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uMfolozi, Ward 5

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 14 candidates from 14 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 5, Mfolozi

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 16 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 63349.67%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 09533.30%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3029.18%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1173.56%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE391.19%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE300.91%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS260.79%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY170.52%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY120.36%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT110.33%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY30.09%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.06%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.03%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 288. 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 16 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 51445.84%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 16635.30%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3179.60%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1013.06%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY491.48%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE461.39%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE331.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY240.73%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS220.67%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY200.61%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.21%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT20.06%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.03%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.03%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 303. 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 5 ballot

14 candidates
  • ZANELE MTETWAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • PURITY THEMBISA KUBHEKAAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • BONGINKOSI VINCENT SHELEMBEAFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS
  • MTHOKOZISENI NTOKOZO NXUMALOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • SINETHEMBA MANGIPHIWE MBUYAZIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • THAMSANQA SANDILE MBUYAZIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • HAPPY PETROS MABUZAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SIFISO MTSHALIINDEPENDENT ALLIANCE
  • SENZO DUMISANI GINAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • SIBUSISO AYANDA KHUMALONATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • MONDLI CHARLES MNCWANGOSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • THOBANI SIMISO WELCOME MTSHALISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SENZO SENSON KHUMALOUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • LINDOKUHLE PHUMLANI MAPHANGAUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Voters in this ward also vote for a uMfolozi 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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