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ANC 33.3%

Most party (PR) votes

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

This wardAll 3 voting districts in

Turnout49.5%

Voters on the roll8 052

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

checked 05:50Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Klaas Makereng MbeteAfrican National Congress

PR ballot ? · 3 945 valid votes

ANCAfrican National Congress1 31433.3%
DADemocratic Alliance75019.0%
SDPService Delivery Party68517.4%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party3528.9%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters3097.8%
ActionSA2005.1%
MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement761.9%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus661.7%
UATUnited Africans Transformation350.9%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement300.8%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party250.6%
AICAfrican Independent Congress180.5%
SACPSouth African Communist Party180.5%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party130.3%
LABOURLabour Party of South Africa130.3%
SPPSindawonye Progressive Party100.3%
APCAfrican People's Convention100.3%
AEMAfrican Economic Movement60.2%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania40.1%
BPSABolsheviks Party of South Africa30.1%
PAPatriotic Alliance30.1%
DOPDefenders of the People30.1%
SADASocialist Agenda of Dispossessed Africans10.0%
ACPAll Citizens Party10.0%

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Voting districts · 3 ?

Klaas Makereng Mbete (ANC) won Ward 23 with 1 324 votes, 16.4% of the ward's 8 052 registered voters. Turnout was 49.5%: 3 986 of 8 052 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 23, Emalahleni, voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 19

Nthakgeng Sonnet LethubaActionSA
Buhle Pretty KubhekaAfrican Economic Movement
Mkhiqizo NdzeluAfrican Independent Congress
Klaas Makereng MbeteAfrican National Congress
Gerald Vusumuzi MahlanguAfrican People's Convention
Constance Ntombimpela NcwaneAfrika Mayibuye Movement
Bhasteri Andrew MotshwaBolsheviks Party of South Africa
Sophie Nomacala Thandiwe NongangaDemocratic Alliance
Mmatshepo Gratty ShakuEconomic Freedom Fighters
Sibongile Martha JiyaneInkatha Freedom Party
Sonto Mirriam MazibaLabour Party of South Africa
Lizelle NortjeOrganic Humanity Movement
Walter Xola LukhuleniPan Africanist Congress of Azania
Isaac Gabangani HlatshwayoService Delivery Party
Kagisho NgwatleSocialist Agenda of Dispossessed Africans
Zebilon Morewane SebeshoSouth African Communist Party
Josephinah Thwindi VilaneUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
Mzwakhe Knowledge MotsaUnited Africans Transformation
Sharon Mary SchlachterVryheidsfront 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 23, EmalahleniAll of this ward · 2021: ANC 71.7% · 2024 national: ANC 51.6%

ESP areas in this ward · 2 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 4 009 · spoilt 36 · special votes 0 · All 3 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 3 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 3 voting districts here (3 986 of 8 052). The IEC publishes 50.5%.

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.

Note: The IEC's total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 33 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 1 324 vs 4 016; SDP 777 vs 2 092; DA 725 vs 2 228; MKP 404 vs 1 188; EFF 291 vs 908; ActionSA 203 vs 625; MAYIBUYE 65 vs 179; VF PLUS 40 vs 165; UAT 35 vs 88; IFP 27 vs 95; SACP 26 vs 65; AIC 17 vs 35; LABOUR 15 vs 28; APC 9 vs 70; AEM 7 vs 19; BPSA 2 vs 8; PAC 2 vs 10; SADA 2 vs 3; ACDP 0 vs 25; ACP 0 vs 2; ADP 0 vs 2; AIPO 0 vs 1; ASCO 0 vs 1; ATM 0 vs 92; DOP 0 vs 3; H.U.C.D 0 vs 2; I.Q.Z 0 vs 10; INGUBO 0 vs 2; MICO 0 vs 1; Mo-Africa Party 0 vs 1; OLH 0 vs 1; PA 0 vs 4; SPP 0 vs 12. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 72 times in 3 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 10 Nov 2026, 05:47 SAST.

Ward 23 2026 election results