ANC 61.9%up 9.4 pts from 52.5% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Bhekumuzi Phiwayinkosi SitholeAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 209 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress1 36861.9%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party40618.4%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party35716.2%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters341.5%
DADemocratic Alliance110.5%- SACPSouth African Communist Party110.5%
IAIndependent Alliance60.3%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement50.2%
- AEFAfrican Economic Freedom40.2%
- AMC.ROY.African Movement Congress40.2%
UCDPUnited Christian Democratic Party20.1%- SDPService Delivery Party10.0%
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Voting districts · 2 ?
Bhekumuzi Phiwayinkosi Sithole (ANC) won Ward 16 with 1 368 votes, 33.8% of the ward's 4 046 registered voters. Turnout was 54.9%: 2 222 of 4 046 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 16, uMfolozi, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 12
- Mduduzi Sakhile DladlaAfrican Economic Freedom
- Sipho Phiwayinkosi NgobeseAfrican Movement Congress
- Bhekumuzi Phiwayinkosi SitholeAfrican National Congress
- Thobile Precious MbuthoAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Siyabonga ZumaDemocratic Alliance
- Bayanda Sanele ManqeleEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Sifiso MtshaliIndependent Alliance
- Wandar Wycliff ManqeleInkatha Freedom Party
- Mondli Charles MncwangoService Delivery Party
- Goodman Muzikayise MthiyaneSouth African Communist Party
- Nkosinathi Ronald MafulekaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Lindokuhle Phumlani MaphangaUnited Christian Democratic Party
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 2 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 214 · spoilt 5 · special votes 18 · 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 (2 222 of 4 046). The IEC publishes 54.9%.
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 20 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 1 368 vs 3 090; IFP 406 vs 1 392; MKP 357 vs 1 811; EFF 34 vs 112; DA 11 vs 66; SACP 11 vs 31; IA 6 vs 17; MAYIBUYE 5 vs 20; AEF 4 vs 9; AMC.ROY. 4 vs 6; UCDP 2 vs 14; SDP 1 vs 4; ACDP 0 vs 9; ActionSA 0 vs 24; ASEP 0 vs 3; ATM 0 vs 10; CCU 0 vs 1; NFP 0 vs 4; UWO 0 vs 4; VF PLUS 0 vs 5. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 34 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: uMfolozi's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 00:55 SAST.