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Local Government Election 2026ANC leads nationally 33.3%Final resultsView overall results →

Election results: councils and wards

Mbhashe · Eastern Cape

Ward 26

All results in8 voting districts counted

Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 08:56 · Results are provisional until the IEC declares them.

Won the ward ANC 75.7%
Registered voters
3,531
Votes cast
1,459
Turnout
41.4%
Spoilt votes
12
Voting districts
8

The ward ballot

PartyVotes
ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1,095
UDMUDM - UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT244
LABOURLABOUR - LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA42
SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY21
DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE20
ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT10
EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS8
A.DA.D - AFRICAN DEMOCRATS2
MAYIBUYEMAYIBUYE - AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT2
AMAMBOAMAMBO - AMABOMVANE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT1
BPMBPM - BATHO PELE MOVEMENT1
PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1