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Ndwedwe, Ward 18

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 13 candidates from 12 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 18, Ndwedwe

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 16 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 02437.76%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY72426.70%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS31411.58%
Independents, grouped by IEC28210.40%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1917.04%
ACTIONSA431.59%
NO STRESS PARTY431.59%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS351.29%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE190.70%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY140.52%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT130.48%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT100.37%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
KZN INDEPENDENCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 712. 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 16 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 11341.18%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY81430.11%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS37613.91%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1736.40%
NO STRESS PARTY552.03%
ACTIONSA341.26%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE271.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY210.78%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT200.74%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE200.74%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS190.70%
KZN INDEPENDENCE130.48%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT120.44%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY60.22%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 703. 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 18 ballot

13 candidates
  • ZAKHELE PATRICK ZONDOACTIONSA
  • ELSIE BATHOKOZILE DLAMINIAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • BONGINKOSI PRAISEWORTH MBATHAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • BHEKUMUSA MESHACK HLOPHEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SIMPHIWE GUMEDEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • BONGIMPILO MLONDI MBATHADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • MHLENGI CLIFFORD SHANGASEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SIMON SILWAYIPHI GOBA Page 1236 of 2137 IndependentIndependent candidate
  • SIZWE GOODMAN GUMEDE IndependentIndependent candidate
  • HLONIPHANI SIPHUMELELE GUMEDEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • MTANDENI ERIC SHANGASENO STRESS PARTY
  • BUYANDA STHABISO SHANGASESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SIYABONGA LOVEMAN NZAMAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY

Voters in this ward also vote for a Ndwedwe 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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