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Umzimvubu, Ward 1

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 16 candidates from 16 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 1, Umzimvubu

Provisional record

Ward ballot

Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 18 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 22855.39%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY36816.60%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2099.43%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1215.46%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY853.83%
IZWI LABAHLALI BEWARD843.79%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE542.44%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS331.49%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY170.77%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION90.41%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE30.14%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE20.09%
SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY20.09%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY10.05%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 217. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Municipal PR ballot

Municipal PR votes recorded within this ward.

Municipal PR ballot party totals, leading 8 of 18 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 23556.78%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY36116.60%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2089.56%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1205.52%
IZWI LABAHLALI BEWARD853.91%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY642.94%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE472.16%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS241.10%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY90.41%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY90.41%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE40.18%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE40.18%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION30.14%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY10.05%
SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 175. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.

IEC source: Retrieved: View official source ↗

A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.

Collector last checked: . Source publication times remain separate.

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Ward 1 ballot

16 candidates
  • CALVIN BHEKIZIZWE MATOMELAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • PHAKAMA PATIENCE SIKISIAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • ZILUNGILE NOZIXINJANAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • HOMBAKAZI TSHEKELAAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • NOMADO GRACE MGWEBIAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
  • LINDA WELLINGTON MACANDAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NANDIPHA ZAMEKA MPHOKOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • BENNET RIPACONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • NOZIPHIWO ANTONETTE MANTSHONGODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • THEMBINKOSI JACK NDEVUECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NOMVUYO MEMORY SAMBANEEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • CEBO MNINAWA MADYIBIIZWI LABAHLALI BEWARD
  • ANDILE QUNTAPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • SIYABULELA MTHWESISOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY
  • MPAKAMISI KIVIETSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SIPHOSAKHE SHADRACK LIKOTSIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY

Voters in this ward also vote for a Umzimvubu proportional-representation council list. Every party list, in certified order, is on the municipality page and in the searchable register.

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Source of record: IEC certified candidate lists, 16 September 2026 · version iec-certified-2026-09-16 · data notes on the register page

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