ANC 48.2%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 2 814 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress1 35748.2%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party84430.0%- IndependentIndependent candidates47817.0%
AICAfrican Independent Congress802.8%
DADemocratic Alliance301.1%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters250.9%
Voting districts · 5 ?
ANC won Ward 5 with 1 357 votes, 28.2% of the ward's 4 814 registered voters. Turnout was 52.2%: 2 514 of 4 814 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2016 local government elections in Ward 5, Umhlabuyalingana, voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2011: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
This area in the 2026 elections ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 919 · spoilt 105 · special votes 172 · All 5 voting districts in · the IEC marks the results complete
PR ballot figures for this ward are the sum of the IEC's results for its 5 voting districts; the IEC publishes the ward ballot per ward and the PR ballot per voting district.
Turnout is calculated as PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters, from the IEC's results for the 5 voting districts here (2 514 of 4 814). The IEC publishes 60.6%.
The winner's share of registered voters is calculated: the winner's votes on the IEC's ward ballot ÷ the registered voters of the ward's voting districts.
Note: the IEC's published turnout for this ward is 60.64%; its own counts give 52.22% (PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters in its voting districts); we show the calculated figure.
Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.
The DC 40% ? ballot is published per municipality: Umhlabuyalingana's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 27 Oct 2026, 13:40 SAST.