The Abaqulusi Local Municipality council within the South African Zululand District Municipality consists of forty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation.
[7] The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.
[8] After the death of the previous IFP councillor in a car accident, a by-election was held on 30 November.
The IFP candidate improved the party's showing, increasing their vote share from 34% to 59%.
[11] After the resignation of the ward 8 councillor, the resulting by-election saw the first electoral contest by the uMkhonto we Sizwe, which finished third, with 19%, behind the African National Congress (ANC) on 31%.