ANC 43.9%down 38.5 pts from 82.4% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Elijah ManyathiAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 3 399 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress1 49143.9%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party93227.4%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party2366.9%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters2316.8%- SDPService Delivery Party1835.4%
DADemocratic Alliance1504.4%
ActionSA882.6%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus280.8%
URFUnited Residents Front140.4%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement120.4%- LABOURLabour Party of South Africa120.4%
APCAfrican People's Convention80.2%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement50.1%
OHMOrganic Humanity Movement30.1%- MYRMbombela Yebahlali Residence30.1%
SUNSizwe Ummah Nation20.1%- BTCPBarberton Community Party10.0%
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Voting districts · 4 ?
Elijah Manyathi (ANC) won Ward 13 with 1 491 votes, 20.7% of the ward's 7 202 registered voters. Turnout was 48.6%: 3 499 of 7 202 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 13, City of Mbombela, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 17
- Dennis Sifiso MazibukoActionSA
- Elijah ManyathiAfrican National Congress
- Louis SilindaAfrican People's Convention
- Simon Aaron TimaneAfrican Transformation Movement
- Nhlanhla MathebulaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Nontokozo Cynthia Dlamini-MalatjiBarberton Community Party
- Thulani Mlalazi NkunaDemocratic Alliance
- Jomo Mduduzi ButheleziEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Lemiah Assiah NdlalaLabour Party of South Africa
- Robert MaphosaMbombela Yebahlali Residence
- Audrey Merry GuthrieOrganic Humanity Movement
- Pillay Reforce MnisiService Delivery Party
- Nomvula Lindiwe NkosiSizwe Ummah Nation
- Gabisile Mable NkambuleSouth African Communist Party
- Salima NgwenyaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Samson Manono MasheleUnited Residents Front
- Excellent Mthokozisi ZithaVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 2 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 463 · spoilt 64 · special votes 414 · 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 (3 499 of 7 202). The IEC publishes 48.6%.
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 25 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 1 491 vs 4 558; SACP 932 vs 2 703; MKP 236 vs 754; EFF 231 vs 714; SDP 183 vs 513; DA 150 vs 424; ActionSA 88 vs 275; VF PLUS 28 vs 122; URF 14 vs 51; ATM 12 vs 40; LABOUR 12 vs 15; APC 8 vs 26; MAYIBUYE 5 vs 17; OHM 3 vs 4; SUN 2 vs 4; ACDP 0 vs 34; AEF 0 vs 3; COPE 0 vs 1; GAZA 0 vs 1; IFP 0 vs 11; NFP 0 vs 4; PA 0 vs 2; PAC 0 vs 3; SAHRA 0 vs 1; UAT 0 vs 5. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 73 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: City of Mbombela's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 22:42 SAST.