IFP 73.8%down 0.4 pts from 74.2% 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 ?
Simphiwe Protas MthethwaInkatha Freedom PartyWard ballot ? · 2 145 valid votes
- IFPSimphiwe Protas Mthethwa1 58373.8%
MKPHyronimus Zwelithini Nkomo28113.1%
ANCNtombiyoxolo Beauty Sikhosane22210.3%
ATMFana Wilfred Thusini120.6%- ANOSAHloniphani Samukela Phahla120.6%
EFFMthulezwa Peace-Maker Hlongwane110.5%
DASiyabonga Alfred Mkhungo90.4%- MAYIBUYEKhethabahle Richman Malunga60.3%
PACMlungisi Clearance Shabane40.2%
JEPZakandosi Hlob'Sile Cele40.2%
VF PLUSCindy Marais10.0%Also on the ballot: Amanda Luthuli (South African Communist Party).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 17 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 3 ?
Simphiwe Protas Mthethwa (IFP) won Ward 17 with 1 583 votes, 40.1% of the ward's 3 950 registered voters. Turnout was 55.6%: 2 198 of 3 950 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 17, uMzumbe, voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 2 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 194 · spoilt 49 · special votes 57 · 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 (2 198 of 3 950). The IEC publishes 55.7%.
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.
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 15 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): IFP 1 583 vs 4 609; MKP 281 vs 920; ANC 222 vs 668; ANOSA 12 vs 35; ATM 12 vs 36; EFF 11 vs 30; DA 9 vs 26; MAYIBUYE 6 vs 17; JEP 4 vs 11; PAC 4 vs 12; VF PLUS 1 vs 6; ACDP 0 vs 1; AIC 0 vs 3; ARU 0 vs 4; NFP 0 vs 42. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 36 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: uMzumbe's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 17:11 SAST.