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ANC 37.0%down 34.7 pts from 71.7% in 2021

African National Congress · won the ward ballot

Stations open 7am–9pm · results from 9pm · SourceSpecial votes 2 and 3 Nov, 8am–5pm.

This wardAll 2 voting districts in

Turnout44.1%

Voters on the roll3 681

South Africa · Counting23 693 of 23 696 voting districts in (99.9%)

checked 19:50Latest results

Elected ward councillor ?

Babiki Lazarus DewetAfrican National Congress

Ward ballot ? · 1 565 valid votes

ANCBabiki Lazarus Dewet57937.0%
ACTZoka Isaac Moletsane26817.1%
SACPBen Thabo Mokoena24915.9%
DALee Chan Ainslie24315.5%
EFFBanglizwe Stephen Mzileni895.7%
MKPDoctor Tumelo Miya583.7%
AACUMSemanga Jacob Matshaya362.3%
VF PLUSFranciska de Coning181.2%
ATMMhlopheki Ephraim Mafika120.8%
UD4Diphapang Piet Modibedi70.4%
MAYIBUYEOumeiti Betty Teleko20.1%
CMPCTutu Evelyn Kumalo20.1%
APCRefiloe Gift Ramokhoase10.1%
FDCMMzondwase Anna Mbele10.1%

Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).

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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.

This ward in earlier elections ?

2021 Ward 6, NgwatheSame area · 2021: ANC 71.7% · 2024 national: ANC 54.5%

ESP areas in this ward · 1 ?

Tumahole

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, 19:45 SAST.

Ward 1 2026 election results