ANC 54.1%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Zitha Kenas MthembuAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 3 753 valid votes
- ANCZitha Kenas Mthembu2 02954.1%
MKPDesmond Musa Mhlongo1 02327.3%
IFPPhiwayinkosi Njabulo Malinga48012.8%
ACDPLumka Nyawose391.0%- SACPKhulekani Nsele381.0%
ActionSAGugu Zinhle Mpungose350.9%
EFFSinqobile Ntuli340.9%
DANontobeko Brenda Mlondo260.7%
ATMLwethu Sakhile Mbatha100.3%- AMC.ROY.Sithembiso Sandile Mthembu80.2%
- GJDPYgraine Cornelia Govender80.2%
NFPNontobeko Ayanda Mathenjwa60.2%
VF PLUSMarinda Kellie40.1%
ACCAsima Ismail Moola40.1%
NPASakhamuzi Phumlani Mthethwa30.1%
IASifiso Kelvin Mbiko20.1%
UCDPSibongile Thokozile Thango10.0%- CCUJustino Dambi Tembe10.0%
- MAYIBUYEValentia Tembe10.0%
- ARM.JBSPatience Nokwanda Mdunge-Mpontshane10.0%
Also on the ballot: Julias Sbonelo Nzuza (African Economic Freedom).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 22 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 3 ?
Zitha Kenas Mthembu (ANC) won Ward 22 with 2 029 votes, 29.8% of the ward's 6 799 registered voters. Turnout was 59.6%: 4 051 of 6 799 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 22, 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 · 1 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 784 · spoilt 31 · special votes 315 · 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 (4 051 of 6 799). The IEC publishes 59.9%.
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): ANC 2 029 vs 5 132; MKP 1 023 vs 4 205; IFP 480 vs 1 588; ACDP 39 vs 131; SACP 38 vs 104; ActionSA 35 vs 158; EFF 34 vs 108; DA 26 vs 135; ATM 10 vs 25; AMC.ROY. 8 vs 13; GJDP 8 vs 14; NFP 6 vs 13; ACC 4 vs 8; VF PLUS 4 vs 20; IA 2 vs 9; ARM.JBS 1 vs 3; CCU 1 vs 3; MAYIBUYE 1 vs 7; AEF 0 vs 14; ASEP 0 vs 4; SDP 0 vs 2; UWO 0 vs 4. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 59 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, 21:07 SAST.