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uMshwathi, Ward 4

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 4, 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 PARTY1 28551.94%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS82633.39%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1556.27%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1455.86%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS220.89%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE130.53%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY80.32%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT80.32%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS50.20%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY40.16%
BUMBANA MZANSI30.12%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 474. 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 PARTY1 29952.42%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS81833.01%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1576.34%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1405.65%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS240.97%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT110.44%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE70.28%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY60.24%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY60.24%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT60.24%
BUMBANA MZANSI30.12%
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS10.04%

Valid ballots shown: 2 478. 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 4 ballot

11 candidates
  • MAZISI LOVINGTON MFANIFIKILE OSTRICHAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • NOMUSA JENNETH KHUMALOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • ZAMOKUHLE KWANELE DLAMINIBUMBANA MZANSI
  • VINCENT MSAWENKOSI MNCWABEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SINETHEMBA GOQOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NOTHANDO DLADLAINDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS
  • GUGULETHU NOMBULELO QWABEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • NELISIWE STHEMBILE MGODUKANATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • THEMBEKA ANACLETA PAPIYANAPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • LAWRENCE SIKHUMBUZO LUTHULISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • PHILANI MTHOKOZISI LANGAUMKHONTO 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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