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Umzimvubu, Ward 26

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 26, 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 21357.84%
Independents, grouped by IEC26612.68%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY23411.16%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1497.11%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT592.81%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY582.77%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE522.48%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS221.05%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY180.86%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE110.52%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION60.29%
SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY30.14%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.14%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY20.10%
IZWI LABAHLALI BEWARD10.05%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 097. 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 29861.52%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY26812.70%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1979.34%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT803.79%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE743.51%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY693.27%
IZWI LABAHLALI BEWARD411.94%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS391.85%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY100.47%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY80.38%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION80.38%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT80.38%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE50.24%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.14%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY10.05%
SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 110. 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.

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Ward 26 ballot

16 candidates
  • CALVIN BHEKIZIZWE MATOMELAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • PHAKAMA PATIENCE SIKISIAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • MONWABISI TUKUAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • THANDISWA NTSHOBANEAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • SIZAKELE PIKOKOAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • KAMVALETHU NCIBIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • BENNET RIPACONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • NOZIPHIWO ANTONETTE MANTSHONGODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • ABONGILE AMANDA NGQOKOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • THABISO MARKS DAMBUZAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • LUYANDA PERSEVIERENCE MPUMZA IndependentIndependent candidate
  • CEBO MNINAWA MADYIBIIZWI LABAHLALI BEWARD
  • ANDILE QUNTAPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • SIYABULELA MTHWESISOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY
  • SINOXOLO MADADASISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • HLONITSHWA TOMIUMKHONTO 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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