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All 915 candidates certified for the local government elections of 4 November 2026: 24 parties across 36 ward ballots, and the proportional-representation council lists. Published from the IEC certified lists of 16 September 2026, exactly as they stand.

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uMhlathuze

Provisional record

145 of 145 voting districts completed in the IEC municipality record. Processing completion is separate from a formal declaration.

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 24 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY41 80736.83%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY27 88624.57%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS19 98217.60%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE13 32811.74%
ACTIONSA2 2501.98%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2 2181.95%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1 6441.45%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY1 0550.93%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
Independents, grouped by IEC6870.61%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY5510.49%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY5160.45%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT2900.26%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE2300.20%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS2090.18%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1890.17%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS1690.15%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION1400.12%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM1020.09%
CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNITY740.07%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT710.06%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY580.05%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY480.04%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY130.01%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 113 517. 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

Votes on the municipal proportional representation ballot.

Municipal PR ballot party totals, leading 8 of 24 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY44 31238.97%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY27 83324.48%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS17 93515.77%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE13 43611.82%
ACTIONSA2 6072.29%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2 0921.84%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1 6861.48%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY1 0740.94%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY6220.55%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY5320.47%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE3010.26%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT2690.24%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT2600.23%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS1590.14%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS1360.12%
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION1210.11%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM980.09%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY920.08%
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT700.06%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION460.04%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY370.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNITY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 113 718. 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.

Rejected ballots across the two municipal ballots combined: 1 992.

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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  • 915certified candidates
  • 24parties
  • 36ward ballots
  • 196PR-list candidates

Ward ballots

36 wards

Parties on the ballot

21 parties
PartyWards contestedPR-list candidates
ACTIONSA361
ACTIVE CITIZENS COALITION361
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY2025
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM361
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS3411
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3636
AFRICAN RESTORATION MOVEMENT361
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT2223
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT361
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3621
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS361
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY361
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE361
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY3637
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY199
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS3615
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY361
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY361
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION03
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY361
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS365

Full PR lists in certified order are 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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