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uMhlabuyalingana, Ward 7

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 7, 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 PARTY1 07736.78%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS89730.64%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY78126.67%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE391.33%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM280.96%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY250.85%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS230.79%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY120.41%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION100.34%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY100.34%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA90.31%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT60.20%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.17%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY30.10%
JOZINI CONGRESS20.07%
ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT10.03%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION00.00%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 928. 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 PARTY1 08137.40%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS88430.59%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY76226.37%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE401.38%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY260.90%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM250.87%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS230.80%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA100.35%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY80.28%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY50.17%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY40.14%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT40.14%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY30.10%
ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT30.10%
NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION30.10%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.10%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.07%
SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION10.03%
JOZINI CONGRESS10.03%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY10.03%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.03%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 890. 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 7 ballot

17 candidates
  • GUGU LINDIWE ZIKHALIABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT
  • SANDILE GODFREY NGXONGOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • ABEL NXUMALOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • JOHN SFISO NXUMALOAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SIMINGOTHANDO PAROLE VILANEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MLONDO NXUMALODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SINEGUGU JETANDRA QWABEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SIMISO MXOLISI MTSHALIGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • BONGINKOSI KHULEKANI MBUYAZIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • NTUTHUKO ERWEL MKHONTOJOZINI CONGRESS
  • SIBONGILE NONHLNAHLA NCUBEMAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY
  • XOLANI MHLENGENI SITHOLENATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION
  • NOBUHLE ZIKHALIPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • SIMANGA THULEBONA MTHETHWASERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • BONISIWE S'THEMBILE MTHEMBUSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MUZIWAMANDLA SIYABONGA NCUBEUMKHONTO 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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