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uMlalazi, Ward 5

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 5, 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
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY60133.61%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS59133.05%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY53930.15%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS120.67%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE100.56%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS80.45%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY60.34%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.34%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS30.17%
UBUNTU ABANDE POLITICAL PARTY30.17%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY20.11%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.11%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.06%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY10.06%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT10.06%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.06%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 788. 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
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY62134.97%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS57032.09%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY53830.29%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE100.56%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS80.45%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.39%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY40.23%
UBUNTU ABANDE POLITICAL PARTY40.23%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS30.17%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION30.17%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY20.11%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.11%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY10.06%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS10.06%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT10.06%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 776. 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

17 candidates
  • BONGIWE NOSIHLE MHLONGOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • SIYABONGA BLESSING NDWANDWEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • NOMFUNDO WENDY DLAMINIAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
  • WITNESS THEMBEKILE MKHIZEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • MINENHLE SNENHLANHLA ZUNGUAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • CULLEM BASIL POUNTNEYDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SELULEKO LUTHULIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • BHEKEZAKHE CLIFFORD MAKHATHINIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • MENZI MAXWELL MTHETHWALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • BONISIWE THANDEKA BIYELANATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • NTOMBIYENKOSI PRECIOUS SHANGENATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS
  • ZAKHE HECTOR SHANGESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • NTUTHUKO THUTHUKANI MHLONGOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • ZANDILE FAVOURITE MANDLATIUBUNTU ABANDE POLITICAL PARTY
  • THUTHUKA SANDILE MHLONGOUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • BHEKAMEVA DUMISANI 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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