ANC 36.1%down 21.1 pts from 57.2% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Sunday Zamisa MathebulaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 3 011 valid votes
- ANCSunday Zamisa Mathebula1 08836.1%
- SDPSipho Didi Mtsweni72224.0%
MKPBongani Pat Mabhena45815.2%
DAFrederika Kidson32910.9%
EFFLebone Elizabeth Mashiya2107.0%
ActionSAThabang Fortune Mpetsheni662.2%- AEMGeorge Best Masilela431.4%
VF PLUSAletta Fourie291.0%
AICMkhiqizo Ndzelu230.8%
IFPAndrias Mondli Dlamini140.5%- MAYIBUYEBusisiwe Rachael Khoza70.2%
- SACPConstance Thandi Ndlovu50.2%
PAVirginia Mbali Nkosi40.1%- LABOURMbali Ndinisane40.1%
APCMmakgari Charlott Shokwane30.1%
BPSABhasteri Andrew Motshwa30.1%
PACMatilwane David Komane20.1%
OHMLizelle Nortje10.0%Also on the ballot: Kagisho Ngwatle (Socialist Agenda of Dispossessed Africans).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 9 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 3 ?
Sunday Zamisa Mathebula (ANC) won Ward 9 with 1 088 votes, 18.8% of the ward's 5 791 registered voters. Turnout was 52.1%: 3 020 of 5 791 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 9, Emalahleni, 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 3 037 · spoilt 26 · special votes 60 · 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 (3 020 of 5 791). The IEC publishes 52.4%.
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 1 088 vs 3 381; SDP 722 vs 1 846; MKP 458 vs 1 324; DA 329 vs 1 047; EFF 210 vs 671; ActionSA 66 vs 248; AEM 43 vs 119; VF PLUS 29 vs 91; AIC 23 vs 41; IFP 14 vs 33; MAYIBUYE 7 vs 24; SACP 5 vs 19; LABOUR 4 vs 5; PA 4 vs 14; APC 3 vs 8; BPSA 3 vs 6; PAC 2 vs 8; ACDP 0 vs 29; ACP 0 vs 2; ADP 0 vs 7; AIPO 0 vs 4; AMP 0 vs 3; ATM 0 vs 47; DOP 0 vs 1; H.U.C.D 0 vs 1; HOPE 0 vs 2; INGUBO 0 vs 1; OLH 0 vs 1; SADA 0 vs 1; SPP 0 vs 5; SUN 0 vs 2; TRUTH 0 vs 1; UAT 0 vs 6. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 67 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: Emalahleni's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 22:02 SAST.