ANC 43.7%down 48.0 pts from 91.7% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.
Elected ward councillor ?
Tokozile BhalindlelaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 1 803 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress78843.7%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party51328.5%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement27515.3%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement734.0%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters512.8%
A.DAfrican Democrats362.0%- LABOURLabour Party of South Africa241.3%
DADemocratic Alliance221.2%
BPMBatho Pele Movement70.4%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania40.2%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party30.2%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party20.1%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement20.1%
- AMAMBOAmabomvane Revolutionary Movement20.1%
PAPatriotic Alliance10.1%
Hours off in Ward 23 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 13 ?
Tokozile Bhalindlela (ANC) won Ward 23 with 788 votes, 21.2% of the ward's 3 716 registered voters. Turnout was 49.6%: 1 844 of 3 716 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 23, Mbhashe, voting district by voting district.
- Mgwebi Junior Secondary SchoolVD 10840249ANC 76.1%
- Makhosonke Senior Primary SchoolVD 10840272SACP 53.8%
- Bojeni Junior Secondary SchoolVD 10840283SACP 46.2%
- Hadi Junior Secondary SchoolVD 10840519ANC 54.0%
- Gojela Junior Secondary SchoolVD 10840632ATM 40.2%
- Mhlahlane Junior Secondary SchoolVD 10840654ANC 74.1%
- Zanewonga Junior Secondary SchoolVD 10840665ANC 66.9%
- Upper Ngxutyana Junior Secondary SchoolVD 10840700SACP 68.9%
- Jujura Senior Primary SchoolVD 10840733SACP 82.7%
- Mathumbu Senior Secondary SchoolVD 10841059ANC 74.0%
- Lower Ngxutyana Junior Secondary SchoolVD 10841093UDM 27.9%
- Mente Junior Secondary SchoolVD 10841329ANC 46.1%
- Zanenqaba Senior PrimaryschoolVD 10840250–
Candidates · 15
- Kholiswa MgcinaAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Sydney Mawethu MdlulwaAfrican Democrats
- Tokozile BhalindlelaAfrican National Congress
- Zenzile PutsuAfrican Transformation Movement
- Sicelo ParaffinAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Sitembiso Dalkanyo SicenguAmabomvane Revolutionary Movement
- Sinazo GunuzaBatho Pele Movement
- Nomtshato JonasDemocratic Alliance
- Sakhumzi MapakatiEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Mangeni ZimoshileLabour Party of South Africa
- Sithembiso Manifesto MalusiPan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Nomfobe McambalalaPatriotic Alliance
- Timothy MadikaneSouth African Communist Party
- Athenkosi SodladlaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Monica Noncekelelo MlanduUnited Democratic Movement
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2021: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
ESP areas in this ward · 40 ?
- KuMbelo
- Bojeni
- Nongoma
- Khimqashe
- KwaHadi
- Mtonjeni
- Gqogqa
- Qora Mouth
- Sebeni
- Ngaji
- Mhlahlane
- Fukula
- Mhlahlane
- Dityani
- Qolweni A
- Kulomiza
- Mtshayelweni
- Dimbeni
- KuLogongota
- Ngxutyana
- Ngcizele
- eLigwa
- Kutanyanga
- Busakwe
- Nkawukazi B
- Emdeni
- Qombe
- Nqagqini
- Gshiphondo
- KuLogqogqa B
- Mamfenesi
- Thandela
- Komkhulu F
- KuLomali
- Mente
- KwaZibonda
- Rafini
- Jujura
- Mnquna Rural
- Mbhashe Rural
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 1 854 · spoilt 51 · special votes 156 · All 13 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 13 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 13 voting districts here (1 844 of 3 716). The IEC publishes 49.9%.
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.
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 20 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 788 vs 2 368; SACP 513 vs 1 352; UDM 275 vs 917; ATM 73 vs 219; EFF 51 vs 150; A.D 36 vs 95; LABOUR 24 vs 43; DA 22 vs 65; BPM 7 vs 21; PAC 4 vs 8; ACDP 3 vs 21; AMAMBO 2 vs 4; MAYIBUYE 2 vs 4; MKP 2 vs 6; PA 1 vs 4; ALJAMA 0 vs 1; AMC.ROY. 0 vs 2; GKCM 0 vs 1; PAMO 0 vs 1; VF PLUS 0 vs 4. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 111 times in 13 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.