IFP 36.8%
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 ?
Bonginkosi Khulekani MbuyaziInkatha Freedom PartyWard ballot ? · 2 928 valid votes
- IFPBonginkosi Khulekani Mbuyazi1 07736.8%
ANCAbel Nxumalo89730.6%
MKPMuziwamandla Siyabonga Ncube78126.7%
DAMlondo Nxumalo391.3%- AEFSandile Godfrey Ngxongo281.0%
- SDPSimanga Thulebona Mthethwa250.9%
EFFSinegugu Jetandra Qwabe230.8%- GJDPSimiso Mxolisi Mtshali120.4%
- NACOLXolani Mhlengeni Sithole100.3%
- MAWUSASibongile Nonhlnahla Ncube100.3%
PACNobuhle Zikhali90.3%
ATMJohn Sfiso Nxumalo60.2%- MAYIBUYESimingothando Parole Vilane50.2%
- SACPBonisiwe S'Thembile Mthembu30.1%
- JCNtuthuko Erwel Mkhonto20.1%
- ABMMGugu Lindiwe Zikhali10.0%
Also on the ballot: Nkantolo Vusumuzi Ngwenya (United Christian Democratic Party).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 7 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 5 ?
Bonginkosi Khulekani Mbuyazi (IFP) won Ward 7 with 1 077 votes, 22.5% of the ward's 4 795 registered voters. Turnout was 62.6%: 3 000 of 4 795 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 7, 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 · 5 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 069 · spoilt 141 · special votes 270 · All 5 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 5 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 5 voting districts here (3 000 of 4 795). The IEC publishes 64.0%.
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.
Note: The IEC's total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 29 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): IFP 1 077 vs 3 226; ANC 897 vs 2 665; MKP 781 vs 2 310; DA 39 vs 119; AEF 28 vs 76; SDP 25 vs 76; EFF 23 vs 67; GJDP 12 vs 14; MAWUSA 10 vs 18; NACOL 10 vs 25; PAC 9 vs 25; ATM 6 vs 13; MAYIBUYE 5 vs 14; SACP 3 vs 10; JC 2 vs 4; ABMM 1 vs 4; ACDP 0 vs 1; AIC 0 vs 7; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 1; ARU 0 vs 2; I.L.P 0 vs 4; KZNI 0 vs 4; NFP 0 vs 15; NPA 0 vs 1; PFP 0 vs 3; PPF 0 vs 1; S.C. 0 vs 1; SIP 0 vs 5; UCDP 0 vs 3. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 75 times in 5 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, 08:06 SAST.