ANC 59.8%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 1 897 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress1 13459.8%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters31216.4%- IndependentIndependent candidates29915.8%
DADemocratic Alliance834.4%
AICAfrican Independent Congress392.1%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement160.8%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party50.3%
ARAAfrica Restoration Alliance30.2%- DOPDefenders of the People30.2%
APCAfrican People's Convention20.1%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus10.1%
Voting districts · 3 ?
ANC won Ward 5 with 1 134 votes, 24.2% of the ward's 4 686 registered voters. Turnout was 41.2%: 1 929 of 4 686 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2021 local government elections in Ward 5, Emalahleni, voting district by voting district.
Ward councillor, 2021–26 ?
Walter Nompumelelo MoelaAfrican National CongressCall the municipality (013 690 6208/6356)
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2016: 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 1 925 · spoilt 28 · special votes 62 · All 3 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 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 (1 929 of 4 686). The IEC publishes 40.9%.
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: Emalahleni's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 26 Oct 2026, 18:12 SAST.