ANC 53.6%down 21.9 pts from 75.5% 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 ?
Michael Nkosana MavusoAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 4 315 valid votes
- ANCMichael Nkosana Mavuso2 31253.6%
MKPHlengiwe Sibiya55612.9%- SDPDoctor Thomas Mkwanazi54012.5%
EFFThamsanqa Benedict Msumba3347.7%
DAPetrus Bigboy Radebe2926.8%
ActionSANtombizodwa Maria Nkabinde521.2%- MAYIBUYEPatrick Bongani Mtsweni471.1%
IFPThokozani Sibusiso Sithole411.0%
AICMkhiqizo Ndzelu330.8%
ATMThabo Joseph Mtsweni300.7%- SACPMandla Ernest Matshika260.6%
VF PLUSEdwin Charles Nel230.5%
PACSanna Sonile Mgiba120.3%
APCVictor Brian Nkosi80.2%- FISAFreedom in South Africa40.1%
SADAKagisho Ngwatle20.0%- LABOURFezile Iris Shoyisa20.0%
OHMLizelle Nortje10.0%Also on the ballot: Matthew Themba Khomotso Sambula (African Economic Movement), Bhasteri Andrew Motshwa (Bolsheviks Party of South Africa).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 31 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 2 ?
Michael Nkosana Mavuso (ANC) won Ward 31 with 2 312 votes, 31.2% of the ward's 7 420 registered voters. Turnout was 58.2%: 4 316 of 7 420 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 31, Emalahleni, 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 · 3 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 4 366 · spoilt 51 · special votes 0 · All 2 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 2 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 2 voting districts here (4 316 of 7 420). The IEC publishes 58.8%.
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 2 312 vs 6 811; MKP 556 vs 1 756; SDP 540 vs 1 548; EFF 334 vs 1 008; DA 292 vs 867; ActionSA 52 vs 209; MAYIBUYE 47 vs 102; IFP 41 vs 128; AIC 33 vs 54; ATM 30 vs 79; SACP 26 vs 91; VF PLUS 23 vs 71; PAC 12 vs 20; APC 8 vs 20; LABOUR 2 vs 4; ACDP 0 vs 25; ACP 0 vs 3; ADP 0 vs 3; AEM 0 vs 7; AIPO 0 vs 5; BPSA 0 vs 3; DOP 0 vs 2; H.U.C.D 0 vs 1; HOPE 0 vs 5; MICO 0 vs 1; Mo-Africa Party 0 vs 1; OLH 0 vs 2; PA 0 vs 6; SPP 0 vs 3; TRUTH 0 vs 3; UAT 0 vs 12. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 54 times in 2 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: Emalahleni's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 08:59 SAST.