ANC 55.9%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 2 541 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress1 42155.9%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party51320.2%- IndependentIndependent candidates46718.4%
DADemocratic Alliance421.7%- SOHStrength of Humanity411.6%
APCAfrican People's Convention291.1%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters281.1%
Voting districts · 8 ?
ANC won Ward 3 with 1 421 votes, 32.4% of the ward's 4 389 registered voters. Turnout was 57.4%: 2 519 of 4 389 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2016 local government elections in Ward 3, Umzumbe, 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 2 619 · spoilt 78 · special votes 68 · 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 (2 519 of 4 389). The IEC publishes 59.6%.
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 59.57%; its own counts give 57.39% (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: Umzumbe's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 27 Oct 2026, 13:34 SAST.