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MKP 60.7%

Umkhonto Wesizwe Party · won the ward ballot

Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.

This wardAll 6 voting districts in

Turnout57.5%

Voters on the roll4 494

South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)

checked 10:00Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Cebolenkosi Somandla NgemaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party

Ward ballot ? · 2 584 valid votes

MKPCebolenkosi Somandla Ngema1 56860.7%
ANCLinda Magwaza46418.0%
IFPBlessing Sbongiseni Mdletshe27810.8%
IAMbongeni Sikhumbuzo Mavundla1104.3%
EFFNothando Fortunate Vilakazi993.8%
MLPPrince Nkazimulo Biyela150.6%
DASimphiwe Bizo Msane140.5%
AICVernon Nkosinathi Vumisa80.3%
SACPPhilile Parcy Nsele80.3%
MAYIBUYEMnqobi Victor Zulu70.3%
NFPLindokuhle Monwabisi Mkhize50.2%
AEFMpilenhle Liberators Mdhletshe40.2%
ATMSabelo Buthelezi30.1%
UCDPSolomon Thandanani Mabaso10.0%

Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).

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Voting districts · 6 ?

Cebolenkosi Somandla Ngema (MKP) won Ward 16 with 1 568 votes, 34.9% of the ward's 4 494 registered voters. Turnout was 57.5%: 2 586 of 4 494 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 16, Mandeni, voting district by voting district.

This ward in earlier elections ?

Boundaries changed after 2021: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.

ESP areas in this ward · 3 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 2 613 · spoilt 29 · special votes 79 · All 6 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 6 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 6 voting districts here (2 586 of 4 494). The IEC publishes 58.1%.

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.

Note: The IEC's total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 19 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): MKP 1 568 vs 4 782; ANC 464 vs 1 335; IFP 278 vs 841; IA 110 vs 281; EFF 99 vs 297; MLP 15 vs 38; DA 14 vs 50; AIC 8 vs 29; SACP 8 vs 15; MAYIBUYE 7 vs 11; NFP 5 vs 14; AEF 4 vs 7; ATM 3 vs 9; UCDP 1 vs 6; ACDP 0 vs 3; ActionSA 0 vs 5; ARU 0 vs 3; KZNI 0 vs 3; VF PLUS 0 vs 2. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 68 times in 6 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: Mandeni's DC 40% result.

Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.

IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 09:56 SAST.

Ward 16 2026 election results