ANC 56.1%down 18.8 pts from 74.9% 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 ?
Xolani Lucky NkosiAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 3 714 valid votes
- ANCXolani Lucky Nkosi2 08456.1%
EFFAyanda Wandile Mathebula47112.7%- SDPMuzi Collen Mathebula45312.2%
DAPrecious Matsepo Bongi Mkabela1774.8%
MKPGodfrey Banele Sindane1694.6%
ATMSfiso Bhekithemba Phiri1293.5%
ActionSABonayi Stephans Ngwenyama812.2%- SACPSylvester Xolile Madonsela541.5%
- IndependentTebogo Raymond Tlou, Mbuso Prince Mlangeni · independents, their votes counted together371.0%
VF PLUSExcellent Mthokozisi Zitha220.6%
PACJustice Naledi Mobeng120.3%- LABOURLinda Elvis Magagula120.3%
SUNPromise Anita Banda50.1%- MAYIBUYEBusisiwe Bridget Nyankwabe Mathebula40.1%
URFMandla Masinga30.1%
APCWandile Mhlanga10.0%Also on the ballot: Nelly Phumaphi Mkhatshwa (Gods Justice and Development Party), Thembi Prudence Maseko (Mbombela Yebahlali Residence), Audrey Merry Guthrie (Organic Humanity Movement).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 21 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 5 ?
Xolani Lucky Nkosi (ANC) won Ward 21 with 2 084 votes, 30.0% of the ward's 6 957 registered voters. Turnout was 54.0%: 3 754 of 6 957 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 21, City of Mbombela, voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2021: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
ESP areas in this ward · 2 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 3 749 · spoilt 35 · special votes 679 · 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 (3 754 of 6 957). The IEC publishes 54.0%.
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 28 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 2 084 vs 6 187; EFF 471 vs 1 429; SDP 453 vs 1 409; DA 177 vs 559; MKP 169 vs 527; ATM 129 vs 376; ActionSA 81 vs 269; SACP 54 vs 162; VF PLUS 22 vs 81; LABOUR 12 vs 20; PAC 12 vs 20; SUN 5 vs 10; MAYIBUYE 4 vs 10; URF 3 vs 11; APC 1 vs 8; ACDP 0 vs 35; AEF 0 vs 4; AUM 0 vs 1; BLOM 0 vs 1; BTCP 0 vs 2; COPE 0 vs 1; GAZA 0 vs 2; GJDP 0 vs 2; IFP 0 vs 14; MYR 0 vs 2; OHM 0 vs 1; PA 0 vs 3; UAT 0 vs 14. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 91 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: City of Mbombela's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 11 Nov 2026, 12:40 SAST.