ANC 45.2%down 10.2 pts from 55.4% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Morné Garth Theobold MakayaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 124 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress95945.2%
PAPatriotic Alliance71233.5%
DADemocratic Alliance31815.0%- SACPSouth African Communist Party864.0%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus281.3%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters150.7%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement60.3%
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Voting districts · 4 ?
Morné Garth Theobold Makaya (ANC) won Ward 7 with 959 votes, 27.0% of the ward's 3 548 registered voters. Turnout was 61.5%: 2 182 of 3 548 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 7, EMTHANJENI, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 7
- Morné Garth Theobold MakayaAfrican National Congress
- Roenel Lorinda AdamsAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Bennie SwanepoelDemocratic Alliance
- Meshack TshantshanaEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Mitchell MalgasPatriotic Alliance
- Lwando Samora RayiboSouth African Communist 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 · 5 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 150 · spoilt 26 · special votes 0 · All 4 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 4 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 4 voting districts here (2 182 of 3 548). The IEC publishes 61.5%.
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.
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 9 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 959 vs 2 876; PA 712 vs 2 179; DA 318 vs 945; SACP 86 vs 265; VF PLUS 28 vs 97; EFF 15 vs 35; MAYIBUYE 6 vs 12; ACDP 0 vs 3; IFP 0 vs 8. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 27 times in 4 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, 22:13 SAST.