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uMlalazi, Ward 23

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 23, uMlalazi

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 19 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY91849.46%
Independents, grouped by IEC37520.20%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS27514.82%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY23312.55%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY180.97%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY70.38%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS60.32%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS40.22%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM40.22%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS30.16%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE30.16%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA30.16%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.16%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.11%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT10.05%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.05%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
UBUNTU ABANDE POLITICAL PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 856. 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 19 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 14562.13%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY33518.18%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS29916.22%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY261.41%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE170.92%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS50.27%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS30.16%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM30.16%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT20.11%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA20.11%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION20.11%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.11%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.05%
UBUNTU ABANDE POLITICAL PARTY10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 843. 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 23 ballot

17 candidates
  • BONGIWE NOSIHLE MHLONGOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • AYANDA MVUMENI DUBEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • JOYCE SINDI ZULUAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SAMUKELO MTHEMBUAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SIKHULILE HOPEWELL MDLETSHEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • LINDANI NGCOBOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • EMMANUEL MDUDUZI MATHENJWA IndependentIndependent candidate
  • JUSTICE MTHOKOZISI NGEMAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • MENZI MAXWELL MTHETHWALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MHLONIPHENI XOLANI VUNDLANATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • PHILANI SIHLE DUBENATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS
  • ZAKHE HECTOR SHANGESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • SIMON ZAMA MBATHASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • FIKILE BONGIWE ZWANEUBUNTU ABANDE POLITICAL PARTY
  • REGINALD MZWAKHE SHANDUUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • SAMUKELISIWE NOBUHLE MGWABAUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • SIFISO ZAMOKWAKHE MHLONGOVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a uMlalazi 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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