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uMhlabuyalingana, Ward 5

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 5, 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
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 18845.09%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY99237.65%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS32712.41%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS301.14%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY220.83%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT130.49%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM110.42%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY100.38%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY90.34%
NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION80.30%
JOZINI CONGRESS60.23%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY50.19%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE40.15%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT40.15%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY30.11%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.04%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA10.04%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.04%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION00.00%
ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 635. 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
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 19245.57%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY96837.00%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS32212.31%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS271.03%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY240.92%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE100.38%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM100.38%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT100.38%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY90.34%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY80.31%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY60.23%
ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT50.19%
NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION50.19%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY50.19%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY40.15%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.11%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT20.08%
SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION20.08%
JOZINI CONGRESS20.08%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA10.04%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.04%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 616. 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 5 ballot

19 candidates
  • SAKHILE SIYABONGA GUMEDEABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT
  • VUSI SIPHIWE NXUMALOAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • THULANI PHIKINKANI SITHOLEAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • THEMBINKOSI VUSUMUZI MTHEMBUAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • DINGINDAWO NGUBANEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • BHEKI BONGINKOSI NXUMALOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NKULULEKO PRINCE ZUNGUDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • MUZIWAKHE SIMON MDLULIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • THULISILE BRITENESS MTHEMBUGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • SENZENI MOSES MANUKUZAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • PHUMLANI JACOB MASINGAJOZINI CONGRESS
  • BONISIWE GOODNESS MANUKUZAMAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY
  • BHEKI SHAKES MBONAMBINATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION
  • OLWETHU OTIS SIBIYAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • FIKILE SIZAKELE MHLONGOPEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY
  • NOKUTHULA SIMANGELE MDLETSHESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • NOMUSA IGNATIA SILWANESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • BHEKUYISE STANLEY GUMEDEUMKHONTO 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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