ANC 56.3%down 27.3 pts from 83.6% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Mhlangabezi Julius DidiAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 034 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress1 14556.3%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party61530.2%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party1035.1%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters653.2%- SACPSouth African Communist Party532.6%
DADemocratic Alliance391.9%
APCAfrican People's Convention70.3%
NFPNational Freedom Party20.1%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement20.1%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement20.1%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania10.0%
Hours off in Ward 5 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 7 ?
Mhlangabezi Julius Didi (ANC) won Ward 5 with 1 145 votes, 29.8% of the ward's 3 838 registered voters. Turnout was 54.0%: 2 071 of 3 838 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 5, uMzimkhulu, voting district by voting district.
- Antioch Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11830148ANC 37.2%
- Kukhanyeni Combined SchoolVD 11830205ANC 48.4%
- St Michaels Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11830216ANC 61.0%
- Tonjeni Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11830777ANC 67.1%
- Syria Senior Primary SchoolVD 11830991ANC 75.3%
- Bungende Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11831510ANC 54.3%
- Ngwangwane ChurchVD 11831554MKP 62.4%
Candidates · 12
- Maningi Patience GebasheAfrican Economic Freedom
- Mhlangabezi Julius DidiAfrican National Congress
- Amahle DumaAfrican People's Convention
- Samukelisiwe NguboAfrican Transformation Movement
- Tabiso MbeleAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Ntokozo Nicholus MenziwaDemocratic Alliance
- Sisanda MasibekelaEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Nolwando Monica DidiInkatha Freedom Party
- Sibusisiwe DidiNational Freedom Party
- Luyanda Thula GwinaPan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Andrias Mzoli MacabelaSouth African Communist Party
- Luleka Prisca RadebeUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 12 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 062 · spoilt 28 · special votes 323 · 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 (2 071 of 3 838). The IEC publishes 54.0%.
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 16 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 1 145 vs 3 413; MKP 615 vs 1 881; IFP 103 vs 296; EFF 65 vs 179; SACP 53 vs 161; DA 39 vs 120; APC 7 vs 12; ATM 2 vs 10; MAYIBUYE 2 vs 3; NFP 2 vs 5; PAC 1 vs 4; AEF 0 vs 9; AIC 0 vs 9; ARU 0 vs 1; PA 0 vs 1; VF PLUS 0 vs 3. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 64 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: uMzimkhulu's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 00:44 SAST.