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uMngeni, Ward 1

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 18 candidates from 18 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 1, uMngeni

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 21 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 57450.03%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS82426.19%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY60419.20%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY441.40%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS270.86%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION270.86%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS130.41%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY90.29%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AL JAMA-AH40.13%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT40.13%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY30.10%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY30.10%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.06%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.06%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.06%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA10.03%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY10.03%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.03%
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS10.03%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 146. 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 21 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 75455.02%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS70622.15%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY60919.10%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY321.00%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS180.56%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS170.53%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION140.44%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY100.31%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.22%
AL JAMA-AH60.19%
NEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT50.16%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT40.13%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY20.06%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.06%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.06%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00.00%
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY00.00%
JUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 188. 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.

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Ward 1 ballot

18 candidates
  • ROMEO SEWDANACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION
  • RICHARD CELANI MALINGAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • LUNGISILE KHUMALOAFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY
  • SIYABONGA EMMANUEL LAMULAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • PHELELANI VUSUMUZI TULIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • ZAKHELENI THADDAOUS MAKHATHINIAL JAMA-AH
  • LOVEMORE EMACULATE MBATHABUMBANA MZANSI
  • THEMBELANI SIKHAKHANEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • ALZINAH THANDAZILE MADUNAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • CEBISILE BRIDGET SHANGASEINDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS
  • WANDILE LUVUYO KHAMBULEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • LUNGA ACTION MNYANDUJUSTICE AND EMPLOYMENT PARTY
  • APHELELE SIPHESIHLE ZONDINEXT GENERATION GOVERNMENT
  • RIKA SHAWORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • KABELO EDWIN KUTLANEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • MDUDUZI REGGIE NDABASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SANDILE HAMILTON MASONDOUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • BRUCE ROBERT ARCHIBALDVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a uMngeni 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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