ANC 57.5%down 24.7 pts from 82.2% in 2021

African National Congress · won the ward ballot

Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.

This wardAll 7 voting districts in

Turnout43.6%

Voters on the roll7 354

South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)

checked 19:56Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Apfaho NemavheyaAfrican National Congress

Ward ballot ? · 3 166 valid votes

ANCAfrican National Congress1 82157.5%
Elf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South AfricaElf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South Africa67521.3%
IRCInternational Revelation Congress2086.6%
DADemocratic Alliance1424.5%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters1093.4%
SACPSouth African Communist Party772.4%
United PeopleUnited People401.3%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party270.9%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania110.3%
APCAfrican People's Convention110.3%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement110.3%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party80.3%
MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement50.2%
URFUnited Residents Front40.1%
PAPatriotic Alliance40.1%
AL.Able Leadership40.1%
ALJAMAAl Jama-ah30.1%
AACUMActive African Christians United Movement30.1%
MAWUSAMawusa Movement Party20.1%
SDPService Delivery Party10.0%

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Voting districts · 7 ?

Apfaho Nemavheya (ANC) won Ward 23 with 1 821 votes, 24.8% of the ward's 7 354 registered voters. Turnout was 43.6%: 3 208 of 7 354 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 23, Thulamela, voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 20

Vuledzani Gertrude RamasuvhaAble Leadership
Zwikhathi Joshua NemaliliActive African Christians United Movement
Zwidofhela NthangeniAfrican Christian Democratic Party
Apfaho NemavheyaAfrican National Congress
Azwitamisi Nomsa NephalamaAfrican People's Convention
Musiwalo MakhovhaAfrican Transformation Movement
Malamba MphaphuliAfrika Mayibuye Movement
Rendani Justice TshiradoAl Jama-ah
Tshilangano Charles NthangeniDemocratic Alliance
Kuvhanganani BudeliEconomic Freedom Fighters
Munewanga MuvhusoEconomic Liberators Forum South Africa
Mphedziseni RamalaInternational Revelation Congress
Vhutshilo Elvis NdalolweniOrdinary People Campaign
Tshililo NefalePan Africanist Congress of Azania
Phumudzo Mike MashathiniPatriotic Alliance
Ntsengiseni Mavis MunzheleleService Delivery Party
Wilfred RatshibvumoSouth African Communist Party
Ndamulelo MakungoUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
Tondani Ephodia TshifuraUnited People
Phumudzo Sharon MaiwasheUnited Residents Front

Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)

This ward in earlier elections ?

2021 Ward 23, ThulamelaSame area · 2021: ANC 82.2% · 2024 national: ANC 87.1%

ESP areas in this ward · 12 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 3 196 · spoilt 30 · special votes 387 · 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 (3 208 of 7 354). The IEC publishes 43.7%.

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 33 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 1 821 vs 5 552; Elf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South Africa 675 vs 1 891; IRC 208 vs 598; DA 142 vs 413; EFF 109 vs 331; SACP 77 vs 181; United People 40 vs 158; ACDP 27 vs 65; APC 11 vs 25; ATM 11 vs 26; PAC 11 vs 35; MKP 8 vs 18; MAYIBUYE 5 vs 17; AL. 4 vs 5; PA 4 vs 8; URF 4 vs 8; AACUM 3 vs 4; ALJAMA 3 vs 7; MAWUSA 2 vs 6; SDP 1 vs 4; ActionSA 0 vs 37; AHC 0 vs 7; ARU 0 vs 26; AZAPO 0 vs 7; DOP 0 vs 1; ELM 0 vs 53; IFP 0 vs 3; KYN 0 vs 1; African Forward Congress 0 vs 4; UAT 0 vs 20; VF PLUS 0 vs 9; VIP 0 vs 7; XP 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 123 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: Thulamela's DC 40% result.

Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.

IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 19:53 SAST.

Ward 23 2026 election results