MKP 67.3%
Umkhonto Wesizwe Party · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Sphelele Knowledge MkhwanaziUmkhonto Wesizwe PartyWard ballot ? · 2 139 valid votes
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party1 43967.3%
ANCAfrican National Congress38418.0%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party23310.9%
IAIndependent Alliance261.2%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters190.9%
DADemocratic Alliance90.4%
AICAfrican Independent Congress70.3%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement70.3%
- MLPMkhonto Ilembe Party70.3%
NFPNational Freedom Party40.2%
UCDPUnited Christian Democratic Party10.0%- SACPSouth African Communist Party10.0%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement10.0%- AEFAfrican Economic Freedom10.0%
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Voting districts · 2 ?
Sphelele Knowledge Mkhwanazi (MKP) won Ward 17 with 1 439 votes, 32.1% of the ward's 4 485 registered voters. Turnout was 48.0%: 2 155 of 4 485 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 17, Mandeni, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 14
- Siyanda Siphesihle ZikhaliAfrican Economic Freedom
Vernon Nkosinathi VumisaAfrican Independent Congress
Nkululeko Mnelisi Praise-God NxumaloAfrican National Congress
Tholinhlanhla Sakhile NgcampalalaAfrican Transformation Movement- Zinhle Wendy NdlelaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
Mthokozisi Siyabonga VilakaziDemocratic Alliance
S'Lungelo Mzwandile ZondoEconomic Freedom Fighters
Abraham Edward MthethwaIndependent Alliance
Sibusiso Sanele BhamaliInkatha Freedom Party- Sindi Lihle ZuluMkhonto Ilembe Party
Derrick Louter MngomezuluNational Freedom Party- Philile Parcy NseleSouth African Communist Party
Sphelele Knowledge MkhwanaziUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
Gladys Aweza MhlongoUnited Christian Democratic Party
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2021: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
ESP areas in this ward · 2 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 150 · spoilt 11 · special votes 78 · All 2 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 2 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 2 voting districts here (2 155 of 4 485). The IEC publishes 48.0%.
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 total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 20 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): MKP 1 439 vs 4 318; ANC 384 vs 1 115; IFP 233 vs 711; IA 26 vs 66; EFF 19 vs 53; DA 9 vs 29; AIC 7 vs 31; MAYIBUYE 7 vs 13; MLP 7 vs 31; NFP 4 vs 12; AEF 1 vs 3; ATM 1 vs 8; SACP 1 vs 3; UCDP 1 vs 3; ACC 0 vs 2; ACDP 0 vs 3; ActionSA 0 vs 7; ARU 0 vs 7; KZNI 0 vs 5; VF PLUS 0 vs 5. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 32 times in 2 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: Mandeni's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 21:55 SAST.