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Maphumulo, Ward 5

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

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Ward 5, Maphumulo

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 22942.53%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS83829.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY73425.40%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS200.69%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE190.66%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS160.55%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY150.52%
KZN INDEPENDENCE70.24%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY50.17%
ACTIONSA40.14%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT20.07%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 890. 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 25543.38%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS80727.89%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY72224.96%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS291.00%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS230.80%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE170.59%
KZN INDEPENDENCE130.45%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY120.41%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE50.17%
ACTIONSA30.10%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY20.07%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT20.07%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.07%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 893. 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

12 candidates
  • SINENHLANHLA KHATHIACTIONSA
  • SITHANDIWE FAVOURATE PHUNGULAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • KHAYELIHLE S'FISO NGUBANEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • SABELO CHRISTOPHER MABASOAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NTOMBIFIKILE JANE MBONAMBIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SIYANDA SIBONELO SIBIYADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • KHAYELIHLE NCOKWANAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • VUSUMUZI HOWARD DLADLAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • THEOPHILUS THUTHUKANI KHUZWAYOKZN INDEPENDENCE
  • NSAKO BRIGHT NDLOVUNATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • KHETHUKUTHULA CANDY NTULISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MSAWENKOSI NXUMALOUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY

Voters in this ward also vote for a Maphumulo 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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