ANC 54.8%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 2 247 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress1 23254.8%- IndependentIndependent candidates43919.5%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters35415.8%
DADemocratic Alliance1074.8%
AICAfrican Independent Congress673.0%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party301.3%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus90.4%
APCAfrican People's Convention60.3%
ARAAfrica Restoration Alliance30.1%
Voting districts · 4 ?
ANC won Ward 7 with 1 232 votes, 20.1% of the ward's 6 115 registered voters. Turnout was 37.2%: 2 276 of 6 115 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2021 local government elections in Ward 7, Emalahleni, voting district by voting district.
Ward councillor, 2021–26 ?
Rudolf Seleme MekoaAfrican 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 2 291 · spoilt 44 · special votes 53 · All 4 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 4 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 4 voting districts here (2 276 of 6 115). The IEC publishes 37.5%.
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.
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.