ANC 65.1%down 25.6 pts from 90.7% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Abongile Alfred FatyelaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 1 995 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress1 29865.1%
DADemocratic Alliance45622.9%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters914.6%- ILISOIliso Labantu Movement for Social Change693.5%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement552.8%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party110.6%- SACPSouth African Communist Party70.4%
APCAfrican People's Convention40.2%
PAPatriotic Alliance30.2%
ALJAMAAl Jama-ah10.1%
Hours off in Ward 9 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 10 ?
Abongile Alfred Fatyela (ANC) won Ward 9 with 1 298 votes, 34.5% of the ward's 3 767 registered voters. Turnout was 55.0%: 2 070 of 3 767 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 9, Emalahleni, voting district by voting district.
- Buffalo Thorns Primary SchoolVD 11070289DA 50.0%
- Vaal Bank Junior Primary SchoolVD 11070290DA 55.5%
- Dum Dum Senior Primary SchoolVD 11070335ANC 81.9%
- Nozala Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11070908ANC 91.4%
- Bhadi Pre-SchoolVD 11071404ANC 41.3%
- Masakhane Pre-SchoolVD 11071482ANC 91.5%
- Zwartwater Community HallVD 11071505ANC 86.0%
- Dalubuzwe Senior Primary SchoolVD 11071583DA 44.5%
- NcapayiVD 11071594ANC 44.3%
- Emdeni Primary SchoolVD 11071774ANC 87.0%
Candidates · 11
- Abongile Alfred FatyelaAfrican National Congress
- Zweledinga Derick KraqaAfrican People's Convention
- Thandokazi GubulaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Isaac GqodwanaAl Jama-ah
- Gladwin Mluleki SiloDemocratic Alliance
- Asakhe AprilEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Tobisa Grace MalotanaIliso Labantu Movement for Social Change
- Luyanda Patrick SaleniPatriotic Alliance
- Lwandile MatolengweSouth African Communist Party
- Makhosandile TshakaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Kwaaiman MjezuUnited Democratic Movement
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 15 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 069 · spoilt 74 · special votes 306 · 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 (2 070 of 3 767). The IEC publishes 55.0%.
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 1 298 vs 3 883; DA 456 vs 1 366; EFF 91 vs 270; ILISO 69 vs 202; MKP 11 vs 33; SACP 7 vs 23; APC 4 vs 13; PA 3 vs 8; ALJAMA 1 vs 10; ACT 0 vs 1; ActionSA 0 vs 2; AIC 0 vs 14; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 42; APF 0 vs 3; ATM 0 vs 16; IFP 0 vs 1; LABOUR 0 vs 1; MAYIBUYE 0 vs 3; 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: 95 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 09 Nov 2026, 18:31 SAST.