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ANC 62.5%up 19.4 pts from 43.1% 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

Turnout61.7%

Voters on the roll1 153

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

checked 14:50Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Ryno Denver ThomasAfrican National Congress

Ward ballot ? · 707 valid votes

ANCAfrican National Congress44262.5%
PAPatriotic Alliance20629.1%
DADemocratic Alliance537.5%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus50.7%
SACPSouth African Communist Party10.1%

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Voting districts · 3 ?

Ward 1, RICHTERSVELD's 2026 election results: Ryno Denver Thomas elected; ANC 62.5% on the ward ballot; turnout 61.7%. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 1, RICHTERSVELD, voting district by voting district.

Candidates · 7

Ryno Denver ThomasAfrican National Congress
Sarel FortuinDemocratic Alliance
Naomi Bernadette ArnoldsEconomic Freedom Fighters
Nicolus Siyabonga MahlombeNational Economic Fighters
Cathrina Gertruida CloetePatriotic Alliance
Sheilla MayauSouth African Communist Party
James Francis Murray OttoVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus

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

This ward in earlier elections ?

2021 Ward 1, RICHTERSVELDSame area · 2021: ANC 43.1% · 2024 national: ANC 51.7%

ESP areas in this ward · 5 ?

About these figures

Notes on the IEC's figures for this page

Votes cast 711 · spoilt 4 · special votes 8 · 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 (711 of 1 153). The IEC publishes 61.7%.

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 7 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 442 vs 1 310; PA 206 vs 627; DA 53 vs 164; VF PLUS 5 vs 12; SACP 1 vs 5; COPE 0 vs 1; NEF 0 vs 3. We show each ballot's own votes.

Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 16 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: RICHTERSVELD's DC 40% result.

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

IEC data last fetched 09 Nov 2026, 14:45 SAST.

Ward 1 2026 election results