ANC 46.1%down 39.5 pts from 85.6% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Winnie Priscilla SipikaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 1 736 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress80146.1%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party48127.7%
- EKHETHUEkhethu Peoples Party1076.2%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party965.5%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters814.7%
DADemocratic Alliance472.7%
AICAfrican Independent Congress402.3%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement342.0%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party181.0%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party140.8%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania60.3%
ARECOArusha Economic Coalition60.3%
PAPatriotic Alliance30.2%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement20.1%
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Voting districts · 10 ?
Winnie Priscilla Sipika (ANC) won Ward 18 with 801 votes, 23.3% of the ward's 3 432 registered voters. Turnout was 51.9%: 1 781 of 3 432 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 18, Matatiele, voting district by voting district.
- Nyaniso Senior Secondary SchoolVD 11780445ANC 53.3%
- Duba Primary SchoolVD 11780524ANC 61.2%
- Mputhekane Primary SchoolVD 11780940ANC 68.8%
- Bubesi Primary SchoolVD 11781075ANC 69.9%
- Antiok ChurchVD 11781086ANC 65.2%
- Mrwabo Primary SchoolVD 11781097ANC 45.2%
- Sidakeni Primary SchoolVD 11781109ANC 37.6%
- Siphephetho Primary SchoolVD 11781110SACP 49.2%
- Matandela Primary SchoolVD 11781211SACP 68.9%
- Moorosi Agricultural High SchoolVD 11781266SACP 41.0%
Candidates · 14
- Cynthia NzimandeAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Moses Vuyisile PhendukaAfrican Independent Congress
- Winnie Priscilla SipikaAfrican National Congress
- Alakhe DangazelaAfrican Transformation Movement
- Thumeka JoziAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Maria Mandisa MboboArusha Economic Coalition
- Moloantoa Charles MotloliDemocratic Alliance
- Ayabonga MiniEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Mbongene MdolombaEkhethu Peoples Party
- Ndumiso Aron YotwanaInkatha Freedom Party
- Nthabiseng JangePan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Herbert Herman Geffery GobeyPatriotic Alliance
- Nkosivumile Anthonic MzimbaSouth African Communist Party
- Sibongiseni Momelezi MdleleniUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
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.
ESP areas in this ward · 25 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 1 759 · spoilt 23 · special votes 294 · 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 (1 781 of 3 432). The IEC publishes 52.1%.
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 17 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 801 vs 2 597; SACP 481 vs 1 445; EKHETHU 107 vs 332; IFP 96 vs 105; EFF 81 vs 237; DA 47 vs 132; AIC 40 vs 104; ATM 34 vs 102; ACDP 18 vs 59; MKP 14 vs 47; ARECO 6 vs 9; PAC 6 vs 10; PA 3 vs 8; MAYIBUYE 2 vs 12; CI 0 vs 1; COPE 0 vs 2; ILB 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 116 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: Matatiele's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 22:42 SAST.