Ward 23 2026 election results

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Voting district 43420014: DA 47.6% (PR ballot)Voting district 43420036: DA 45.4% (PR ballot)Voting district 43420115: MKP 40.6% (PR ballot)Voting district 43420159: DA 42.0% (PR ballot)Lutheran Church Trinity (VD 43420014)Empangeni Civic Centre (VD 43420036)Siyakhanyisa Primary School (VD 43420115)Empangeni Preparatory School (VD 43420159)
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DA 46.5%

Democratic Alliance · won the ward ballot

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

This wardAll 4 voting districts in
Turnout52.2%
Voters on the roll5 780
South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)
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Elected ward councillor ?

Barend Jacobus de LangeDemocratic Alliance

Ward ballot ? · 3 010 valid votes

Hours off in Ward 23 ?

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Power25hours off3 outages
Water0hours offNo outages
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Voting districts · 4 ?

Barend Jacobus de Lange (DA) won Ward 23 with 1 399 votes, 24.2% of the ward's 5 780 registered voters. Turnout was 52.2%: 3 020 of 5 780 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 23, uMhlathuze (Richards Bay), voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 19

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 · 7 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 3 020 · spoilt 10 · special votes 88 · 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 (3 020 of 5 780). The IEC publishes 52.3%.

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 19 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): DA 1 399 vs 3 869; MKP 698 vs 2 187; IFP 342 vs 1 175; ANC 299 vs 890; VF PLUS 101 vs 330; ActionSA 65 vs 258; ACC 37 vs 71; EFF 35 vs 112; ATM 17 vs 48; SACP 7 vs 29; AEF 4 vs 7; AMC.ROY. 1 vs 2; CCU 1 vs 4; MAYIBUYE 1 vs 5; ACDP 0 vs 29; IA 0 vs 3; NFP 0 vs 1; UCDP 0 vs 2; UWO 0 vs 2. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 54 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 10 Nov 2026, 00:38 SAST.

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