IFP 68.7%down 6.8 pts from 75.5% in 2021
Inkatha Freedom Party · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Celimpilo MvelaseInkatha Freedom PartyWard ballot ? · 3 274 valid votes
- IFPInkatha Freedom Party2 24968.7%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party85126.0%
ANCAfrican National Congress993.0%
NFPNational Freedom Party240.7%- SACPSouth African Communist Party210.6%
JEPJustice and Employment Party120.4%
DADemocratic Alliance80.2%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters60.2%
ARUAfrican Renaissance Unity20.1%
NADECONational Democratic Convention10.0%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement10.0%
Hours off in Ward 3 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 7 ?
Celimpilo Mvelase (IFP) won Ward 3 with 2 249 votes, 39.7% of the ward's 5 668 registered voters. Turnout was 58.3%: 3 305 of 5 668 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 3, uMsinga, voting district by voting district.
- Swebane Primary SchoolVD 43620577IFP 65.1%
- Themane Primary SchoolVD 43620645IFP 72.9%
- Mandleni Primary SchoolVD 43620667IFP 75.7%
- Dlenyane Primary SchoolVD 43620713IFP 72.6%
- Emkhamo Primary SchoolVD 43620724IFP 57.0%
- Zamokuhle Primary SchoolVD 43625291IFP 48.4%
- Landulwazi Combined Primary SchoolVD 43625695IFP 81.3%
Candidates · 11
- Moses Bonginkosi MadonselaAfrican National Congress
- Silindile Goodness MbathaAfrican Renaissance Unity
- Phiwakufani Sthabiso SitholeAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Amanda MadlalaDemocratic Alliance
- Bongiwe SheziEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Celimpilo MvelaseInkatha Freedom Party
- Bhekinkosi MchunuJustice and Employment Party
- Exodus Nyangana GabuzaNational Democratic Convention
- Emmanuel Senzo XabaNational Freedom Party
- Thandiwe Mirriam Ndlovu-MakungaSouth African Communist Party
- Phumuza Ayanda NseleUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 8 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 312 · spoilt 38 · special votes 258 · All 7 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 7 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 7 voting districts here (3 305 of 5 668). The IEC publishes 58.5%.
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 2 249 vs 6 688; MKP 851 vs 2 608; ANC 99 vs 291; NFP 24 vs 73; SACP 21 vs 53; JEP 12 vs 18; DA 8 vs 22; EFF 6 vs 22; ARU 2 vs 3; MAYIBUYE 1 vs 5; A.B.C.D. 0 vs 4; ATM 0 vs 1; EKHETHU 0 vs 3; VF PLUS 0 vs 3. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 62 times in 7 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, 20:38 SAST.