ANC 65.0%down 24.4 pts from 89.4% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Nimrod MarandelaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 3 087 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress2 00865.0%
- United PeopleUnited People3049.8%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters1996.4%
DADemocratic Alliance1705.5%
IRCInternational Revelation Congress1274.1%
Elf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South AfricaElf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South Africa852.8%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party351.1%
URFUnited Residents Front341.1%- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement220.7%
- SACPSouth African Communist Party210.7%
AZAPOAzanian People's Organisation180.6%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party170.6%
AL.Able Leadership150.5%
APCAfrican People's Convention110.4%
PACPan Africanist Congress of Azania70.2%
ALJAMAAl Jama-ah70.2%
PAPatriotic Alliance30.1%- OPCOrdinary People Campaign20.1%
GLCGazankulu Liberation Congress10.0%- SDPService Delivery Party10.0%
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Voting districts · 7 ?
Nimrod Marandela (ANC) won Ward 41 with 2 008 votes, 29.5% of the ward's 6 801 registered voters. Turnout was 44.5%: 3 024 of 6 801 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 41, Thulamela, voting district by voting district.
- Maniini Primary SchoolVD 76100273ANC 64.3%
- Tshikovha Traditional CouncilVD 76100789ANC 58.4%
- Haggai Private SchoolVD 76101072ANC 62.3%
- Maniini Thusano Rural CrecheVD 76101162ANC 69.9%
- Assebmlies of GodVD 76101465ANC 68.5%
- Muvhi Tshikovha Primary SchoolVD 76101476ANC 67.4%
- Christs Ambassador CentreVD 76101645ANC 74.4%
Candidates · 21
- Moreen MuleyaAble Leadership
- Zwikhathi Joshua NemaliliActive African Christians United Movement
- Collen SiagaAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Nimrod MarandelaAfrican National Congress
- Mbengeni Reginald MafenyaAfrican People's Convention
- Fhambanani Thomas MasiaAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Tshifularo Lisbeth PhosiwaAl Jama-ah
- Rendani NetshitukaAzanian People's Organisation
- Aifheli Owen GobaneDemocratic Alliance
- Takalani TshipalaEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Azwindini Solomon NevombeEconomic Liberators Forum South Africa
- Rulani Abel NdiitwaniGazankulu Liberation Congress
- Ndivhuwo MukondeleliInkatha Freedom Party
- Nkhumeleni Jane MudauInternational Revelation Congress
- Vhutshilo Elvis NdalolweniOrdinary People Campaign
- Ndivhuwo MudauPan Africanist Congress of Azania
- Mamoyagabo Mary MateletelePatriotic Alliance
- Ntsengiseni Mavis MunzheleleService Delivery Party
- Thilivhali Rodgers RamukhadiSouth African Communist Party
- Mashudu MavhungaUnited People
- Lutendo Millicent RambudaUnited Residents Front
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 5 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 124 · spoilt 37 · special votes 156 · All 7 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 7 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 7 voting districts here (3 024 of 6 801). The IEC publishes 46.1%.
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 34 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 2 008 vs 6 030; United People 304 vs 665; EFF 199 vs 448; DA 170 vs 511; IRC 127 vs 407; Elf-SA - Economic Liberators Forum South Africa 85 vs 315; IFP 35 vs 79; URF 34 vs 60; MAYIBUYE 22 vs 61; SACP 21 vs 56; AZAPO 18 vs 34; ACDP 17 vs 62; AL. 15 vs 41; APC 11 vs 28; ALJAMA 7 vs 15; PAC 7 vs 18; PA 3 vs 11; OPC 2 vs 4; GLC 1 vs 4; AACUM 0 vs 1; ActionSA 0 vs 38; AHC 0 vs 9; ARU 0 vs 5; ATM 0 vs 8; DOP 0 vs 2; ELM 0 vs 53; FISA 0 vs 1; GAZA 0 vs 3; MKP 0 vs 12; African Forward Congress 0 vs 1; UAT 0 vs 46; VF PLUS 0 vs 8; VIP 0 vs 15; XP 0 vs 1. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 154 times in 7 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, 00:55 SAST.