ANC 34.8%down 35.5 pts from 70.3% 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 ?
Cloudeth Bathobile ShabanguAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 077 valid votes
- ANCCloudeth Bathobile Shabangu72234.8%
MKPXolani Calvin Nxumalo40119.3%- H.U.C.DNkosinathi Ishmael Nkosi34616.7%
DAZodwa Elizabeth Nkosi1617.8%
EFFMabatalale Victor Mangwato1547.4%- SDPRonnie Boy Nkosi592.8%
- HOPELindiwe Prudence Nkosi432.1%
IFPPetros Sibongokuhle Cebekhulu361.7%
AICZamuxolo Mayeza311.5%
ActionSANtombikayise Maria Hadebe301.4%- SACPBabili Vincent Mahamba281.3%
VF PLUSCornelius Johannes Wolmarans231.1%
PAHilda Ntombifuthi Jelle120.6%
MHRFSibongile Letta Jele70.3%
ACPConnie Katlego Tolo70.3%- MAYIBUYEBafana Aubrey Sindane50.2%
- AST.Lucy Nomfundo Dlamini40.2%
SPPNicholus Sphiwe Mabena30.1%- AEMJeaneth Nomcebo Maseko30.1%
- I.Q.ZEdwill Goodwell Mbonani20.1%
Also on the ballot: April Jan Mahlangu (Abafuna Ingubo Yeskhethu Party), Ernest Dick Mokwena (Labour Party of South Africa).
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 1 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 2 ?
Cloudeth Bathobile Shabangu (ANC) won Ward 1 with 722 votes, 18.0% of the ward's 4 001 registered voters. Turnout was 52.5%: 2 100 of 4 001 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 1, Steve Tshwete, 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 · 6 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 111 · spoilt 34 · 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 (2 100 of 4 001). The IEC publishes 53.0%.
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 722 vs 2 227; MKP 401 vs 1 190; H.U.C.D 346 vs 1 031; DA 161 vs 500; EFF 154 vs 469; SDP 59 vs 128; HOPE 43 vs 124; IFP 36 vs 101; AIC 31 vs 36; ActionSA 30 vs 106; SACP 28 vs 71; VF PLUS 23 vs 71; PA 12 vs 64; ACP 7 vs 13; MHRF 7 vs 14; MAYIBUYE 5 vs 14; AST. 4 vs 8; AEM 3 vs 9; SPP 3 vs 5; I.Q.Z 2 vs 4; ACDP 0 vs 3; ADP 0 vs 2; AIPO 0 vs 2; APC 0 vs 3; ATM 0 vs 11; INGUBO 0 vs 1; LABOUR 0 vs 1; Mo-Africa Party 0 vs 1; TRUTH 0 vs 2; UAT 0 vs 2. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 49 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: Steve Tshwete's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 11:40 SAST.