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MKP 47.1%

Umkhonto Wesizwe Party · won the ward ballot

Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.

This wardAll 5 voting districts in

Turnout58.0%

Voters on the roll5 747

South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)

checked 03:08Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Sakhile Petros MthembuUmkhonto Wesizwe Party

Ward ballot ? · 3 302 valid votes

MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party1 55647.1%
ANCAfrican National Congress80024.2%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party58017.6%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters1083.3%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party912.8%
SACPSouth African Communist Party351.1%
DADemocratic Alliance331.0%
NACOLNational Community Liberation150.5%
MAWUSAMawusa Movement Party140.4%
SDPService Delivery Party120.4%
GJDPGods Justice and Development Party120.4%
PPFPeople’s Power Freedom Party90.3%
PFPPeople's Freedom Party80.2%
JCJozini Congress80.2%
ABMMAbahlali Base Mkhanyakude Movement60.2%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement50.2%
AEFAfrican Economic Freedom40.1%
UCDPUnited Christian Democratic Party20.1%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania20.1%
MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement20.1%

Hours off in Ward 1 ?

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Voting districts · 5 ?

Sakhile Petros Mthembu (MKP) won Ward 1 with 1 556 votes, 27.1% of the ward's 5 747 registered voters. Turnout was 58.0%: 3 334 of 5 747 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 1, uMhlabuyalingana, voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 20

Siphiwe Nobuhle ManziniAbahlali Base Mkhanyakude Movement
Ntuthuko Progress KhumaloAfrican Christian Democratic Party
Sbonelo Goodnough MngomezuluAfrican Economic Freedom
Thabisile Primrose ManziniAfrican National Congress
Prudence Khonzangani ZuluAfrican Transformation Movement
Zamokuhle Ntando MthembuAfrika Mayibuye Movement
Nkosinathi Emanuel NxumaloDemocratic Alliance
Celani NhlekoEconomic Freedom Fighters
Evelyn Thembekile MdletsheGods Justice and Development Party
Bheka Josaiah TembeInkatha Freedom Party
Zweli Kenneth NgubaneJozini Congress
Dumazile Lungile QinabeMawusa Movement Party
Bongumusa Praiseworth ZuluNational Community Liberation
Philile Qobile ThwalaPan Africanist Congress of Azania
Mduduzi Sunboy MsweliPeople’s Power Freedom Party
Sibongiseni Thulani NgweziPeople's Freedom Party
Emmanuel Sakhile TusseService Delivery Party
Jabulisiwe Ntombi NgubaneSouth African Communist Party
Sakhile Petros MthembuUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
Nkantolo Vusumuzi NgwenyaUnited 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 · 4 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 3 344 · spoilt 42 · special votes 392 · 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 (3 334 of 5 747). The IEC publishes 58.3%.

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 29 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): MKP 1 556 vs 4 650; ANC 800 vs 2 369; IFP 580 vs 1 764; EFF 108 vs 340; ACDP 91 vs 254; SACP 35 vs 101; DA 33 vs 114; NACOL 15 vs 32; MAWUSA 14 vs 28; GJDP 12 vs 33; SDP 12 vs 41; PPF 9 vs 18; JC 8 vs 18; PFP 8 vs 11; ABMM 6 vs 15; ATM 5 vs 12; AEF 4 vs 13; MAYIBUYE 2 vs 11; PAC 2 vs 12; UCDP 2 vs 6; AIC 0 vs 9; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 3; ARU 0 vs 2; ASEP 0 vs 2; I.L.P 0 vs 2; KZNI 0 vs 3; NFP 0 vs 10; NPA 0 vs 1; SIP 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 94 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: uMhlabuyalingana's DC 40% result.

Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.

IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 03:08 SAST.

Ward 1 2026 election results