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IFP 35.0%

Most party (PR) votes

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

This wardAll 6 voting districts in

Turnout48.5%

Voters on the roll4 967

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

checked 22:14Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Joseph Thulani SimelaneInkatha Freedom Party

PR ballot ? · 2 380 valid votes

IFPInkatha Freedom Party83335.0%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party67228.2%
ANCAfrican National Congress60425.4%
DADemocratic Alliance1225.1%
NFPNational Freedom Party391.6%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters381.6%
LABOURLabour Party of South Africa261.1%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus70.3%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement70.3%
ActionSA60.3%
GFSAGap Fixers of South Africa60.3%
MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement50.2%
SACPSouth African Communist Party40.2%
PAPatriotic Alliance30.1%
NPANational Peoples Ambassadors30.1%
OHMOrganic Humanity Movement20.1%
UWOUmkhumbi Wesizwe Organisation20.1%
GJDPGods Justice and Development Party10.0%

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Voting districts · 6 ?

Joseph Thulani Simelane (IFP) won Ward 21 with 811 votes, 16.3% of the ward's 4 967 registered voters. Turnout was 48.5%: 2 407 of 4 967 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 21, AbaQulusi, voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 17

Mesuli Nhlakanipho NhlengethwaActionSA
Njabulo Nhlakanipho ManeliAfrica Restoration Alliance
Fortunate Siyabuswa PhiriAfrican Economic Freedom
Nkosinathi Clement MkhwanaziAfrican National Congress
Samuel Velaphi ZwaneAfrika Mayibuye Movement
Bongi Moses MkhizeDemocratic Alliance
Siphesihle Sphamandla ZuluEconomic Freedom Fighters
Njabulo Bandile NzuzaGap Fixers of South Africa
Samuel Muzikayise NkosiGods Justice and Development Party
Joseph Thulani SimelaneInkatha Freedom Party
Msawenkosi Victor DlaminiLabour Party of South Africa
Thulebona Riena DlaminiNational Freedom Party
Nomcebo Pretty PhakathiNational People's Front
Cecilia TustinOrganic Humanity Movement
Siboniso Bongumusa MazibukoSouth African Communist Party
Sthokozile Pretty QwabeUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
Izelle HayVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus

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 · 4 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 2 405 · spoilt 22 · special votes 299 · All 6 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 6 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 6 voting districts here (2 407 of 4 967). The IEC publishes 48.5%.

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.

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): IFP 811 vs 2 508; ANC 682 vs 1 857; MKP 639 vs 2 010; DA 124 vs 367; NFP 36 vs 112; EFF 30 vs 101; LABOUR 29 vs 55; SACP 7 vs 18; ActionSA 6 vs 19; VF PLUS 6 vs 26; OHM 3 vs 5; MAYIBUYE 2 vs 12; GFSA 1 vs 7; GJDP 1 vs 3; A.B.C.D. 0 vs 2; ARU 0 vs 3; ATM 0 vs 14; NPA 0 vs 5; PA 0 vs 3; PAC 0 vs 3; PCF 0 vs 1; UWO 0 vs 5. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 84 times in 6 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: AbaQulusi's DC 40% result.

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

IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 22:13 SAST.

Ward 21 2026 election results