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ANC 34.8%down 12.0 pts from 46.8% in 2021

African National Congress · won the ward ballot

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

This wardAll 3 voting districts in

Turnout55.5%

Voters on the roll4 798

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

checked 23:52Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Elphus Fani MathebulaAfrican National Congress

Ward ballot ? · 2 637 valid votes

ANCAfrican National Congress91834.8%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus40915.5%
HOPEHope of Residents34513.1%
H.U.C.DHendrina United Community Development2188.3%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters2087.9%
DADemocratic Alliance1847.0%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party1576.0%
SDPService Delivery Party1074.1%
ActionSA281.1%
MHRFMiddelburg and Hendrina Residents Front200.8%
AICAfrican Independent Congress110.4%
SACPSouth African Communist Party70.3%
PAPatriotic Alliance60.2%
AST.Amalgamated Steve Tshwete.60.2%
LABOURLabour Party of South Africa50.2%
INGUBOAbafuna Ingubo Yeskhethu Party20.1%
MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement20.1%
AEMAfrican Economic Movement20.1%
ACPAll Citizens Party10.0%
I.Q.ZImpuquko Ezwenilethu10.0%

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Voting districts · 3 ?

Elphus Fani Mathebula (ANC) won Ward 3 with 918 votes, 19.1% of the ward's 4 798 registered voters. Turnout was 55.5%: 2 664 of 4 798 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 3, Steve Tshwete, voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 20

April Jan MahlanguAbafuna Ingubo Yeskhethu Party
Lunga Aubrey SitholeActionSA
Jeaneth Nomcebo MasekoAfrican Economic Movement
Wiseman Sithembile MaqungoAfrican Independent Congress
Elphus Fani MathebulaAfrican National Congress
Jabulile Florence SitholeAfrika Mayibuye Movement
Kgomotso Whitney SekorobeleAll Citizens Party
Themba Godfrey MahlanguAmalgamated Steve Tshwete.
Deon Joubert van der MerweDemocratic Alliance
Priscillah MalingaEconomic Freedom Fighters
Sakhile Goodwill MhlangaHendrina United Community Development
Sakhile Farewell MokoenaHope of Residents
Asaph Bhegumuzi MarumoImpuquko Ezwenilethu
Ernest Dick MokwenaLabour Party of South Africa
Maria Sesi TlouMiddelburg and Hendrina Residents Front
Thokozane Goodwill NdlangamandlaPatriotic Alliance
Siphiwe Portia MbokaziService Delivery Party
Thomas Mandla MahlanguSouth African Communist Party
Dalubuhle Irvin FukulaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
Cornelius Johannes WolmaransVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus

Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)

This ward in earlier elections ?

2021 Ward 3, Steve TshweteSame area · 2021: ANC 46.8% · 2024 national: ANC 39.3%

ESP areas in this ward · 5 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 2 662 · spoilt 25 · special votes 1 · 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 (2 664 of 4 798). The IEC publishes 55.6%.

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 918 vs 2 706; VF PLUS 409 vs 1 206; HOPE 345 vs 962; H.U.C.D 218 vs 665; EFF 208 vs 649; DA 184 vs 604; MKP 157 vs 496; SDP 107 vs 325; ActionSA 28 vs 87; MHRF 20 vs 33; AIC 11 vs 29; SACP 7 vs 23; AST. 6 vs 14; PA 6 vs 17; LABOUR 5 vs 6; AEM 2 vs 8; INGUBO 2 vs 5; MAYIBUYE 2 vs 4; ACP 1 vs 4; I.Q.Z 1 vs 5; ACDP 0 vs 11; ADP 0 vs 1; APC 0 vs 1; ATM 0 vs 12; IFP 0 vs 25; MICO 0 vs 2; OLH 0 vs 1; PAC 0 vs 1; SPP 0 vs 3; TRUTH 0 vs 1; UAT 0 vs 3. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 61 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: Steve Tshwete's DC 40% result.

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

IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 23:49 SAST.

Ward 3 2026 election results