ANC 50.3%down 42.4 pts from 92.7% in 2011
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 ?
Japhet SindaneAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 283 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress1 14850.3%
- IndependentIndependent candidates33014.5%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters31213.7%
DADemocratic Alliance2119.2%
ActionSA1436.3%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement502.2%
- GAZAGaza Democratic Front482.1%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus100.4%
COPECongress of the People80.4%
GLCGazankulu Liberation Congress80.4%- Ba-Phalaborwa Community PartyBa-Phalaborwa Community Party40.2%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party30.1%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania20.1%
PAPatriotic Alliance20.1%- EIAEmpathy in Action20.1%
APCAfrican People's Convention10.0%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement10.0%
Hours off in Ward 3 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 3 ?
Japhet Sindane (ANC) won Ward 3 with 1 148 votes, 21.8% of the ward's 5 268 registered voters. Turnout was 43.9%: 2 314 of 5 268 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 3, Ba-Phalaborwa, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 18
- Joram Eubert NdhlovuActionSA
- Japhet SindaneAfrican National Congress
- Tinyiko Bridgeth MathebulaAfrican People's Convention
- Dikeledi MarakengAfrican Transformation Movement
- Antonet MashimbyeAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Basani Sarah BompeAmandla Awethu Movement
- Theophila ZithaBa-Phalaborwa Community Party
- Mahlatse Justice MakhubelaCongress of the People
- Ndhuma Kieners MtsengaDemocratic Alliance
- Nyiko ChabalalaEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Jonathan Lentsho MokgotlhoaEmpathy in Action
- Dimakatso Khutso MonyelaGaza Democratic Front
- Tsakani Monica BaloyiGazankulu Liberation Congress
- Petole Prince SeleiseIndependent
- Matome Aron MalatjiPan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Appreciate MakhubelePatriotic Alliance
- Vusi Jerome LukhoziSouth African Communist Party
- Peter Ragothopa MailulaVryheidsfront 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 2 336 · spoilt 53 · special votes 242 · All 3 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 3 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 3 voting districts here (2 314 of 5 268). The IEC publishes 44.4%.
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 2011 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 31 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 1 148 vs 3 654; EFF 312 vs 1 082; DA 211 vs 670; ActionSA 143 vs 528; MAYIBUYE 50 vs 134; GAZA 48 vs 162; VF PLUS 10 vs 33; COPE 8 vs 18; GLC 8 vs 32; Ba-Phalaborwa Community Party 4 vs 11; SACP 3 vs 10; EIA 2 vs 4; PA 2 vs 6; PAC 2 vs 4; APC 1 vs 16; ATM 1 vs 5; AAM 0 vs 2; ACO 0 vs 5; AFP 0 vs 8; BOSA 0 vs 1; IFP 0 vs 1; LIRA 0 vs 1; MCMPARTY 0 vs 1; MKP 0 vs 23; NIP 0 vs 9; Civic Warriors 0 vs 1; Mopani Residents Association 0 vs 2; PFC 0 vs 4; TRUTH 0 vs 3; UAT 0 vs 50; XP 0 vs 3. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 67 times in 3 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: Ba-Phalaborwa's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 18:09 SAST.