ANC 60.8%down 20.4 pts from 81.2% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Sabelo Joseph MasekoAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 3 362 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress2 04460.8%
- SDPService Delivery Party46813.9%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party2808.3%
DADemocratic Alliance2246.7%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters1414.2%- SACPSouth African Communist Party431.3%
- MYRMbombela Yebahlali Residence431.3%
ActionSA381.1%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus230.7%- LABOURLabour Party of South Africa170.5%
URFUnited Residents Front110.3%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement100.3%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania60.2%- GJDPGods Justice and Development Party60.2%
APCAfrican People's Convention50.1%
SUNSizwe Ummah Nation20.1%
OHMOrganic Humanity Movement10.0%
Hours off in Ward 36 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 7 ?
Sabelo Joseph Maseko (ANC) won Ward 36 with 2 044 votes, 30.8% of the ward's 6 630 registered voters. Turnout was 52.0%: 3 446 of 6 630 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 36, City of Mbombela, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 17
- Pat MaphangaActionSA
- Sabelo Joseph MasekoAfrican National Congress
- Lucky Hopewell MsumeAfrican People's Convention
- Lekopo Matron MakofaneAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- John Jobe KhozaDemocratic Alliance
- Senzo TibaneEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Delisiwe Prety NkosiGods Justice and Development Party
- Surprise Lifa NgwenyaLabour Party of South Africa
- Louis Magwadari MasheleMbombela Yebahlali Residence
- Audrey Merry GuthrieOrganic Humanity Movement
- Andrew MbuyanePan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Ronny SwartsService Delivery Party
- Nomvula Lindiwe NkosiSizwe Ummah Nation
- Richard Zipho DubeSouth African Communist Party
- Bandile Ncedo MathebulaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Thembi Goodness MdluliUnited 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 · 4 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 426 · spoilt 64 · special votes 584 · 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 (3 446 of 6 630). The IEC publishes 52.0%.
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 2 044 vs 6 104; SDP 468 vs 1 382; MKP 280 vs 842; DA 224 vs 666; EFF 141 vs 444; MYR 43 vs 93; SACP 43 vs 126; ActionSA 38 vs 109; VF PLUS 23 vs 73; LABOUR 17 vs 31; URF 11 vs 24; MAYIBUYE 10 vs 17; GJDP 6 vs 18; PAC 6 vs 10; APC 5 vs 19; SUN 2 vs 8; ACDP 0 vs 13; AEF 0 vs 2; ATM 0 vs 56; AUM 0 vs 1; BRA 0 vs 2; DCM 0 vs 1; IFP 0 vs 1; SAHRA 0 vs 1; UAT 0 vs 46. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 117 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 09 Nov 2026, 22:30 SAST.