MKP 47.7%
Umkhonto Wesizwe Party · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Derrick Paul ThompsonUmkhonto Wesizwe PartyWard ballot ? · 2 349 valid votes
- MKPDerrick Paul Thompson1 12047.7%
ANCLindelani Emmanuel Mbanjwa76732.7%
DABradley Emmanuel Richmond37716.0%
IFPZiphokazi Portia Mthembu331.4%
EFFQueeneth Khanyisile Dada210.9%
PAJerone Eugene Essack110.5%- MAYIBUYEAmanda Dube70.3%
- SACPMathews Mathanda Jama50.2%
- INDIndependent Councillors50.2%
- B.M.Nokuthula Pretty Hlophe30.1%
Also on the ballot: Sindiswa Zuma (Independent Councillors).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 1 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 4 ?
Derrick Paul Thompson (MKP) won Ward 1 with 1 120 votes, 25.3% of the ward's 4 423 registered voters. Turnout was 53.0%: 2 345 of 4 423 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 1, Richmond, 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 · 4 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 372 · spoilt 23 · special votes 95 · All 4 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 4 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 4 voting districts here (2 345 of 4 423). The IEC publishes 53.7%.
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.
Note: The IEC's total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 26 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): MKP 1 120 vs 3 334; ANC 767 vs 2 237; DA 377 vs 1 080; IFP 33 vs 88; EFF 21 vs 58; PA 11 vs 27; MAYIBUYE 7 vs 20; IND 5 vs 9; SACP 5 vs 11; B.M. 3 vs 11; A.B.C.D. 0 vs 2; ABC 0 vs 3; ACDP 0 vs 9; ActionSA 0 vs 19; AFNA 0 vs 1; AIC 0 vs 13; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 1; ARU 0 vs 7; ATM 0 vs 14; JEP 0 vs 1; KZNI 0 vs 3; NGG 0 vs 1; PAC 0 vs 2; TRUTH 0 vs 8; UM 0 vs 5; VF PLUS 0 vs 31. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 76 times in 4 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: Richmond's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 12:35 SAST.