ANC 48.3%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 2 994 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress1 44548.3%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party1 24441.5%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters1745.8%
NADECONational Democratic Convention712.4%
DADemocratic Alliance401.3%
COPECongress of the People120.4%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus50.2%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party30.1%
Voting districts · 9 ?
ANC won Ward 31 with 1 445 votes, 28.6% of the ward's 5 060 registered voters. Turnout was 60.2%: 3 044 of 5 060 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2016 local government elections in Ward 31, Ladysmith/Waaihoek, voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2011: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
This area in the 2026 elections ?
About these figures
Official IEC figures: how we add them up
Votes cast 3 035 · spoilt 41 · special votes 42 · All 9 voting districts in · the IEC marks the results complete
PR ballot figures for this ward are the sum of the IEC's results for its 9 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 9 voting districts here (3 044 of 5 060). The IEC publishes 60.2%.
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.
Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.
The DC 40% ? ballot is published per municipality: Ladysmith/Waaihoek's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 27 Oct 2026, 13:37 SAST.