ANC 61.8%down 2.5 pts from 64.3% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Gladden Masango JaxaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 1 926 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress1 19161.8%
- ILISOIliso Labantu Movement for Social Change32116.7%
DADemocratic Alliance22511.7%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters1085.6%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement241.2%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement170.9%
ALJAMAAl Jama-ah120.6%- SACPSouth African Communist Party100.5%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party70.4%
APCAfrican People's Convention60.3%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement30.2%
PAPatriotic Alliance20.1%
Hours off in Ward 8 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 12 ?
Gladden Masango Jaxa (ANC) won Ward 8 with 1 191 votes, 31.1% of the ward's 3 830 registered voters. Turnout was 51.1%: 1 956 of 3 830 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 8, Emalahleni, voting district by voting district.
- Qhugqwarhu Junior SchoolVD 11070133ANC 54.7%
- Ntsonkotha Senior Secondary SchoolVD 11070188ANC 58.8%
- Bhoqo Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11070212ANC 74.1%
- Mzamomhle Jojo Junior SchoolVD 11070256ANC 85.9%
- Upper Ngonyama Primary SchoolVD 11070649ANC 58.7%
- Ethiopian C.c. of South AfricaVD 11070807ANC 45.9%
- Vaalbank Commmunity HallVD 11071369ILISO 54.1%
- Siyakonwaba Senior Primary SchoolVD 11071381ILISO 58.1%
- Imizamo Yethu Pre-SchoolVD 11071392ANC 56.7%
- Sinoxolo Shearing ShedVD 11071448ANC 75.0%
- Ikamva Junior Primary SchoolVD 11071459ANC 70.6%
- Zwelethemba Pre-SchoolVD 11071471ANC 84.5%
Candidates · 12
- Gladden Masango JaxaAfrican National Congress
- Zweledinga Derick KraqaAfrican People's Convention
- Lucas Stoni GungqwaAfrican Transformation Movement
- Thandokazi GubulaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Isaac GqodwanaAl Jama-ah
- Thembalakhe Elliot NgesiDemocratic Alliance
- Nomangqika NgqaquEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Luvuyo David MooiIliso Labantu Movement for Social Change
- Fundiswa Lucia NkuzoPatriotic Alliance
- Lwandile MatolengweSouth African Communist Party
- Vatiswa MhlebiUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Nomawethu Caroline TshabeUnited 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 1 972 · spoilt 46 · special votes 259 · 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 (1 956 of 3 830). The IEC publishes 51.5%.
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 19 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 1 191 vs 3 576; ILISO 321 vs 925; DA 225 vs 669; EFF 108 vs 348; ATM 24 vs 64; ALJAMA 12 vs 31; SACP 10 vs 35; MKP 7 vs 23; APC 6 vs 18; MAYIBUYE 3 vs 7; PA 2 vs 4; ActionSA 0 vs 4; AIC 0 vs 13; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 10; APF 0 vs 4; HCDF 0 vs 3; IFP 0 vs 1; The Independents 0 vs 2; VF PLUS 0 vs 4. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 127 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, 19:03 SAST.