DA 30.5%down 6.8 pts from 37.3% in 2021
Democratic Alliance · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Siphesihle Lwandile MagubaneDemocratic AllianceWard ballot ? · 3 610 valid votes
- DASiphesihle Lwandile Magubane1 10230.5%
MKPThamsanqa Jeffrey Gumede1 04428.9%
ANCLangelihle Goodman Cebekhulu79722.1%
IFPSibusiso Blessing Xulu3569.9%
VF PLUSMarinda Kellie1885.2%
EFFMaureen Silindile Sangweni471.3%
ActionSANonhlanhla Fortunate Mwandla451.2%
ATMNtandoyenkosi Precious Sithole60.2%- MAYIBUYEMinehle Msizi Ndlazi60.2%
ACCAsima Ismail Moola50.1%
NFPSibusiso Blessing Cele40.1%- ARM.JBSThulani Bonginkosi Makhathini40.1%
UCDPSibongile Thokozile Thango20.1%- SACPDlelaphi Silwayiphi Goodman Mkhize20.1%
ARUKhumbuzile Lydia Cele10.0%- AEFJulias Sbonelo Nzuza10.0%
Also on the ballot: Isaai Ngcebo Erasmas Zulu (African Movement Congress), Justino Dambi Tembe (Congregational Christian Unity), Natalis Zakhe Phaphama Manqele (Gods Justice and Development Party), Sabelo Abednego Mbatha (Independent Alliance), Nomfundo Sithole (National Peoples Ambassadors).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 1 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 3 ?
Siphesihle Lwandile Magubane (DA) won Ward 1 with 1 102 votes, 17.4% of the ward's 6 346 registered voters. Turnout was 57.1%: 3 623 of 6 346 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 1, uMhlathuze (Richards Bay), voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 3 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 626 · spoilt 16 · special votes 287 · 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 (3 623 of 6 346). The IEC publishes 57.1%.
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.
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 18 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): DA 1 102 vs 3 295; MKP 1 044 vs 3 175; ANC 797 vs 2 274; IFP 356 vs 1 101; VF PLUS 188 vs 536; EFF 47 vs 141; ActionSA 45 vs 160; ATM 6 vs 26; MAYIBUYE 6 vs 15; ACC 5 vs 12; ARM.JBS 4 vs 6; NFP 4 vs 10; SACP 2 vs 10; AEF 1 vs 3; ACDP 0 vs 21; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 5; CCU 0 vs 3; IA 0 vs 3. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 47 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: uMhlathuze's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 19:20 SAST.