ANC 63.3%down 18.4 pts from 81.7% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Tsepo SitholeAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 3 661 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress2 31863.3%
- SDPService Delivery Party51114.0%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters42311.6%
DADemocratic Alliance1263.4%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party962.6%- SACPSouth African Communist Party461.3%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement401.1%
ActionSA270.7%- MYRMbombela Yebahlali Residence220.6%
- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement150.4%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus100.3%- LABOURLabour Party of South Africa90.2%
APCAfrican People's Convention70.2%
SUNSizwe Ummah Nation30.1%
OHMOrganic Humanity Movement30.1%- GJDPGods Justice and Development Party30.1%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania10.0%
URFUnited Residents Front10.0%
Hours off in Ward 22 ?
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Voting districts · 4 ?
Tsepo Sithole (ANC) won Ward 22 with 2 318 votes, 34.9% of the ward's 6 650 registered voters. Turnout was 55.1%: 3 665 of 6 650 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 22, City of Mbombela, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 18
- Siyabonga Ernest NdhlovuActionSA
- Tsepo SitholeAfrican National Congress
- Vusi Hendry MongweAfrican People's Convention
- Richard Solly ZithaAfrican Transformation Movement
- Batinile Mavis LetsileAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Sandile Vivian DlaminiDemocratic Alliance
- Calvin Sizwe HleleleEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Annie Mimie MagagulaGods Justice and Development Party
- Siphiwe Princess NyoniLabour Party of South Africa
- Musa Banele NgwenyaMbombela Yebahlali Residence
- Audrey Merry GuthrieOrganic Humanity Movement
- Madala Robert BhiyaPan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Josias MayiselaService Delivery Party
- Promise Anita BandaSizwe Ummah Nation
- Muzi MlangeniSouth African Communist Party
- Thulane Bongane NgomaneUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Valent MakukuleUnited Residents Front
- Excellent Mthokozisi ZithaVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2021: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
ESP areas in this ward · 1 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 687 · spoilt 26 · special votes 782 · 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 (3 665 of 6 650). The IEC publishes 55.6%.
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 28 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 2 318 vs 6 886; SDP 511 vs 1 636; EFF 423 vs 1 215; DA 126 vs 354; MKP 96 vs 306; SACP 46 vs 106; ATM 40 vs 116; ActionSA 27 vs 93; MYR 22 vs 40; MAYIBUYE 15 vs 30; VF PLUS 10 vs 40; LABOUR 9 vs 11; APC 7 vs 30; GJDP 3 vs 5; SUN 3 vs 6; PAC 1 vs 4; URF 1 vs 3; ACDP 0 vs 14; AEF 0 vs 4; AUM 0 vs 3; COPE 0 vs 2; DCM 0 vs 1; GAZA 0 vs 1; IFP 0 vs 3; NFP 0 vs 1; PA 0 vs 1; TWMP 0 vs 1; UAT 0 vs 16. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 79 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 10 Nov 2026, 01:13 SAST.