ANC 34.8%down 12.0 pts from 46.8% 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 ?
Elphus Fani MathebulaAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 637 valid votes
- ANCElphus Fani Mathebula91834.8%
VF PLUSCornelius Johannes Wolmarans40915.5%- HOPESakhile Farewell Mokoena34513.1%
- H.U.C.DSakhile Goodwill Mhlanga2188.3%
EFFPriscillah Malinga2087.9%
DADeon Joubert van der Merwe1847.0%
MKPDalubuhle Irvin Fukula1576.0%- SDPSiphiwe Portia Mbokazi1074.1%
ActionSALunga Aubrey Sithole281.1%
MHRFMaria Sesi Tlou200.8%
AICWiseman Sithembile Maqungo110.4%- SACPThomas Mandla Mahlangu70.3%
PAThokozane Goodwill Ndlangamandla60.2%- AST.Themba Godfrey Mahlangu60.2%
- LABOURErnest Dick Mokwena50.2%
INGUBOApril Jan Mahlangu20.1%- MAYIBUYEJabulile Florence Sithole20.1%
- AEMJeaneth Nomcebo Maseko20.1%
ACPKgomotso Whitney Sekorobele10.0%- I.Q.ZAsaph Bhegumuzi Marumo10.0%
Candidates: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026).
Hours off in Ward 3 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 3 ?
Elphus Fani Mathebula (ANC) won Ward 3 with 918 votes, 19.1% of the ward's 4 798 registered voters. Turnout was 55.5%: 2 664 of 4 798 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 3, Steve Tshwete, voting district by voting district.
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 2 662 · spoilt 25 · special votes 1 · All 3 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 3 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 3 voting districts here (2 664 of 4 798). The IEC publishes 55.6%.
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 918 vs 2 706; VF PLUS 409 vs 1 206; HOPE 345 vs 962; H.U.C.D 218 vs 665; EFF 208 vs 649; DA 184 vs 604; MKP 157 vs 496; SDP 107 vs 325; ActionSA 28 vs 87; MHRF 20 vs 33; AIC 11 vs 29; SACP 7 vs 23; AST. 6 vs 14; PA 6 vs 17; LABOUR 5 vs 6; AEM 2 vs 8; INGUBO 2 vs 5; MAYIBUYE 2 vs 4; ACP 1 vs 4; I.Q.Z 1 vs 5; ACDP 0 vs 11; ADP 0 vs 1; APC 0 vs 1; ATM 0 vs 12; IFP 0 vs 25; MICO 0 vs 2; OLH 0 vs 1; PAC 0 vs 1; SPP 0 vs 3; TRUTH 0 vs 1; UAT 0 vs 3. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 61 times in 3 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, 10:08 SAST.