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Nkandla, Ward 5

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 9 candidates from 9 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 5, Nkandla

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 11 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 53646.22%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 36741.14%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2367.10%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION762.29%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE682.05%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS160.48%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT120.36%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY110.33%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 323. 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 11 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 54446.51%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 36140.99%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2286.87%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION792.38%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE601.81%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS190.57%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY90.27%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT90.27%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT60.18%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY50.15%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 320. 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

9 candidates
  • THOBEKILE PRETTYROSE MBATHAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • BHEKINKOSI CHARLES MLOTSHWAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • ZAMANI BUHLEBENKOSI MZIMELADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • NKULULEKO GLADMAN QWABEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SIDUDUZILE THABISO MPUNGOSEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • MANDLONKE THUTHUKANI KHANYILENATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • SLINGANISO MLUNGELENI BHENGUSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • PHUMZILE ROLCA DLAMINIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • SIBUSISO THULANI ZULUUMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION

Voters in this ward also vote for a Nkandla 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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