ANC 64.9%down 20.9 pts from 85.8% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Phakama BudazaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 1 414 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress91764.9%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party29921.1%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement725.1%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters483.4%
DADemocratic Alliance463.3%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania120.8%
APCAfrican People's Convention90.6%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party40.3%
ALJAMAAl Jama-ah30.2%- AMC.ROY.African Movement Congress30.2%
- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement10.1%
Hours off in Ward 1 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 6 ?
Phakama Budaza (ANC) won Ward 1 with 917 votes, 28.4% of the ward's 3 224 registered voters. Turnout was 44.5%: 1 434 of 3 224 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 1, Amahlathi, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 11
- Mncedisi DyosiniAfrican Movement Congress
- Phakama BudazaAfrican National Congress
- Siyabulela Mbulelo Lenin MrashulaAfrican People's Convention
- Nokuthula Ethel MavelaAfrican Transformation Movement
- Sinothando MatisoAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Lwando ShashaAl Jama-ah
- Doneline Lorna EllisDemocratic Alliance
- Xolile NtokwenzaniEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Vuyani NgcofePan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Andile Lionel KobeseSouth African Communist Party
- Zukisani Martin MakambiUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 11 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 1 434 · spoilt 20 · special votes 101 · All 6 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 6 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 6 voting districts here (1 434 of 3 224). The IEC publishes 44.5%.
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 18 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 917 vs 2 725; SACP 299 vs 872; ATM 72 vs 218; EFF 48 vs 146; DA 46 vs 126; PAC 12 vs 33; APC 9 vs 15; MKP 4 vs 11; ALJAMA 3 vs 6; AMC.ROY. 3 vs 9; MAYIBUYE 1 vs 3; ACDP 0 vs 7; BPM 0 vs 1; IFP 0 vs 5; PA 0 vs 2; PAMO 0 vs 1; UDM 0 vs 47; VF PLUS 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 63 times in 6 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: Amahlathi's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 00:55 SAST.