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ANC 52.7%down 22.0 pts from 74.7% in 2021

Most party (PR) votes

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

This wardAll 2 voting districts in

Turnout58.2%

Voters on the roll7 420

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

checked 21:23Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Michael Nkosana MavusoAfrican National Congress

PR ballot ? · 4 256 valid votes

ANCAfrican National Congress2 24552.7%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party59614.0%
SDPService Delivery Party51412.1%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters3428.0%
DADemocratic Alliance2866.7%
ActionSA731.7%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party451.1%
SACPSouth African Communist Party320.8%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus270.6%
AICAfrican Independent Congress210.5%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement190.4%
MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement160.4%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party110.3%
APCAfrican People's Convention50.1%
UATUnited Africans Transformation50.1%
AEMAfrican Economic Movement50.1%
PAPatriotic Alliance40.1%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania20.0%
SPPSindawonye Progressive Party20.0%
ACPAll Citizens Party20.0%
LABOURLabour Party of South Africa20.0%
BPSABolsheviks Party of South Africa10.0%
DOPDefenders of the People10.0%

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Voting districts · 2 ?

Michael Nkosana Mavuso (ANC) won Ward 31 with 2 312 votes, 31.2% of the ward's 7 420 registered voters. Turnout was 58.2%: 4 316 of 7 420 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 31, Emalahleni, voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 19

Ntombizodwa Maria NkabindeActionSA
Matthew Themba Khomotso SambulaAfrican Economic Movement
Mkhiqizo NdzeluAfrican Independent Congress
Michael Nkosana MavusoAfrican National Congress
Victor Brian NkosiAfrican People's Convention
Thabo Joseph MtsweniAfrican Transformation Movement
Patrick Bongani MtsweniAfrika Mayibuye Movement
Bhasteri Andrew MotshwaBolsheviks Party of South Africa
Petrus Bigboy RadebeDemocratic Alliance
Thamsanqa Benedict MsumbaEconomic Freedom Fighters
Thokozani Sibusiso SitholeInkatha Freedom Party
Fezile Iris ShoyisaLabour Party of South Africa
Lizelle NortjeOrganic Humanity Movement
Sanna Sonile MgibaPan Africanist Congress of Azania
Doctor Thomas MkwanaziService Delivery Party
Kagisho NgwatleSocialist Agenda of Dispossessed Africans
Mandla Ernest MatshikaSouth African Communist Party
Hlengiwe SibiyaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
Edwin Charles NelVryheidsfront 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 · 3 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 4 366 · spoilt 51 · special votes 0 · All 2 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 2 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 2 voting districts here (4 316 of 7 420). The IEC publishes 58.8%.

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 31 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 2 312 vs 6 811; MKP 556 vs 1 756; SDP 540 vs 1 548; EFF 334 vs 1 008; DA 292 vs 867; ActionSA 52 vs 209; MAYIBUYE 47 vs 102; IFP 41 vs 128; AIC 33 vs 54; ATM 30 vs 79; SACP 26 vs 91; VF PLUS 23 vs 71; PAC 12 vs 20; APC 8 vs 20; LABOUR 2 vs 4; ACDP 0 vs 25; ACP 0 vs 3; ADP 0 vs 3; AEM 0 vs 7; AIPO 0 vs 5; BPSA 0 vs 3; DOP 0 vs 2; H.U.C.D 0 vs 1; HOPE 0 vs 5; MICO 0 vs 1; Mo-Africa Party 0 vs 1; OLH 0 vs 2; PA 0 vs 6; SPP 0 vs 3; TRUTH 0 vs 3; UAT 0 vs 12. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 54 times in 2 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, 21:23 SAST.

Ward 31 2026 election results