ANC 89.8%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 3 006 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress2 70089.8%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party1605.3%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters1133.8%
DADemocratic Alliance200.7%
NPANational Peoples Ambassadors50.2%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus40.1%
NADECONational Democratic Convention30.1%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party10.0%
Voting districts · 4 ?
ANC won Ward 3 with 2 700 votes, 54.2% of the ward's 4 977 registered voters. Turnout was 61.0%: 3 036 of 4 977 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2016 local government elections in Ward 3, 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 3 052 · spoilt 46 · special votes 28 · All 4 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 4 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 4 voting districts here (3 036 of 4 977). The IEC publishes 61.3%.
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.