ANC 67.1%
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 ?
Saphokazi BuwaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 1 265 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress84967.1%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters13610.8%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party887.0%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement635.0%
DADemocratic Alliance614.8%- SACPSouth African Communist Party332.6%
AICAfrican Independent Congress131.0%- EKHETHUEkhethu Peoples Party50.4%
PAPatriotic Alliance40.3%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement40.3%
COPECongress of the People30.2%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party20.2%
APCAfrican People's Convention20.2%
SRWPSocialist Revolutionary Workers Party20.2%
Hours off in Ward 16 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 3 ?
Saphokazi Buwa (ANC) won Ward 16 with 849 votes, 22.8% of the ward's 3 717 registered voters. Turnout was 35.6%: 1 322 of 3 717 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 16, Umzimvubu, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 14
- Calvin Bhekizizwe MatomelaAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Banele NyanganaAfrican Independent Congress
- Saphokazi BuwaAfrican National Congress
- Thumeka SokhanyileAfrican People's Convention
- Vuyisa SojilaAfrican Transformation Movement
- Sinalo MfunteAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Bennet RipaCongress of the People
- Noziphiwo Antonette MantshongoDemocratic Alliance
- Musa MaliwaEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Mafu PeyanaEkhethu Peoples Party
- Andile QuntaPatriotic Alliance
- Siyabulela MthwesiSocialist Revolutionary Workers Party
- Sidwel Simnikiwe MgandelaSouth African Communist Party
- Bongisa Sitha Sinazo DikoUmkhonto 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 · 8 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 1 332 · spoilt 67 · special votes 71 · All 3 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 3 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 3 voting districts here (1 322 of 3 717). The IEC publishes 35.8%.
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.
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 849 vs 2 469; EFF 136 vs 394; MKP 88 vs 270; ATM 63 vs 203; DA 61 vs 190; SACP 33 vs 91; AIC 13 vs 52; EKHETHU 5 vs 19; MAYIBUYE 4 vs 7; PA 4 vs 8; COPE 3 vs 10; ACDP 2 vs 13; APC 2 vs 4; ARU 0 vs 2; CI 0 vs 4; IFP 0 vs 5; ILB 0 vs 6. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 43 times in 3 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: Umzimvubu's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 16:01 SAST.