ANC 59.3%down 24.0 pts from 83.3% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Kuhle FodoAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 849 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress1 68959.3%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement68924.2%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement1986.9%
DADemocratic Alliance1043.7%- SACPSouth African Communist Party582.0%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters401.4%
AICAfrican Independent Congress170.6%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party170.6%
URFUnited Residents Front140.5%- THE VOICEVoice of the Voiceless Civic Organization80.3%
AUCAfrican Unemployed Congress40.1%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement40.1%
- PECPhakama Eastern Cape30.1%
OHMOrganic Humanity Movement20.1%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania10.0%- IRPIndependent Rural Party10.0%
Hours off in Ward 18 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 17 ?
Kuhle Fodo (ANC) won Ward 18 with 1 689 votes, 24.7% of the ward's 6 850 registered voters. Turnout was 42.6%: 2 916 of 6 850 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 18, King Sabata Dalindyebo, voting district by voting district.
- Mqhekezweni Primary SchoolVD 11630337ATM 52.9%
- Matiso Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11630450ANC 58.8%
- Julukuqu Primary SchoolVD 11630461ANC 51.9%
- Mokolweni Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11630472ANC 83.8%
- Mkhwezo Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11630539ANC 74.6%
- Mpikwana Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11630584ATM 53.3%
- Gxwalibomvu Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11630629ANC 48.4%
- Steto Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11630630ANC 52.4%
- Gunjana Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11630753ANC 74.4%
- Bityi Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11630775ANC 59.0%
- Ndibela Primary SchoolVD 11630797ANC 86.4%
- Nceduluntu Cafe Kwa-Antana SpazaVD 11631170ANC 91.0%
- Dalibango Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11631181ANC 89.2%
- Nqencu Primary SchoolVD 11631204ANC 92.0%
- Phingilili Primary SchoolVD 11631226ANC 56.3%
- Kwandaba Church HallVD 11631248ANC 71.8%
- Jongimizi Senior Primary SchoolVD 11631888ANC 81.6%
Candidates · 16
- Sibamba-Ngazibini MgolombaneAfrican Independent Congress
- Kuhle FodoAfrican National Congress
- Mkhuthazi MadotyeniAfrican Transformation Movement
- Avela XozwaAfrican Unemployed Congress
- Mvuyiso MangalisoAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Lindokuhle XegoDemocratic Alliance
- Sihle MatisoEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Sibabalwe MeslanaIndependent Rural Party
- Sanele QongoOrganic Humanity Movement
- Simfumene NjeyaPan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Nobubele MayekisoPhakama Eastern Cape
- Thando CengimboSouth African Communist Party
- Unathi Amos TshangelaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Bonga XuzaUnited Democratic Movement
- Ntombekhaya BanyothiUnited Residents Front
- Asive GovaVoice of the Voiceless Civic Organization
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2021: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
- 2021 Ward 18, King Sabata DalindyeboMost of this ward (91%) · 2021: ANC 83.3% · 2024 national: ANC 79.3%
- 2021 Ward 19, King Sabata DalindyeboPart of this ward (4%) · 2021: ANC 77.6% · 2024 national: ANC 77.3%
- 2021 Ward 20, King Sabata DalindyeboPart of this ward (3%) · 2021: ANC 81.2% · 2024 national: ANC 81.3%
- 2021 Ward 31, King Sabata DalindyeboPart of this ward (2%) · 2021: ANC 85.3% · 2024 national: ANC 77.9%
ESP areas in this ward · 26 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 942 · spoilt 93 · special votes 361 · All 17 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 17 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 17 voting districts here (2 916 of 6 850). The IEC publishes 41.4%.
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 26 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 1 689 vs 5 120; ATM 689 vs 2 044; UDM 198 vs 402; DA 104 vs 328; SACP 58 vs 161; EFF 40 vs 123; AIC 17 vs 32; MKP 17 vs 54; URF 14 vs 26; THE VOICE 8 vs 24; AUC 4 vs 21; MAYIBUYE 4 vs 10; PEC 3 vs 4; OHM 2 vs 4; IRP 1 vs 3; PAC 1 vs 6; ACDP 0 vs 5; ACT 0 vs 6; ALJAMA 0 vs 1; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 84; ASEP 0 vs 1; COPE 0 vs 3; IFP 0 vs 6; LAND 0 vs 1; MRRA 0 vs 1; PA 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 166 times in 17 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: King Sabata Dalindyebo's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 20:55 SAST.