ANC 80.2%down 2.6 pts from 82.8% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Nkululeko Lenox LawuAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 1 924 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress1 54480.2%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party1507.8%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters965.0%
DADemocratic Alliance683.5%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement211.1%
ALJAMAAl Jama-ah180.9%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement120.6%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party80.4%
APCAfrican People's Convention20.1%- ILISOIliso Labantu Movement for Social Change20.1%
- AMC.ROY.African Movement Congress20.1%
PAPatriotic Alliance10.1%
Hours off in Ward 15 ?
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Voting districts · 11 ?
Nkululeko Lenox Lawu (ANC) won Ward 15 with 1 544 votes, 38.3% of the ward's 4 031 registered voters. Turnout was 50.6%: 2 038 of 4 031 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 15, Emalahleni, voting district by voting district.
- Cegciyana Senior Primary SchoolVD 11071291ANC 84.2%
- Lukhanyo Junior SchoolVD 11071831ANC 67.3%
- St Catherine Roman Catholic ChurchVD 11260011ANC 83.5%
- Esethu Primary SchoolVD 11260033ANC 82.2%
- Siyakhula Senior Primary SchoolVD 11260044ANC 82.5%
- Ida Farm SchoolVD 11400028ANC 67.1%
- Uitkyk FarmVD 11400051ANC 60.0%
- Tungela Farm BuildingVD 11400062ANC 84.0%
- Thembelihle Junior SchoolVD 11460147ANC 82.2%
- Papasi Senior Primary SchoolVD 11460271ANC 54.9%
- Maqwathini Senior Primary SchoolVD 11460282ANC 75.4%
Candidates · 12
- Sphesihle TemeAfrican Movement Congress
- Nkululeko Lenox LawuAfrican National Congress
- Zolile Elias XasoAfrican People's Convention
- Siyanda Thurdius JentuAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Simamkele MadikaneAl Jama-ah
- Malibongwe HlanzelaDemocratic Alliance
- Mzuvukile TomEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Bulumko Vizicelo MooiIliso Labantu Movement for Social Change
- Fundiswa Lucia NkuzoPatriotic Alliance
- Gcobisa SilwanaSouth African Communist Party
- Nelson Nkululeko GwatyuUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Siphamandla MbolekwaUnited Democratic Movement
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 10 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 110 · spoilt 186 · special votes 194 · All 11 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 11 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 11 voting districts here (2 038 of 4 031). The IEC publishes 52.6%.
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.
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 20 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 1 544 vs 4 522; SACP 150 vs 488; EFF 96 vs 300; DA 68 vs 218; ALJAMA 18 vs 47; MAYIBUYE 12 vs 26; MKP 8 vs 25; AMC.ROY. 2 vs 9; APC 2 vs 11; ILISO 2 vs 3; PA 1 vs 5; ACDP 0 vs 1; ACT 0 vs 1; ActionSA 0 vs 9; AIC 0 vs 13; ATM 0 vs 23; IFP 0 vs 1; LABOUR 0 vs 8; The Independents 0 vs 1; VF PLUS 0 vs 9. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: the IEC's published turnout for this ward is 52.62%; its own counts give 50.56% (PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters in its voting districts); we show the calculated figure.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 94 times in 11 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: Emalahleni's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 20:38 SAST.