IFP 68.7%up 15.7 pts from 53.0% in 2021
Most party (PR) votes
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Templeton Lindokuhle KuneneInkatha Freedom PartyPR ballot ? · 2 797 valid votes
- IFPInkatha Freedom Party1 92268.7%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party67824.2%
ANCAfrican National Congress1374.9%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters210.8%
DADemocratic Alliance170.6%- SACPSouth African Communist Party70.3%
JEPJustice and Employment Party60.2%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement60.2%
NFPNational Freedom Party20.1%
NADECONational Democratic Convention10.0%
Hours off in Ward 18 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 5 ?
Templeton Lindokuhle Kunene (IFP) won Ward 18 with 1 934 votes, 37.3% of the ward's 5 188 registered voters. Turnout was 54.5%: 2 825 of 5 188 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 18, uMsinga, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 9
- Andrew JhilmeetAfrican National Congress
- Mphathi Hopewell GabelaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Nontethelelo Patience MalembeDemocratic Alliance
- Nokuthula SheziEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Templeton Lindokuhle KuneneInkatha Freedom Party
- Bhekinkosi MchunuJustice and Employment Party
- Exodus Nyangana GabuzaNational Democratic Convention
- Thobsile Precious MagubaneSouth African Communist Party
- Sizwe Betwell GabelaUmkhonto 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 · 6 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 824 · spoilt 29 · special votes 103 · All 5 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 5 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 5 voting districts here (2 825 of 5 188). The IEC publishes 54.5%.
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 2021 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 14 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): IFP 1 934 vs 5 773; MKP 683 vs 2 056; ANC 133 vs 392; EFF 19 vs 62; DA 13 vs 53; MAYIBUYE 5 vs 15; SACP 4 vs 14; JEP 3 vs 14; NADECO 1 vs 4; A.B.C.D. 0 vs 1; ABC 0 vs 1; ATM 0 vs 3; EKHETHU 0 vs 1; NFP 0 vs 5. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 47 times in 5 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: uMsinga's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 21:34 SAST.