IFP 56.0%down 6.0 pts from 62.0% 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 ?
Bongani Ephraim NdebeleInkatha Freedom PartyWard ballot ? · 2 522 valid votes
- IFPBongani Ephraim Ndebele1 41356.0%
MKPMbheki Michael Vezi62724.9%
ANCDavid Muzi Cele38415.2%
DASiyabonga Alfred Mkhungo291.1%
EFFJikijela Vitus Shazi180.7%
JEPMondli Mlungisi Ngema170.7%- MAYIBUYEJeffrey Mthokozisi Mbitamkhono90.4%
- SACPAmanda Luthuli80.3%
PACS'Thembiso David Mhlongo50.2%
ATMMfanafuthi Masuku50.2%
VF PLUSCindy Marais40.2%- ANOSAMduduzi Njilo30.1%
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 18 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 5 ?
Bongani Ephraim Ndebele (IFP) won Ward 18 with 1 413 votes, 30.7% of the ward's 4 601 registered voters. Turnout was 55.2%: 2 542 of 4 601 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 18, uMzumbe, voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 3 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 538 · spoilt 16 · special votes 64 · All 5 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 5 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 5 voting districts here (2 542 of 4 601). The IEC publishes 55.4%.
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 16 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): IFP 1 413 vs 4 097; MKP 627 vs 1 625; ANC 384 vs 1 074; DA 29 vs 64; EFF 18 vs 42; JEP 17 vs 44; MAYIBUYE 9 vs 25; SACP 8 vs 20; ATM 5 vs 13; PAC 5 vs 18; VF PLUS 4 vs 10; ACDP 0 vs 3; AIC 0 vs 1; ARU 0 vs 7; NFP 0 vs 483; PA 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 65 times in 5 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, 16:09 SAST.