IFP 44.6%down 18.0 pts from 62.6% in 2021
Inkatha Freedom Party · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Mbuzeleni Cyril MkhizeInkatha Freedom PartyWard ballot ? · 2 863 valid votes
- IFPInkatha Freedom Party1 27844.6%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party87530.6%
ANCAfrican National Congress43015.0%- IndependentIndependent candidates1836.4%
DADemocratic Alliance371.3%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters160.6%- A.B.C.D.Abantu Bezwelethu Congress Democracy150.5%
MFMinority Front90.3%
APEMOAfrican People's Movement80.3%- SACPSouth African Communist Party30.1%
ACAfrican Mantungwa Community20.1%
ARUAfrican Renaissance Unity20.1%
UCMUnited Cultural Movement20.1%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement20.1%
- B.M.Bumbana Mzansi10.0%
Hours off in Ward 16 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 6 ?
Mbuzeleni Cyril Mkhize (IFP) won Ward 16 with 1 278 votes, 26.4% of the ward's 4 844 registered voters. Turnout was 59.7%: 2 892 of 4 844 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 16, iNkosi Langalibalele, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 16
- Meshack Bhekani NyathiAbantu Bezwelethu Congress Democracy
- Ntokozo MasokaAfrican Mantungwa Community
- Cebo Khanyisani MabasoAfrican National Congress
- Ayanda Siphiwe SibisiAfrican People's Movement
- Nokuthula Joyce MaphanyaAfrican Renaissance Unity
- Thabani Michael MazibukoAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Vuyisile DlaminiBumbana Mzansi
- Samantha Thabisa MiyaDemocratic Alliance
- Lindokuhle NdlovuEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Busane Ernest HadebeIndependent
- Mondli Raymond NyathiIndependent
- Mbuzeleni Cyril MkhizeInkatha Freedom Party
- Raffick IsoopaliMinority Front
- Buyisiwe Priscilla GumbiSouth African Communist Party
- Bongani Nelson MajolaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Zamani Derrick ZuluUnited Cultural Movement
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 4 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 885 · spoilt 22 · special votes 161 · 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 (2 892 of 4 844). The IEC publishes 59.7%.
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.
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 20 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): IFP 1 278 vs 4 018; MKP 875 vs 2 879; ANC 430 vs 1 193; DA 37 vs 132; EFF 16 vs 52; A.B.C.D. 15 vs 17; MF 9 vs 12; APEMO 8 vs 18; SACP 3 vs 17; AC 2 vs 3; ARU 2 vs 14; MAYIBUYE 2 vs 8; UCM 2 vs 9; B.M. 1 vs 3; ACDP 0 vs 4; ATM 0 vs 10; NADECO 0 vs 2; NEFA 0 vs 2; NFP 0 vs 10; VF PLUS 0 vs 4. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 78 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: iNkosi Langalibalele's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 20:50 SAST.