ANC 37.0%down 34.7 pts from 71.7% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Babiki Lazarus DewetAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 1 565 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress57937.0%
- ACTAfrican Congress for Transformation26817.1%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party24915.9%
DADemocratic Alliance24315.5%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters895.7%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party583.7%- AACUMActive African Christians United Movement362.3%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus181.2%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement120.8%- UD4United Development Forum70.4%
- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement20.1%
- CMPCCivic Movement for Progressive Citizens20.1%
APCAfrican People's Convention10.1%- FDCMFezile Dabi Civic Movement10.1%
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Voting districts · 2 ?
Babiki Lazarus Dewet (ANC) won Ward 1 with 579 votes, 15.7% of the ward's 3 681 registered voters. Turnout was 44.1%: 1 624 of 3 681 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 1, Ngwathe, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 14
- Semanga Jacob MatshayaActive African Christians United Movement
- Zoka Isaac MoletsaneAfrican Congress for Transformation
- Babiki Lazarus DewetAfrican National Congress
- Refiloe Gift RamokhoaseAfrican People's Convention
- Mhlopheki Ephraim MafikaAfrican Transformation Movement
- Oumeiti Betty TelekoAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Tutu Evelyn KumaloCivic Movement for Progressive Citizens
- Lee Chan AinslieDemocratic Alliance
- Banglizwe Stephen MzileniEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Mzondwase Anna MbeleFezile Dabi Civic Movement
- Ben Thabo MokoenaSouth African Communist Party
- Doctor Tumelo MiyaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Diphapang Piet ModibediUnited Development Forum
- Franciska de ConingVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
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ESP areas in this ward · 1 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 1 621 · spoilt 56 · special votes 50 · All 2 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 2 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 2 voting districts here (1 624 of 3 681). The IEC publishes 45.0%.
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 19 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 579 vs 1 811; ACT 268 vs 863; SACP 249 vs 721; DA 243 vs 683; EFF 89 vs 279; MKP 58 vs 100; AACUM 36 vs 66; VF PLUS 18 vs 55; ATM 12 vs 27; UD4 7 vs 20; MAYIBUYE 2 vs 8; APC 1 vs 3; ACDP 0 vs 7; ActionSA 0 vs 19; COPE 0 vs 1; PA 0 vs 1; PAC 0 vs 4; SMM 0 vs 4; UAT 0 vs 2. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 35 times in 2 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: Ngwathe's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 00:55 SAST.