The Nkandla Local Municipality council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation.
Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
In the election of 1 November 2021 the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of sixteen seats on the council.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
[5] The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.