Election results: councils and wards
Mbhashe
All results in131 voting districts counted
Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 11:10
- Registered voters
- 53,749
- Votes cast
- 72,872
- Turnout
- 45.2%
- Spoilt votes
- 1,805
- Wards
- 30
Wards won so far
- ANC 22 wards (22 final)
- UDM 3 wards (3 final)
- SACP 3 wards (3 final)
- EFF 1 ward (1 final)
- Independents 1 ward (1 final)
Votes (ward and party ballots together)
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 23,663 | 50.08% |
| UDMUDM - UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 11,743 | 24.85% |
| ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 3,279 | 6.94% |
| SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 3,172 | 6.71% |
| EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 2,027 | 4.29% |
| DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 834 | 1.77% |
| INDINDEPENDENT | 704 | 1.49% |
| BPMBPM - BATHO PELE MOVEMENT | 378 | 0.80% |
| LABOURLABOUR - LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA | 344 | 0.73% |
| PACPAC - PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | 330 | 0.70% |
| A.DA.D - AFRICAN DEMOCRATS | 305 | 0.65% |
| AMAMBOAMAMBO - AMABOMVANE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT | 199 | 0.42% |
Who leads in each ward
Each ward in the colour of the party ahead on its ward ballot; “from …” marks a ward that has changed hands since last time. Open a ward for its results and candidates.
- Ward 1 UDM 44%
- Ward 2 EFF 33%
- Ward 3 ANC 58%
- Ward 4 ANC 57%
- Ward 5 ANC 51%
- Ward 6 ANC 59%
- Ward 7 ANC 53%
- Ward 8 ANC 70%
- Ward 10 ANC 50%
- Ward 11 ANC 73%
- Ward 12 ANC 68%
- Ward 13 ANC 48%
- Ward 14 UDM 39%
- Ward 15 ANC 47%
- Ward 16 ANC 63%
- Ward 17 ANC 75%
- Ward 18 ANC 51%
- Ward 19 ANC 41%
- Ward 20 ANC 48%
- Ward 21 ANC 54%
- Ward 22 ANC 69%
- Ward 23 SACP 28%
- Ward 24 SACP 39%
- Ward 25 ANC 56%
- Ward 26 ANC 76%
- Ward 27 UDM 45%
- Ward 28 IND 56%
- Ward 29 SACP 44%
- Ward 30 ANC 40%
- Ward 32 ANC 60%