ANC 47.0%down 20.8 pts from 67.8% 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 ?
Nthambeleni Reginah Mudziwa-MudauAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 3 106 valid votes
- ANCNthambeleni Reginah Mudziwa-Mudau1 46147.0%
- SACPAluwani Meshack Mulaudzi51616.6%
EFFHumbulani Ernest Madzimbalala44114.2%
PACNdivhudzannyi Maria Mushiana2518.1%- United PeopleMbangiseni Liphadzi1264.1%
- MAYIBUYEMashudu Solomon Mulaudzi822.6%
DAShumani Watson Nekhavhambe632.0%
Elf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South AfricaNthambeleni Peter Nemakhavhani601.9%
IRCNtakadzeni Manyage351.1%
MKPVhangamatoni Netshivhale170.5%
APCPfarelo Christopher Rembuluwani160.5%
AZAPOMaluta Chriswell Mulandana90.3%
ACDPPertunia Tendani Ndou80.3%
PAMamoyagabo Mary Mateletele70.2%
URFLutendo Millicent Rambuda40.1%
ATMZwivhuya Netshifhire30.1%- MAWUSAMawusa Movement Party30.1%
ALJAMAThilivhali Godlyn Makhari20.1%
AL.Mulalo Nemaangani10.0%- OPCVhutshilo Elvis Ndalolweni10.0%
Also on the ballot: Zwikhathi Joshua Nemalili (Active African Christians United Movement), Ntsengiseni Mavis Munzhelele (Service Delivery Party).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 26 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 5 ?
Nthambeleni Reginah Mudziwa-Mudau (ANC) won Ward 26 with 1 461 votes, 21.4% of the ward's 6 812 registered voters. Turnout was 45.7%: 3 112 of 6 812 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 26, Thulamela, voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 10 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 123 · spoilt 17 · special votes 181 · 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 (3 112 of 6 812). The IEC publishes 46.0%.
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 30 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 1 461 vs 4 472; SACP 516 vs 1 480; EFF 441 vs 1 292; PAC 251 vs 735; United People 126 vs 262; MAYIBUYE 82 vs 218; DA 63 vs 195; Elf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South Africa 60 vs 142; IRC 35 vs 104; MKP 17 vs 46; APC 16 vs 42; AZAPO 9 vs 19; ACDP 8 vs 26; PA 7 vs 12; URF 4 vs 8; ATM 3 vs 7; ALJAMA 2 vs 5; AL. 1 vs 6; OPC 1 vs 2; ActionSA 0 vs 15; AHC 0 vs 8; ELM 0 vs 58; FISA 0 vs 2; GAZA 0 vs 1; GLC 0 vs 1; SDP 0 vs 2; UAT 0 vs 34; VF PLUS 0 vs 3; VIP 0 vs 13; XP 0 vs 2. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 102 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, 20:56 SAST.