ANC 35.7%down 1.7 pts from 37.4% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Thembinkosi Mandlakayise KhumaloAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 203 valid votes
- ANCThembinkosi Mandlakayise Khumalo78635.7%
IFPCabangokuhle Nkumbulo Maphisa74233.7%
MKPSandile Khethukuthula Mncube61027.7%
NFPJabulani Bhekisisa Zweliyabuya Ndimande341.5%
EFFBongokuhle Ziningi Mkhwanazi100.5%
UCDPMcebisi Ndimande70.3%
DAPhakamani Senzangamandla Mthethwa50.2%- AEFBuyisile Hlengiwe Dlamini20.1%
- MAYIBUYENelisiwe Zinhle Mlambo20.1%
- SACPJabulile Getrude Mthembu10.0%
NPANjabulo Prince Nene10.0%
ATMMbuso Sanele Ntuli10.0%- NACOLPhiwinqondo Nkinti Ntsele10.0%
- JCPhikelele Millas Buthelezi10.0%
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 12 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 4 ?
Thembinkosi Mandlakayise Khumalo (ANC) won Ward 12 with 786 votes, 17.6% of the ward's 4 468 registered voters. Turnout was 49.9%: 2 228 of 4 468 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 12, Big Five Hlabisa, voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2021: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
ESP areas in this ward · 5 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 230 · spoilt 27 · special votes 126 · All 4 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 4 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 4 voting districts here (2 228 of 4 468). The IEC publishes 50.1%.
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 786 vs 2 131; IFP 742 vs 2 261; MKP 610 vs 1 848; NFP 34 vs 120; EFF 10 vs 23; UCDP 7 vs 15; DA 5 vs 30; AEF 2 vs 4; MAYIBUYE 2 vs 8; ATM 1 vs 7; JC 1 vs 2; NPA 1 vs 4; SACP 1 vs 9; ACDP 0 vs 4; AIC 0 vs 81; ARU 0 vs 1; ASEP 0 vs 1; I.L.P 0 vs 2; KZNI 0 vs 1; SDP 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 46 times in 4 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: Big Five Hlabisa's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 16:15 SAST.