ANC 40.6%down 35.7 pts from 76.3% 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 ?
Mathakane Prudence MokheleAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 399 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress97440.6%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party62626.1%
DADemocratic Alliance29512.3%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters1646.8%- SACPSouth African Communist Party1616.7%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement763.2%
AICAfrican Independent Congress662.8%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party120.5%- EKHETHUEkhethu Peoples Party60.3%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania50.2%
PAPatriotic Alliance50.2%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement50.2%
ARECOArusha Economic Coalition40.2%
Hours off in Ward 3 ?
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Voting districts · 5 ?
Mathakane Prudence Mokhele (ANC) won Ward 3 with 974 votes, 20.6% of the ward's 4 731 registered voters. Turnout was 52.7%: 2 492 of 4 731 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 3, Matatiele, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 13
- Basil Bhekifa NzimandeAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Themba Michael MaqubaAfrican Independent Congress
- Mathakane Prudence MokheleAfrican National Congress
- Nthuseng Mildred PhakamisaAfrican Transformation Movement
- Ernest Tieho JonkoloAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Matsiliso Patience MotiaArusha Economic Coalition
- Raymond Makhosandile MqolombeniDemocratic Alliance
- Ntsoaki NtsonyanaEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Khangelani GwinyaEkhethu Peoples Party
- Nthabiseng JangePan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Masibulele MadikwaPatriotic Alliance
- Buyiswa Beauty KetsiweSouth African Communist Party
- Gcobani Gordon QhweshaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 11 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 478 · spoilt 79 · special votes 217 · All 5 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 5 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 5 voting districts here (2 492 of 4 731). The IEC publishes 52.8%.
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 16 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 974 vs 2 992; MKP 626 vs 1 850; DA 295 vs 891; EFF 164 vs 473; SACP 161 vs 486; ATM 76 vs 232; AIC 66 vs 161; ACDP 12 vs 31; EKHETHU 6 vs 13; MAYIBUYE 5 vs 15; PA 5 vs 16; PAC 5 vs 6; ARECO 4 vs 5; CI 0 vs 1; COPE 0 vs 4; IFP 0 vs 10. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 58 times in 5 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, 23:54 SAST.