Ward 17 2026 election results

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Voting district 43990757: IFP 61.9%Voting district 43990779: IFP 74.6%Voting district 43994795: IFP 77.7%Sibhekulwandle Primary School (VD 43990757)Gobhela Primary Full Service School (VD 43990779)Power of Faith (VD 43994795)
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IFP 71.6%down 2.4 pts from 74.0% in 2021

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
Turnout55.6%
Voters on the roll3 950
South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)
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Elected ward councillor ?

Simphiwe Protas MthethwaInkatha Freedom Party

PR ballot ? · 2 133 valid votes

Hours off in Ward 17 ?

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Power28hours off3 outages
Water0hours offNo outages
Internet0hours offNo outages
May: 0 hours off0MayJun: 0 hours off0JunJul · Power: 22 hours offJul: 22 hours off22JulAug · Power: 6 hours offAug: 6 hours off6AugSep: 0 hours off0SepOct: 0 hours off0Oct

Voting districts · 3 ?

Simphiwe Protas Mthethwa (IFP) won Ward 17 with 1 583 votes, 40.1% of the ward's 3 950 registered voters. Turnout was 55.6%: 2 198 of 3 950 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 17, uMzumbe, voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 12

  • Ntombiyoxolo Beauty SikhosaneAfrican National Congress
  • Fana Wilfred ThusiniAfrican Transformation Movement
  • Khethabahle Richman MalungaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
  • Hloniphani Samukela PhahlaAll Natives of South Africa
  • Siyabonga Alfred MkhungoDemocratic Alliance
  • Mthulezwa Peace-Maker HlongwaneEconomic Freedom Fighters
  • Simphiwe Protas MthethwaInkatha Freedom Party
  • Zakandosi Hlob'Sile CeleJustice and Employment Party
  • Mlungisi Clearance ShabanePan Africanist Congress of Azania
  • Amanda LuthuliSouth African Communist Party
  • Hyronimus Zwelithini NkomoUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
  • Cindy MaraisVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus

Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)

This ward in earlier elections ?

ESP areas in this ward · 2 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 2 194 · spoilt 49 · special votes 57 · 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 (2 198 of 3 950). The IEC publishes 55.7%.

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 15 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): IFP 1 583 vs 4 609; MKP 281 vs 920; ANC 222 vs 668; ANOSA 12 vs 35; ATM 12 vs 36; EFF 11 vs 30; DA 9 vs 26; MAYIBUYE 6 vs 17; JEP 4 vs 11; PAC 4 vs 12; VF PLUS 1 vs 6; ACDP 0 vs 1; AIC 0 vs 3; ARU 0 vs 4; NFP 0 vs 42. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 36 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: uMzumbe's DC 40% result.

Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.

IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 22:30 SAST.

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