ANC 76.3%down 15.5 pts from 91.8% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Michael GumulaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 882 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress2 19876.3%
Elf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South AfricaElf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South Africa28910.0%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters1254.3%
DADemocratic Alliance732.5%
IRCInternational Revelation Congress602.1%
UATUnited Africans Transformation331.1%- SACPSouth African Communist Party291.0%
- United PeopleUnited People210.7%
AL.Able Leadership190.7%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania90.3%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement70.2%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party60.2%
APCAfrican People's Convention50.2%
PAPatriotic Alliance50.2%- SDPService Delivery Party20.1%
- AACUMActive African Christians United Movement10.0%
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Voting districts · 4 ?
Michael Gumula (ANC) won Ward 37 with 2 198 votes, 32.3% of the ward's 6 805 registered voters. Turnout was 43.5%: 2 959 of 6 805 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 37, Thulamela, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 19
- Mukondeleli MudauAble Leadership
- Zwikhathi Joshua NemaliliActive African Christians United Movement
- Michael GumulaAfrican National Congress
- Mpfunzeni Samuel MunyaiAfrican People's Convention
- David RamakuelaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
Thilivhali Godlyn MakhariAl Jama-ah- Hulisani Caiphus MunyaiDemocratic Alliance
- Rofhiwa SingoEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Khathutshelo Dolph MulaudziEconomic Liberators Forum South Africa
- Avhasei NetshiheniInternational Revelation Congress
- Vhutshilo Elvis NdalolweniOrdinary People Campaign
- Joyce Ntanganedzeni NeluheniPan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Vhuhwavho MakhadoPatriotic Alliance
- Ntsengiseni Mavis MunzheleleService Delivery Party
- Mpfariseni Ephraim ThavhakhuluSouth African Communist Party
- Khumbelo RakhivhaniUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Ndamulelo MakamuUnited Africans Transformation
- Khuthadzo MuneriUnited People
Lutendo Millicent RambudaUnited Residents Front
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 2 964 · spoilt 82 · special votes 379 · All 4 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 4 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 4 voting districts here (2 959 of 6 805). The IEC publishes 43.6%.
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 26 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 2 198 vs 6 514; Elf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South Africa 289 vs 837; EFF 125 vs 372; DA 73 vs 272; IRC 60 vs 191; UAT 33 vs 100; SACP 29 vs 92; United People 21 vs 58; AL. 19 vs 70; PAC 9 vs 23; MAYIBUYE 7 vs 16; MKP 6 vs 15; APC 5 vs 10; PA 5 vs 8; ACDP 0 vs 9; ActionSA 0 vs 15; AHC 0 vs 11; ARU 0 vs 2; ATM 0 vs 8; AZAPO 0 vs 2; ELM 0 vs 43; IFP 0 vs 2; KYN 0 vs 1; MAWUSA 0 vs 1; VF PLUS 0 vs 7; VIP 0 vs 3. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 76 times in 4 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, 17:14 SAST.