ANC 48.8%down 19.3 pts from 68.1% in 2021
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Elected ward councillor ?
Lungile Mongezi MpupuAfrican National CongressPR ballot ? · 1 571 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress76648.8%
DADemocratic Alliance16210.3%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party1358.6%- OMOOne Merafong Organisation1046.6%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters905.7%- LABOURLabour Party of South Africa885.6%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party714.5%
ActionSA563.6%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement191.2%
MAOCMerafong Agents of Change161.0%
AICAfrican Independent Congress140.9%
PAPatriotic Alliance140.9%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus110.7%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party100.6%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania90.6%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement30.2%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party20.1%
BOSABuild One South Africa10.1%
Hours off in Ward 23 ?
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Voting districts · 2 ?
Lungile Mongezi Mpupu (ANC) won Ward 23 with 797 votes, 23.2% of the ward's 3 429 registered voters. Turnout was 46.5%: 1 593 of 3 429 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 23, Merafong City, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 19
- Sbongile MvimbiActionSA
- Xoliswa Sylvia CholaAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Mgijima CilizaAfrican Independent Congress
- Lungile Mongezi MpupuAfrican National Congress
- Lubabalo GiyoAfrican Transformation Movement
- Henswell ShingangeAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Ndumiso Alioce MbanyanaAzanian Ground Forces
- Meshell Nomthandazo PhaphamaBuild One South Africa
- Ankie Sinah MonchweDemocratic Alliance
- Nolitha MvunyiswaEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Phathokwakhe Mzokhona MabasoInkatha Freedom Party
- Xoliswa Precious Mafunda-MndiyataLabour Party of South Africa
- Lesego Enid MokoneMerafong Agents of Change
- Monwabisi NtelezaOne Merafong Organisation
- Leigh-Ann Janike Pauline MayoyoPan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Dibuseng Annah MoeketsiPatriotic Alliance
- Phindiwe Nora SandiSouth African Communist Party
- Zethembiso Glyn MbathaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Dawid Petrus JacobsVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
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ESP areas in this ward · 1 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 1 593 · spoilt 22 · special votes 148 · All 2 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 2 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 2 voting districts here (1 593 of 3 429). The IEC publishes 42.1%.
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 22 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 797 vs 2 363; DA 140 vs 500; MKP 137 vs 421; OMO 115 vs 219; LABOUR 89 vs 177; EFF 81 vs 288; SACP 64 vs 218; ActionSA 50 vs 193; AIC 36 vs 57; PA 16 vs 48; ATM 13 vs 51; VF PLUS 10 vs 31; IFP 9 vs 32; MAOC 6 vs 36; PAC 3 vs 19; ACDP 2 vs 10; MAYIBUYE 1 vs 7; ACP 0 vs 3; ALJAMA 0 vs 1; BOSA 0 vs 1; UCDP 0 vs 2; UMBRELLA 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: the IEC's published turnout for this ward is 42.13%; its own counts give 46.46% (PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters in its voting districts); we show the calculated figure.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 40 times in 2 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: Merafong City's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 02:47 SAST.