ANC 87.2%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 2 445 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress2 13287.2%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters2409.8%
DADemocratic Alliance512.1%
IRCInternational Revelation Congress130.5%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party50.2%
AZAPOAzanian People's Organisation20.1%- SFAService for All20.1%
Voting districts · 9 ?
ANC won Ward 39 with 2 132 votes, 41.7% of the ward's 5 111 registered voters. Turnout was 48.1%: 2 458 of 5 111 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2016 local government elections in Ward 39, Thulamela, voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2011: 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 2 462 · spoilt 17 · special votes 41 · All 9 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 9 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 9 voting districts here (2 458 of 5 111). The IEC publishes 48.2%.
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.
Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.
The DC 40% ? ballot is published per municipality: Thulamela's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 27 Oct 2026, 13:51 SAST.