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Chief Albert Luthuli, Ward 1

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 15 candidates from 15 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 1, Chief Albert Luthuli

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 18 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 24859.54%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY37617.94%
Independents, grouped by IEC22410.69%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE733.48%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY432.05%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS381.81%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY271.29%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY190.91%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS140.67%
ACTIONSA140.67%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION60.29%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT50.24%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.24%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS30.14%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA10.05%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 096. 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 18 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 30161.83%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY48222.91%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1014.80%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY482.28%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS432.04%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY331.57%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY281.33%
ACTIONSA231.09%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS160.76%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT70.33%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.29%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION50.24%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS40.19%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY20.10%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION20.10%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY20.10%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 104. 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 1 ballot

15 candidates
  • IGNETIOUS SIMPHIWE SUKAZIACTIONSA
  • MZWANDILE THIMOTHI SITHOLEAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NKOSINATHI ERNEST SIDUAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • ALPHEUS MBONGENI SIDHUAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • MERIKA JABHILE GAULAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SINDY PRUDENCE MTHETHWAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MBONENI JOSEPH NKOSIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SIBUSISO PRAISEGOD SHABALALAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • PHUMLANI MICHAEL MKHWANASI IndependentIndependent candidate
  • ALFRED BHOYIBHOYI NDLANGAMANDLAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • MGAYI BEN NKOSIPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • GLENROSE NKOSISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • THOKOZANI AMOS NXUMALOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • NOMPUMELELO MSIBIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • MARTHINUS LOURENTIUS NEETHLINGVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Chief Albert Luthuli 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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