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MKP 51.6%

Umkhonto Wesizwe Party · won the ward ballot

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

This wardAll 3 voting districts in

Turnout48.3%

Voters on the roll5 269

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

checked 00:42Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Doctor Minias GumedeUmkhonto Wesizwe Party

Ward ballot ? · 2 546 valid votes

MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party1 31351.6%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party43617.1%
ANCAfrican National Congress35814.1%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters1977.7%
DADemocratic Alliance1154.5%
NFPNational Freedom Party431.7%
ActionSA281.1%
IAIndependent Alliance170.7%
MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement130.5%
SACPSouth African Communist Party60.2%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus50.2%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement50.2%
NPANational Peoples Ambassadors30.1%
AMC.ROY.African Movement Congress30.1%
ACCActive Citizens Coalition20.1%
ARM.JBSAfrican Restoration Movement10.0%
GJDPGods Justice and Development Party10.0%

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Voting districts · 3 ?

Doctor Minias Gumede (MKP) won Ward 16 with 1 313 votes, 24.9% of the ward's 5 269 registered voters. Turnout was 48.3%: 2 547 of 5 269 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 16, uMhlathuze (Richards Bay), voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 20

Sifundo Zwelethu Africa MsweliActionSA
Asima Ismail MoolaActive Citizens Coalition
Precious Nonhlanhla NkwanyanaAfrican Economic Freedom
Isaai Ngcebo Erasmas ZuluAfrican Movement Congress
S'Fiso Sibonelo MthethwaAfrican National Congress
Patience Nokwanda Mdunge-MpontshaneAfrican Restoration Movement
Mabuyi Bongekile ZuluAfrican Transformation Movement
Dudu Goodnes NxumaloAfrika Mayibuye Movement
Themba Emmanuel TembeCongregational Christian Unity
Siduduzo Seluleko MjaduDemocratic Alliance
Siphesihle Surprise ZuluEconomic Freedom Fighters
Lungisani Griffiths MfumaGods Justice and Development Party
Sifiso Kelvin MbikoIndependent Alliance
Nothando Hleziphi Lethukuthula MthombeniInkatha Freedom Party
Xolani Christopher MahlabaNational Freedom Party
Sipho Abednigo GumedeNational Peoples Ambassadors
Nothando Angel ZikhaliSouth African Communist Party
Doctor Minias GumedeUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
Sibongile Thokozile ThangoUnited Christian Democratic Party
Jéan GerberVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus

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 · 1 ?

Mkobasa

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 2 554 · spoilt 8 · special votes 73 · All 3 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 3 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 3 voting districts here (2 547 of 5 269). The IEC publishes 48.5%.

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 19 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): MKP 1 313 vs 3 972; IFP 436 vs 1 275; ANC 358 vs 1 049; EFF 197 vs 530; DA 115 vs 338; NFP 43 vs 120; ActionSA 28 vs 121; IA 17 vs 44; MAYIBUYE 13 vs 40; SACP 6 vs 26; ATM 5 vs 17; VF PLUS 5 vs 13; AMC.ROY. 3 vs 6; ACC 2 vs 3; GJDP 1 vs 2; ACDP 0 vs 36; ASEP 0 vs 2; CCU 0 vs 1; UWO 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 44 times in 3 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: uMhlathuze's DC 40% result.

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

IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 00:38 SAST.

Ward 16 2026 election results