ANC 67.9%down 20.3 pts from 88.2% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Nomzamo QumbulwanaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 1 931 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress1 31267.9%
DADemocratic Alliance48024.9%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters573.0%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement442.3%- SACPSouth African Communist Party90.5%
ALJAMAAl Jama-ah80.4%
APCAfrican People's Convention60.3%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement60.3%
PAPatriotic Alliance40.2%- ILISOIliso Labantu Movement for Social Change30.2%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party20.1%
Hours off in Ward 1 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 12 ?
Nomzamo Qumbulwana (ANC) won Ward 1 with 1 312 votes, 34.7% of the ward's 3 781 registered voters. Turnout was 52.6%: 1 990 of 3 781 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 1, Emalahleni, voting district by voting district.
- Nqiningane Junior SchoolVD 11070548ANC 78.4%
- Rodana Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11070559DA 55.3%
- Fezekile Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11070560ANC 53.9%
- Rwantsana Primary SchoolVD 11070571ANC 70.9%
- Kolonga Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11070818ANC 54.5%
- Mpotulo Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11071011ANC 76.1%
- Tsolokazi Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11071022ANC 77.9%
- Hlatikhulu Senior Primary SchoolVD 11071066ANC 71.1%
- Msombovu Pre-SchoolVD 11071808ANC 93.3%
- African Mission ChurchVD 11071819ANC 67.2%
- Ntabankulu Senior Primary SchoolVD 11071864ANC 80.0%
- St Paulos ChurchVD 11071875ANC 87.2%
Candidates · 11
- Nomzamo QumbulwanaAfrican National Congress
- Siyabonga MakhundayiAfrican People's Convention
- Nolubabalo ManeliAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Mcebisi QondaniAl Jama-ah
- Mzwabantu KamteniDemocratic Alliance
- Lydia Makwetu-GqodwanaEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Vuyiswa Angela WillieIliso Labantu Movement for Social Change
- Fundiswa Lucia NkuzoPatriotic Alliance
- Lwandile MatolengweSouth African Communist Party
- Bonsiwe MatiniUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Sakisizwe KupisoUnited Democratic Movement
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 20 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 1 980 · spoilt 49 · special votes 223 · All 12 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 12 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 12 voting districts here (1 990 of 3 781). The IEC publishes 52.7%.
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 1 312 vs 3 963; DA 480 vs 1 461; EFF 57 vs 167; SACP 9 vs 31; ALJAMA 8 vs 11; APC 6 vs 17; MAYIBUYE 6 vs 18; PA 4 vs 10; ILISO 3 vs 4; MKP 2 vs 18; ACDP 0 vs 1; ACT 0 vs 1; ActionSA 0 vs 3; AIC 0 vs 8; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 7; APF 0 vs 3; ATM 0 vs 9; HCDF 0 vs 1; LABOUR 0 vs 1; VF PLUS 0 vs 3. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 95 times in 12 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, 19:59 SAST.