IRI/NDI Zimbabwe International Election Observation Mission Final Report 47 At the local government level, ZANU-PF won control of 60 local authorities, MDC Alliance won 27, and two independent candidates won a majority. ZANU-PF won control of 57 of 60 rural local authorities while MDC Alliance won control of 25 of 29 urban local authorities. WINNING PARTY PER LOCAL AUTHORITY BY PROVINCE FOR 2018 LOCAL AUTHORITY ELECTIONS (1,949 of 1,958 Wards) PROVINCE MDC ALLIANCE ZANU-PF TOSS UP Bulawayo 1 1 Harare 3 3 Manicaland 3 6 Mashonaland Central 1 8 9 Mashonaland East 2 9 11 Mashonaland West 5 8 13 Masvingo 1 7 Matabeleland North 4 5 9 Matabeleland South 2 8 10 Midlands 5 9 14 TOTAL 27 60 1 1 2 TOTAL 10 9 89