ANC 57.0%down 35.0 pts from 92.0% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Alizwa PhukelaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 1 518 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress86557.0%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party33522.1%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters19713.0%
DADemocratic Alliance422.8%- IndependentIndependent candidates392.6%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party211.4%
PAPatriotic Alliance90.6%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement60.4%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus40.3%
Hours off in Ward 3 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 3 ?
Alizwa Phukela (ANC) won Ward 3 with 865 votes, 29.3% of the ward's 2 954 registered voters. Turnout was 54.6%: 1 613 of 2 954 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 3, EMTHANJENI, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 9
- Alizwa PhukelaAfrican National Congress
- Thobelani Gideon FilifanaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Akhona WanaDemocratic Alliance
- Sandile Walter MakhandulaEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Vuyisile Goodman MbedlaIndependent
- Lynne Elanore LouwPatriotic Alliance
- Fikile Harry GayaSouth African Communist Party
- Sivuyile Raymond MantyiUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Daniël Albertus BothaVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 2 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 1 615 · spoilt 97 · special votes 144 · 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 (1 613 of 2 954). The IEC publishes 54.7%.
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 12 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 865 vs 2 669; SACP 335 vs 1 049; EFF 197 vs 599; DA 42 vs 154; PA 9 vs 34; MAYIBUYE 6 vs 20; VF PLUS 4 vs 12; ACDP 0 vs 1; IFP 0 vs 1; NCCM 0 vs 1; SGB 0 vs 3; SIF 0 vs 2. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 32 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: EMTHANJENI's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 22:07 SAST.