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Umzimvubu, Ward 23

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 23, 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 CONGRESS87440.94%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY44720.94%
IZWI LABAHLALI BEWARD44020.61%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1858.67%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT864.03%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS582.72%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE190.89%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY60.28%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE60.28%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION50.23%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY40.19%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.14%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE10.05%
SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 135. 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 CONGRESS92643.45%
IZWI LABAHLALI BEWARD44420.84%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY43520.41%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1838.59%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT884.13%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE180.84%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS130.61%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.23%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION40.19%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE30.14%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY30.14%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.14%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY20.09%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE10.05%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY10.05%
SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY10.05%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 131. 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 23 ballot

14 candidates
  • CALVIN BHEKIZIZWE MATOMELAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • SINETHEMBA ZIMAPHIKO LUGONGOLOAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • OLWETHU ERIC MVUZANIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • THANDISWA NTSHOBANEAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • NKOSIYAMANGWE WASHINGTON MVELASEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • BULELANI MICHAEL NCAPAYIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • BENNET RIPACONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • NOZIPHIWO ANTONETTE MANTSHONGODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • VUYILE MZIMKULUECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NOMVUYO MEMORY SAMBANEEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • BONGILE TALLMAN NGQASAIZWI LABAHLALI BEWARD
  • ANDILE QUNTAPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • SIYABULELA MTHWESISOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY
  • SIYAMCELA MBANYANASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST 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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