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uMshwathi, Ward 12

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 11 candidates from 11 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 12, uMshwathi

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 12 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY87943.34%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS70934.96%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY32215.88%
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS763.75%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE100.49%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY100.49%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS70.35%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.30%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.25%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY30.15%
BUMBANA MZANSI10.05%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 028. 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 12 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY88043.37%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS68833.91%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY33616.56%
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS713.50%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY150.74%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE140.69%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY50.25%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT50.25%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
BUMBANA MZANSI50.25%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE40.20%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.20%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS20.10%

Valid ballots shown: 2 029. 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 12 ballot

11 candidates
  • SIMON ZWELAKHE DLADLAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • SABELO DLAMINIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • ZAMOKUHLE KWANELE DLAMINIBUMBANA MZANSI
  • MTHUNZI RIFLENKY NGCOBODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • NONDUMISO ZUMAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • KHANYISANI SOKO MUSAWENKOSI KHONYILEINDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS
  • WINNIE GLADNESS ZONDIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • XOLISWA MBATHANATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • THEMBEKA ANACLETA PAPIYANAPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • KHAYELIHLE NOEL NGUBANESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SIYABONGA PRAISE-GOD KHANYEZIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY

Voters in this ward also vote for a uMshwathi 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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