ANC 45.3%down 6.9 pts from 52.2% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Nothemba BalindlelaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 159 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress97745.3%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement49122.7%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement31114.4%
DADemocratic Alliance23110.7%- SACPSouth African Communist Party843.9%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters522.4%- AMAMBOAmabomvane Revolutionary Movement40.2%
- LABOURLabour Party of South Africa30.1%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania20.1%
BPMBatho Pele Movement20.1%
PAPatriotic Alliance10.0%
A.DAfrican Democrats10.0%
Hours off in Ward 18 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 9 ?
Nothemba Balindlela (ANC) won Ward 18 with 977 votes, 21.4% of the ward's 4 569 registered voters. Turnout was 47.7%: 2 178 of 4 569 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 18, Mbhashe, voting district by voting district.
- Lower Bufumba Senior Primary SchoolVD 11650047ANC 57.5%
- Putuma Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11650069ANC 46.6%
- Khotyana Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11650070ATM 41.5%
- Mndwaka Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11650092ANC 63.8%
- Kwantshunqe Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11650126ANC 34.4%
- Zikolokotha Senior Primary SchoolVD 11650351ANC 59.6%
- Gwebityala Senior Secondary SchoolVD 11650799ANC 46.5%
- Talimofu MissionVD 11650834ANC 41.2%
- Mtsotso Junior Secondary SchoolVD 11650980ANC 53.8%
Candidates · 14
Emihle NgceniAfrican Christian Democratic Party- Eunice Nolusindiso DyongoAfrican Democrats
- Nothemba BalindlelaAfrican National Congress
- Mtembisi TendeAfrican Transformation Movement
- Buntu MneneAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Lusindiso MandlaAmabomvane Revolutionary Movement
- Kanyisa Patricia HonganaBatho Pele Movement
- Nomtshato JonasDemocratic Alliance
- Sinovuyo NgxekeEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Nolundi MvumeniLabour Party of South Africa
- Yamkela MpiniPan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Nomfobe McambalalaPatriotic Alliance
- Sihle NgamntwiniSouth African Communist Party
- Qundekane NozwiUnited Democratic Movement
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 23 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 197 · spoilt 38 · special votes 145 · All 9 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 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 (2 178 of 4 569). 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.
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 17 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 977 vs 2 905; UDM 491 vs 1 449; ATM 311 vs 907; DA 231 vs 690; SACP 84 vs 256; EFF 52 vs 149; AMAMBO 4 vs 10; LABOUR 3 vs 5; BPM 2 vs 5; PAC 2 vs 8; A.D 1 vs 11; PA 1 vs 2; ACDP 0 vs 5; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 4; MAYIBUYE 0 vs 1; MKP 0 vs 2; VF PLUS 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 71 times in 9 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: Mbhashe's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 00:12 SAST.