ANC 83.4%down 11.7 pts from 95.1% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Rudzani Maxwell NdouAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 981 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress2 48683.4%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party2036.8%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters732.4%- United PeopleUnited People541.8%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party391.3%
DADemocratic Alliance381.3%
Elf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South AfricaElf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South Africa270.9%
APCAfrican People's Convention210.7%- MAWUSAMawusa Movement Party120.4%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party100.3%
URFUnited Residents Front70.2%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement60.2%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania40.1%- AACUMActive African Christians United Movement10.0%
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Voting districts · 9 ?
Rudzani Maxwell Ndou (ANC) won Ward 5 with 2 486 votes, 40.5% of the ward's 6 139 registered voters. Turnout was 49.1%: 3 016 of 6 139 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 5, Thulamela, voting district by voting district.
- Mahunguwi Primary SchoolVD 76340167ANC 85.8%
- Lavhurala Primary SchoolVD 76340190ANC 96.3%
- Tshibalo Primary SchoolVD 76340202ANC 91.9%
- Ndarieni Secondary SchoolVD 76340213ANC 95.7%
- Takalani Nyawedzeni Primary SchoolVD 76340224ANC 82.9%
- Sambandou Primary SchoolVD 76340246ANC 64.3%
- Tswera Primary SchoolVD 76340381ANC 71.7%
- Mavunde Primary SchoolVD 76340583ANC 82.0%
- Sumbana Secondary SchoolVD 76341102ANC 88.0%
Candidates · 20
Khodani MutsivhuliAble Leadership- Zwikhathi Joshua NemaliliActive African Christians United Movement
- Ndifelani Constance NetsweraAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Rudzani Maxwell NdouAfrican National Congress
- Vhutshilo MulidzwiAfrican People's Convention
Konanani MutwanambaAfrican Renaissance Unity
Tshivhangwaho LirumoAfrican Transformation Movement- Ndinannyi Lintten KhabanaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
Thilivhali Godlyn MakhariAl Jama-ah- Nnditsheni Curl MunyayiDemocratic Alliance
- Edward NdouEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Uhone MagalelaEconomic Liberators Forum South Africa
- Vhutshilo Elvis NdalolweniOrdinary People Campaign
- Ndamulelo NetiliPan Africanist Congress of Azania
Mamoyagabo Mary MateletelePatriotic Alliance- Ntsengiseni Mavis MunzheleleService Delivery Party
- Fhumulani MadadzheSouth African Communist Party
- Thivhadini Robert NetsweraUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Fhatuwani Norman MphadiUnited People
- Nngwedzeni Ernie RaphashaUnited Residents Front
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 12 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 011 · spoilt 30 · special votes 390 · All 9 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 9 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 9 voting districts here (3 016 of 6 139). The IEC publishes 49.1%.
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 27 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 2 486 vs 7 475; SACP 203 vs 540; EFF 73 vs 216; United People 54 vs 135; ACDP 39 vs 97; DA 38 vs 140; Elf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South Africa 27 vs 69; APC 21 vs 41; MAWUSA 12 vs 16; MKP 10 vs 20; URF 7 vs 11; MAYIBUYE 6 vs 11; PAC 4 vs 11; ActionSA 0 vs 4; AHC 0 vs 8; ARU 0 vs 1; ATM 0 vs 2; ELM 0 vs 72; GLC 0 vs 1; IFP 0 vs 2; IRC 0 vs 69; KYN 0 vs 1; African Forward Congress 0 vs 4; OPC 0 vs 2; UAT 0 vs 7; VF PLUS 0 vs 2; VIP 0 vs 3. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 112 times in 9 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, 16:35 SAST.