Ward 35 2026 election results

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Voting district 43480021: DA 57.1% (PR ballot)Voting district 43480043: DA 52.9% (PR ballot)Voting district 43480346: DA 60.7% (PR ballot)Birdswood Secondary School (VD 43480021)Veldenvlei Primary School (VD 43480043)Richards Bay Christian School (VD 43480346)
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DA 58.8%

Democratic Alliance · 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
Turnout52.9%
Voters on the roll6 672
South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)
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Elected ward councillor ?

Robert Sbusiso BenteleDemocratic Alliance

Ward ballot ? · 3 514 valid votes

Hours off in Ward 35 ?

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Power32hours off4 outages
Water70hours off5 outages
Internet0hours offNo outages
May · Power: 7 hours offMay · Water: 58 hours offMay: 65 hours off65MayJun: 0 hours off0JunJul: 0 hours off0JulAug: 0 hours off0AugSep · Water: 12 hours offSep: 12 hours off12SepOct · Power: 25 hours offOct: 25 hours off25Oct

Voting districts · 3 ?

Robert Sbusiso Bentele (DA) won Ward 35 with 2 066 votes, 31.0% of the ward's 6 672 registered voters. Turnout was 52.9%: 3 530 of 6 672 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 35, uMhlathuze (Richards Bay), voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 18

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 3 519 · spoilt 5 · special votes 64 · 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 (3 530 of 6 672). The IEC publishes 52.9%.

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 20 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): DA 2 066 vs 6 011; MKP 486 vs 1 553; VF PLUS 351 vs 1 075; IFP 271 vs 838; ANC 173 vs 524; ActionSA 74 vs 254; EFF 70 vs 193; MAYIBUYE 11 vs 22; CCU 3 vs 4; SACP 3 vs 9; ACC 2 vs 4; ARM.JBS 2 vs 6; AMC.ROY. 1 vs 6; UCDP 1 vs 4; ACDP 0 vs 16; ATM 0 vs 32; IA 0 vs 2; NFP 0 vs 4; SDP 0 vs 1; UWO 0 vs 4. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 43 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 09 Nov 2026, 18:47 SAST.

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