ANC 74.6%down 4.2 pts from 78.8% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Des NdemaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 1 547 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress1 15474.6%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters1399.0%- SACPSouth African Communist Party795.1%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement724.7%
DADemocratic Alliance432.8%
AICAfrican Independent Congress241.6%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party221.4%
SRWPSocialist Revolutionary Workers Party50.3%
COPECongress of the People30.2%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party20.1%
APCAfrican People's Convention20.1%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement20.1%
Hours off in Ward 8 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 7 ?
Des Ndema (ANC) won Ward 8 with 1 154 votes, 31.3% of the ward's 3 682 registered voters. Turnout was 43.0%: 1 584 of 3 682 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 8, Umzimvubu, voting district by voting district.
- Zakhele J.s.sVD 11760229ANC 89.5%
- Ndakeni Senior Primary SchoolVD 11790053ANC 81.2%
- Dutyini Senior Primary SchoolVD 11790086ANC 62.0%
- Lugelweni Senior Primary SchoolVD 11790097ANC 66.8%
- Ntsizwa Senior Primary SchoolVD 11790323ANC 92.5%
- Luxwesa Community HallVD 11790761ANC 67.1%
- Madadiyela Senior Primary SchoolVD 11790794ANC 78.6%
Candidates · 14
- Calvin Bhekizizwe MatomelaAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Kwanele MlazaAfrican Independent Congress
- Des NdemaAfrican National Congress
- Hombakazi TshekelaAfrican People's Convention
- Kayakazi NtuliAfrican Transformation Movement
- Sanele Eric MjoliAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Bennet RipaCongress of the People
- Noziphiwo Antonette MantshongoDemocratic Alliance
- Nandipha BoyceEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Thabiso Marks DambuzaEkhethu Peoples Party
Andile QuntaPatriotic Alliance- Siyabulela MthwesiSocialist Revolutionary Workers Party
- Monde Victor FikeniSouth African Communist Party
- Zamani Richman ChiyaUmkhonto 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 · 14 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 1 578 · spoilt 31 · special votes 84 · All 7 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 7 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 7 voting districts here (1 584 of 3 682). The IEC publishes 43.1%.
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 16 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 1 154 vs 3 486; EFF 139 vs 414; SACP 79 vs 232; ATM 72 vs 201; DA 43 vs 134; AIC 24 vs 66; MKP 22 vs 73; COPE 3 vs 7; ACDP 2 vs 17; APC 2 vs 6; MAYIBUYE 2 vs 8; ARU 0 vs 4; CI 0 vs 2; EKHETHU 0 vs 1; IFP 0 vs 4; PA 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 68 times in 7 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, 20:04 SAST.