ANC 41.8%down 18.6 pts from 60.4% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Linnah Solani ThabetheAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 5 026 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress2 10141.8%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters87817.5%
DADemocratic Alliance57611.5%- SDPService Delivery Party3897.7%
ActionSA2925.8%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party2795.6%- SACPSouth African Communist Party2024.0%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus1943.9%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement621.2%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement180.4%
- LABOURLabour Party of South Africa90.2%
APCAfrican People's Convention80.2%
SUNSizwe Ummah Nation70.1%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania40.1%- GJDPGods Justice and Development Party30.1%
OHMOrganic Humanity Movement20.0%
URFUnited Residents Front10.0%- MYRMbombela Yebahlali Residence10.0%
Hours off in Ward 18 ?
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Voting districts · 7 ?
Linnah Solani Thabethe (ANC) won Ward 18 with 2 101 votes, 22.0% of the ward's 9 547 registered voters. Turnout was 52.4%: 5 007 of 9 547 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 18, City of Mbombela, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 18
- Motlalefe Gabriel MogakaneActionSA
- Linnah Solani ThabetheAfrican National Congress
- Wandile MhlangaAfrican People's Convention
- Zodwa Lucy NgcongwaneAfrican Transformation Movement
- Nolwazi Delight GwebuAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Tobhi Maria SimbaDemocratic Alliance
- Cindy Angel ShabanguEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Nelly Phumaphi MkhatshwaGods Justice and Development Party
- Skhulile Abraham MhlabaneLabour Party of South Africa
- Yule Howard Nkosana SamboMbombela Yebahlali Residence
- Audrey Merry GuthrieOrganic Humanity Movement
- Sibongile Cynthia MawelaPan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Lawrence Jackie TselaService Delivery Party
- Promise Anita BandaSizwe Ummah Nation
- Sipho James MabundaSouth African Communist Party
- Abinarth Comfort MashileUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Chrestina KhumaloUnited 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 · 5 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 5 049 · spoilt 23 · special votes 952 · All 7 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 7 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 7 voting districts here (5 007 of 9 547). The IEC publishes 52.9%.
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 28 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 2 101 vs 6 304; EFF 878 vs 2 612; DA 576 vs 1 738; SDP 389 vs 1 129; ActionSA 292 vs 856; MKP 279 vs 842; SACP 202 vs 539; VF PLUS 194 vs 569; ATM 62 vs 188; MAYIBUYE 18 vs 43; LABOUR 9 vs 14; APC 8 vs 22; SUN 7 vs 13; PAC 4 vs 6; GJDP 3 vs 7; OHM 2 vs 3; MYR 1 vs 2; URF 1 vs 5; ACDP 0 vs 62; AEF 0 vs 1; AUM 0 vs 1; BTCP 0 vs 2; DCM 0 vs 1; GAZA 0 vs 1; IFP 0 vs 21; NFP 0 vs 2; PA 0 vs 10; UAT 0 vs 31. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 105 times in 7 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 10 Nov 2026, 01:13 SAST.