ANC 32.4%down 23.3 pts from 55.7% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Richard MakaselaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 705 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress87732.4%
DADemocratic Alliance64323.8%
ActionSA43316.0%- SACPSouth African Communist Party35012.9%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters2017.4%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement923.4%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus220.8%
NIPNational Independent Party150.6%- Ba-Phalaborwa Community PartyBa-Phalaborwa Community Party120.4%
APCAfrican People's Convention110.4%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement110.4%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party110.4%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania70.3%
COPECongress of the People60.2%
GLCGazankulu Liberation Congress60.2%- AAMAmandla Awethu Movement40.1%
PAPatriotic Alliance20.1%
AFPAfrican Freedom Party20.1%
Hours off in Ward 15 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 6 ?
Richard Makasela (ANC) won Ward 15 with 877 votes, 16.1% of the ward's 5 457 registered voters. Turnout was 50.5%: 2 756 of 5 457 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 15, Ba-Phalaborwa, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 19
- Retlile Otto MoseamediActionSA
- Busisiwe ShaaiAfrican Freedom Party
- Richard MakaselaAfrican National Congress
- Ora MakaelaAfrican People's Convention
- Jabulani Clinton NgobeniAfrican Transformation Movement
- Eric Bonus RikotaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Basani Sarah BompeAmandla Awethu Movement
- Donny NgobeniBa-Phalaborwa Community Party
- Mahlatse Justice MakhubelaCongress of the People
- Goodman NdlovuDemocratic Alliance
- Zamani NdhlovuEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Jonathan Lentsho MokgotlhoaEmpathy in Action
- Madumelani Amos NdobeGazankulu Liberation Congress
- Dixy Sandel MathebulaNational Independent Party
- Gideon Solomon MabundaPan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Appreciate MakhubelePatriotic Alliance
- Hanyani Sydwell MarhuleSouth African Communist Party
- Betty Tsakani MachimanaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Mafanato Justice MalamuleVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 3 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 757 · spoilt 52 · special votes 166 · All 6 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 6 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 6 voting districts here (2 756 of 5 457). The IEC publishes 50.7%.
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 30 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 877 vs 2 683; DA 643 vs 1 968; ActionSA 433 vs 1 244; SACP 350 vs 916; EFF 201 vs 640; MAYIBUYE 92 vs 286; VF PLUS 22 vs 76; NIP 15 vs 59; Ba-Phalaborwa Community Party 12 vs 13; APC 11 vs 24; ATM 11 vs 36; MKP 11 vs 29; PAC 7 vs 13; COPE 6 vs 10; GLC 6 vs 24; AAM 4 vs 7; AFP 2 vs 10; PA 2 vs 3; ACDP 0 vs 9; ACP 0 vs 1; AL. 0 vs 2; BOSA 0 vs 1; EIA 0 vs 5; GAZA 0 vs 5; IFP 0 vs 1; Civic Warriors 0 vs 1; Mopani Residents Association 0 vs 1; PFC 0 vs 6; SDP 0 vs 1; UAT 0 vs 67. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 105 times in 6 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: Ba-Phalaborwa's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 01:29 SAST.