1995–96 South African municipal elections

Municipal elections were held in South Africa in 1995 and 1996. Over 11 000 seats were contested of which the African National Congress won 6 032, the National Party 1 814, the Inkhata Freedom Party 754 and the Democratic Party 138.South Africa: 1995/96 Local government election results - votes per party

The elections were held on 1 November 1995 in most of the country, but delayed to 29 May 1996 in the Western Cape and 26 June 1996 in KwaZulu-Natal due to boundary demarcation disputes.

PartyLeaderVotes%Seats African National Congress Nelson Mandela 58.02% 6 032 National Party Frederik de Klerk 18.02% 1 814 Inkatha Freedom Party Mangosuthu Buthelezi 8.73% 754 Democratic Party Tony Leon 3.48% 138 Freedom Front Constand Viljoen 2.66% 159 Pan Africanist Congress Motsoko Pheko 1.2% 27 Conservative Party Ferdinand Hartzenberg 0.79% 57 African Christian Democratic Party Kenneth Meshoe 0.77% 8 Others 422 587 4.27% 1097Total8 619 065 100.00%11 368

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