IFP 52.4%down 13.1 pts from 65.5% in 2021
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 ?
Celinhlanhla Nkululeko MbamboInkatha Freedom PartyWard ballot ? · 2 028 valid votes
- IFPInkatha Freedom Party1 06352.4%
DADemocratic Alliance37818.6%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party36217.9%
ANCAfrican National Congress21310.5%- UWOUmkhumbi Wesizwe Organisation60.3%
- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement30.1%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters20.1%- SACPSouth African Communist Party10.0%
Hours off in Ward 2 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 5 ?
Ward 2, Nkandla's 2026 election results: Celinhlanhla Nkululeko Mbambo elected; IFP 52.4% on the ward ballot; turnout 48.5%. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 2, Nkandla, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 8
- Nkosiyezwe SitholeAfrican National Congress
- Lungelo Andile SitholeAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Sikhumbuzo Julius ShangeDemocratic Alliance
- Kwenzi Nokuthula MkhizeEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Celinhlanhla Nkululeko MbamboInkatha Freedom Party
- Slinganiso Mlungeleni BhenguSouth African Communist Party
- Brilliant Nhlakanipho ButheleziUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Winnie Zwakele NgemaUmkhumbi Wesizwe Organisation
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 16 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 043 · spoilt 15 · special votes 136 · All 5 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 5 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 5 voting districts here (2 044 of 4 211). The IEC publishes 48.5%.
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 17 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): IFP 1 063 vs 3 187; DA 378 vs 1 102; MKP 362 vs 1 103; ANC 213 vs 623; UWO 6 vs 19; MAYIBUYE 3 vs 7; EFF 2 vs 11; SACP 1 vs 8; ActionSA 0 vs 1; AEF 0 vs 1; ASEP 0 vs 1; ATM 0 vs 3; CCU 0 vs 3; IA 0 vs 5; NFP 0 vs 3; SDP 0 vs 1; VF PLUS 0 vs 3. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 43 times in 5 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: Nkandla's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 13:48 SAST.