ANC 70.4%down 15.8 pts from 86.2% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Unathi Sylvia MzandisiAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 009 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress1 41470.4%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters1467.3%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement1206.0%
DADemocratic Alliance1035.1%- SACPSouth African Communist Party944.7%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement844.2%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party190.9%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement130.6%
APCAfrican People's Convention90.4%
ALJAMAAl Jama-ah40.2%
PAPatriotic Alliance30.1%
Hours off in Ward 5 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 10 ?
Unathi Sylvia Mzandisi (ANC) won Ward 5 with 1 414 votes, 32.8% of the ward's 4 307 registered voters. Turnout was 50.4%: 2 169 of 4 307 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 5, Emalahleni, voting district by voting district.
- Emzi Junior SchoolVD 11070177ANC 60.3%
- Ngangomhlaba Junior SchoolVD 11070403ANC 86.4%
- Noluthando Junior SchoolVD 11070616ANC 75.6%
- Gcina Tribal Authority HallVD 11070627ANC 77.6%
- Mckay`s Nek Junior SchoolVD 11071099ANC 69.9%
- Three Crowns Senior Primary SchoolVD 11071190ANC 70.0%
- De Hoop SchoolVD 11071202ANC 73.8%
- Glen Adelaide Junior SchoolVD 11071224ANC 68.2%
- Yonna Senior Primary SchoolVD 11071347ANC 84.4%
- House of PrayerVD 11071796ANC 52.6%
Candidates · 12
- Unathi Sylvia MzandisiAfrican National Congress
- Siyabonga MakhundayiAfrican People's Convention
- Yongama KilanaAfrican Transformation Movement
- Malibongwe MabozaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Onwaba MailulaAl Jama-ah
- Mildred Ntombizanele McaphukisoDemocratic Alliance
- Lucy Nolwando QashaniEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Goodman Bathini QomofiIliso Labantu Movement for Social Change
- Ntsikelelo SpelmanPatriotic Alliance
- Bongile TanqaSouth African Communist Party
- Siphokazi NukwaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Masande CekisoUnited Democratic Movement
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 17 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 068 · spoilt 59 · special votes 243 · All 10 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 10 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 10 voting districts here (2 169 of 4 307). The IEC publishes 50.5%.
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 1 414 vs 4 447; EFF 146 vs 437; ATM 120 vs 361; DA 103 vs 336; SACP 94 vs 296; MKP 19 vs 67; MAYIBUYE 13 vs 35; APC 9 vs 23; ALJAMA 4 vs 12; PA 3 vs 9; ACDP 0 vs 6; ACT 0 vs 6; ActionSA 0 vs 9; AIC 0 vs 16; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 8; APF 0 vs 5; ILISO 0 vs 2; LABOUR 0 vs 1; The Independents 0 vs 2; VF PLUS 0 vs 3. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 117 times in 10 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 10 Nov 2026, 01:07 SAST.