ANC 73.0%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 3 419 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress2 49773.0%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party76722.4%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters812.4%
DADemocratic Alliance601.8%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party120.4%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus20.1%
Voting districts · 4 ?
ANC won Ward 27 with 2 497 votes, 41.1% of the ward's 6 072 registered voters. Turnout was 57.7%: 3 504 of 6 072 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2016 local government elections in Ward 27, uMhlathuze (Richards Bay), 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
Official IEC figures: how we add them up
Votes cast 3 465 · spoilt 46 · special votes 34 · All 4 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 4 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 4 voting districts here (3 504 of 6 072). The IEC publishes 57.7%.
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.
Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.
The DC 40% ? ballot is published per municipality: uMhlathuze's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 27 Oct 2026, 13:41 SAST.