IFP 30.4%down 29.1 pts from 59.5% in 2021
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 ?
Bongiwe Sphesihle MthembuInkatha Freedom PartyWard ballot ? · 3 327 valid votes
- IFPBongiwe Sphesihle Mthembu1 01230.4%
MKPSibuseni Erasmus Xulu63719.1%
ANCThulani Jabulani Ntsele56016.8%
DANkosinathi Sipho Nyakeni55216.6%- IndependentCedrick Njabulo Lindumusa Hlophe · Independent2507.5%
EFFSibusiso Blessing Mthiyane1855.6%
ACDPMkhonjwa Cyril Kunene250.8%- AMC.ROY.Vincent Makhonya Simon Gumede240.7%
NFPKhayelihle Mseleku150.5%
NPANomfundo Sithole150.5%
ActionSADumisani S'Busiso Bulunga140.4%
VF PLUSDheena Reddy130.4%- SACPDumisani Bernard Xolani Makhathini50.2%
ATMEmmerencia Mthethwa50.2%
IASabelo Abednego Mbatha30.1%- MAYIBUYEWandile Andrian Mkhize30.1%
- CCUJustino Dambi Tembe20.1%
- AEFJulias Sbonelo Nzuza20.1%
- ARM.JBSPatience Nokwanda Mdunge-Mpontshane20.1%
- GJDPYgraine Cornelia Govender20.1%
ARUKhumbuzile Lydia Cele10.0%Also on the ballot: Asima Ismail Moola (Active Citizens Coalition), Sibongile Thokozile Thango (United Christian Democratic Party).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 5 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 6 ?
Bongiwe Sphesihle Mthembu (IFP) won Ward 5 with 1 012 votes, 17.1% of the ward's 5 902 registered voters. Turnout was 56.9%: 3 359 of 5 902 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 5, uMhlathuze (Richards Bay), voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 5 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 364 · spoilt 37 · special votes 111 · All 6 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 6 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 6 voting districts here (3 359 of 5 902). The IEC publishes 57.3%.
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 23 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): IFP 1 012 vs 3 120; MKP 637 vs 2 361; ANC 560 vs 1 722; DA 552 vs 1 597; EFF 185 vs 496; ACDP 25 vs 76; AMC.ROY. 24 vs 40; NFP 15 vs 44; NPA 15 vs 25; ActionSA 14 vs 46; VF PLUS 13 vs 39; ATM 5 vs 21; SACP 5 vs 21; IA 3 vs 53; MAYIBUYE 3 vs 12; AEF 2 vs 11; ARM.JBS 2 vs 3; CCU 2 vs 4; ACC 0 vs 1; ASEP 0 vs 2; SDP 0 vs 3; UCDP 0 vs 1; UWO 0 vs 4. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 90 times in 6 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, 17:48 SAST.