ANC 59.9%down 17.2 pts from 77.1% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Thinawanga TshigwiliAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 924 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress1 75159.9%
- United PeopleUnited People40413.8%
IRCInternational Revelation Congress31110.6%
DADemocratic Alliance1826.2%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters1344.6%
Elf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South AfricaElf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South Africa602.1%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party190.6%
APCAfrican People's Convention150.5%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania100.3%
URFUnited Residents Front80.3%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party70.2%- SACPSouth African Communist Party50.2%
AL.Able Leadership50.2%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement50.2%
PAPatriotic Alliance20.1%
ATMAfrican Transformation Movement20.1%- SDPService Delivery Party20.1%
- AACUMActive African Christians United Movement10.0%
- OPCOrdinary People Campaign10.0%
Hours off in Ward 20 ?
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Voting districts · 5 ?
Thinawanga Tshigwili (ANC) won Ward 20 with 1 751 votes, 27.7% of the ward's 6 326 registered voters. Turnout was 46.8%: 2 960 of 6 326 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 20, Thulamela, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 19
- Ndishavhelafhi MunganeAble Leadership
- Zwikhathi Joshua NemaliliActive African Christians United Movement
- Ndivhuwo MatumbaAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Thinawanga TshigwiliAfrican National Congress
- Azwitamisi Nomsa NephalamaAfrican People's Convention
- Mulalo LirumoAfrican Transformation Movement
- Avhaathu Sharon MudauAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Mafanedza Richard KwindaDemocratic Alliance
- Tshinyadzo MakheranaEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Muvhusi Lucky LalamaniEconomic Liberators Forum South Africa
- Nnditsheni Norman VhenganiInternational Revelation Congress
- Vhutshilo Elvis NdalolweniOrdinary People Campaign
- Patrick MulaudziPan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Mamoyagabo Mary MateletelePatriotic Alliance
- Ntsengiseni Mavis MunzheleleService Delivery Party
- Phindulo MandiwanaSouth African Communist Party
- Munyemelani Ambrose MachequeUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Nthambeleni Jonathan TshivhaseUnited People
- Rolivhuwa MakheraUnited Residents Front
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 7 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 972 · spoilt 48 · special votes 344 · All 5 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 5 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 5 voting districts here (2 960 of 6 326). The IEC publishes 47.0%.
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 31 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 1 751 vs 5 403; United People 404 vs 860; IRC 311 vs 907; DA 182 vs 544; EFF 134 vs 401; Elf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South Africa 60 vs 217; ACDP 19 vs 56; APC 15 vs 37; PAC 10 vs 21; URF 8 vs 20; MKP 7 vs 19; AL. 5 vs 13; MAYIBUYE 5 vs 15; SACP 5 vs 19; ATM 2 vs 5; PA 2 vs 9; SDP 2 vs 8; OPC 1 vs 3; ActionSA 0 vs 19; AHC 0 vs 7; ARU 0 vs 2; AZAPO 0 vs 6; ELM 0 vs 48; FISA 0 vs 1; GLC 0 vs 1; IFP 0 vs 3; KYN 0 vs 2; African Forward Congress 0 vs 5; UAT 0 vs 50; VF PLUS 0 vs 6; VIP 0 vs 18. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 100 times in 5 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.