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DA 28.2%

Democratic Alliance · won the ward ballot

Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.

This wardAll 5 voting districts in

Turnout50.8%

Voters on the roll8 224

South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)

checked 15:02Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Aaron Bhekuyise KhumaloDemocratic Alliance

Ward ballot ? · 4 153 valid votes

DADemocratic Alliance1 17328.2%
ANCAfrican National Congress94222.7%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party60814.6%
ActionSA4099.8%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters3939.5%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus2886.9%
SACPSouth African Communist Party832.0%
IndependentIndependent candidates701.7%
SDPService Delivery Party681.6%
UATUnited Africans Transformation541.3%
BPSABolsheviks Party of South Africa200.5%
MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement130.3%
LABOURLabour Party of South Africa120.3%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania60.1%
APCAfrican People's Convention60.1%
AICAfrican Independent Congress30.1%
OHMOrganic Humanity Movement30.1%
AEMAfrican Economic Movement20.0%

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Voting districts · 5 ?

Ward 21, Emalahleni's 2026 election results: Aaron Bhekuyise Khumalo elected; DA 28.2% on the ward ballot; turnout 50.8%. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 21, Emalahleni, voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 19

Mirriam Dorcas MakhubelaActionSA
Casey Sinomusa SkosanaAfrican Economic Movement
Mkhiqizo NdzeluAfrican Independent Congress
Dumisani Dominic MathabaAfrican National Congress
Victor Brian NkosiAfrican People's Convention
Violet Nana LeboeAfrika Mayibuye Movement
Bhasteri Andrew MotshwaBolsheviks Party of South Africa
Aaron Bhekuyise KhumaloDemocratic Alliance
Dimakatso Maggie PhahlamoraswiEconomic Freedom Fighters
Sibusiso Lunns MokoenaIndependent
Letty Dudu MabenaLabour Party of South Africa
Lizelle NortjeOrganic Humanity Movement
Matilwane David KomanePan Africanist Congress of Azania
Magabolle Agnes MatemaneService Delivery Party
Kagisho NgwatleSocialist Agenda of Dispossessed Africans
Lehwelere Hamilton TjatjiSouth African Communist Party
Gerald ShingangeUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
Mpho Octavia MatlalaUnited Africans Transformation
Derorah Louise RobertsVryheidsfront 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.

2021 Ward 21, EmalahleniAll of this ward · 2021: ANC 38.1% · 2024 national: ANC 31.4%

ESP areas in this ward · 7 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 4 206 · spoilt 53 · special votes 365 · All 5 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 5 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 5 voting districts here (4 181 of 8 224). The IEC publishes 51.1%.

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): DA 1 173 vs 3 384; ANC 942 vs 2 828; MKP 608 vs 1 827; ActionSA 409 vs 1 274; EFF 393 vs 1 201; VF PLUS 288 vs 946; SACP 83 vs 195; SDP 68 vs 210; UAT 54 vs 132; BPSA 20 vs 25; MAYIBUYE 13 vs 41; LABOUR 12 vs 26; APC 6 vs 11; PAC 6 vs 20; AIC 3 vs 17; OHM 3 vs 4; AEM 2 vs 7; ACDP 0 vs 33; ACP 0 vs 20; ADP 0 vs 2; AIPO 0 vs 1; ATM 0 vs 84; DOP 0 vs 2; IFP 0 vs 23; INGUBO 0 vs 1; PA 0 vs 11; SPP 0 vs 2; TRUTH 0 vs 2. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 99 times in 5 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: Emalahleni's DC 40% result.

Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.

IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 15:03 SAST.

Ward 21 2026 election results