DA 40.2%
Democratic Alliance · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Raganie ThomasDemocratic AllianceWard ballot ? · 2 634 valid votes
- DADemocratic Alliance1 05840.2%
ANCAfrican National Congress80630.6%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party69026.2%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party501.9%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters80.3%
PAPatriotic Alliance60.2%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement50.2%
NFPNational Freedom Party40.2%- SACPSouth African Communist Party30.1%
- B.M.Bumbana Mzansi30.1%
- INDIndependent Councillors10.0%
Hours off in Ward 7 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 3 ?
Raganie Thomas (DA) won Ward 7 with 1 058 votes, 25.5% of the ward's 4 153 registered voters. Turnout was 64.0%: 2 656 of 4 153 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 7, uMshwathi, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 12
- Sibongile Minnie Mbatha-NtuliAfrican National Congress
- Alson Vuyani VungwanaAfrican Transformation Movement
- Bonisile Maureen NdlovuAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Zamokuhle Kwanele DlaminiBumbana Mzansi
- Raganie ThomasDemocratic Alliance
- Londiwe Happiness JaliEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Slindile Joyfull NeneIndependent Councillors
- Terisha ReddyInkatha Freedom Party
- Micholas Sipho SibiyaNational Freedom Party
- Thembeka Anacleta PapiyanaPatriotic Alliance
- Nhlanhla Christopher MkhizeSouth African Communist Party
- Perumal GovenderUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
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 2 663 · spoilt 29 · special votes 63 · 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 (2 656 of 4 153). The IEC publishes 64.1%.
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 21 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): DA 1 058 vs 3 216; ANC 806 vs 2 417; MKP 690 vs 1 969; IFP 50 vs 163; EFF 8 vs 23; PA 6 vs 14; ATM 5 vs 15; NFP 4 vs 11; SACP 3 vs 10; IND 1 vs 2; ABC 0 vs 4; ACC 0 vs 1; ACDP 0 vs 10; ActionSA 0 vs 7; AIC 0 vs 12; ARU 0 vs 6; KZNI 0 vs 2; MAYIBUYE 0 vs 3; PAC 0 vs 2; TRUTH 0 vs 4; VF PLUS 0 vs 38. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 44 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: uMshwathi's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 21:45 SAST.