ANC 84.5%down 6.9 pts from 91.4% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Nkhumeleni Lucas MutsilaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 644 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress2 23584.5%
DADemocratic Alliance1857.0%- VIPVhembe Independent Party (Musikitedzi)451.7%
Elf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South AfricaElf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South Africa371.4%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party351.3%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters331.2%- SACPSouth African Communist Party250.9%
IRCInternational Revelation Congress190.7%
ActionSA130.5%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus50.2%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party30.1%
APCAfrican People's Convention20.1%
UMSAUnemployment Movement SA20.1%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement20.1%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania10.0%
PAPatriotic Alliance10.0%- MOSHABIMoshabi Party10.0%
Hours off in Ward 38 ?
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Voting districts · 7 ?
Nkhumeleni Lucas Mutsila (ANC) won Ward 38 with 2 235 votes, 36.0% of the ward's 6 206 registered voters. Turnout was 43.0%: 2 670 of 6 206 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 38, Makhado, voting district by voting district.
- Ravele Traditional LeadershipVD 76370609ANC 86.8%
- Tswime Secondary SchoolVD 76370621ANC 83.9%
- Raliphaswa Primary SchoolVD 76370632ANC 85.8%
- Makumbwi Primary SchoolVD 76370878ANC 89.6%
- Tshamakwatini Secondary SchoolVD 76371048ANC 80.6%
- Funyufunyu Community HallVD 76371060ANC 80.1%
- Gondolikhetha Private SchoolVD 76371149ANC 78.9%
Candidates · 20
Mihloti Lenny MukasiAble Leadership- Tshilidzi MuthegoActionSA
- Amos Tsakai Patson ThovhakaleAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Nkhumeleni Lucas MutsilaAfrican National Congress
- Seani Dorah MashambaAfrican People's Convention
- Tshila Irene MbodiAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Jonas LukheliDemocratic Alliance
- Tebogo MatutaEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Mbofholowo MarubiniEconomic Liberators Forum South Africa
- Vusani Justice MukhumeniInternational Revelation Congress
- Musandiwa Robert ThobakgaleMoshabi Party
Peter Kombani MaringaMovement Democratic Congress- Tsako Confidence BaloyiPan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Nditsheni Josias MalatjiPatriotic Alliance
- Sophorina MarembaSouth African Communist Party
- Khathutshelo Lizzy SingoUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Tshimangadzo David MutshariniUnemployment Movement SA
- Meshack TshivhulaVhembe Independent Party (Musikitedzi)
- Wessel George EsterhuizenVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus
Adelaide Basani KubayiXimoko Party
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 9 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 672 · spoilt 28 · special votes 436 · All 7 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 7 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 7 voting districts here (2 670 of 6 206). The IEC publishes 43.1%.
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 25 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 2 235 vs 6 661; DA 185 vs 538; VIP 45 vs 142; Elf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South Africa 37 vs 72; MKP 35 vs 109; EFF 33 vs 110; SACP 25 vs 69; IRC 19 vs 60; ActionSA 13 vs 44; VF PLUS 5 vs 21; ACDP 3 vs 14; APC 2 vs 10; MAYIBUYE 2 vs 7; MOSHABI 1 vs 4; PAC 1 vs 3; AL. 0 vs 2; ATM 0 vs 7; DOP 0 vs 1; ELM 0 vs 10; FISA 0 vs 1; IFP 0 vs 1; MDC 0 vs 1; African Forward Congress 0 vs 1; OPC 0 vs 1; UAT 0 vs 40. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 94 times in 7 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: Makhado's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 00:12 SAST.