title: 1995–96 South African municipal elections
text: # 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.
  
  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.
  
  | Party | Party | Leader | Votes | % | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | African National Congress | Nelson Mandela | 5,033,855 | 58.02% | 6 032 |
  | | National Party | Frederik de Klerk | 1,563,465 | 18.02% | 1 814 |
  | | Inkatha Freedom Party | Mangosuthu Buthelezi | 757,704 | 8.73% | 754 |
  | | Democratic Party | Tony Leon | 302,006 | 3.48% | 138 |
  | | Freedom Front | Constand Viljoen | 230,845 | 2.66% | 159 |
  | | Pan Africanist Congress | Motsoko Pheko | 104,455 | 1.2% | 27 |
  | | Conservative Party | Ferdinand Hartzenberg | 68,595 | 0.79% | 57 |
  | | African Christian Democratic Party | Kenneth Meshoe | 66,985 | 0.77% | 8 |
  | | Others | | 422 587 | 4.27% | 1097 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 8 619 065 | 100.00% | 11 368 |
  