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IFP 36.8%

Inkatha Freedom 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

Turnout62.6%

Voters on the roll4 795

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

checked 02:55Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Bonginkosi Khulekani MbuyaziInkatha Freedom Party

Ward ballot ? · 2 928 valid votes

IFPInkatha Freedom Party1 07736.8%
ANCAfrican National Congress89730.6%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party78126.7%
DADemocratic Alliance391.3%
AEFAfrican Economic Freedom281.0%
SDPService Delivery Party250.9%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters230.8%
GJDPGods Justice and Development Party120.4%
NACOLNational Community Liberation100.3%
MAWUSAMawusa Movement Party100.3%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania90.3%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement60.2%
MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement50.2%
SACPSouth African Communist Party30.1%
JCJozini Congress20.1%
ABMMAbahlali Base Mkhanyakude Movement10.0%

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Voting districts · 5 ?

Bonginkosi Khulekani Mbuyazi (IFP) won Ward 7 with 1 077 votes, 22.5% of the ward's 4 795 registered voters. Turnout was 62.6%: 3 000 of 4 795 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 7, uMhlabuyalingana, voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 17

Gugu Lindiwe ZikhaliAbahlali Base Mkhanyakude Movement
Sandile Godfrey NgxongoAfrican Economic Freedom
Abel NxumaloAfrican National Congress
John Sfiso NxumaloAfrican Transformation Movement
Simingothando Parole VilaneAfrika Mayibuye Movement
Mlondo NxumaloDemocratic Alliance
Sinegugu Jetandra QwabeEconomic Freedom Fighters
Simiso Mxolisi MtshaliGods Justice and Development Party
Bonginkosi Khulekani MbuyaziInkatha Freedom Party
Ntuthuko Erwel MkhontoJozini Congress
Sibongile Nonhlnahla NcubeMawusa Movement Party
Xolani Mhlengeni SitholeNational Community Liberation
Nobuhle ZikhaliPan Africanist Congress of Azania
Simanga Thulebona MthethwaService Delivery Party
Bonisiwe S'Thembile MthembuSouth African Communist Party
Muziwamandla Siyabonga NcubeUmkhonto 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.

2021 Ward 7, uMhlabuyalinganaAll of this ward · 2021: IFP 55.7% · 2024 national: IFP 45.7%

ESP areas in this ward · 5 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 3 069 · spoilt 141 · special votes 270 · 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 (3 000 of 4 795). The IEC publishes 64.0%.

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 29 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): IFP 1 077 vs 3 226; ANC 897 vs 2 665; MKP 781 vs 2 310; DA 39 vs 119; AEF 28 vs 76; SDP 25 vs 76; EFF 23 vs 67; GJDP 12 vs 14; MAWUSA 10 vs 18; NACOL 10 vs 25; PAC 9 vs 25; ATM 6 vs 13; MAYIBUYE 5 vs 14; SACP 3 vs 10; JC 2 vs 4; ABMM 1 vs 4; ACDP 0 vs 1; AIC 0 vs 7; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 1; ARU 0 vs 2; I.L.P 0 vs 4; KZNI 0 vs 4; NFP 0 vs 15; NPA 0 vs 1; PFP 0 vs 3; PPF 0 vs 1; S.C. 0 vs 1; SIP 0 vs 5; UCDP 0 vs 3. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 75 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, 02:53 SAST.

Ward 7 2026 election results