ANC 66.3%down 26.2 pts from 92.5% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Dembe SikhwivhiluAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 3 408 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress2 26066.3%
Elf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South AfricaElf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South Africa37310.9%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters2286.7%
IRCInternational Revelation Congress2156.3%- United PeopleUnited People1534.5%
DADemocratic Alliance962.8%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement230.7%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania100.3%
APCAfrican People's Convention100.3%- SACPSouth African Communist Party90.3%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party70.2%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party50.1%
PAPatriotic Alliance40.1%- OPCOrdinary People Campaign40.1%
GLCGazankulu Liberation Congress30.1%
ALJAMAAl Jama-ah20.1%
AL.Able Leadership20.1%- AACUMActive African Christians United Movement20.1%
URFUnited Residents Front10.0%- SDPService Delivery Party10.0%
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Voting districts · 5 ?
Dembe Sikhwivhilu (ANC) won Ward 35 with 2 260 votes, 31.9% of the ward's 7 094 registered voters. Turnout was 49.9%: 3 538 of 7 094 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 35, Thulamela, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 20
- Rofhiwa TshirangwanaAble Leadership
- Zwikhathi Joshua NemaliliActive African Christians United Movement
- Matodzi Confidence MutheloAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Dembe SikhwivhiluAfrican National Congress
- Mpfunzeni Samuel MunyaiAfrican People's Convention
- Avhasei Jane MutheiwanaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Thilivhali Godlyn MakhariAl Jama-ah
- Matodzi TshidumoDemocratic Alliance
- Fulufhelo Duncan MauduEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Khakhathi NemakhavhaniEconomic Liberators Forum South Africa
- Vhulahani Judith MainganyeGazankulu Liberation Congress
- Dingaan RamokotediInternational Revelation Congress
- Vhutshilo Elvis NdalolweniOrdinary People Campaign
- Tshililo NefalePan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Mamoyagabo Mary MateletelePatriotic Alliance
- Ntsengiseni Mavis MunzheleleService Delivery Party
- Ndivhuho TshikalangeSouth African Communist Party
- Nnditsheni NelamviUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Obert RanenyeniUnited People
- Avhavhudzani Joseph MunzheleleUnited Residents Front
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 6 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 455 · spoilt 47 · special votes 295 · All 5 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 5 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 5 voting districts here (3 538 of 7 094). The IEC publishes 49.9%.
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 34 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 2 260 vs 6 761; Elf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South Africa 373 vs 1 198; EFF 228 vs 634; IRC 215 vs 619; United People 153 vs 284; DA 96 vs 298; MAYIBUYE 23 vs 68; APC 10 vs 16; PAC 10 vs 19; SACP 9 vs 30; MKP 7 vs 31; ACDP 5 vs 11; OPC 4 vs 6; PA 4 vs 6; GLC 3 vs 7; AL. 2 vs 5; ALJAMA 2 vs 3; ActionSA 0 vs 17; AHC 0 vs 25; ARU 0 vs 3; ATM 0 vs 8; AZAPO 0 vs 2; DOP 0 vs 5; ELM 0 vs 56; FISA 0 vs 2; GAZA 0 vs 4; IFP 0 vs 1; KYN 0 vs 3; MAWUSA 0 vs 1; African Forward Congress 0 vs 2; UAT 0 vs 77; VF PLUS 0 vs 4; VIP 0 vs 4; XP 0 vs 2. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 102 times in 5 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, 16:58 SAST.