MKP 51.1%
Umkhonto Wesizwe Party · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Mthokozisi Siyanda NxumaloUmkhonto Wesizwe PartyWard ballot ? · 3 164 valid votes
- MKPMthokozisi Siyanda Nxumalo1 61651.1%
ANCTrue-Men Lindokuhle Gumede58418.5%
IFPThulani Semeon Ndlovu50415.9%
ActionSASiyabonga Qiniso Thabiso Sibiya2166.8%
DADuduzile Zama Simelane1103.5%
EFFNkosingiphile Precious Sibiya341.1%
IASabelo Abednego Mbatha210.7%
NFPPhindile Deborah Magwaza190.6%
ATMMaureen Bhekisile Ntombela110.3%
VF PLUSJéan Gerber100.3%- MAYIBUYENoxolo Gugu Mafuleka100.3%
UCDPSibongile Thokozile Thango50.2%- SACPSimphiwe Siyathokoza Magwaza50.2%
- ARM.JBSPatience Nokwanda Mdunge-Mpontshane40.1%
NPAMbhekeni Vincent Magwaza30.1%- AEFJulias Sbonelo Nzuza30.1%
- AMC.ROY.Isaai Ngcebo Erasmas Zulu30.1%
- GJDPLungisani Griffiths Mfuma30.1%
ACCAsima Ismail Moola20.1%- CCUThemba Emmanuel Tembe10.0%
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 17 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 4 ?
Mthokozisi Siyanda Nxumalo (MKP) won Ward 17 with 1 616 votes, 24.4% of the ward's 6 624 registered voters. Turnout was 47.8%: 3 168 of 6 624 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 17, uMhlathuze (Richards Bay), 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 · 2 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 177 · spoilt 13 · special votes 140 · 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 (3 168 of 6 624). The IEC publishes 48.0%.
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 22 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): MKP 1 616 vs 4 914; ANC 584 vs 1 551; IFP 504 vs 1 531; ActionSA 216 vs 720; DA 110 vs 363; EFF 34 vs 115; IA 21 vs 62; NFP 19 vs 43; ATM 11 vs 26; MAYIBUYE 10 vs 27; VF PLUS 10 vs 30; SACP 5 vs 28; UCDP 5 vs 7; ARM.JBS 4 vs 7; AEF 3 vs 8; AMC.ROY. 3 vs 4; GJDP 3 vs 5; ACC 2 vs 4; CCU 1 vs 2; ACDP 0 vs 26; ASEP 0 vs 1; UWO 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 71 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: uMhlathuze's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 20:56 SAST.