ANC 28.8%down 27.5 pts from 56.3% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Vusumuzi Bednock MahlanguAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 3 083 valid votes
- ANCVusumuzi Bednock Mahlangu88728.8%
DASipho Roberth Thwala77625.2%
MKPAnnah Girlsy Simelane50716.4%
EFFMavis Emmelinah Nsibande43914.2%- SACPNkosinathi Freeman Mlangeni2046.6%
VF PLUSLouise Jonker571.8%- SDPMarry Jane Ayanda Vilakazi431.4%
AICAndile Magabitshana351.1%
UATSifiso Abraham Mabaso341.1%
ATMSamson Bheki Mbokane311.0%
IFPAnele Masina220.7%- MAYIBUYEThembisile Elizabeth Dlamini200.6%
PANontokozo Bongi Ndlela70.2%- LABOURTima Job Madonsela70.2%
UIMClara Isabella van Zyl50.2%
ECOFORUMAquilar Dhlamini30.1%- APCPARTYPetrus Johannes Heyman30.1%
- GMMRMMandla Vusimuzi Masango20.1%
- AIMSAElias Mxolisi Gule10.0%
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 23 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 5 ?
Vusumuzi Bednock Mahlangu (ANC) won Ward 23 with 887 votes, 13.1% of the ward's 6 761 registered voters. Turnout was 47.2%: 3 193 of 6 761 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 23, Govan Mbeki, voting district by voting district.
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 3 199 · spoilt 116 · special votes 174 · 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 (3 193 of 6 761). The IEC publishes 47.5%.
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 27 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 887 vs 2 685; DA 776 vs 2 347; MKP 507 vs 1 593; EFF 439 vs 1 298; SACP 204 vs 597; VF PLUS 57 vs 164; SDP 43 vs 128; AIC 35 vs 66; UAT 34 vs 100; ATM 31 vs 105; IFP 22 vs 63; MAYIBUYE 20 vs 47; LABOUR 7 vs 13; PA 7 vs 18; UIM 5 vs 11; APCPARTY 3 vs 6; GMMRM 2 vs 3; AIMSA 1 vs 2; ACDP 0 vs 16; ACP 0 vs 12; ActionSA 0 vs 42; ILP 0 vs 2; IRC 0 vs 4; MPF 0 vs 3; PAC 0 vs 2; SCM 0 vs 1; SKCP 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 96 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: Govan Mbeki's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 23:06 SAST.