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uPhongolo, Ward 1

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 19 candidates from 19 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 1, uPhongolo

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 20 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 04044.27%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 03243.93%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1426.05%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE512.17%
Independents, grouped by IEC351.49%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS150.64%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY90.38%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS60.26%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PONGOLA PEOPLE'S PARTY40.17%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA30.13%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA30.13%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM30.13%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.09%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY10.04%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT10.04%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.04%
PONGOLA CIVIC FORUM10.04%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
ACTIONSA00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 349. 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 20 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 03744.03%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 02443.48%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1486.28%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE733.10%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS220.93%
PONGOLA PEOPLE'S PARTY100.42%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY80.34%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY60.25%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS50.21%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM50.21%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA40.17%
PONGOLA CIVIC FORUM30.13%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.08%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS20.08%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.08%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT10.04%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT10.04%
ACTIONSA10.04%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 355. 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 1 ballot

19 candidates
  • NKOSIYABO MBATHAACTIONSA
  • SENZO BRIAN NGWENYAAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • ZANDILE MARCIA NKOSIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • NOZIPHO NOMUSA KHUMALOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NQABA GOODNESS NTSHANGASEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • THANDEKILE MAGWAVA NTSHANGASEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NELISIWE NKOSIGAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • PHINDILE NOMUSA SITHEBEGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • FUNOKWAKHE FRANCE SIMELANE IndependentIndependent candidate
  • SIFISO SKHUMBUZO DLAMINIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • PHAKAMILE HAPPINESS ZULUNATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • NOZIPHO NUNU MYENINATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT
  • NKOSINGIPHILE EMMACULATE MLIFINATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS
  • NTOMBIZODWA GETRUDE MNGOMEZULUPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • SANDILE NKOSIPONGOLA CIVIC FORUM
  • HLENGIWE CAROLINE SIMELANEPONGOLA PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • KHULEKANI MSAMARIYA NTSHANGASESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MBONISENI JOSEPH KHANYAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • JOHANNES JACOBUS OPPERMANVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a uPhongolo 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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