IFP 47.0%down 15.3 pts from 62.3% in 2021
Inkatha Freedom Party · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Mboniseni QwabeInkatha Freedom PartyWard ballot ? · 4 027 valid votes
- IFPMboniseni Qwabe1 89147.0%
MKPBonginhlahla Andries Mkhonza1 83945.7%
ANCThokozani Goodman Mbokazi1934.8%
DAAlex Sandile Bentele260.6%
EFFNonsikelelo Pretty Buthelezi220.5%
ActionSAXolani Gumede220.5%
ATMPatrick Busa Mathaba80.2%- SACPInnocent Njabulo Zondi60.1%
- MAYIBUYENonkululeko Khanyisile Dube50.1%
VF PLUSMarinda Kellie40.1%- AEFJulias Sbonelo Nzuza30.1%
UCDPSibongile Thokozile Thango20.0%
ACCAsima Ismail Moola20.0%
IAThuthukani Blessing Mangazi10.0%- CCUThemba Emmanuel Tembe10.0%
- AMC.ROY.Vincent Makhonya Simon Gumede10.0%
- ARM.JBSPatience Nokwanda Mdunge-Mpontshane10.0%
Also on the ballot: Lungisani Griffiths Mfuma (Gods Justice and Development Party), Sipho Abednigo Gumede (National Peoples Ambassadors).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 29 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 5 ?
Mboniseni Qwabe (IFP) won Ward 29 with 1 891 votes, 25.9% of the ward's 7 291 registered voters. Turnout was 55.7%: 4 062 of 7 291 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 29, uMhlathuze (Richards Bay), voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 3 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 4 092 · spoilt 65 · special votes 220 · All 5 voting districts in (the IEC's voting-district results so far, out of its list of voting districts for this election)
PR ballot figures for this ward are the sum of the IEC's results for its 5 voting districts; the IEC publishes the ward ballot per ward and the PR ballot per voting district.
Turnout is calculated as PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters, from the IEC's results for the 5 voting districts here (4 062 of 7 291). The IEC publishes 56.1%.
The winner's share of registered voters is calculated: the winner's votes on the IEC's ward ballot ÷ the registered voters of the ward's voting districts.
The change beside the headline is the difference between the leading party's share here and its share in the 2021 election for the same ward (the ward that covered the same area then), both from the IEC's counts, with no votes re-allocated between boundaries.
Note: The IEC's total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 23 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): IFP 1 891 vs 5 610; MKP 1 839 vs 5 375; ANC 193 vs 609; DA 26 vs 114; ActionSA 22 vs 93; EFF 22 vs 62; ATM 8 vs 21; SACP 6 vs 22; MAYIBUYE 5 vs 16; VF PLUS 4 vs 15; AEF 3 vs 13; ACC 2 vs 4; UCDP 2 vs 6; AMC.ROY. 1 vs 4; ARM.JBS 1 vs 3; CCU 1 vs 3; IA 1 vs 10; ACDP 0 vs 6; ASEP 0 vs 3; GJDP 0 vs 2; NFP 0 vs 8; NPA 0 vs 3; UWO 0 vs 9. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 65 times in 5 voting districts. In local elections the IEC also publishes each party's total across the ward, PR and DC 40% ballots. For these parties (by IEC party number) that total differs from the party's votes on the ballots themselves. We show each ballot's own votes. Each voting district's own page lists the IEC's figures.
Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.
The DC 40% ? ballot is published per municipality: uMhlathuze's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 22:57 SAST.