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MKP 43.0%

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

Turnout48.6%

Voters on the roll5 398

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

checked 18:39Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Sandile Innocent MthimkhuluUmkhonto Wesizwe Party

Ward ballot ? · 2 521 valid votes

MKPSandile Innocent Mthimkhulu1 08443.0%
IFPMandla Penuel Mkhwanazi76930.5%
ANCSimphiwe Sizile Jeanne Gumede50720.1%
DANkosinathi Sipho Nyakeni461.8%
EFFThokozani Jeremia Mnyandu291.2%
ActionSASiphelele Enough Ngema230.9%
MAYIBUYESibongile Audrey Dlamini230.9%
ACDPWebster Nhlakanipho Nkabinde140.6%
NFPCelile Mthembeni Xulu80.3%
VF PLUSDheena Reddy60.2%
NPABonginkosi Fanyana Ndlazi40.2%
IADuduzile Maureen Gumede20.1%
CCUThemba Emmanuel Tembe20.1%
ARUAlpheus Amos Nhlenyama10.0%
ACCAsima Ismail Moola10.0%
AEFJulias Sbonelo Nzuza10.0%
GJDPYgraine Cornelia Govender10.0%
Also on the ballot: Lindani Vincent Zungu (African Restoration Movement), Gabriel Jabulani Zondi (South African Communist Party), Sibongile Thokozile Thango (United Christian Democratic Party).

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

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Voting districts · 3 ?

Sandile Innocent Mthimkhulu (MKP) won Ward 8 with 1 084 votes, 20.1% of the ward's 5 398 registered voters. Turnout was 48.6%: 2 626 of 5 398 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 8, 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 · 3 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 2 585 · spoilt 64 · special votes 118 · 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 (2 626 of 5 398). The IEC publishes 48.6%.

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 1 084 vs 3 266; IFP 769 vs 2 450; ANC 507 vs 1 437; DA 46 vs 159; EFF 29 vs 73; ActionSA 23 vs 83; MAYIBUYE 23 vs 69; ACDP 14 vs 40; NFP 8 vs 25; VF PLUS 6 vs 15; NPA 4 vs 8; IA 2 vs 4; ACC 1 vs 4; AEF 1 vs 6; GJDP 1 vs 2; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 2; ARM.JBS 0 vs 1; ASEP 0 vs 4; ATM 0 vs 12; SACP 0 vs 7; SDP 0 vs 1; UWO 0 vs 2. 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, 18:35 SAST.

Ward 8 2026 election results