ANC 35.5%up 16.6 pts from 18.9% in 2021
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 ?
Sambulo Melody MatheAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 922 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress1 03835.5%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party99033.9%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party58820.1%
NFPNational Freedom Party1424.9%
NAPFNational People's Front762.6%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement361.2%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters190.7%
NPANational Peoples Ambassadors150.5%
DADemocratic Alliance80.3%- AEFAfrican Economic Freedom50.2%
ARUAfrican Renaissance Unity30.1%- SACPSouth African Communist Party10.0%
ActionSA10.0%
Hours off in Ward 3 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 6 ?
Sambulo Melody Mathe (ANC) won Ward 3 with 1 038 votes, 21.5% of the ward's 4 817 registered voters. Turnout was 60.6%: 2 921 of 4 817 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 3, Nongoma, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 15
- Desmond Mpilenhle MbokaziActionSA
- Phiwokwakhe Bonguthini ZunguAfrican Economic Freedom
- Sambulo Melody MatheAfrican National Congress
- Thabile NgemaAfrican Renaissance Unity
- Richman HadebeAfrican Transformation Movement
- Sfundo Mhlonipheni GinaDemocratic Alliance
- Siyabonga Sakhile MasangoEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Muziwakhe MyeniGods Justice and Development Party
- Sboniso Lindokuhle MkhwanaziInkatha Freedom Party
- Sphamandla Trinity MthembuInkululeko Yabantu Movement
- Nkosinathi Buhlebukayise NdwandweNational Freedom Party
- Philangenkosi ButheleziNational Peoples Ambassadors
- Mziwenhlanhla NdwandweNational People's Front
- Dumisani Stanley XuluSouth African Communist Party
- Msizeni Welcome MkhabelaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 22 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 947 · spoilt 25 · special votes 292 · 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 (2 921 of 4 817). The IEC publishes 61.3%.
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 14 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 1 038 vs 2 987; MKP 990 vs 3 011; IFP 588 vs 1 874; NFP 142 vs 490; NAPF 76 vs 203; ATM 36 vs 104; EFF 19 vs 43; NPA 15 vs 35; DA 8 vs 22; AEF 5 vs 11; ActionSA 1 vs 5; SACP 1 vs 5; MAYIBUYE 0 vs 8; UWO 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 64 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: Nongoma's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 22:42 SAST.