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Richmond, Ward 8

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 9 candidates from 9 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 8, Richmond

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 11 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 31151.11%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE65625.58%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS40215.67%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1786.94%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT110.43%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS30.12%
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS20.08%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.08%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 565. 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 11 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 31351.15%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE58222.67%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS41716.24%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2178.45%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT90.35%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT80.31%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS70.27%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.19%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
BUMBANA MZANSI40.16%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY30.12%
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS20.08%

Valid ballots shown: 2 567. 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 8 ballot

9 candidates
  • BHEKI MESHACK MNGADIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • THAMSANQA DALTON SINDANEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NOKUTHULA PRETTY HLOPHEBUMBANA MZANSI
  • NHLAKANIPHO GOODMAN ZUNGUDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • HLABEYAKHE JOHNSON MJWARAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SINDISWA ZUMAINDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS
  • NONKULULEKO TRYPHINA ZUNGUINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • MXOLISI GUMEDESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SINQOBILE PRAISEGOD NKABINDEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY

Voters in this ward also vote for a Richmond 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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