ANC 54.8%down 34.5 pts from 89.3% in 2006
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 2 247 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress1 23254.8%- IndependentIndependent candidates43919.5%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters35415.8%
DADemocratic Alliance1074.8%
AICAfrican Independent Congress673.0%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party301.3%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus90.4%
APCAfrican People's Convention60.3%
ARAAfrica Restoration Alliance30.1%
Voting districts · 4 ?
Current councillor (IEC) ?
Rudolf Seleme MekoaAfrican National CongressCall the municipality (013 690 6208/6356)
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2016: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
This area in the 2026 elections ?
About these figures
Official IEC figures: how we add them up
Votes cast 2 291 · spoilt 44 · special votes 53 · All 4 voting districts in · the IEC marks the results complete
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 (2 276 of 6 115). The IEC publishes 37.5%.
The change beside the headline is the difference between the leading party's share here and its share in the 2006 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.
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 26 Oct 2026, 18:12 SAST.