IFP 64.7%up 23.2 pts from 41.5% 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 ?
Mhlaba Bhekinkosi MlangeniInkatha Freedom PartyWard ballot ? · 2 525 valid votes
- IFPMhlaba Bhekinkosi Mlangeni1 63464.7%
ANCSiyabonga Tsepo Philani Ngubane61724.4%
MKPNakhokonke Freedom Ngubane25710.2%
EFFSiphiwe Oscar Majola60.2%- MAYIBUYEBhekinkosi Charles Mlotshwa60.2%
DAThokozani Jerome Mzolo40.2%- SACPSlinganiso Mlungeleni Bhengu10.0%
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 9 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 7 ?
Mhlaba Bhekinkosi Mlangeni (IFP) won Ward 9 with 1 634 votes, 31.1% of the ward's 5 246 registered voters. Turnout was 48.6%: 2 547 of 5 246 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 9, Nkandla, voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 12 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 552 · spoilt 27 · special votes 144 · All 7 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 7 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 7 voting districts here (2 547 of 5 246). The IEC publishes 48.7%.
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 17 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): IFP 1 634 vs 4 827; ANC 617 vs 1 840; MKP 257 vs 808; EFF 6 vs 14; MAYIBUYE 6 vs 18; DA 4 vs 11; SACP 1 vs 5; ActionSA 0 vs 2; AEF 0 vs 2; ASEP 0 vs 2; ATM 0 vs 1; CCU 0 vs 2; IA 0 vs 2; NFP 0 vs 9; SDP 0 vs 1; UWO 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: 49 times in 7 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: Nkandla's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 14:34 SAST.