Election results: councils and wards
Matatiele
All results in66 voting districts counted
Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Updated 5 Nov 2026, 11:10
- Registered voters
- 35,564
- Votes cast
- 51,710
- Turnout
- 49.2%
- Spoilt votes
- 1,969
- Wards
- 25
Wards won so far
- ANC 23 wards (23 final)
- MKP 1 ward (1 final)
- SACP 1 ward (1 final)
Votes (ward and party ballots together)
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCANC - AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 19,440 | 57.95% |
| DADA - DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 3,176 | 9.47% |
| SACPSACP - SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 2,980 | 8.88% |
| EFFEFF - ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 2,641 | 7.87% |
| MKPMKP - UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 2,346 | 6.99% |
| AICAIC - AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | 851 | 2.54% |
| ATMATM - AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 787 | 2.35% |
| ACDPACDP - AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 290 | 0.86% |
| EKHETHUEKHETHU - EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY | 219 | 0.65% |
| MAYIBUYEMAYIBUYE - AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 202 | 0.60% |
| PAPA - PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 192 | 0.57% |
| INDINDEPENDENT | 136 | 0.41% |
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 ANC 62%
- Ward 2 ANC 55%
- Ward 3 MKP 43%
- Ward 4 ANC 71%
- Ward 5 ANC 60%
- Ward 6 ANC 54%
- Ward 7 ANC 78%
- Ward 8 SACP 40%
- Ward 9 ANC 84%
- Ward 10 ANC 52%
- Ward 11 ANC 85%
- Ward 12 ANC 39%
- Ward 13 ANC 79%
- Ward 14 ANC 78%
- Ward 15 ANC 70%
- Ward 16 ANC 86%
- Ward 17 ANC 73%
- Ward 18 ANC 47%
- Ward 19 ANC 46%
- Ward 21 ANC 78%
- Ward 22 ANC 61%
- Ward 23 ANC 77%
- Ward 24 ANC 58%
- Ward 25 ANC 47%
- Ward 26 ANC 44%