IFP 57.4%
Inkatha Freedom Party · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Mlungisi ShelembeInkatha Freedom PartyWard ballot ? · 2 958 valid votes
- IFPInkatha Freedom Party1 69757.4%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party96532.6%
ANCAfrican National Congress2297.7%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters220.7%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement160.5%
DADemocratic Alliance70.2%
AICAfrican Independent Congress70.2%
ARUAfrican Renaissance Unity60.2%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement60.2%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party20.1%
UCDPUnited Christian Democratic Party10.0%
Hours off in Ward 1 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 6 ?
Mlungisi Shelembe (IFP) won Ward 1 with 1 697 votes, 31.4% of the ward's 5 413 registered voters. Turnout was 55.3%: 2 995 of 5 413 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 1, Mandeni, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 12
- Mpilenhle Liberators MdhletsheAfrican Economic Freedom
- Nombulelo Goodness MathonsiAfrican Independent Congress
- Qaphela Blessing DubeAfrican National Congress
- Zamokwakhe Emmanuel ShabalalaAfrican Renaissance Unity
- Thukakwenzeka DubeAfrican Transformation Movement
- Thokozani Derick NzuzaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Pretty Thabisile HadebeDemocratic Alliance
- Nokulunga Mbali DubeEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Mlungisi ShelembeInkatha Freedom Party
- Nomfundo Marvellous DubeSouth African Communist Party
- Siyabonga Innocent ShanduUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Abraham Musa MbonambiUnited 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 · 6 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 994 · spoilt 36 · special votes 107 · 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 (2 995 of 5 413). The IEC publishes 55.4%.
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.
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 1 697 vs 4 971; MKP 965 vs 2 920; ANC 229 vs 690; EFF 22 vs 53; ATM 16 vs 47; AIC 7 vs 25; DA 7 vs 29; ARU 6 vs 8; MAYIBUYE 6 vs 10; SACP 2 vs 9; UCDP 1 vs 8; ACDP 0 vs 2; ActionSA 0 vs 5; AEF 0 vs 5; IA 0 vs 6; KZNI 0 vs 3; MLP 0 vs 19; NFP 0 vs 7; SDP 0 vs 2; VF PLUS 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 71 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: Mandeni's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 21:50 SAST.