ANC 68.0%down 14.1 pts from 82.1% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Mongezi BathembuAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 1 619 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress1 10168.0%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party26216.2%
DADemocratic Alliance895.5%
ALJAMAAl Jama-ah714.4%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters483.0%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement241.5%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement100.6%
PAPatriotic Alliance40.2%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement40.2%
APCAfrican People's Convention30.2%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party20.1%- ILISOIliso Labantu Movement for Social Change10.1%
Hours off in Ward 16 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 7 ?
Mongezi Bathembu (ANC) won Ward 16 with 1 101 votes, 33.0% of the ward's 3 341 registered voters. Turnout was 49.7%: 1 661 of 3 341 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 16, Emalahleni, voting district by voting district.
- Sizwe Junior SchoolVD 11070054ANC 73.6%
- Guba Hoek SchoolVD 11070380SACP 55.9%
- Kanya Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11070919ANC 78.7%
- Abraham Vanqa Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11070920ANC 67.3%
- Ngangamanzi Junior SchoolVD 11071628ANC 77.9%
- Sinethemba - Pre SchoolVD 11260022ANC 69.2%
- Dora Foslo HallVD 11400017ANC 70.9%
Candidates · 12
- Mongezi BathembuAfrican National Congress
- Zolile Elias XasoAfrican People's Convention
- Faniswa MtyanziAfrican Transformation Movement
- Yanga Timothy MnyukoAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Simamkele MadikaneAl Jama-ah
- David AlbertsDemocratic Alliance
- Xoliswa Laurinda XinzeleleEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Siyabonga GantshoIliso Labantu Movement for Social Change
- Cikizwa TshataPatriotic Alliance
- Bongile TanqaSouth African Communist Party
- Vukile Wiseman MkabileUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Elihle MjezuUnited Democratic Movement
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 11 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 1 662 · spoilt 43 · special votes 114 · All 7 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 7 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 7 voting districts here (1 661 of 3 341). The IEC publishes 49.8%.
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 17 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 1 101 vs 3 268; SACP 262 vs 791; DA 89 vs 284; ALJAMA 71 vs 219; EFF 48 vs 156; ATM 10 vs 37; MAYIBUYE 4 vs 10; PA 4 vs 12; APC 3 vs 8; MKP 2 vs 10; ILISO 1 vs 2; ActionSA 0 vs 9; AIC 0 vs 20; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 3; APF 0 vs 1; The Independents 0 vs 1; VF PLUS 0 vs 8. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 66 times in 7 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, 19:03 SAST.