Ward 17 2026 election results

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Voting district 43415760: MKP 53.6%Voting district 43417054: MKP 47.3%Voting district 43480032: MKP 50.1%Voting district 43480111: MKP 56.1%Bajabulile Primary School (VD 43415760)Esikhawini Parks Depot (VD 43417054)Tisand Technical High School (VD 43480032)Hlamvana High School (VD 43480111)
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MKP 51.9%

Most party (PR) votes

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

This wardAll 4 voting districts in
Turnout47.8%
Voters on the roll6 624
South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)
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Elected ward councillor ?

Mthokozisi Siyanda NxumaloUmkhonto Wesizwe Party

PR ballot ? · 3 158 valid votes

Hours off in Ward 17 ?

Reported in the ESP app

Power36hours off4 outages
Water13hours off2 outages
Internet7hours off1 outage
May: 0 hours off0MayJun: 0 hours off0JunJul: 0 hours off0JulAug · Power: 13 hours offAug: 13 hours off13AugSep: 0 hours off0SepOct · Power: 23 hours offOct · Water: 13 hours offOct · Internet: 7 hours offOct: 43 hours off43Oct

Voting districts · 4 ?

Mthokozisi Siyanda Nxumalo (MKP) won Ward 17 with 1 616 votes, 24.4% of the ward's 6 624 registered voters. Turnout was 47.8%: 3 168 of 6 624 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 17, uMhlathuze (Richards Bay), voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 20

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 · 2 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 3 177 · spoilt 13 · special votes 140 · All 4 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 4 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 4 voting districts here (3 168 of 6 624). The IEC publishes 48.0%.

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 22 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): MKP 1 616 vs 4 914; ANC 584 vs 1 551; IFP 504 vs 1 531; ActionSA 216 vs 720; DA 110 vs 363; EFF 34 vs 115; IA 21 vs 62; NFP 19 vs 43; ATM 11 vs 26; MAYIBUYE 10 vs 27; VF PLUS 10 vs 30; SACP 5 vs 28; UCDP 5 vs 7; ARM.JBS 4 vs 7; AEF 3 vs 8; AMC.ROY. 3 vs 4; GJDP 3 vs 5; ACC 2 vs 4; CCU 1 vs 2; ACDP 0 vs 26; ASEP 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: 71 times in 4 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 09 Nov 2026, 22:30 SAST.

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