IFP 36.7%down 1.3 pts from 38.0% 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 ?
Simon Zwakele KuneneInkatha Freedom PartyWard ballot ? · 2 210 valid votes
- IFPSimon Zwakele Kunene81136.7%
MKPDumisani David Zungu77635.1%
ANCHenry Velakwakhe Khumalo33315.1%
DASipho Emmanuel Mbatha2009.0%
NAPFRobert Buthelezi271.2%
EFFMlondi Lindokuhle Zondo221.0%
NFPNonhlahla Dubazane110.5%- MAYIBUYEMduduzi Praise-God Sangweni90.4%
ARANjabulo Nhlakanipho Maneli80.4%
ActionSASphelele Jetro Ngobese50.2%
VF PLUSGert Adriaan Hay30.1%
ATMBonisiwe Sylvia Sithole30.1%
OHMCecilia Tustin20.1%Also on the ballot: Fortunate Siyabuswa Phiri (African Economic Freedom), Njabulo Bandile Nzuza (Gap Fixers of South Africa), Derroh Sizakele Lindokuhle Nyoka (Gods Justice and Development Party), Msawenkosi Victor Dlamini (Labour Party of South Africa), Sibongile Gugu Zulu (South African Communist Party).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 16 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 3 ?
Simon Zwakele Kunene (IFP) won Ward 16 with 811 votes, 18.4% of the ward's 4 400 registered voters. Turnout was 51.0%: 2 246 of 4 400 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 16, AbaQulusi, 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 2 242 · spoilt 32 · special votes 212 · All 3 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 3 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 3 voting districts here (2 246 of 4 400). The IEC publishes 51.0%.
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 24 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): IFP 811 vs 2 426; MKP 776 vs 2 373; ANC 333 vs 943; DA 200 vs 609; NAPF 27 vs 38; EFF 22 vs 64; NFP 11 vs 36; MAYIBUYE 9 vs 15; ARA 8 vs 19; ActionSA 5 vs 16; ATM 3 vs 12; VF PLUS 3 vs 25; OHM 2 vs 6; A.B.C.D. 0 vs 3; AEF 0 vs 4; ARU 0 vs 23; GFSA 0 vs 1; GJDP 0 vs 5; LABOUR 0 vs 1; NPA 0 vs 8; PAC 0 vs 6; PCF 0 vs 1; SACP 0 vs 10; UWO 0 vs 10. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 50 times in 3 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: AbaQulusi's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 11 Nov 2026, 06:59 SAST.