ANC 70.6%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Sabelo Tears MkhabelaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 3 411 valid votes
- ANCSabelo Tears Mkhabela2 40970.6%
- MAYIBUYEKabelo Golden Mathumbu3149.2%
EFFPercy Vundu Sedibe2778.1%
MKPCedrick Nkululeko Khoza1825.3%
DAConvivian Kanekgo Silaule732.1%- SACPRuth Angel Mboniswa541.6%
ATMObeth Mabika411.2%
ActionSARodgers Kananelo Seerane130.4%
APCZanele Antonert Madlophe120.4%
PACJustice Jobe Mkhomazi110.3%
VF PLUSBen Bernard Dlovo70.2%- DCMGiven Tebatso Theledi50.1%
COPENtimane Luckson Mathebula40.1%- SDPMaria Carol Motau30.1%
URFMesia Grecious Lebjane20.1%
NFPNikhola Masango20.1%- TWMPDimakatso Happiness Mahlakwane20.1%
Also on the ballot: Happy Given Mosoma (African Unified Movement), Lindokuhle Mnisi (Labour Party of South Africa).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 5 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 5 ?
Sabelo Tears Mkhabela (ANC) won Ward 5 with 2 409 votes, 35.1% of the ward's 6 856 registered voters. Turnout was 50.6%: 3 468 of 6 856 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 5, Bushbuckridge, voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2021: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
ESP areas in this ward · 6 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 471 · spoilt 60 · special votes 1 133 · All 5 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 5 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 5 voting districts here (3 468 of 6 856). The IEC publishes 50.8%.
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.
Note: The IEC's total across ballots differs from the party's ward + PR + DC 40% votes for 28 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 2 409 vs 7 244; MAYIBUYE 314 vs 924; EFF 277 vs 819; MKP 182 vs 494; DA 73 vs 232; SACP 54 vs 155; ATM 41 vs 113; ActionSA 13 vs 46; APC 12 vs 29; VF PLUS 7 vs 26; DCM 5 vs 9; COPE 4 vs 10; SDP 3 vs 6; NFP 2 vs 5; TWMP 2 vs 4; URF 2 vs 6; ACDP 0 vs 3; AEF 0 vs 2; AUM 0 vs 3; BLOM 0 vs 1; BRA 0 vs 4; BTCP 0 vs 1; GAZA 0 vs 2; IFP 0 vs 3; LABOUR 0 vs 1; ODF 0 vs 1; PA 0 vs 5; UAT 0 vs 13. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 87 times in 5 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: Bushbuckridge's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 22:07 SAST.