IFP 48.4%up 14.6 pts from 33.8% in 2011
Inkatha Freedom Party · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Norman Thulubheke ZiqubuInkatha Freedom PartyWard ballot ? · 2 973 valid votes
- IFPInkatha Freedom Party1 43948.4%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party1 16239.1%
ANCAfrican National Congress2337.8%
DADemocratic Alliance551.8%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters391.3%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus110.4%- ARM.JBSAfrican Restoration Movement60.2%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party50.2%
- AMC.ROY.African Movement Congress50.2%
ActionSA40.1%- AEFAfrican Economic Freedom30.1%
- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement30.1%
UCDPUnited Christian Democratic Party20.1%
NPANational Peoples Ambassadors20.1%
IAIndependent Alliance20.1%
ACCActive Citizens Coalition10.0%- GJDPGods Justice and Development Party10.0%
Hours off in Ward 33 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 4 ?
Norman Thulubheke Ziqubu (IFP) won Ward 33 with 1 439 votes, 24.3% of the ward's 5 930 registered voters. Turnout was 50.5%: 2 992 of 5 930 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 33, uMhlathuze (Richards Bay), voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 18
- Musa Goodboy MnyanduActionSA
- Asima Ismail MoolaActive Citizens Coalition
- Julias Sbonelo NzuzaAfrican Economic Freedom
- Sibonelo ZondiAfrican Movement Congress
- Sabelo MbuyaziAfrican National Congress
- Patience Nokwanda Mdunge-MpontshaneAfrican Restoration Movement
- Mpendulo MnqayiAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Thulasizwe Muziwenkosi SibiyaCongregational Christian Unity
- Jacob BiyelaDemocratic Alliance
- Mduduzi Zilungisele NdwandweEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Fortunate Thembisile NzuzaGods Justice and Development Party
- Sabelo Abednego MbathaIndependent Alliance
- Norman Thulubheke ZiqubuInkatha Freedom Party
- Sakhamuzi Phumlani MthethwaNational Peoples Ambassadors
- Sbusiso MkhwanaziSouth African Communist Party
- Linduyise Welcome MthethwaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Sibongile Thokozile ThangoUnited Christian Democratic Party
- Joshie ValooVryheidsfront 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 · 5 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 999 · spoilt 26 · special votes 393 · 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 (2 992 of 5 930). The IEC publishes 50.6%.
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.
The change beside the headline is the difference between the leading party's share here and its share in the 2011 election for the same ward (the ward that covered the same area then), both from the IEC's counts, with no votes re-allocated between boundaries.
Note: The IEC's total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 20 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): IFP 1 439 vs 4 318; MKP 1 162 vs 3 452; ANC 233 vs 723; DA 55 vs 167; EFF 39 vs 112; VF PLUS 11 vs 28; ARM.JBS 6 vs 8; AMC.ROY. 5 vs 8; SACP 5 vs 18; ActionSA 4 vs 12; AEF 3 vs 7; MAYIBUYE 3 vs 19; IA 2 vs 5; NPA 2 vs 3; ACDP 0 vs 1; ASEP 0 vs 7; ATM 0 vs 7; NFP 0 vs 9; SDP 0 vs 1; UWO 0 vs 2. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 58 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.