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uMhlabuyalingana, Ward 18

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 18, 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
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 25042.13%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY76025.62%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY63321.33%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1013.40%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY642.16%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY381.28%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY331.11%
JOZINI CONGRESS270.91%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY200.67%
NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION100.34%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS80.27%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT80.27%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY60.20%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM30.10%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.07%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY20.07%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA10.03%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.03%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION00.00%
ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 967. 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
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 21140.53%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY76525.60%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY61320.52%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE953.18%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY672.24%
ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT381.27%
JOZINI CONGRESS381.27%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY331.10%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY321.07%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY200.67%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY140.47%
NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION120.40%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS100.33%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM100.33%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT100.33%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY80.27%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT70.23%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.07%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.07%
SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION10.03%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 988. 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 18 ballot

18 candidates
  • NOMPUMELELO MPILONHLE MKHUMBUZIAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • BAFANA MUZI MTHEMBUAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • RICHARD VANGELI MTHEMBUAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • THEMBINKOSI SIFISO NDLELAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • THUBALAKHE SIBONISO GUMEDEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • DUMISANI SKHUMBUZO NGUBANEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SIMISO MXOLISI MTSHALIGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • BONGANI ERIC BIYELAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • THABANI THAMUSANQA MTHEMBUJOZINI CONGRESS
  • MUSAWENKOSI ALWANDE MHLONGOMAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY
  • LINDOKUHLE SCELO TEMBENATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION
  • SMANGELE PRODUNCE MAZIBUKONATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • SIMPHIWE THWALAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • THEMBINKOSI FALAZA HOBEPEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
  • NOMBUSO SITHUTHUKILE BANDASERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • SIZEN MELTAN NSELESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SIBUSISO MKHONZENI MABIKAUMKHONTO 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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