ANC 57.3%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 3 369 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress1 93257.3%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party1 26437.5%
DADemocratic Alliance962.8%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters682.0%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party60.2%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus30.1%
Voting districts · 8 ?
ANC won Ward 31 with 1 932 votes, 35.9% of the ward's 5 387 registered voters. Turnout was 63.7%: 3 430 of 5 387 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2016 local government elections in Ward 31, 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 3 412 · spoilt 43 · special votes 40 · All 8 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 8 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 8 voting districts here (3 430 of 5 387). The IEC publishes 62.9%.
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.