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uMhlabuyalingana, Ward 16

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 17 candidates from 17 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 16, Umhlabuyalingana

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 22 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY87335.84%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS82133.70%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY54522.37%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY963.94%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS461.89%
NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION271.11%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE100.41%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY40.16%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY40.16%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.12%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.08%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY20.08%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA10.04%
JOZINI CONGRESS10.04%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY10.04%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION00.00%
ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 436. 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 22 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY86935.73%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS81833.63%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY55322.74%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY963.95%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS371.52%
NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION251.03%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE90.37%
JOZINI CONGRESS40.16%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY30.12%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT30.12%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY30.12%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.08%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY20.08%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.08%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY20.08%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.04%
ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT10.04%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.04%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.04%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 432. 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 16 ballot

17 candidates
  • KHUMBULANI MINIAS MASHIYANEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • SIMO THOKOZANI MTHETHWAAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • EDMUND GUDLUZA MHLONGOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • SPHESIHLE CELEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MFANAFUTHI MANJOLO KHUMALODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SENZO SIPHAMANDLA MKHONTOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • THOBILE ZIKHALIGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • BHEKANI NKOSIBONILE MASHIYANEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • ZAMA VINCENT MTHEMBUJOZINI CONGRESS
  • NONHLANHLA CAROL VILANEMAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY
  • THOBILE PHUMZILE MATHENJWANATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION
  • SINENHLANHLA AYANDA TEMBENATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • MANDLA THEMBINKOSI GUMEDEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • SIPHEPHILE KHUMBULANI TEMBESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • SIZEN MELTAN NSELESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SIKHUMBUZO NOVIMBELA MDLETSHEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • NKANTOLO VUSUMUZI NGWENYAUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Voters in this ward also vote for a uMhlabuyalingana 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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