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MKP 42.6%

Most party (PR) votes

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

This wardAll 3 voting districts in

Turnout48.6%

Voters on the roll5 398

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

checked 23:35Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Sandile Innocent MthimkhuluUmkhonto Wesizwe Party

PR ballot ? · 2 572 valid votes

MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party1 09542.6%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party83132.3%
ANCAfrican National Congress46718.2%
DADemocratic Alliance562.2%
ActionSA291.1%
MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement220.9%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters200.8%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party120.5%
NFPNational Freedom Party100.4%
SACPSouth African Communist Party70.3%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus50.2%
NPANational Peoples Ambassadors40.2%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement40.2%
ACCActive Citizens Coalition30.1%
AEFAfrican Economic Freedom20.1%
AMC.ROY.African Movement Congress20.1%
IAIndependent Alliance10.0%
ARM.JBSAfrican Restoration Movement10.0%
GJDPGods Justice and Development Party10.0%

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Voting districts · 3 ?

Sandile Innocent Mthimkhulu (MKP) won Ward 8 with 1 084 votes, 20.1% of the ward's 5 398 registered voters. Turnout was 48.6%: 2 626 of 5 398 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 8, uMhlathuze (Richards Bay), voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 20

Siphelele Enough NgemaActionSA
Asima Ismail MoolaActive Citizens Coalition
Webster Nhlakanipho NkabindeAfrican Christian Democratic Party
Julias Sbonelo NzuzaAfrican Economic Freedom
Simphiwe Sizile Jeanne GumedeAfrican National Congress
Alpheus Amos NhlenyamaAfrican Renaissance Unity
Lindani Vincent ZunguAfrican Restoration Movement
Sibongile Audrey DlaminiAfrika Mayibuye Movement
Themba Emmanuel TembeCongregational Christian Unity
Nkosinathi Sipho NyakeniDemocratic Alliance
Thokozani Jeremia MnyanduEconomic Freedom Fighters
Ygraine Cornelia GovenderGods Justice and Development Party
Duduzile Maureen GumedeIndependent Alliance
Mandla Penuel MkhwanaziInkatha Freedom Party
Celile Mthembeni XuluNational Freedom Party
Bonginkosi Fanyana NdlaziNational Peoples Ambassadors
Gabriel Jabulani ZondiSouth African Communist Party
Sandile Innocent MthimkhuluUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
Sibongile Thokozile ThangoUnited Christian Democratic Party
Dheena ReddyVryheidsfront 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 · 3 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 2 585 · spoilt 64 · special votes 118 · 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 (2 626 of 5 398). The IEC publishes 48.6%.

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.

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 1 084 vs 3 266; IFP 769 vs 2 450; ANC 507 vs 1 437; DA 46 vs 159; EFF 29 vs 73; ActionSA 23 vs 83; MAYIBUYE 23 vs 69; ACDP 14 vs 40; NFP 8 vs 25; VF PLUS 6 vs 15; NPA 4 vs 8; IA 2 vs 4; ACC 1 vs 4; AEF 1 vs 6; GJDP 1 vs 2; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 2; ARM.JBS 0 vs 1; ASEP 0 vs 4; ATM 0 vs 12; SACP 0 vs 7; 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: 47 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, 23:31 SAST.

Ward 8 2026 election results