ANC 57.8%down 26.1 pts from 83.9% 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 ?
Joseph Sibusiso MabasoAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 4 179 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress2 41757.8%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters3909.3%
DADemocratic Alliance3588.6%- SDPService Delivery Party3277.8%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party2526.0%- MYRMbombela Yebahlali Residence2485.9%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party441.1%
ActionSA441.1%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus280.7%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement280.7%
APCAfrican People's Convention110.3%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania90.2%
PAPatriotic Alliance70.2%- LABOURLabour Party of South Africa70.2%
SUNSizwe Ummah Nation40.1%
URFUnited Residents Front30.1%
OHMOrganic Humanity Movement20.0%
Hours off in Ward 35 ?
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Voting districts · 10 ?
Joseph Sibusiso Mabaso (ANC) won Ward 35 with 2 417 votes, 29.2% of the ward's 8 288 registered voters. Turnout was 51.7%: 4 286 of 8 288 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 35, City of Mbombela, voting district by voting district.
- Mlilo Primary SchoolVD 54910188ANC 65.7%
- Mpopoli Primary SchoolVD 54910223ANC 57.4%
- Sifunindlela Primary SchoolVD 54910267ANC 62.6%
- Mvangatini Primary SchoolVD 54910683ANC 51.0%
- Emouse ChurchVD 54910739ANC 38.2%
- Assemblies of ChristVD 54910942ANC 54.7%
- Siligane Secondary SchoolVD 54910953ANC 53.0%
- Sitimisele Home Based CareVD 54911123ANC 64.7%
- With God We Conquer MinistryVD 54911134ANC 60.1%
- Independent Baptist ChurchVD 54911202ANC 59.7%
Candidates · 17
- Qinisile Constance MokwenaActionSA
- Joseph Sibusiso MabasoAfrican National Congress
- Vusumuzi Teal DubeAfrican People's Convention
- Stanley Jetro MlimoAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Bhekumuzi Floyd NyunduDemocratic Alliance
- Mamitse Euginia MashigoEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Nompi Promise GwebaneLabour Party of South Africa
- Pridgete Piet NyalungaMbombela Yebahlali Residence
- Audrey Merry GuthrieOrganic Humanity Movement
- Nelisiwe SamboPan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Phillip Lawrance RichardsPatriotic Alliance
- Tuku Moses MndaweService Delivery Party
- Nomvula Lindiwe NkosiSizwe Ummah Nation
- Elcan Louise NgwenyaSouth African Communist Party
- Vuso Thulani MadonselaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Lydia Sbongile MgabhiUnited Residents Front
- Barend Gideon du RandVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 7 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 4 262 · spoilt 83 · special votes 506 · All 10 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 10 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 10 voting districts here (4 286 of 8 288). The IEC publishes 51.8%.
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 30 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 2 417 vs 7 175; EFF 390 vs 1 228; DA 358 vs 1 072; SDP 327 vs 975; MKP 252 vs 871; MYR 248 vs 524; ActionSA 44 vs 175; SACP 44 vs 168; MAYIBUYE 28 vs 77; VF PLUS 28 vs 75; APC 11 vs 31; PAC 9 vs 12; LABOUR 7 vs 13; PA 7 vs 15; SUN 4 vs 17; URF 3 vs 18; ACDP 0 vs 17; AEF 0 vs 5; ATM 0 vs 32; AUM 0 vs 2; BRA 0 vs 4; BTCP 0 vs 1; DCM 0 vs 2; GAZA 0 vs 1; GJDP 0 vs 1; IFP 0 vs 7; NFP 0 vs 1; SAHRA 0 vs 1; TWMP 0 vs 2; UAT 0 vs 17. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 167 times in 10 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.