IFP 35.8%
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 ?
Bhekani Nkosibonile MashiyaneInkatha Freedom PartyWard ballot ? · 2 436 valid votes
- IFPBhekani Nkosibonile Mashiyane87335.8%
ANCEdmund Gudluza Mhlongo82133.7%
MKPSikhumbuzo Novimbela Mdletshe54522.4%
ACDPKhumbulani Minias Mashiyane963.9%
EFFSenzo Siphamandla Mkhonto461.9%- NACOLThobile Phumzile Mathenjwa271.1%
DAMfanafuthi Manjolo Khumalo100.4%
NFPSinenhlanhla Ayanda Tembe40.2%- SDPSiphephile Khumbulani Tembe40.2%
- MAYIBUYESphesihle Cele30.1%
UCDPNkantolo Vusumuzi Ngwenya20.1%- SACPSizen Meltan Nsele20.1%
PACMandla Thembinkosi Gumede10.0%- JCZama Vincent Mthembu10.0%
- MAWUSANonhlanhla Carol Vilane10.0%
Also on the ballot: Simo Thokozani Mthethwa (African Economic Freedom), Thobile Zikhali (Gods Justice and Development Party).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 16 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 3 ?
Bhekani Nkosibonile Mashiyane (IFP) won Ward 16 with 873 votes, 24.0% of the ward's 3 631 registered voters. Turnout was 67.7%: 2 458 of 3 631 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 16, uMhlabuyalingana, 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 · 8 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 460 · spoilt 24 · 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 (2 458 of 3 631). The IEC publishes 67.8%.
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 25 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): IFP 873 vs 2 602; ANC 821 vs 2 455; MKP 545 vs 1 649; ACDP 96 vs 280; EFF 46 vs 122; NACOL 27 vs 82; DA 10 vs 31; NFP 4 vs 9; SDP 4 vs 11; MAYIBUYE 3 vs 7; SACP 2 vs 10; UCDP 2 vs 3; JC 1 vs 6; MAWUSA 1 vs 3; PAC 1 vs 4; ABMM 0 vs 1; AEF 0 vs 3; AIC 0 vs 6; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 1; ARU 0 vs 4; ASEP 0 vs 1; ATM 0 vs 3; GJDP 0 vs 2; I.L.P 0 vs 3; KZNI 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 43 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: uMhlabuyalingana's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 11 Nov 2026, 09:26 SAST.