ANC 52.0%down 22.6 pts from 74.6% in 2021

African National Congress · won the ward ballot

Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.

This wardAll 11 voting districts in

Turnout53.0%

Voters on the roll3 118

South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)

checked 22:39Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Xolisa SitundaAfrican National Congress

Ward ballot ? · 1 609 valid votes

ANCAfrican National Congress83652.0%
SACPSouth African Communist Party60037.3%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters563.5%
DADemocratic Alliance452.8%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania301.9%
AICAfrican Independent Congress301.9%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party60.4%
MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement40.2%
ALJAMAAl Jama-ah20.1%

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Voting districts · 11 ?

Xolisa Situnda (ANC) won Ward 7 with 836 votes, 26.8% of the ward's 3 118 registered voters. Turnout was 53.0%: 1 654 of 3 118 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 7, Ngqushwa, voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 9

Nonzame Beatrice NgxavulanaAfrican Independent Congress
Xolisa SitundaAfrican National Congress
Siyalinga KalakuluAfrika Mayibuye Movement
Bantsundu JakalasheAl Jama-ah
Ndumiso BottomanDemocratic Alliance
Nomthandazo NqolaEconomic Freedom Fighters
Nokupiwa SiyaziPan Africanist Congress of Azania
Siyabonga NgcingciSouth African Communist Party
Thandeka Innocentia GavmenUmkhonto Wesizwe Party

Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)

This ward in earlier elections ?

2021 Ward 7, NgqushwaSame area · 2021: ANC 74.6% · 2024 national: ANC 87.7%

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 1 667 · spoilt 58 · special votes 119 · All 11 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 11 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 11 voting districts here (1 654 of 3 118). The IEC publishes 53.5%.

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 18 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 836 vs 2 568; SACP 600 vs 1 747; EFF 56 vs 170; DA 45 vs 124; AIC 30 vs 41; PAC 30 vs 88; MKP 6 vs 37; MAYIBUYE 4 vs 9; ALJAMA 2 vs 6; A.D 0 vs 3; ACDP 0 vs 1; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 2; ATM 0 vs 14; BPM 0 vs 1; IFP 0 vs 1; PAMO 0 vs 1; UDM 0 vs 11; VF PLUS 0 vs 3. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 94 times in 11 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: Ngqushwa's DC 40% result.

Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.

IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 22:36 SAST.

Ward 7 2026 election results