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Mandeni, Ward 8

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 13 candidates from 13 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 8, Mandeni

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 15 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 11543.93%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY98738.89%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS28411.19%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS642.52%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS271.06%
MKHONTO ILEMBE PARTY210.83%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE110.43%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT60.24%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM60.24%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.24%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.20%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY50.20%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY10.04%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 538. 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 15 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 14245.26%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY94037.26%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS30211.97%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS532.10%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS200.79%
MKHONTO ILEMBE PARTY130.52%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM120.48%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT100.40%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE70.28%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY70.28%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY50.20%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE50.20%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY30.12%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT30.12%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.04%

Valid ballots shown: 2 523. 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 ↗

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Ward 8 ballot

13 candidates
  • MPILENHLE LIBERATORS MDHLETSHEAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • NOMBULELO GOODNESS MATHONSIAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • THABANI PHIWAYINKOSI MDLALOSEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MZWANDILE BUYANI MTHEMBUAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SIPHELELE MNGOMAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MPHUMZENI NELSON MBHELEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SIHLE GUMEDEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SIKHUMBUZO GODBLESSING BUTHELEZIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • EMMANUEL NTULIMKHONTO ILEMBE PARTY
  • BONGUMUSA CELUMUSA MCHUNUNATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • NOMFUNDO MARVELLOUS DUBESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MFANAWOKUTHULA ERIC KHUMALOUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • SIPHESIHLE FREEDOM MDAKAUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Voters in this ward also vote for a Mandeni 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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