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Umzimvubu, Ward 17

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 14 candidates from 14 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 17, 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 05463.04%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE18611.12%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1639.75%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT744.43%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY653.89%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS533.17%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY432.57%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY140.84%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE60.36%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.30%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION40.24%
SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY30.18%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.12%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%
IZWI LABAHLALI BEWARD00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 672. 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 03362.91%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE18411.21%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1619.81%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY714.32%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT674.08%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY492.98%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS321.95%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY120.73%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY80.49%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE70.43%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.30%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE40.24%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION30.18%
SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY20.12%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.12%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY10.06%
IZWI LABAHLALI BEWARD10.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 642. 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 17 ballot

14 candidates
  • CALVIN BHEKIZIZWE MATOMELAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • ZWELANDILE MLANDUAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • MASIBULELE SONYABASHEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • THUMEKA SOKHANYILEAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • LUNGA LUBANGOAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SCELO AYABONGA NTSIKAYAMANCOBA MBANGAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • BENNET RIPACONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • NANDIPHA KHANYISILE SIBOBIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • NQOBILE PATIENCE NTSALAZEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • THABISO MARKS DAMBUZAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • PHINDEKILE MSHWESHWEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • SIYABULELA MTHWESISOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY
  • NOMBULELO NTSHOBANESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • LULAMA MEHLOMAKULUUMKHONTO 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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