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MKP 41.3%

Umkhonto Wesizwe Party · won the ward ballot

Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.

This wardAll 3 voting districts in

Turnout54.5%

Voters on the roll5 590

South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)

checked 17:53Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Timothy Simanga TembeUmkhonto Wesizwe Party

Ward ballot ? · 3 040 valid votes

MKPTimothy Simanga Tembe1 25641.3%
IFPSithembiso Mfanakagogo Ndwandwe1 22940.4%
ANCGimme Zinhle Ndlovu2839.3%
ACDPAsnath Nonhle Mthembu772.5%
DASimphiwe Andile Ayanda Msomi662.2%
ActionSAWillie Mosebetsie Radebe321.1%
NFPGeorge Senzo Mthembu260.9%
EFFThemba Lindokuhle Mbokazi230.8%
NPAReuben Njabulo Mthombeni160.5%
MAYIBUYEBhekokwakhe Maxwell Nhleko160.5%
ARUThokozani Nkosingiphile Tembe50.2%
UCDPSibongile Thokozile Thango30.1%
VF PLUSDheena Reddy20.1%
IADuduzile Maureen Gumede20.1%
SACPThanduyise Khanyi10.0%
CCUJustino Dambi Tembe10.0%
AEFJulias Sbonelo Nzuza10.0%
GJDPVukani Julius Mathe10.0%
Also on the ballot: Asima Ismail Moola (Active Citizens Coalition), Lindani Vincent Zungu (African Restoration Movement).

Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).

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Voting districts · 3 ?

Timothy Simanga Tembe (MKP) won Ward 7 with 1 256 votes, 22.5% of the ward's 5 590 registered voters. Turnout was 54.5%: 3 048 of 5 590 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 7, 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 3 060 · spoilt 20 · special votes 411 · 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 (3 048 of 5 590). The IEC publishes 54.7%.

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 23 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): MKP 1 256 vs 3 782; IFP 1 229 vs 3 646; ANC 283 vs 844; ACDP 77 vs 235; DA 66 vs 198; ActionSA 32 vs 90; NFP 26 vs 72; EFF 23 vs 74; MAYIBUYE 16 vs 48; NPA 16 vs 36; UCDP 3 vs 5; IA 2 vs 10; VF PLUS 2 vs 16; AEF 1 vs 5; CCU 1 vs 2; GJDP 1 vs 2; SACP 1 vs 12; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 1; ARM.JBS 0 vs 1; ASEP 0 vs 5; ATM 0 vs 7; SDP 0 vs 2; UWO 0 vs 3. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 55 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, 17:48 SAST.

Ward 7 2026 election results