ANC 67.3%up 14.3 pts from 53.0% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Edward Myekemi MthethwaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 3 738 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress2 51767.3%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party2657.1%
DADemocratic Alliance2466.6%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters2356.3%
UATUnited Africans Transformation972.6%- GAZAGaza Democratic Front872.3%
- LABOURLabour Party of South Africa641.7%
- GAZANKULGazankulu National Party641.7%
- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement541.4%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party491.3%
APCAfrican People's Convention250.7%
ActionSA100.3%- DCMDemocratic Community Movement70.2%
COPECongress of the People60.2%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus30.1%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement30.1%- GJDPGods Justice and Development Party30.1%
AUMAfrican Unified Movement10.0%- SDPService Delivery Party10.0%
- TWMPThe Winners Movement Party10.0%
Hours off in Ward 29 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 6 ?
Edward Myekemi Mthethwa (ANC) won Ward 29 with 2 517 votes, 37.3% of the ward's 6 749 registered voters. Turnout was 55.5%: 3 743 of 6 749 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 29, Bushbuckridge, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 21
- Nonhlanhla Amukelani GumedeActionSA
- Leah HlatshwayoAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Edward Myekemi MthethwaAfrican National Congress
- Thembi SibuyiAfrican People's Convention
- Sindile SibuyiAfrican Transformation Movement
- Ruth Nkateko MogakaneAfrican Unified Movement
- Obed MathebulaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Ntimane Luckson MathebulaCongress of the People
- Reward MasheleDemocratic Alliance
- Fikile Mavis MthabiniDemocratic Community Movement
- Louis Mzondi MayingaEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Sindile Fortunate MachabeGaza Democratic Front
- Patrick John UbisseGazankulu National Party
- Solly Lucky NxumaloGods Justice and Development Party
- Thulani Bonginkosi MkhantshwaLabour Party of South Africa
- Collen Elvis PhookuService Delivery Party
- Aleonor Deon KhumaloSouth African Communist Party
- Wendy Mmakgonthe MohlalaThe Winners Movement Party
- Skhumbuzo Sizwe DhlaminiUnited Africans Transformation
Alex Advice LebyaneUnited Residents Front- Ben Bernard DlovoVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 3 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 783 · spoilt 45 · special votes 960 · All 6 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 6 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 6 voting districts here (3 743 of 6 749). The IEC publishes 56.1%.
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 28 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 2 517 vs 7 626; SACP 265 vs 756; DA 246 vs 764; EFF 235 vs 781; UAT 97 vs 281; GAZA 87 vs 270; GAZANKUL 64 vs 69; LABOUR 64 vs 77; MAYIBUYE 54 vs 189; ACDP 49 vs 153; APC 25 vs 75; ActionSA 10 vs 38; DCM 7 vs 20; COPE 6 vs 8; ATM 3 vs 12; GJDP 3 vs 5; VF PLUS 3 vs 13; SDP 1 vs 2; AEF 0 vs 3; BLOM 0 vs 6; BRA 0 vs 2; MKP 0 vs 10; NFP 0 vs 1; PA 0 vs 1; PAC 0 vs 5; SAHRA 0 vs 1; SUN 0 vs 1; URF 0 vs 5. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 107 times in 6 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: Bushbuckridge's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 20:44 SAST.