ANC 63.8%down 22.8 pts from 86.6% 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 ?
Mukhethwa Kenny MulovhedziAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 3 337 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress2 12863.8%
- United PeopleUnited People35610.7%
IRCInternational Revelation Congress3029.1%
APCAfrican People's Convention1313.9%
DADemocratic Alliance942.8%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters852.5%
AZAPOAzanian People's Organisation511.5%
Elf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South AfricaElf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South Africa511.5%- SDPService Delivery Party401.2%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania200.6%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party160.5%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement120.4%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party100.3%
PAPatriotic Alliance100.3%
AL.Able Leadership100.3%
URFUnited Residents Front80.2%- SACPSouth African Communist Party40.1%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party40.1%
ARUAfrican Renaissance Unity30.1%- OPCOrdinary People Campaign20.1%
Hours off in Ward 16 ?
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Voting districts · 8 ?
Mukhethwa Kenny Mulovhedzi (ANC) won Ward 16 with 2 128 votes, 30.4% of the ward's 7 001 registered voters. Turnout was 48.8%: 3 413 of 7 001 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 16, Thulamela, voting district by voting district.
- Dzwaboni Secondary SchoolVD 76100239ANC 67.2%
- Mbahe Primary SchoolVD 76100600ANC 70.7%
- Lutandale Primary SchoolVD 76100767ANC 65.9%
- J.r. Tshikalange Primary SchoolVD 76101038ANC 30.9%
- Mulamuli Primary SchoolVD 76101207ANC 68.4%
- New Covenet ChurchVD 76101218ANC 78.3%
- Siambe Primary SchoolVD 76101229ANC 62.0%
- Tshitanini Bride of Christ ChurchVD 76101566ANC 64.5%
Candidates · 23
- Rendani MasithiAble Leadership
- Zwikhathi Joshua NemaliliActive African Christians United Movement
- Vhutshilo MugwediAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Mukhethwa Kenny MulovhedziAfrican National Congress
- Elekanyani Nathaniel MunyaiAfrican People's Convention
- Alipfali RamaradaAfrican Renaissance Unity
Livhuwani MuswesweAfrican Transformation Movement- Ntsundeni Patricia RaliavhegwaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
Thilivhali Godlyn MakhariAl Jama-ah- Tendani MuridiliAzanian People's Organisation
- Lufuno Christina LuvhimbiDemocratic Alliance
- Nditsheni Eric TshiwandalaniEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Thivhulawi MatibeEconomic Liberators Forum South Africa
- Rinae MalindiInkatha Freedom Party
- Mpfumiseni TshiwandalaniInternational Revelation Congress
- Vhutshilo Elvis NdalolweniOrdinary People Campaign
- Thivhusiwi TshikolisoPan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Mamoyagabo Mary MateletelePatriotic Alliance
- Ntsengiseni Mavis MunzheleleService Delivery Party
- Azwinndini Hendrick VeleSouth African Communist Party
- Dollian MunyaiUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Tendani MmbiUnited People
- Thomani Johannes KhubanaUnited Residents Front
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 · 10 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 369 · spoilt 32 · special votes 430 · All 8 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 8 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 8 voting districts here (3 413 of 7 001). The IEC publishes 49.0%.
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 35 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 2 128 vs 6 482; United People 356 vs 856; IRC 302 vs 860; APC 131 vs 396; DA 94 vs 310; EFF 85 vs 229; AZAPO 51 vs 150; Elf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South Africa 51 vs 144; SDP 40 vs 110; PAC 20 vs 43; ACDP 16 vs 32; MAYIBUYE 12 vs 27; AL. 10 vs 29; IFP 10 vs 20; PA 10 vs 19; URF 8 vs 12; MKP 4 vs 16; SACP 4 vs 12; ARU 3 vs 7; OPC 2 vs 5; AACUM 0 vs 3; ActionSA 0 vs 16; AHC 0 vs 7; ALJAMA 0 vs 1; ATM 0 vs 4; DOP 0 vs 2; ELM 0 vs 59; FISA 0 vs 1; GLC 0 vs 4; KYN 0 vs 1; African Forward Congress 0 vs 5; UAT 0 vs 51; VF PLUS 0 vs 1; VIP 0 vs 13; XP 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 147 times in 8 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: Thulamela's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 01:13 SAST.