ANC 37.0%down 8.0 pts from 45.0% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Thembani GcabasheAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 629 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress97437.0%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party67525.7%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party61823.5%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters2429.2%
NFPNational Freedom Party532.0%
AICAfrican Independent Congress351.3%- SACPSouth African Communist Party130.5%
KZNIKzn Independence70.3%
DADemocratic Alliance60.2%- NSPNo Stress Party40.2%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement10.0%
ActionSA10.0%
Hours off in Ward 16 ?
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Voting districts · 8 ?
Thembani Gcabashe (ANC) won Ward 16 with 974 votes, 22.7% of the ward's 4 290 registered voters. Turnout was 61.7%: 2 647 of 4 290 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 16, Ndwedwe, voting district by voting district.
- Ntendeni Primary SchoolVD 43581405IFP 33.3%
- Maduna Combined Primary SchoolVD 43581821ANC 37.9%
- Kwamkhumbuzi Primary SchoolVD 43581832IFP 74.5%
- Qalimfundo Primary SchoolVD 43581887MKP 66.7%
- Wosiyana High SchoolVD 43581900IFP 37.8%
- Emakhasini Primary SchoolVD 43581911ANC 67.4%
- Sontshenge Primary SchoolVD 43581922IFP 43.4%
- Gweni Lower Primary SchoolVD 43581797–
Candidates · 13
- Londeka MwandlaActionSA
- Elsie Bathokozile DlaminiAfrican Independent Congress
- Thembani GcabasheAfrican National Congress
- Mboniseni NzamaAfrican Transformation Movement
- Nkululeko Freedom MjiyakhoAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Mxolisi Sbusiso Cyril NzamaDemocratic Alliance
- Andile NgcoboEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Ephraim Sithembiso KhuzwayoInkatha Freedom Party
- Nompumelelo NgemaKzn Independence
- Menzi Richard NzamaNational Freedom Party
- Elphus Jabulani ManziNo Stress Party
- Luyanda GobaSouth African Communist Party
- Goodman Busizwe KhozaUmkhonto 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 · 11 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 669 · spoilt 40 · special votes 89 · All 8 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 8 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 8 voting districts here (2 647 of 4 290). The IEC publishes 62.5%.
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 20 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 974 vs 2 929; IFP 675 vs 2 034; MKP 618 vs 1 882; EFF 242 vs 716; NFP 53 vs 135; AIC 35 vs 65; SACP 13 vs 36; KZNI 7 vs 13; DA 6 vs 29; NSP 4 vs 6; ActionSA 1 vs 9; ATM 1 vs 2; ACC 0 vs 3; ACDP 0 vs 2; AEF 0 vs 2; IA 0 vs 5; MAYIBUYE 0 vs 3; MLP 0 vs 3; SDP 0 vs 1; VF PLUS 0 vs 4. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 84 times in 8 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: Ndwedwe's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 22:07 SAST.