ANC 59.8%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 2 248 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress1 34459.8%- IndependentIndependent candidates84437.5%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters271.2%
DADemocratic Alliance160.7%
APCAfrican People's Convention110.5%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party30.1%
AZAPOAzanian People's Organisation30.1%
Voting districts · 9 ?
ANC won Ward 22 with 1 344 votes, 37.5% of the ward's 3 585 registered voters. Turnout was 65.3%: 2 341 of 3 585 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2016 local government elections in Ward 22, Umzimkhulu, 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 2 311 · spoilt 63 · special votes 25 · All 9 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 9 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 9 voting districts here (2 341 of 3 585). The IEC publishes 65.4%.
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: Umzimkhulu's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 27 Oct 2026, 13:43 SAST.