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IFP 33.4%up 3.2 pts from 30.2% in 2021

Most party (PR) votes

Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.

This wardAll 6 voting districts in

Turnout52.9%

Voters on the roll2 827

South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)

checked 22:58Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Samkelo Samuel KuneneInkatha Freedom Party

PR ballot ? · 1 468 valid votes

IFPInkatha Freedom Party49133.4%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party40227.4%
ANCAfrican National Congress35624.3%
DADemocratic Alliance745.0%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters654.4%
MPMMajuba Progressive Movement281.9%
NDRFNewcastle and District Residents Forum130.9%
NFPNational Freedom Party110.7%
SACPSouth African Communist Party50.3%
IRCInternational Revelation Congress50.3%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement50.3%
MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement50.3%
ISPInsika Yesizwe Party40.3%
PVPPeople's Voice Party20.1%
AAMAmandla Awethu Movement20.1%

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Voting districts · 6 ?

Samkelo Samuel Kunene (IFP) won Ward 1 with 565 votes, 20.0% of the ward's 2 827 registered voters. Turnout was 52.9%: 1 495 of 2 827 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 1, eMadlangeni, voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 14

Simphiwe Norman SibiyaAfrican National Congress
Piet Mandla MbathaAfrican Transformation Movement
Sizwe Praisegod MaphangaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
Ntswaki Elizabeth KhanyaAmandla Awethu Movement
Sakhile Thulani MkhwanaziDemocratic Alliance
Nokuthula Witness VilakaziEconomic Freedom Fighters
Samkelo Samuel KuneneInkatha Freedom Party
Philani Persival ZuluInsika Yesizwe Party
Nokwazi Mbali MkhwanaziInternational Revelation Congress
Sifundo Innocent ThangoMajuba Progressive Movement
Zamokuhle QwabeNational Freedom Party
Sipho Albert LuvunoNewcastle and District Residents Forum
Ayanda Zinhle NdloziSouth African Communist Party
Bongani Absalom MkhwanaziUmkhonto Wesizwe Party

Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)

This ward in earlier elections ?

2021 Ward 1, eMadlangeniSame area · 2021: ANC 35.5% · 2024 national: M.K. 55.7%

ESP areas in this ward · 1 ?

Emadlangeni Rural

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 1 490 · spoilt 19 · special votes 61 · All 6 voting districts in (the IEC's voting-district results so far, out of its list of voting districts for this election)

PR ballot figures for this ward are the sum of the IEC's results for its 6 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 6 voting districts here (1 495 of 2 827). The IEC publishes 52.9%.

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.

The change beside the headline is the difference between the leading party's share here and its share in the 2021 election for the same ward (the ward that covered the same area then), both from the IEC's counts, with no votes re-allocated between boundaries.

Note: The IEC's total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 24 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): IFP 565 vs 1 592; MKP 392 vs 1 212; ANC 354 vs 1 055; DA 62 vs 204; MPM 28 vs 75; NDRF 22 vs 50; EFF 11 vs 93; NFP 10 vs 26; IRC 7 vs 15; ISP 7 vs 13; MAYIBUYE 5 vs 11; AAM 4 vs 7; ATM 3 vs 9; SACP 1 vs 7; ACDP 0 vs 1; ActionSA 0 vs 2; AEF 0 vs 2; B.M. 0 vs 1; CFP 0 vs 2; IA 0 vs 5; KZNI 0 vs 2; PVP 0 vs 3; VF PLUS 0 vs 8; WAYO 0 vs 2. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 86 times in 6 voting districts. In local elections the IEC also publishes each party's total across the ward, PR and DC 40% ballots. For these parties (by IEC party number) that total differs from the party's votes on the ballots themselves. We show each ballot's own votes. Each voting district's own page lists the IEC's figures.

Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.

The DC 40% ? ballot is published per municipality: eMadlangeni's DC 40% result.

Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.

IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 22:53 SAST.

Ward 1 2026 election results