson Mfana Ntshangase was elected in Ulundi as an IFP proportional representation councillor. A PR councillor is a councillor a party gets from its list, to match its share of the votes. Ntshangase was number 1 on the list.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: KwaZulu-Natal, KZN266 - Ulundi, IFP, PR(1), NTSHANGASE WILSON MFANA
How were the seats split?
The 2021 result
Who won the 47 seats in 2021.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Page is undated.
Where to look: p. 2 of 2, seat table, Total Party Seats column
Every party
The seats now, by party (ward seats and party seats). Inkatha Freedom Party: 32 (24 ward, 8 party). National Freedom Party: 7 (0 ward, 7 party). African National Congress: 5 (0 ward, 5 party). Economic Freedom Fighters: 2 (0 ward, 2 party). Democratic Alliance: 1 (0 ward, 1 party).
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: winning party per ward for every by-election since 2021 (dashboard data files: MapsJason/2021/ByElections.js and LoadCouncillorsService); read 2026-10-18
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: ward councillor rows for this council (party per ward elected in 2021)
The seats now
Who holds the 47 seats now, counted up to 24 Jun 2026. How we count: This is our own count, not an official IEC table. We start with the 2021 party seats from the IEC. Then we add the party that last won each ward, in 2021 or in a by-election. Party seats stay with their party, and councillors can't switch parties. So only ward by-elections change these totals. An empty seat is counted with the party that last held it. The IEC lists by-elections on 5 Oct 2022, but it does not show who won them. So any ward that changed hands that day is not counted.
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: winning party per ward for every by-election since 2021 (dashboard data files: MapsJason/2021/ByElections.js and LoadCouncillorsService); read 2026-10-18
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 9 November 2021.
Where to look: ward councillor rows for this council (party per ward elected in 2021)
What the official records say
Audit result
The Auditor-General gave Ulundi an unqualified audit opinion with findings for 2024-25. It got the same result in 2023-24.
Auditor-General of South Africa. Published 24 June 2026.
Where to look: 'Audit outcome for 2024-25' box and the change from 2023-24 under it (audit of separate financial statements, finalised by 30 April 2026)
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