ANC 30.7%down 21.9 pts from 52.6% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Sampolo Joyce MakhafolaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 1 766 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress54230.7%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party44225.0%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters25114.2%
DADemocratic Alliance1498.4%
ActionSA1367.7%
UATUnited Africans Transformation673.8%- DOPDefenders of the People522.9%
- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement301.7%
PAPatriotic Alliance241.4%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party150.8%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania140.8%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party140.8%- UPPAUnited Progressive People Alliance90.5%
MSMMagoshi Swaranang Movement50.3%
AZAPOAzanian People's Organisation40.2%- ICFIndependent Community Forum40.2%
APCAfrican People's Convention20.1%- MAGAENG20.1%
A.C.C.Alliance of Citizens for Change10.1%- BTWBorn To Win10.1%
- ARRC.African Royal Rainbow Congress10.1%
- People's ChoicePeople's Choice10.1%
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Voting districts · 3 ?
Sampolo Joyce Makhafola (ANC) won Ward 16 with 542 votes, 15.3% of the ward's 3 537 registered voters. Turnout was 51.2%: 1 811 of 3 537 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 16, Lepele-Nkumpi, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 24
- Dipuo Daphney MagoroActionSA
- Kholofelo Nathalie MadigoeAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Sampolo Joyce MakhafolaAfrican National Congress
- Kenny Nkoane ThobejaneAfrican People's Convention
- Mary Rarang PhoshokoAfrican Royal Rainbow Congress
- Mathews Sangi MabasaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Kamogelo Nkosi MahlaelaAlliance of Citizens for Change
- Elliot Mmamaru KomanaAzanian People's Organisation
- Nakedi Donald ThokaBorn To Win
- Madumetja Solly SekhulaDefenders of the People
- Thabiso Moses TleaneDemocratic Alliance
- Elizabeth Raphaahle MalopeEconomic Freedom Fighters
- George Mogau Rankwane ShakuIndependent Community Forum
- Johanna NdhlovuMagaeng
- Molebogeng Mokganyetsi MahlomotjaMagoshi Swaranang Movement
- Mokgatlane Suzanne PhashaPan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Tumiso Relebogile MampaPatriotic Alliance
- Magome Jerry MamoseboPeople's Choice
- Kgabo Prince SemaSouth African Communist Party
- Puseletso Eldridgia MaboshegoSouth African Residents Association
- Mmakekane Damaris MothapoUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Lerato Carol MthombeniUnited Africans Transformation
Mokhine Wilson MathabathaUnited Democratic Movement- Erny Nku Makobe TemaUnited Progressive People Alliance
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 4 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 1 790 · spoilt 24 · special votes 210 · 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 (1 811 of 3 537). The IEC publishes 51.3%.
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 30 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 542 vs 1 670; SACP 442 vs 1 266; EFF 251 vs 787; DA 149 vs 458; ActionSA 136 vs 416; UAT 67 vs 174; DOP 52 vs 151; MAYIBUYE 30 vs 84; PA 24 vs 60; ACDP 15 vs 55; MKP 14 vs 41; PAC 14 vs 40; UPPA 9 vs 27; MSM 5 vs 9; AZAPO 4 vs 9; ICF 4 vs 5; APC 2 vs 6; MAGAENG 2 vs 6; ARRC. 1 vs 2; BTW 1 vs 2; People's Choice 1 vs 4; ACP 0 vs 2; AHC 0 vs 7; AIC 0 vs 3; ATM 0 vs 5; BOSA 0 vs 6; IFP 0 vs 3; MIV 0 vs 1; TRUTH 0 vs 1; VF PLUS 0 vs 9. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 70 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: Lepele-Nkumpi's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 22:01 SAST.