ANC 25.6%down 11.4 pts from 37.0% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Bongani Godwin MagagulaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 058 valid votes
- ANCBongani Godwin Magagula52725.6%
DAElizabeth Magdalena van der Merwe48223.4%
MKPWandile Mahlangu24311.8%
EFFBerry Mokalapa21510.4%
ActionSAMfanafuthi Phillemon Mabena1869.0%
VF PLUSCorné Erasmus1085.2%- SDPQondisile Edith Mothsweni1075.2%
- HOPEAlfred Daddyboy Choma693.4%
- AST.Nhlanhla Irine Sindana462.2%
MHRFSalome Zibani Lentsoane351.7%- SACPElsie Lindiwe Mahlangu160.8%
AICWiseman Sithembile Maqungo90.4%- MAYIBUYEDavid Thabo Tsiane50.2%
INGUBOApril Jan Mahlangu30.1%
ACPNkosinathi Erick Mahlangu30.1%- LABOURMarema Pleasure Shongoane30.1%
IFPSizwe Sifiso Mabuza10.0%Also on the ballot: Sibusiso Richard Masemola (African Economic Movement), Sello David Kgalema (Impuquko Ezwenilethu).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 18 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 2 ?
Bongani Godwin Magagula (ANC) won Ward 18 with 527 votes, 13.6% of the ward's 3 889 registered voters. Turnout was 54.5%: 2 119 of 3 889 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 18, Steve Tshwete, 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 · 4 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 080 · spoilt 22 · special votes 0 · All 2 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 2 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 2 voting districts here (2 119 of 3 889). The IEC publishes 54.5%.
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 33 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 527 vs 1 576; DA 482 vs 1 513; MKP 243 vs 749; EFF 215 vs 631; ActionSA 186 vs 518; VF PLUS 108 vs 323; SDP 107 vs 318; HOPE 69 vs 207; AST. 46 vs 92; MHRF 35 vs 73; SACP 16 vs 54; AIC 9 vs 19; MAYIBUYE 5 vs 8; ACP 3 vs 7; INGUBO 3 vs 7; LABOUR 3 vs 4; IFP 1 vs 8; ACDP 0 vs 6; ADP 0 vs 2; AEM 0 vs 1; AIPO 0 vs 2; AMP 0 vs 3; APC 0 vs 1; ATM 0 vs 23; BPSA 0 vs 1; H.U.C.D 0 vs 36; MICO 0 vs 2; Mo-Africa Party 0 vs 1; OLH 0 vs 1; PA 0 vs 11; PAC 0 vs 2; TRUTH 0 vs 1; UAT 0 vs 27. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 49 times in 2 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: Steve Tshwete's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 22:37 SAST.