ANC 40.9%down 20.4 pts from 61.3% in 2021
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
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Elected ward councillor ?
Simphiwe VimbayoAfrican National CongressWard ballot ? · 2 634 valid votes
- ANCAfrican National Congress1 07740.9%
- KCAKnysna Civic Alliance83731.8%
PMCPeople's Movement for Change1987.5%
DADemocratic Alliance1304.9%
PAPatriotic Alliance1274.8%- SACPSouth African Communist Party1054.0%
- CCXChoose Cx481.8%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters371.4%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party180.7%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus150.6%
MKPUmkhonto Wesizwe Party140.5%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement120.5%
CAPEXITCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party40.2%
PBIPlaaslike Besorgde Inwoners40.2%- KFKnysna First40.2%
OHMOrganic Humanity Movement20.1%- CCCNational Coloured Congress10.0%
- MAYIBUYEAfrika Mayibuye Movement10.0%
Hours off in Ward 4 ?
Reported in the ESP app
Voting districts · 4 ?
Simphiwe Vimbayo (ANC) won Ward 4 with 1 077 votes, 22.4% of the ward's 4 814 registered voters. Turnout was 54.3%: 2 615 of 4 814 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2026 local government elections in Ward 4, Knysna, voting district by voting district.
Candidates · 17
- Yaziwe Mildred MgqwanciAfrican Christian Democratic Party
- Simphiwe VimbayoAfrican National Congress
- Busiswa SitoleAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- David Nigel GorfinkelCape Independence Party / Kaapse Onafhanklikheids Party
- Sibusiso Ivan KwinanaChoose Cx
- Ziyanda VascoDemocratic Alliance
- Bavumile Crosby JadaEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Velile WaxaKnysna Civic Alliance
- Allan Lesley KockKnysna First
- Evalencia Claudine MatthewsNational Coloured Congress
- Noël Graham MelvilleOne Love Alliance
- Jolene PretoriusOrganic Humanity Movement
- Nandipha MhambiPatriotic Alliance
- Elphas Hawu Bhekuyise MavundlaPeople's Movement for Change
- Ashley Jeremy WildemanPlaaslike Besorgde Inwoners
- Headman GodukaUmkhonto Wesizwe Party
- Michelle Louise WassermanVryheidsfront Plus | Freedom Front Plus
Source: IEC certified candidate list (PDF, 16 Sept 2026)
This ward in earlier elections ?
ESP areas in this ward · 10 ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 676 · spoilt 42 · special votes 181 · All 4 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 4 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 4 voting districts here (2 615 of 4 814). 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 29 parties (the IEC's total vs the ballots' sum): ANC 1 077 vs 3 099; KCA 837 vs 2 419; PMC 198 vs 576; DA 130 vs 433; PA 127 vs 336; SACP 105 vs 311; CCX 48 vs 91; EFF 37 vs 117; ACDP 18 vs 44; VF PLUS 15 vs 45; MKP 14 vs 32; CAPEXIT 4 vs 9; KF 4 vs 25; PBI 4 vs 5; OHM 2 vs 3; CCC 1 vs 9; MAYIBUYE 1 vs 5; ARA 0 vs 1; ATM 0 vs 10; BOSA 0 vs 1; EUPP 0 vs 2; GOOD 0 vs 4; IPM 0 vs 4; KIM 0 vs 8; Advieskantoor 0 vs 1; Kannaland Independent Party 0 vs 1; OLA 0 vs 3; TRUTH 0 vs 7; UPPA 0 vs 85. We show each ballot's own votes.
Note: A party's total across ballots doesn't match its ballots: 78 times in 4 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: Knysna's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 10 Nov 2026, 01:46 SAST.